Africa Driven Bewertungen 

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed a thirty-one day trip in Namibia that was arranged by Andy at Drive Botswana.

We did a self drive "safari" in January and February of 2022 utilizing a 4X4 truck and staying at lodges and tent camps.

Everything went according to plan.

We look forward to contacting Andy for future travels in that region.

We usually don’t do any pre-booked trips but prefer individual bookings we take care of ourselves. Our decision to travel to Botswana was rather spontaneous which made the booking process and everything related more complicated. During our research, we came across Drive Botswana and got a good first impression by their quick response times, efforts to cover what we had in mind for the trip, as well as great expert advice without us having committed to anything until then.

We decided to book the trip and were super happy with the decision. Although we had quite specific ideas of our trip thanks to recommendations of friends, we went to places we would never have gone to by ourselves which turned out to be some of the highlights of our trip. We did a combination of guest house accommodation and camping with self-driving.

We had amazing wildlife sightings in Kwando Lagoon, where we saw pretty much everything (lions, leopards, wild dogs, elephants, all kinds of antilopes, all of them with babies) and had a once-in-a-lifetime stay. Self-driving was very exciting and felt safe with the partners and guidance Drive Botswana provided. All questions we had during our trip were answered very timely and gave us the feeling to be in highly capable hands.

All in all, we met great and reliable people on our trip and made experiences we will enjoy thinking of for the rest of our lives. Thanks to the team for a truly amazing memory!

This has been a dream come true for my husband and I and Andy at Drive Botswana had everything to do with making it happen! Thank you Andy!
We loved our vehicle and the tent and kitchen were comfy and well stocked with everything we needed. The orientation to the vehicle in Maun was good too.
We did 50/50 lodges and camping and drove ourselves to all except the lodges we flew into of course.
The campgrounds were rustic but adequate... the lodges were fantastic and a great respite especially in the heat we experienced in October 2021.
Andy did a great job arranging an itinerary that enabled us to experience the uniquely different parks about Botswana other than just the Delta itself; each offered something unique.
Driving was quite the experience on the roads of Botswana but even I managed them once we'd got the hang of it, so don't let that intimidate you.
The wild, wild, wild of this country stole my heart and I would go back tomorrow if I could.
We saw sooooooo much it was overwhelming... you must take a long telephoto lens and a beanbag to rest it on... you will regret it if you don't.
Loved Camp Savuti where we witnessed a leopard kill...
Loved Jacks Camp where we experienced sheer luxury...
Loved Kwetsani - probably my favorite of all the Lodges.
Loved every single minute of every single 22 days we were there...
and we were so grateful for Andy who was there all along the way helping us make last minute changes to the itinerary and even going out of his way to accommodate us when our airline changed our flights and we needed two additional nights arranged.
If you've been thinking about this trip but hesitating, my best advice would be: "RUN, don't walk... you will not regret it."
We will be back...
I've seen it in the dry season...
now I want to see it flooded.

I love to photograph wildlife, so Savuti is a special place. Great photo opportunities and an area which you can easily access. I already crossed Savuti several times, but this year was my plan to stay longer and have the chance to experience Savuti and the wildlife more intensively. To do so you need the right equipment, especially if you travel on your own. I looked for a 4x4 which I can easy handle on myself and is fully equipped for a week. With the Toyota Bush Camper, rented from Drive Botswana, I got the perfect 4x4 for me. All rental things worked great with email (special thanks to Andy also organising the camps for me, great job) Pick-up from hotel in Kasane, introduction, all the paper work worked fast and efficient. No question left unanswered. The single cab had space enough for me and my camera gear and I could operate to both sides. All the build-in equipment did a great job. The pop-up roof was easy to handle, dust-free lockers for personal belonging, 2 fridges and powerful batteries plus solar made you self-sufficient. I like that you have water tanks as well. One day I deflated the tires not enough, drove to slow and too late in the day, so got stuck in the sand. So no worries, shovel, sand mats and 4x4+diff lock and everything was sorted in 30min. And I am not an experienced 4x4 driver :) I rented the Landcruiser for longer than a week and it was the perfect companion for me. Although I had 180l of Diesel, next time I would rent 2 additional jerry cans as well (just to be more flexible). I had a great trip with thousands of photos from hundreds of Elis, the Marsh Pride, Leopard with cubs.

Andy from Drive Botswana organised an amazing 3 week self drive safari in Botswana for us. We were hugely impressed with the itinerary, the detailed organisation, supporting bookings and paperwork and the promptness of support before and during the trip. Cannot recommend more highly.

Andy at Drive Botswana put together a superbly planned 18 day self drive route. Deserts, delta, camping, lodges, photography, directions, all faultless.

Animal highlights included leopards and wild dogs at Deception, a spectacular parade of elephants marching to the water hole at Nxai Pan, watching lions hunting at
Chobe and crocodiles bringing down a water buck. All unique, special experiences.

Botswana is an amazing country and with Andy’s guidance, professionalism, and skill
You have the confidence to fully explore and make the most of this wonderful country. We will be booking our fifth trip with Andy soon.

