Introduction to Botswana
Botswana is a land locked country with a very small population of just over 1, 2 million citizens. The populations is mostly urbanized especially along the South African border. Blessed with Africa’s most stable democracy since the early 1960’s , Botswana is truly a safe and beautiful destination to travel to. More than 50% of the country is under some form of wildlife management.
Access
Botswana has an excellent network of tarred (paved roads) to all major towns. From here most tourist regions can only be reached by four-wheel drive vehicles. The major points are:
- Gabarone
- Francistown
- Maun
- Kasane
Due to the great number of wildlife found all over Botswana, all guests are strongly urged NOT to drive at night. For obvious reasons visibility is greatly reduced and accidents can and will happen, should you drive at night.
From each of these major towns an airport with small charter planes is the only practical way of accessing the camps and lodges.
International Air access is also very good with Air Botswana servicing all the above destinations.
The best access is from Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport) to either Gabarone and onwards to Maun or directly from Johannesburg to Maun. A alternative way of accessing Botswana is via Livingstone or Victoria Falls also from Johannesburg. From either Livingstone or Victoria Falls the cheapest way is to take a road transfer to Kasane and then onwards to your destination with a charter flight.
