Entry Requirements: How to Make Sure Your Safari Doesn’t End Before It Begins
There are a few different matters you will need to look into while starting to plan a trip to Botswana. Visa requirements should be one of the first to enquire about as, depending on the agreements between your country of origin and Botswana, the visa application process may require some time. Botswana has however signed agreements with a certain number of countries whose nationals are therefore not required to obtain a visa to enter the country (see end of the article for the current lists).
Bush Ways’ User Guide – Series Outline
You have been thinking for a while about going on safari to Botswana. Maybe you have recently watched a documentary on television. Maybe a friend just came back from safari and can’t stop talking about it. Maybe just the words “safari” and “Botswana” have always made your head swirl.
Planning Tips – Series Outline
It’s been a while since we promised to provide you with some tips and info you might need to plan your trip to Botswana with Bush Ways Safaris. You won’t have to wait for much longer now, it’s on its way!
Bush Ways opens Chobe Elephant Camp
01 November 2013, Botswana – Established Maun-based safari operator Bush Ways, is proud to announce the opening of their second lodge: Chobe Elephant Camp. This new lodge comes three years after opening the incredibly popular Sango Safari Camp which borders the famous Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana.
All You Need to Know & More
I have always considered that one starts traveling as soon as one starts planning and preparing for a trip. There is something unique and utterly thrilling in getting ready for “the great unknown” which is definitely part of the journey. Nowadays, it can seem quite easy to get all the necessary traveling information, since everything one needs to know is usually only a mouse-click away, but the task tends to quickly become frustrating and disconcerting as very often the vast amount of sources implies conflicting information along with the difficulty to figure out what really needs to be known and done
First Memories of a Bush Ways Safari
I remember how it all started. I remember the early morning chill, the glowing sun a few meters above the horizon, the jeep proudly heading out of town towards the bush. I remember the first turn off into the bush to pick up some other guests staying in a lodge by the river and suddenly the scent of wild sage wrapped around us, growing ever stronger.
Annual Training Week
Great excitement was had as the whole Bush Ways team gathered for our annual training week. This is the time of the year where we welcome new Field staff members to the team and have a great week of orientation where they get to know our management team, all the new staff and learn the Bush Ways standards that are expected.
Nxai Pans
Last month I had the chance to spend a few days in Nxai Pan. February is one of my favourite times to visit as the summer rains bring a flush of nutrient-rich grasses, driving one of the biggest migrations in Botswana. The Migration of Thousands: Zebras at Nxai Pan The highlight at this time of year is the thousands of zebras that migrate into the area to feed on fresh grasses. This abundant food provides a vital energy boost for producing milk for their newborn foals, and the chance to fatten up for the leaner dry season that will soon follow.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Every year for the last 6 years a group of friends, Carol and I have gone camping in Central Kalahari Game Reserve just after Xmas.