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Botswana is best accessed through South Africa and in particular Joburg – Africa’s commercial hub. Other long-haul options include Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia with add-ons to the smaller airports in Botswana. But don’t fret about the details, we’ll do it all for you – the booking and the fretting. |
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The lodges all provide transfers from local airports, private airstrips or nearby lodges – transfers are usually game drives in themselves as you wind your way through vast expanses of virtually uncharted wilderness. |
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Botswana is enormous and the drive from the south about as interesting as a boil; on top of that the game reserves are rugged, wild and remote. So unless you’ve done the Paris-Dakar Rally – and finished - we don’t recommend self-drives in Botswana. |
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The larger towns have taxis if you have to overnight anywhere and your hotel or lodge will make the necessary bookings. |
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Sitting for three hours in a game-viewing vehicle may provide some exercise for your neck muscles and your camera finger but not much else. Some lodges have exercise equipment but the obvious choice would be to join your ranger on an interpretive bush walk where he’ll tell you interesting details about the trees, plants and animals along the way. Some lodges offer animal tracking and overnight walking safaris and this is by far the most fascinating way to experience the rawness of the African bush – it can also lead to an interesting tale or two back home. |
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