Botswana's tourism industry has undergone a tremendous growth in the last two decades. Almost non-existent in the 1970's, it has become the second (after diamonds) largest revenue earner for Botswana contributing 4.5% to the GDP in 2000. The industry is largely wildlife-based and concentrated in the northern parts of the country especially in the Okavango Delta and the Chobe regions. This study is aimed primarily at assessing the socio-economic and environmental impacts of tourism development in the Okavango Delta, north-western Botswana.