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 | Between Camps you should fly   |  | |
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 |  on May 31, 2004 |
Little flights of 20 to 45 minutes, sometimes you have to stop to pick up or let off a passenger or supply, but these little planes are the best way between camps (consider it's a 5 hour drive from Maun to Nxabega for the guy who delivers petrol, over primative roads at best.) I'm not afraid of little planes. I taught my two kids to drive -- now THAT was scary! |
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| THIS is offroading! | | |
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| on September 5, 2004 |
Your game drives will be in heavy, HEAVY duty off-road vehicles. Don't try this at home! As we tore offroad to find a herd of water buffalo at Sandibe, Steve gave my hand a squeeze and said "This is FUN!" You might notice the rifle on the dash -- our guide at Sandibe, Boyce is one of very few guides licensed to carry a firearm in Botswana. We felt totally safe in his charge, but it is a reminder that we really are just visiting the WILD African bush. |
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| move around Botswana!  | | |
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 |  on August 3, 2007 |
air and road communications between Botswana and neighbouring states are good . Most international flights are via johanesburg in south Africa, harare in Zimbabwe or Lusaka in Zambia. There is a number of passenger transport companies in Botswana which offer services throughout the country. Some of them are Motlogelwa, JNG, Mahube and Seabelo Express. They offer daily routes from Gaborone to: Selebi-Phikwe, Palapye, Mahalapye, Serowe, Francistown, Ghanzi, Tshabong, Hukuntsi, Orapa, Lobatse, Maun, Kasane, Ramotswa, and other routes. Hiring a vehicle, especially 4W-D, will allow you the freedom to explore some of Botswana's most beautiful wilderness areas. To hire a vehicle in Botswana, you must be in possession of a valid International Drivers license, or a home drivers license as long as the details are in English (one may use their home drivers license for a period of 6 months). There are a few rent-a-car companies in Botswana such as: AVIS (tel. 353-745), Budget rent-a-car (tel. 302-030), Imperial car rentals www.imperialcarrental.co.za (tel. 307-233) |
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| Travel by truck | | |
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 |  on April 19, 2003 |
I visited Botswana by truck, as part of a group tour from CapeTown to Vic Falls. I found it a very apprpriate way to travel around. The roads are good, though few. But there are not many towns and petrol stations around, so hiring your own car might not be a good idea. In the pic you can see the whole group at the top of the truck. |
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| Coming from Namibia | | |
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| on April 19, 2003 |
We entered Botswana from Namibia. At the border (northwest corner of the country) we had to wait nearly 5 hours, because our group didn't have the right papers. It was just a question of 1 paper that was missing, but bureaucracy in Africa is deadly slow, so if you are caught in a trap like this, bring a thick book or a discman with enough batteries... at the end all was solved with a simple FAX!!!! In the pic you can see me at the border, with a gorgeous elephant skull, the size of me almost... |
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| Inner Okavango Delta by plane | | |
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 |  on July 31, 2003 |
The easiest and quickest way to visit the Inner Delta is by plane. From Maun it is a 20 minute flight. If you book a camp, transport will be arranged by the camp (road, boat or air). Air transfer (one way) to Odd Ball's Camp was 80 pula (=20 euro). |
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| Tiny plane over the Delta | | |
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 |  on February 20, 2003 |
The main means of getting around the Delta seems to be by small planes out of Maun. The views you get as you fly at low altitiude gives you a toatally different perspective of just what it's really like. On the ground you are often in forest or in channels of Papyrus, from above there seems to be a lot more water. By UK standards it is also very cheap to charter a plane to take you around, and you will usually find someone who will share the cost with you. |
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| 4x4 Driving/camping | | |
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 |  on September 27, 2008 |
Taking a 4x4 with a tent on the roof is a novel and reasonably priced way to travel around Botswana. You basically take your home with you and have a car to cope with the terrain. Travelling around Botswana is really not doable in a regular car if you want to visit the game reserves and some of the lodges. During September the roads are incredibly sandy and need a vehicle that can deal with such conditions, like wise when the rains arrive the roads turn to muddy 'rivers' and sludge. There are several 4x4 hire commpanies, often they operate from South Africa. In tented vehicles you are supplied with most of what you need, you won't need to invest in mosquito nets or sleeping bags, these come with the tents. In fact we were supplied with duvets rather than sleeping bags much nicer we found. In deep sand keeping as high a gear as possible is advised, keeping the revs up. I found out the hard way, let the revs slip and found myself bogged down in sand, not advisable in a game reserver. Letting the tyres down a little, generally helps to get through most sandy situations. The reverse is required of muddy states, keep the gear as low as possible. If you can drive in Botswana's conditions, you will be able to drive anywhere in Africa in the future, I am sure. |
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| Mom and Pop Airlines | | |
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 |  on September 7, 2002 |
We did a lot of flying on some very, very old planes! Flying in from Zimbabwe means climbing on board a vintage DC-3 -- or at least it did 12 years ago. Getting into the Delta means getting on board a mom-and-pop single engine plane. In our case, it was actually a pop-and-son operation, with the son being taught how to fly right in front of us! Yes, he flew us in a good part of the journey. Not for the faint of heart... |
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| This is how close we got to... | | |
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 |  on August 26, 2002 |
This is how close we got to the lions with the Chobe Game Lodge drivers. We were parked, and this lion walked right next to our car. This picture was taken by my son looking down from his seat in the Jeep at the lioness. The edge you see is the half side of the car. It's both thrilling and a bit frightening as the safari vehicles have NO windows and only half sides, and just a tarp for the roof |
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