Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
Border control SA citizens with valid passports get a free tourist visa at the border. McCarthy’s Rest, Platjan and Mohembo are open from 6 am to 6 pm, Pontdri from 8 am to 4 pm, Two Rivers from 7.30 am to 4 pm and Bokspits from 8 am to 4.30 pm. There is a road...
Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
Francistown to Platjan Border Post, South Africa. Tuli Block – wedged in the southeastern corner of Botswana between Zimbabwe and South Africa – is a popular bush break for South Africans thanks to its proximity, diverse landscape, and density of game. However, the...
Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
Kasane To Francistown East of Chobe National Park, between Kasane Forest Reserve and the Zimbabwe border, is what is informally known as the Ivory Route. It’s essentially a 300km tarred thoroughfare between Kazungula and Nata, but high concentrations of...
Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
On the northern edge of Chobe National Park, fringed by the Chobe River, is the town of Kasane. It’s an important stopover where self-drivers can restock, get fuel and spares, and attend to both major and minor repairs. There is an airport, and the town s...
Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
Victoria Falls is about 74km east of the Kazungula border between Botswana and Zimbabwe. In town, curio vendors ply their trade between tour operators vigorously flogging the usual adrenaline-pumping activity packages and there’s no denying that Victoria Falls...
Sep 9, 2021 | Self Drive Guide Botswana
Mababe To Kasane. Bordered by the Chobe River to the north and home to a large marshland fed by the Savu Channel, Chobe National Park is where you’ll find one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in southern Africa. Access to the park is 4×4 only and...