Drive Botswana is the place to go if you want to live the adventure of selfdrive ensuring the best route, the best accomodation, and the absence of issues or the rapid resolution if they occur. Their vast experience and knowledge of the business, and their planning skills create a tailor-made trip that perfectly matches your expectations and preferences. No need to say that despite we were travelling during covid pandemic, impact on our trip was zero as Andy arranged everything in advance and provided all the tips including those related to our international flights.

Amazing trip and experience, so many incredible memories. :)

We (38M and 36F from Spain) contacted Andy from Drive Botswana on April 2021 to organise a self drive trip around Botswana, during Ausgust. We tipically organise our own itinerary , however this is very difficult to do in Africa and didnt have much time either.

Relying on Drive Botswana to do so was an excellent choice. Andy helped us on the preparation providing 3-4 alternative itineraries until we arranged something that fit with our expectations, timeline and budget.

We adjusted the itinerary slightly during with our trip with minimal impact to the rest even though improvisation is difficult in Botswana. However due to Covid occupation was very low and we could sort things out.

Andy provided everything we needed and good advice, we had the best possible vehicle for our trip and that was a huge win during the whole time.

Drive Botswana is a reliable partner and an excellent choice for an self-drive safari.

I can only recommend people to travel to Botswana, it is a safe place, its people are helpful incredibly welcoming. It is a fantastic destination that should be visited at leas once on a lifetime.

Thanks so much

Thanks to Drive Botswana for organising a brilliant trip to Namibia and Zambia. This is the second time they have organised a trip for us. The itinerary was excellent, very tailored to our individual needs. Andy's knowledge of the countries is fantastic so he knows the best lodges, campsites and places to visit. The modern 4*4 and detailed driving instructions make traveling stress free. I look forward to organising another trip with Drive Botswana soon.

We, the group of 8 people from the Czech republic, had gone on safari organized by Drive Botswana from August 28 to September 19 2021. We covered almost 4000 km. The highlights of our trip were as follows: Moremi, Chobe. Victoria Falls, Etosha, Skeleton Coast, and Spitzkoppe. Based on the fact that I had cooperated with Andy and his team from Drive Botswana many times in the past, I can tell on the behalf of all group's members that this safari was one of the best ever.
The scenario was an excellent mixture of luxury and basic accommodation. All the bookings worked well. The world covid pandemic has two completely different faces concerning safaris. Due to the people's fears of the covid desease, there is a collapsing tourist business in all the regions we had visited. On the other side, there are almost empty camp sites and no movement of tourists in the parks. We had experienced something what is unimaginable for everybody who visited the Victoria Falls in the past. We had been only people on the border crossing between Botswana and Zimbabwe. I have to say that except for keeping some basic rules you are not limited by the covid measurements. Contrary to situation we know from Europe, the covid policy in the countries of the Southern Afrika is almost identical which simplfies the travel between countries. We had eaten in the public places such as supermarkets and restaurants without any fears. Before our departure from Europe, many people had tried to discourage us from our intention to go to Africa. Our decision to stick to the original plan had been rewarded by the perfect and trouble-free course of our safari, many spottings of animals we had not experienced in the past, and an unforgettable and peaceful time in the African nature. Our safari was very positively influenced by the failure-free status of our almost new vehicles with their universal camping equipment.
We would like to thank to Andy and his team for their outstanding job. I personally start to plan next safaris to these last paradises of the wilderness.

Karel

Despite an 18months ‘covid’ delay, our recent Botswana trip went perfectly : 100% as agreed on and 200% as to satisfaction. Based on their experiences, they advised and organised this trip in a perfect way. Honestly, there is not one aspect of the trip, we would have preferred differently. Often the devil is in the detail, Drive Botswana managed all the details that matter and make our trip a super trip!! Highly recommended!

Our trip to Namibia this year was wonderful!
This was our 5th trip (Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe..) we planed and booked with drivebotswana.com! Andy and his team were always very helpful, even when something went wrong, we contacted them and the problem was resolved quickly! We highly recommend them!
Thank you again!
Steffi and Joe

Andy helped organize my 13 day self drive trip starting in Kasane, through the Makdagikadi Pans, Moremi, Chobe and a transfer to Victoria Falls. It was stunning trip. The vehicle hired through Chobe 4x4 was fully equipped and got me through the sands of Savuti without ever getting stuck. I highly recommend them.

mind-blowing tour

We (first timers) are just back at home in Germany from our trip to Botswana and Namibia (30 days in July/August). We planed and booked our tour with drivebotswana.com. Everything was perfect. Communication was easy, they gave us so much information and tips, so our trip went as well as we were hoping. Booking camps/lodges, the car (Bushlore) with a really good camping equipment, Chobe river cruise and even the airport transfer in Windhoek was done and we never had any problems.
So we are now booking with them our second tour for next year. Thank you Andy and team for a unique experience.
Claudia & Klaus, Munich/Germany

We've been on 5 self-drive safaris with Drive Botswana into South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Each one seems to just get better! Andy and Phil's knowledge of wildlife/places to visit/vehicles is just immense. Once you've been to Botswana you will be longing to return! 🇧🇼 They offer excellent value trips, with fully planned itineraries. The wildlife you will see is staggering - leopard, lion, cheetah, zebra, hippo, rhino, wild dogs - just to name a few! Can't wait to book again!

