Self Drive Botswana

Self Drive Botswana: Botswana self drive safaris in 4×4 cars at affordable rates

At Africa Self Drives, we offer the most affordable and best self drive Botswana cars for hire in the most reliable conditions. We offer our dear travelers a variety of cheap 4×4 Botswana self drive cars that any traveler planning for the best African road trip safari can look at for the best car hire Botswana safari holiday.

Botswana is one of Africa’s prime safari destinations for Africa self drive safaris. A road trip safari in Botswana spots you to a number of animals since third of the country’s land is set aside for wildlife encounters and a remarkable diversity of habitats. Our fully equipped 4×4 self drive camping safaris have become a popular way of seeing Botswana in your own free time, focusing on what you want and at affordable Botswana car rental rates. Fully equipped 4×4 vehicles are available for hire in Botswana.

Are you eagerly planning a long term car hire safari in Africa? Botswana should be on your bucket list as it is one of the perfect choice for travelers interested in having some of the finest wildlife viewing experience in Africa. Botswana boasts incredible landscapes from harsh Kalahari and stark Makgadikgadi Pans to the lush Okavango Delta making it the best safari destination for Botswana self drive road trips.

Whether you planning a self driving trip in Africa or a guided safari with a professional driver guide, Botswana is a country to go. Going on a self drive Botswana adventure safari leads you to the Okavango Delta a natural wonder spanning over 15000 square kilometers into the desert sands. Moremi Game Reserve situated on the eastern side of the delta, is one of Africa’s finest wildlife areas for self drive safaris. The western delta’s deep lagoons and riverine forests are excellent birding hotspots.

Driving around Botswana in your own 4×4 rental vehicle adds a new dimension to your self drive Botswana safari experience. We have a well maintained fleet of cheap Botswana self drive 4×4 cars available for your road trip adventure holidays in Botswana. Some of these best 4×4 vehicles include Land Cruiser SUVs, and min vans, among others.

Best 4×4 self drive Botswana cars for hire for a Botswana Roads Safari

At Africa Self Drives, we have several 4×4 rental vehicles that can easily make your self Drive Botswana a great experience even for first-time travelers to Botswana. Some of these include:

• Toyota Land Cruiser 79: Also commonly known as the Toyota Land Cruiser Hardtop, is a powerful 4×4 vehicle with ample space. In case of camping experience in Botswana, they can easily hold tents onto them.
• Toyota Hilux: This is a versatile pickup truck, also one of the best choices for a Botswana self drive safari holiday. Its 4WD capability and optional rooftop tent make it a perfect choice for exploring Botswana at your own pace.
• Nissan X-Trail: The Nissan X-trail is a fuel-efficient SUV suitable for off-road trips in Botswana. It is also a great choice for travelers looking for comfort.
• Toyota Prado: The Prado is an amazing and reliable 4×4 car hire Botswana model that is guaranteed to make your self drive Botswana adventure road trip an extraordinary one.

Best places for self drive in Botswana  (Top places for self drive Botswana safari)

Botswana is a fantastic country for combining a variety of experiences including adventurous wildlife viewing experiences, memorable cultural encounters, and has a number of extraordinary places you can visit on your self drive Botswana adventure tour. Below are some of the top places for self drive Botswana safari.

