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DandD Denise OBrien Post Count: 3 Msg: #1 595 days ago, April 12th 2008 | We will be traveling independently throughout Africa next spring. We'd like to get from Chobe NP to the Okavango Delta. We're not budget travelers but we're on a tight budget. Driving looks like a 7 hour marathon, I think we'd prefer a small plane - any suggestions re: accommodations and getting from one place to the next? | mattb Matt Block Post Count: 1 Msg: #2 594 days ago, April 13th 2008 | There are several companies running flights from Maun and also from Kasane, one of which is close to Chobe. The flight takes about an hour or 1.5 hours depending on where in the delta you are going. I've been there several times and it is well worth it. A trip to remember. | We stayed at some of the tented camps, which made it a great experience. DandD Denise OBrien Post Count: 3 Msg: #3 594 days ago, April 13th 2008 | Thanks Matt...we are really looking forward to it. Do you remember any of the names of the camps? Did you prearrange everything or did you set some things up after you were already in the country? We're not going at peak season but I'd like to make sure we get into cool places. I read a recommendation for Muchenji Lodge in Chobe and Little Vumbura in Okavango - any ideas? | tswaka Motswaledi Ratlhako Post Count: 4 Msg: #4 97 days ago, August 23rd 2009 | il prefer you go to savuti ,its in the ngamoilang,jnus browse the net ul n read abt it,thr is also nxabega not far from savuti,thts wer i have been caus my brother is working thr..i travel thr for free,but thr r small planes tht take u to these different camps.. |  krystie Krystie Collins Post Count: 44 Msg: #5 85 days ago, September 4th 2009 | I have just come back from a 7 week stint in Africa including botswana and if the flights turn out to be expensive I can tell you that the road from delta to chobe is not bad at all and the drive is actually quite a pleasant one - we even stumbled across a herd of elephants about halfway through and we were told this is quite frequent! It's also nice to do a bit of driving in Africa - I enjoyed nothing more than driving through Africa; the scenery is beautiful and you will be surprised how much wildlife you encounter even out of the game parks. | DandD Denise OBrien Post Count: 3 Msg: #6 85 days ago, September 4th 2009 | Thanks Krystie, do you need a 4WD - we've even thought of renting a motorhome, do you think it would make it? | krystie Krystie Collins Post Count: 44 Msg: #7 84 days ago, September 5th 2009 | I went in an overlanding truck that wasn't a 4wd and we didn't have any problems, however, our driver was very used to driving those roads and I'm not sure how much that had to do with it. I can say though the road was all tarmac. I suggest maybe double checking because to be honest, I'm not sure how a motor home would go, I don't see a problem but someone else might be able to confirm. | The advantage of having the motor home would be the option of having an onboard toilet because there isn't the option of stopping at a gas station whenever you need to go and unlike parts of East Africa, a lot of the land in Botswana was all privately owned ---> so it was difficult even finding a suitable bush that wasn't behind a fence. In the end, we resorted to asking land owners if we could pee on their yards if we saw them close to the road - most of the time they were very accommodating :P Another thing I forgot to mention though - as you come out of the Okavankgo Delta to get back onto the road to Chobe you should be aware that there is a hand, foot and mouth checkpoint. This checkpoint had officials and police who wanted to see our passports (checking we all had entered the country legally) and they made us disinfect all our shoes so have your shoes and passport handy. Silly me packed my walking shoes in my backpack and only had my flip flops on which was a pain in the ass - had to unpack my shoes etc etc. They may also want to come and check your vehicle and if they do this, I suggest keeping at least one passenger in the truck just to be sure that they aren't taking anything or looking at anything they shouldn't be. We didn't have any problems and found the officials in Botswana probably the least corrupt in Africa but you can never be too sure. Things they are going to be looking for in the truck - is that you don't have any meat (you may be transporting hand, foot and mouth back into the farming district) and that all shoes had been disinfected. Number of Users: 4 | Number of Posts: 7 | |||||||||||||||