We had the pleasure to go on a self drive safari organized by Drive Botswana in the past summer. The help with the planning and service beforehand resulted in an amazing trip tailored exactly to our wishes. We did a 4-week round trip from Jo-burg to Jo-burg through Botswana and Namibia with a side-trip to Vic Falls. We can safely say that this has been our favorite trip to Africa so far! Everything worked out well, the vehicles were great and every location/campground we visited was idyllic. There was a small logistic error in our itinerary, however, when we contacted them this was resolved quickly and we could continue our trip without any problems, even spotting an extra leopard and cheetah due to this.
Thanks again to Drive Botswana for the great service!

We are very happy to write a very good review for Drive Botswana today. Phil and his team have completely planned and booked everything for us according to our wishes. Everything was really in a good order and it happened to our complete satisfaction. We were 6 people and had 3 campers from Avis Safari Rental, also booked by Drive Botswana. The cars are impeccable, the equipment is sufficient and the bed in the roof tent is very comfortable. The tent can be set up or taken down in 5 minutes. We got very good recommendations from Phil for excursions, which all took place as booked. The agencies with which Drive Botswana works on site are very reliable. Phil was still our contact person for repayment of the deposit for the camper. He immediately took care and arranged everything for us, so today we can recommend Drive Botswana 100%. Many thanks to Phil and his team for everything. We wish this company all the best.
Klaus Kircher and family, Germany

Drive Botswana go above and beyond!!
We just completed a 3 month bespoke trip around South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia all organised by Drive Botswana with amazing efficiency, expertise from start to finish. Before we left they worked with us to design a route that would suit our plans sharing expert knowledge of the best places to stay (both camping and lodges), how long to get between places and how long to stay in each location and what roads would be safe to travel in different conditions during wet and dry season. Drive Botswana organised everything from car hire with satellite phone, GPS and all the camping equipment, booked all the accommodation, provided maps and books about each country and the wildlife as well as providing information about visas, border crossings, anti-malarials and any other questions we asked! And they were available throughout the trip as well via WhatsApp or phone call to help with anything we needed!
The trip was unbelievable and some of our highlights were the places Drive Botswana organised which were not on the usual tourist route which we would never have found ourselves.
In no particular order our favourite campsites included Baines Baobab with its spectacular views over the salt pans, Senyati Safari Camp with a bar overlooking a waterhole with hundreds of elephants, BBC Campsite at Mana Pools which had incredible wildlife including elephants standing on their back legs to reach the tree tops and big packs of wild dogs, Mucheni View at Chizarira with the most spectacular views, Savuti Campsite where we saw the most incredible number of predators in a single day (20 lions and 1 leopard), Olifantsrus Campsite in Etosha which is smaller than the larger campsites with great facilities and a great hide to sit and watch the waterhole and Purros Campsite with its leafy shelters along the riverbed and giraffes that wander through.
Again in no particular order our favourite lodges were Moremi Gorge with spectacular views in private chalets with a gorgeous infinity pool, Rhino Safari Camp with beautiful facilities on the banks of Lake Kariba and the friendliest hospitality accommodating to our every need, Pangolin Chobe Hotel with the most incredible photo safari tours providing professional level equipment and tips on how to take the perfect picture, Tshima Bush Camp with the most delicious food and Etambura Camp with spectacular views across the Kaokoveld in Namibia, owned and run by the local conservancy.
Drive Botswana also booked or made recommendations about the best activities throughout the trip including a quad bike tour and sleep out in Makgadikgadi Pan, a mokoro trip in the Okavango Delta and Little 5 desert tours in the Namibian deserts.
The service provided by Drive Botswana was cost effective, saved us hundreds of hours of organisation and provided us with the inside knowledge of the area. It truly was the trip of a lifetime!!

I've been using Drive Botswana for over 10 years now and have always found them helpful and reliable.
If you are thinking of doing a self-drive holiday anywhere in southern Africa then you should always get Drive Botswana to give you a quote first. Just give Andy and his team an outline of what you have in mind and what you think are your capabilities and let them suggest routes or accommodation that you probably hadn't even considered.
Then just go for it while you still can!

Since we have little experience with self driving in Africa and did not have much time to plan we contacted drive Botswana for the planning of our trip.
We gave them the time we have plus the things we would be interested in and they built us the perfect itinerary. The contact was majorly via email and all our mails were answered very fast. The tone was always very nice and competent. I asked lots of questions concerning everything around the trip and everything was always answered in great lenth.
The trip itself could not have been better. It was 100% how we wanted it. while doing the trip we again and again realized that it had been planned with great care so that it really worked as a interesting and adventurous trip without being stressfull or cluttered.
I usually plan the holidays myself but I am glad that we booked this trip via Drive Botswana. Also the car company they chose for us was really good, the car was is perfect shape, which is an important thing in those regions.
All in all I can totally recommend booking here!