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Re: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Musafir01 14 September 2011

Hi Kira Please give me the name of the rental company which let u take the car to Botswana. I checked with Budget, they don't allow their…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Kira 14 September 2011

Yes, seem to remember it was a monopolized route ... So glad I had a rental car ..... would have been driven to madness finally! Kira…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Jeroen 14 September 2011

I took this bus a few months ago - departs in the afternoon from Park station terminal, takes about 6 hours, drops of in central Gaborone.…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Kira 14 September 2011

Sorry, keep meaning to send you a mail - Jo'burg will probably be late September next year on my way through to Botswana again; unless…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by RudiK 14 September 2011

Thanks, Kira. When are you coming to Johannesburg? Or is the meeting elsewhere?
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Kira 14 September 2011

Last year I researched/googled this and Rudi is correct, there is/was a bus that does this journey but it took about 7hrs and wasn't much…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by RudiK 14 September 2011

I stand to be corrected, but I believe that there is one bus per day from Johannesburg. Driving to Gaberones would take about 4 hours,…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by MarindaKelly 14 September 2011

You will find a bus at Park Station (JHB) to Gaborone. I unfortunately do not know the cost of the ticket.
RE: Victoria Falls? 2 or 3 nights?

by Safari_Fundi 14 September 2011

Hi there Definately at least 3 nights - as Missmullen09 says, it depends on what you want to do and a nice combination is to head across…
RE: Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Bokkraal 14 September 2011

Hi Musafir There is a bus service that goes via Gaberones to Namibia
Bus Service between Johannesburg and Gabarone (Botswana)

by Musafir01 13 September 2011

How is bus service between Joh'burg and Gabarone? How much it costs and how long the journey is..Thanks
Having a rental car in africa

by itsmerock 13 September 2011

Just be careful if you have a rental car, and hired GPS. We were staying in the friend's apartment here, Cape Town, South Africa. We just…
Victoria Falls

by Bokkraal 12 September 2011

I am planning to do a short seven day trip with a motorbike during the second week in November from South Africa through Botswana to Vic…
Re: Maun from Namimbia - OV Delta day trip

by happyorchid2 10 September 2011

Thanks so much for all your help - we really love how travelers help each other! Just heading through Botswana back to S Africa to sell…
RE: Overland Africa - Self Drive 4x4 Vs Public Transport Vs Tour Bus

by nomadicjess 08 September 2011

Hi Lukeyblue Why don't you mix it up and do some self-drive (this is easy enough through South Africa in a 2 x 4), some 4 x 4 (Namibia…
Re: Two weeks highlights botswana and namibia?

by Nordclark 07 September 2011

We're spending 4 weeks in Namibia and Botswana in November/December, our 3rd trip to the area. It'd be tough to see both Namibia and…
Etosha campsites (and othe places) fully booked in Oct/Nov?

by cwolf22 07 September 2011

Hi there, we just found out that my husband can take 6 months leave and we decided to use some of this time to travel with our kids aged…
RE: Passport stamps

by missmullen09 07 September 2011

Zimbabwe is also a full page sticker, South Africa is half a page sticker, Botswana is small stamps but including exit and entry it's…
Re: Botswana Entry requirments

by RAPONES 07 September 2011

Thanks for the reassurance! I haven't got that far yet but it looks like an organized tour is the only way without renting a vehicle.…
RE: Massive Park Fees Hike Proposed in Botswana

by catherine_couturier 06 September 2011

in Kasane, Maybe??
Conference venue

by Kira 06 September 2011

I really need someone who knows the country well ... Next year we're holding a conference in Botswana & got confirmation that we'll…
Re: Maun from Namimbia - OV Delta day trip

by robertog 06 September 2011

Just returned from Botswana/Namibia: the Caprivi strip road is as smooth as silk from katima mililo to divundu and further on. It has…
RE: Please post inside- Where are you from?

by mpjohans 06 September 2011

Born and lived most of my life, so far, in southern Finland (Porvoo/Borgå and Helsinki/Helsingfors), two years in Denmark (Århus), currently…
RE: Botswana Entry requirments

by stokeygirl 06 September 2011

They won''t ask, and if they do just tell them your plan is to exit by land. I was in Botswana for 90 days last year, so had to do 2 trips…
Re: Venezuela safety

by travlfrk 06 September 2011

stop by an atm to withdraw bolivars and after typing pin a password the system asks us for our personal id. Go to another atm different…