Botswana: reviews from our travellers
Original reviews written by our most recent Botswana travellers.
"My Jan 2023 trip"
I would try to combine trip to Okavango into one day if possible. I understand concerns with border crossing (as I had them) but very fast even though we lost power and were held up. I also would have spent another day at Okonjiwa although it would have broken my budget.
As Welwitschia Drive took so long and the map was so bad we ended up climbing Dune 7 at 6:30 pm which was a blessing. The sand was cool and climb was easy. In general I highly recommend the trip.
I will say we were rather unique travelers in that we were not looking for the massive herds and numerous predators. We had seen that before. Our interest was in the smaller things, nocturnal animals, unique environments and sustainable responses to those environments. So this might not be for everyone but worked perfectly for us." Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip
"My Dec 2022 trip"
"Namibia, Botswana and Vic Falls Trip"
Having used Expert Africa before, we once again found the quality of the service exceptional, coupled with benefiting from the teams in depth knowledge of the countries we were visiting. We once again found Namibia to be a wonderful country, and very easy to self drive around. We absolutely loved exploring the areas of Botswana on our itinerary, and meeting the friendly people of Zimbabwe around the amazing Victoria Falls. Every petrol station we stopped at had fuel available, and all accepted payments by card or in cash.
All lodges have Wifi, usually available in the main lodge area, but we found quite often our room would be close enough to this to be able to use it there. The was a noticeable difference between the quality of the roads in Namibia (good) when compared to those we used in Botswana (not so good)." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
"Our Nov 2022 Okavango trip"
We are very grateful to both Expert Africa and the three camps (Duba Explorers, Selinda Explores and Pelo Camp) for putting together a truly memorable experience.
Expert Africa staff have all been very responsive throughout - and anyone thinking of booking a safari in Botswana would be well advised to use their expertise on the country for doing so." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 9 on a Botswana safari
"My Nov 2022 trip"
We particularly appreciated the care and kindness shown to Alan by the staff in all the camps, who helped him so much getting in and out of vehicles, bringing food and drinks so he didn't have to struggle with the walking stick and balancing other stuff, and generally looking out for him at all times." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
"A wondrous safari in Botswana"
Our itinerary enabled us to transfer between the three camps overland so that no safari time was lost in internal flights.
We have been on numerous safaris over the years but consider that this was the best overall experience we have had." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
"My Nov 2022 trip Botswana, Zimbabwe & South Africa"
A great holiday" Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 13 on a South Africa trip
"My Oct 2022 trip"
"My Oct 2022 trip"
All flights in small planes were great and lodges in Botswana and Namibia were small, clean, comfortable with extremely friendly staff.
Great 2-weeks! Thanks Expert Africa for organising!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 5 on a Namibia trip
"Fabulous trip to Botswana"
We had hoped to see wild dogs on our trip but understand that that is not within anyone's control & all the guides worked hard to ensure as many sightings of animals & birds as possible.
If money was no object we would go back to Duma Tau in a heartbeat." Read full review: 25 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
