Botswana is not a cheap travel destination but it is worth every penny to be able to explore and see animals in their natural habitat with minimal interference by man. This is not an experience you can expect in most of the other destinations. Guided self-drive camping is not cheap as logistics are difficult and with the policy of low impact tourism the costs even for camping are very high
Some ideas of where we like to travel to :
Nxai Pan A huge flat area with some waterholes. Lovely photo opportunities at the waterholes when the animals come to drink.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve This massive arid game reserve with scattered waterholes is a wilderness area of note. We often have predators in the camp sites
Makgadigadi Game Reserve This reserve opens onto the Makgadigadi salt pans and forms part of the annual migration. It has a large river on the one boundary which attracts large amounts of animals and birdlife
Makgadigadi Salt Pans with Kubu island
Moremi ( Okavango ) This area is the famous Okavango and needs no introduction
Chobe Game Reserve – this is in 2 sections . There is a Chobe riverfront area and then a more arid area linking this area to Moremi ( very simplistic explanation ) Savuti is in the second area.
Khwai which is a community area bordering Moremi and Chobe and is unfenced into Moremi and Chobe resulting in fantastic animal sightings
Okavango Panhandle where the Okavango begins and the river flows into the Okavango (especially if you like to tiger fish)
Tsodilo Hills which is an area of hills on the West of the Okavango Panhandle covered in rock art
Itinerary:
Maun to Kasane via Moremi (Okavango), Khwai and Chobe
Accommodation:
Fully equipped 4×4 camper van
Brief Description:
Camping and living in the Okavango (Moremi) with no barriers between you and the animals. Fully catered
OKAVANGO, CENTRAL KALAHARI, SALT PANS AND CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Itinerary:
Maun , Central Kalahari, Makgadgadi, Nxai, Moremi (Okavango), Khwai, Chobe, Kasane
Accommodation:
Fully equipped 4×4 camper van
Brief Description:
This trip covers most of the diverse game reserves in Botswana incl. the Okavango, semi arid desert areas and salt pans. We camp in the reserves at camp sites that are not fenced and usually there are only very basic facilities so we take our own. This is as close as you can get to experiencing the wild as it was thousands of years ago.
DURATION: 14 DAYS
Excl US$220 per vehicle per day (hired incl fuel and insurance)