Orapa Game Park

About the park

Orapa Game Park began in 1992 as a 3,000 ha enclosure next to the Orapa diamond mine and has grown to almost 49,000 ha, run by mining company Debswana with its own conservation officer. Zebra, eland, wildebeest, springbok, giraffe and waterbuck are the usual sightings, and the park also holds rhino. You drive yourself, and early morning and late afternoon give the best chance of game. It makes a quiet half-day for travellers already passing through the Boteti area rather than a destination on its own. Orapa is a Debswana mining town, so sort out entry with Debswana before you arrive.

Highlights

• Self-drive game viewing next to a working diamond mine
• White rhino in a small fenced reserve
• Plains game on open grassland in the early morning or late afternoon
• An easy half-day detour from the Boteti and Makgadikgadi area

Good to know

• About 48,964 ha, fenced, owned and run by Debswana
• Self-drive day visits only; no overnight facilities
• Open seven days a week
• Orapa is a closed mining town: arrange your entry permit before you arrive
• Next to Orapa town in the Boteti sub-district