Border Crossing in Botswana: think about it when planning Border crossing planning when driving through Africa. Planning for Botswana turned out to be more complicated than first expected (though entirely worth the effort). I pretty much planned a route on Google Map to get from A (South Africa) to B (Namibia) crossing Botswana on the way. To discover, A to B...
Botswana Botswana Driving through Botswana, you get the sense that you are the outsider. Not threateningly. You are the alien to the otherwise preserved and balanced way of life. Animals and man seem to have it just right. And here you are, speeding along in your tin can that appears to have no place here. That said, the locals welcome your odd arrival. Children run...
First stop in Botswana So after visiting friends in Soweto our first stop was to pick up Savanna-the-Vanna from Bushtrackers in South Africa and set off to Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana. This is a lovely camp spot. First you arrive to a main area with pool, restaurant and bar. Then drive off into the wilderness when you are ready to set up camp. Just you...
Our second stop in Botswana was about a 4 hour, relatively easy, drive from Mokolodi Nature Reserve: Botswana to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Another lovely spot – although we didn’t see any rhinos!
Perhaps it would have been better to take one of their drives with a guide instead of self-driving.
Nevertheless a great experience.
Beautiful Botswana !