Botswana compact Self Drive

The second day of your stay in Botswana, driving the 4×4 car to Elephant Sands, Nata. In the morning there is still time to make a game drive at the Chobe River.

From Elephant Sands your trip continuous to the south, to Nata on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. After a dusty and adventurous ride on tracks through the bush you arrive at Kubu Island in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans of Botswana. The dusty journey will be rewarded with Kubu Island, a rocky island full of magnificent baobab trees. The camp site is simple and located near the island. On foot you can explore Kubu Island and enjoy the wide views and beautiful sunsets.

In the early morning, there is time to explore Kubu Island. Then you cross the Ntwetwe pan towards Gweta and Maun. This ride is definitely one of the highlights of this 4×4 self drive trip through Botswana. Around noon you’ll arrive in Gweta, time for lunch and a quick stop. The route from Gweta to Maun is a tarmac road.

In the morning there is time to do some shopping in Maun. Then the selfdrive4x4 safari continuous to the Moremi Game Reserve and the Third Bridge Camp on the edge of the Okavango Delta. Soon, this day is dedicated to game drives and spotting the many safari animals living in the Moremi Reserve. There’s a good chance of seeing lions, hyenas and leopards and of course elephants and antelopes. The camps in the parks of Botswana are not fenced and the various animals will also be overnight and during the day in the camp.

After the morning game drive your journey continuous through the Moremi Game Reserve to the second camp, Khwai (Northgate). This day is completely dedicated to game drives and spotting the many safari animals living in the Moremi Reserve. During the afternoon you will arrive at Northgate and the Khwai campsite. After building up the camp there is time to relax and make an evening game drive along the Khwai River.

The 4×4 trip into the Moremi Game Reserve Khwai to Chobe Savuti is one great game drive where you will see many animals on the move. The advice is to start early and make a game walk around Northgate camp before the journey continues to the Chobe National Park. During the afternoon you will arrive at the Savuti Campsite. This part of Chobe is famous for its Bull elephants and the Savuti Pride (pride of lions) which lives in the Savuti Marsh. The Savuti Channel which runs through the area and empties into the Savuti Marsh has been dry for many decades but for some years water flows in again. In the afternoon there is sufficient time to do an extensive game drive and to further explore this particular area of ​​Botswana.

After Chobe National Park, Savuti you’re traveling now to the northern part of the Chobe National Park. During the afternoon you arrive in Ihaha.

Two full days leisure time in Kasane. It’s possible to make a day trip to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe or drive around a full day in the Chobe National Park.

Optional is not to make a day trip to the Victoria Falls but stabbing the border with the car and stay for two nights in Victoria Falls. Sometimes these costs are not included in the trip.

A day off in Kasane. A good day to go on a tour to the Victoria Falls!

The last day of the trip. After you have returned your car it’s time for the return flight home or to another location.