Category: Getting There and Around

Botswana shares land borders with South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia, with around two dozen official crossings, most operating fixed daytime hours rather than around the clock. Kazungula near Kasane is the busiest for safari visitors, linking Botswana with Zambia…

Botswana has four airports handling scheduled passenger flights: Sir Seretse Khama International in Gaborone, Maun International, Kasane International and Francistown. Maun and Kasane are the two that matter for a safari, serving the Okavango Delta and Chobe respectively, while Gaborone…

Public transport in Botswana runs on combis, the white minibuses that connect towns and villages, alongside intercity coaches on the main corridors and shared taxis within the cities. Fares are low and routes are well used, though nothing reaches the…

Driving in Botswana is on the left, with good tar between the main towns and deep sand tracks everywhere else, and the single most important rule is not to drive between towns after dark because livestock and elephants stand on…

There are no direct long-haul flights to Botswana from outside Africa, so nearly every visitor connects through Johannesburg, with Airlink and Air Botswana handling the bulk of onward services into Maun, Kasane and Gaborone. Ethiopian Airlines offers the one long-haul…

A properly equipped 4x4 is required for any Botswana self-drive safari reaching Moremi, Chobe or the Central Kalahari, with rental vehicles typically Toyota Land Cruisers or Hiluxes fitted with rooftop tents, a fridge, long-range fuel tanks and recovery gear. Maun…

Most Botswana safari transfers happen by light aircraft rather than road, with charter flights from Maun and Kasane carrying guests to camp airstrips on hops of 15 to 45 minutes. Road transfers work for Chobe from Kasane and around Maun,…