We asked three of our favorite Africa travel specialists for their picks of some of the best places to stay at a range of prices across parklands in seven countries. And we point you to a few of our readers' favorites, too. Find out where they are, about what you'll pay, and how to best to book your stay.

BOTSWANA

Entry Level ($125 to $600 per night)
Djuma Bush Lodge
Travel specialist Mark Nolting says this clutch of seven air-conditioned thatched-roofed cottages in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, has "good game viewing—better than Richard Branson's place nearby—and it's reasonably priced."

Drifters
It doesn't get much more budget-friendly than pitching a tent. Travel specialist Julian Harrison of Premier Tours recommends and books trip with an operation called Drifters, which offers barebones tours in which guides and drivers show you the land, but you make your own camp. "I call it roughing it and loving it," says Harrison.

Mashatu Tented Camp
Nolting likes this collection of eight fan-cooled tent in Mashatu Game Reserve in far western Botswana most for its proximity to "extremely good wildlife." You can view animals by 4X4, mountain bike, horseback, or foot, and dip in the plunge pool when you get back.

Mid-Range ($700 to $1,500 per night)
Kwando Lagoon Camp and Kwando Lebala Camp
These sister properties each have eight thatched tents and are set in the game-rich Kwando Reserve (you're likely to spot wild dogs here). "What's exciting are these camps' emphasis is on great game drives with highly experienced guides to show you their Africa, says Nolting.

Kwetsani Camp
Raised on stilts in Moremi Game Reserve, these thatched cabins have views of the Okavango Delta. In addition to game drives, there are tours in mokoro canoes and aluminum boats. "The wonderful ambiance," says travel specialist Nina Wennersten, "makes this camp very special."

High End ($1,600 and up per night)
Arana Tented Camp and Xudum Delta Lodge
These luxe camps on the edge of the Okavango Delta have both boating and game drives. And while these two new lodgings might be a bit of a splurge—Xaranna's sleek canvas-and-timber tents and Xudum's alfresco suites, both with huge bathtubs, don't come cheap—"they both make a perfect end to any honeymoon or African safari," says Wennersten.

Kanana Camp
Set on a lagoon, this group of permanent, fully plumbed tents provides easy access to boating and game drives. "The welcome the staff offer keeps guests coming back again and again," says Wennersten.

Kings Pool Camp
In Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, this nine-tent camp has raised platforms and walkways so as not to disturb the abundant wildlife. "It has the highest concentration of elephants in Africa dry winter months," says Harrison. "It's not impossible to see two hundred to three hundred elephants a day here."