I wish to visit Botlhapatlou on my 11-15 days tour to Botswana in the month of July. I am travelling with my spouse. I am interested in Wildlife.

Please make sure you have travel insurance.  As the rule is that, you should never travel overseas without travel insurance from a good insurer.

 

You will get flight available from Mexico as well as from South Africa, Zimbabwe to international airport Gaborone. Frequency of flight dispatching and arriving is also good. From Mexico it is a distance of 1 day and 5 – 6 hours. 

 

 

You can take a comfortable train between Cape Town and Johannesburg. Then there's a daily bus service is available between Jo'burg and Gaborone. It leaves Johannesburg at 14:30 and arrives in Gaborone at 21:10. And for opposite route the bus leaves Gaborone daily at 06:30, arrives in Johannesburg at 13:00.  

 

An international train service between Zimbabwe and Botswana available from Francistown to Bulawayo twice a week. The train has standard class coaches with reclining seats. The fare between Bulawayo & Francistown is 30 Pula one-way (£3 or $5). The train is available from Francistown to Bulawayo on Tuesday & Saturday at 12:00 which arrives at 17:15. And for the opposite route the train service is available on Monday & Friday at 9:00 am which arrives at 14:25. The train uses standard classes complete with TV entertainments. 

 

There internal domestic and regional flight service in Botswana is available. There are four domestic sectors (i.e. Gaborone – Maun, Gaborone – Kasane, Gaborone – Francistown, Maun – Kasane) and eight regional sectors are available (i.e. Gaborone – Capetown, Gaborone – Harare, Gaborone – Johannesburg, Gaborone – Lusaka, Maun – Johannesburg, Maun – Capetown, Kasane – Johannesburg, Francistown - Johannesburg). The Air Botswana will give you the flight service. It gives option to direct jump from Johannesburg to Maun. Maun is a point for most destinations in the Okavango Delta. Ticket Prices can vary greatly depending on the month you will fly, but there anybody not going to get much change from R3, 900 on returning from Johannesburg. Most operators will arrange for you to fly for Maun first and then transfer to your Delta camp by charter flight; You should include this part of your package. If you want to go Chobe National Park and surrounds, then fly to Kasane. Here you will be transferred by road for a 9min distance; Please keep it in your head that bringing onward international airline ticket is required on safari otherwise South Africa can refuse reentry into South Africa.

The best is Gaborone Sun in Gaborone located in the heart of the city, 20 min distance from Gaborone international airport.

 

It else there other places that you can stay are the Kgale View Lodge, Crocodile Pools, Indaba Lodge, Phokoje Bed and Breakfast, Travelodge, Batho Pele, Living Guesthouse, Walmont, Phakalane, Cresta President  and  Gae Self Catering. The rate of hotels, camp, restaurant depends on the luxury and the time you are travelling.

Kang is a key place of the Kalahari. There is an 1164 km distance between Kang and Kasane. I will suggest using flight only for this distance because your tour duration is only maximum 15 days.

 

Kalahari is across southern sections of Botswana beside the South Africa, and Namibia. It connects Johannesburg to Namibia by 1362km of road distance. There is also another tar road available from Johannesburg to Maun and the distance is more or less 1243km… this road will not be feasible for food, fuel as well as accommodation and also journey is not recommended at night because of the wildlife. So planning is required carefully.

 

Day 1 - 3: Mokolodi Nature Reserve and Gaborone Game Reserve

 

Day 4 - 6: Okavango Delta and Mosu Safari Tours

 

Day 7: Francistown

 

Day 7 - 13: Chobe National Park and Savute Reserve

 

Day 14 - 15: Edo' s Camp