NAMIBIA & BOTSWANA
A 26-Day Self-drive Safari Camping Trip
June – July 2018
A Namibia & Botswana Self-drive Camping Safari Expedition
Sossusvlei, Spitzkoppe, Palmwag, Etosha, Caprivi, Chobe, Victoria, Savuti, Moremi and Okavango.
A 4 week adventurous self-drive safari camping trip through Namibia and Botswana and a day-trip to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, together with my son Dio and Stan, one of my best mates at university, a long, long time ago, in June & July 2018.
Namibia’s beauty is simply unbelievable; you can drive hundreds of kilometres and not get bored for a single second. Botswana’s wilderness is beyond spectacular and you drive straight into the best of National Geographic and Animal Planet… Both countries have touched me deep in my heart and I’ll certainly be back!
Enjoy the journey!
Or select any of the destinations below for our story and photos about that part of the trip. Enjoy!
Namibia & Botswana Destinations
Introduction
I started planning almost a year in advance, which is really necessary if you want to get a camping spot in some of the popular national parks and game reserves that I was planning to visit, as we would be travelling during high season. The final itinerary was the result of months and months of late night online research through websites such as www.SafariTalk.net, www.TripAdvisor.com and www.4x4community.co.za; I don’t know how many hours and sleepless nights I’ve spend on these sites, but it was a lot…!
By the time I had finalised the detailed route and all camping spots I could literally visualise almost the entire trip… The result was what I believe pretty good and in hindsight there is very little I would have liked to do differently.
Al together we drove about 6,500 kilometres, mostly on gravel and sand. We spend our first and last night in Windhoek in an Airbnb and the other 24 nights we camped, at 16 different places. If you are interested in more details please let me know, I’m happy to share!
Namibia & Botswana Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Windhoek
Day 2: Windhoek – Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park (Sesriem Campsite)
Day 3: Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park (Sesriem Campsite)
Day 4: Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park – Swakopmund (Alte Bruecke Resort)
Day 5: Swakopmund (Alte Bruecke Resort)
Day 6: Swakopmund – Cape Cross – Spitzkoppe (Spitzkoppe Rest Camp)
Day 7: Spitzkoppe – Palmwag (Palmwag Lodge)
Day 8: Palmwag – Etosha National Park (Olifantsrus Campsite)
Day 9: Etosha National Park (Okaukuejo Campsite)
Day 10: Etosha National Park (Okaukuejo Campsite)
Day 11: Etosha National Park (Halali Campsite)
Day 12: Etosha National Park – Grootfontein (Roy’s Rest Camp)
Day 13: Grootfontein – Caprivi, Divundu (Ngepi Camp)
Day 14: Caprivi, Divundu (Ngepi Camp)
Day 15: Caprivi, Divundu – Kongola (Namushasha Camp Ground)
Day 16: Caprivi, Kongola – Chobe National Park, Kasane (The Big 5 Chobe Lodge)
Day 17: Kasane – Victoria Falls – Kasane (The Big 5 Chobe Lodge)
Day 18: Kasane – Savuti, Chobe National Park (Savuti Campsite)
Day 19: Savuti, Chobe National Park (Savuti Campsite)
Day 20: Savuti, Chobe National Park – Khwai (Magotho Camp)
Day 21: Khwai (Magotho Camp)
Day 22: Khwai – Moremi Game Reserve (North Gate Campsite)
Day 23: Moremi Game Reserve (South Gate Campsite)
Day 24: Moremi Game Reserve (South Gate Campsite)
Day 25: Moremi Game Reserve – Ghanzi (Thakadu Bush Camp)
Day 26: Ghanzi – Windhoek
Day 27: Windhoek – Singapore – Bali
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You still have Africa on your bucket list?
- Are you still dreaming of an authentic, original and adventurous safari experience?
- Do you like this type of safari adventure, or perhaps a bit more comfort?
- Do you not want to organise such a trip all by yourself
- Do you prefer a professional guide (and perhaps driver) to go with you?
- Do you want to see more wildlife than others?
- Then reach out to me to discuss!