Safari Drive in Botswana We opened our base in Maun in 1993 and our Botswana operations have since gone from strength to strength. Our partner in Botswana has worked in the safari business all her life and turns out vehicles of an extremely high standard for our self drive clients’ use. She welcomes you on arrival in Botswana and briefs you on all aspects of your planned Safari Drive journey. She is also there if there are any problems during your trip – she has an excellent back-up network allowing you to go off and explore in the knowledge that help is just around the corner should you need it. Our long term experience Safari Drive was the first company to offer fully inclusive self drive safaris in Botswana, and although a handful of companies do now offer self drive, we believe our experience and knowledge of this region allows us to provide the most comprehensive, exciting and fulfilling safaris. Parts of Botswana are totally wild and its dangers must be respected. At Safari Drive we leave nothing to chance, which means that you can have a great holiday minus the risks that the uninformed have experienced. For the less experienced A few days spent in the bush at a lodge or a mobile camp is a great way to wet your toes before setting off on your own; you receive plenty of tips from a local guide and your recently acquired bush knowledge will enable you to enjoy your holiday even more. We can arrange for you to be met and flown in to the Okavango Delta (inaccessible by road) to a lodge or camp of your choice and back to Maun afterwards to collect your vehicle. B O T S W A N A B O T S W A N A 24

Botswana journeys with Safari Drive Here is a trip we arranged for an adventurous couple who wanted to do a 3 week journey through Botswana. Remember, we create individual, tailormade itineraries so please don’t feel you have to stick to the following; Day 1 Arrive in Maun and stay at a fantastic lodge for the night Days 2-6 Land Rover handover and full briefing. Head off for 3 nights exhilarating camping in the Makgadikgadi Pan area, including a stay in Nxai Pan and Njuca Hills Days 7-11 Continue to the unspoilt and remote Deception Pan in the Central Kalahari with its abundant plains game & masses of cheetah. Hop from Pan to Pan in some exciting driving across the Kalahari Day 12 Head for a lovely, remote lodge for a spoiling night in one of the beautiful ensuite rooms set in lovely gardens with a fabulous swimming pool – and delicious food Days 13-15 Set off via Maun to Moremi Wildlife Reserve, a picturesque area with forests of tall trees and grassy flood plains, which the game has to cross to reach the Khwai River. You spend three days camping here. There is a viewing platform overlooking a large hippo pool and an enormous variety of game that uses the river as its water source Day 16 Stay at a camp inSavuti in the Chobe National Park en route to Chobe’s river front. This region is known for its rock paintings and large hyena and lion populations. It is also an excellent place to see cheetah on the open plains that so typify this area Days 17-19 Drive to the river front of Chobe National Park to stay at an idyllic spot on the river. This park has one of the highest concentrations of elephant in Africa and a great variety of other game, some of which is bound to find its way into the camp! Days 20-21 Drive back to Kasane to drop off the vehicle and head to Livingstone for a final two nights in a fabulous lodge in woods on the river. The gardens are super, there is a pretty pool and of course it is a great base from which to visit Victoria Falls 25