1. Central Kalahari Game Reserve: Adventurous travellers seeking a truly remote African safari will be thrilled to discover it in central Botswana. The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is the second largest game reserve in the world and one of the least visited.
2. Chobe National Park: Renowned for its impressive, shifting migratory population of more than 50 000 elephants, Chobe National Park is situated in the far northeast of Botswana, bordered to the north by the mighty Chobe River. It is the second largest national park in Botswana featuring four distinct ecosystems: the Savuti Channel in the west; the Linyanti Swamps in the northwest; the arid hinterland in between and Serondela in the extreme northeast with fertile plains and thick forests.
3. Chobe River Front: The Chobe River forms the northern boundary of the Chobe National Park, renowned for its diverse and abundant game viewing opportunities. This section of the park is best known for its dense concentration of wildlife including elephant and hippo populations, but the waters attract all manner of game including large herds of buffalo and the lions that prey on them.
4. Hainaveld & Ghanzi Farms: The Hainaveld and Ghanzi Farms surround the northwestern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana and serve primarily as game viewing areas. Aside from excellent wildlife-spotting opportunities, this safari area is known for its great accessibility, cultural tourism and first-class bird watching.
5. Kasane: Kasane is well-situated along the Chobe River although you can’t always appreciate the river when passing through the town as most of its frontage is taken up by various lodges and cannot be seen from the road. Located 5km or so from the village of Kazungula, where the borders of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia meet, and just 60km from the Ngoma border, Kasane has become an important tourist hub in the area.
6. Khama Rhino Sanctuary: The Khama Rhino Sanctuary (KRS) was set up in 1989 with the aim of facilitating the reintroduction of White Rhino in Botswana. Covering approximately 4, 300 hectares of Kalahari sandveld the Sanctuary provides prime habitat for white and black rhino as well as over 30 other animals and more than 230 species of birds. Despite being one of the smaller reserves in Botswana the KRS is nevertheless a good wildlife destination in its own right.
7. Khwai Community Area: The Khwai area of the Okavango lies along the northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve. This is an unfenced boundary allowing wildlife to move freely between the woodlands in the wet season when water is plentiful and back to permanent rivers and lagoons in the dry season. The Khwai area offers the same wildlife experience as the reserve with the added advantage of being a private concession which means the ability to do walking safaris and night drives.
8. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park: Situated in northeastern Botswana, the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park covers an impressive 3900 square kilometer area and is brimming with natural wonders including the largest tree in Africa, a world famous 5300-year-old Baobab. Game viewing is at its best during the wet season when the plains teem with an extraordinary diversity of wildlife. The rains transform the salt pans into a magnificent lake attracting an abundance of wildlife and, most spectacularly, large flocks of gloriously pink flamingos.
9. Makgadikgadi Salt Pans: Set in the heart of the dry savanna of northeastern Botswana, the Makgadikgadi Pan is the world’s largest network of salt pans stretching over 3900 square kilometres and formed on the bed of the ancient Makgadikgadi Lake that began evaporating aeons ago. Visiting Makgadikgadi is a unique salt desert experience: in the dry season, this vast expanse of sun-baked salt glistens in the light and when the rains come, the pan is home to a cornucopia of flamingos and other waterbirds, as well as one of Africa’s biggest zebra populations, whose annual migration is a wonder to behold.
10. Mashatu Game Reserve: Mashatu is part of a greater, unpopulated wildlife area situated in eastern Botswana. Located at the confluence of the mighty Limpopo and Shashe Rivers, this expanse of pristine wilderness, is guardian to the largest herds of elephant on privately owned land in Africa. It is here that a vast geological treasure chest opens to a diverse landscape of undulating mopane veld, wide open plains, craggy sandstone hills and boundless azure skies. This ancient, unspoiled land, studded with baobab trees, is the perfect setting for an exciting wildlife adventure or safari.
11. Maun: Set on the banks of the beautiful Thamalakane River in northern Botswana, Maun is the third largest town in this spectacularly scenic southern African country. Maun is the starting point for most expeditions into the Okavango Delta and as a result, has developed into a bustling metropolis that is considered Botswana’s tourism capital. Area attractions include a renowned riverboat that offers cruises up and down the Thamalakane River; the forest groves of the Maun Game Reserve; and Moremi Game Reserve, home to hippos, lions and rhinos.
12. Moremi Game Reserve: Situated in the east of the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve ranks as one of the most beautiful reserves in Africa. It covers more than 4871 square kilometres of pristine wilderness, and the varied terrain includes savannah, winding waterways, and dense forest. This diverse ecosystem supports an incredibly wide spectrum of wildlife, ranging from large herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra, to the rare sitatunga and lechwe antelope, lion, cheetah and packs of wild dog in the open grasslands.
13. Nxai Pan National Park: Adjoining the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park on its northern border, Nxai Pans were once ancient salt lakes and today, they are oceans of grass dotted with islands of trees and small pans that fill in the rainy season creating a verdant lush Garden of Eden. Visitors can look forward to impressive natural scenery and fun activities such as: the famous Baines Baobabs, first drawn by the renowned explorer in the 1860s; excellent game viewing at sunset or sunrise on a 4WD safari and first-class bird watching opportunities.
14. Okavango Delta: Situated in the northwestern corner of Botswana, the Okavango Delta is a World Heritage Site as it is the largest inland delta in the world. The magnificent Okavango River sprawls out over the dry sands of the Kalahari Desert forming this flourishing waterlogged oasis featuring countless meandering waterways and crystal clear lagoons studded with water lilies, as well as fertile floodplains and reeded islands inhabited with abundant wildlife. The Okavango Delta stretches over 15000 square kilometres. Visitors can enjoy a number of wonderful activities such as game viewing, fishing, bird watching or taking an authentic guided Mokoro excursion through this wetland paradise in a traditional dugout canoe. Commonly spotted animals include: lion, rhino, leopard, giraffe, hippos, elephants, crocodiles and countless species of bird.
15. Okavango Panhandle: Situated in the northwestern area of the Okavango Delta, the Panhandle is a stretch of the Okavango River that follows a more-or-less straight course for approximately 70 kilometres before entering the wetlands. This deep channel serves as the main water source feeding the delta and offers excellent tiger and bream fishing, while the surrounding woodlands and the river’s shallow waters teem with a myriad of birds. The Okavango Panhandle is dotted with several villages and serves as a gateway to the scenic Tsodilo Hills, some 40 kilometres west, with their various tribal cave paintings, some dating back as far as 20 000 years.
16. Savuti – Chobe National Park: Savuti, also known as Savute lies in the heart of Botswana’s beautiful Chobe National Park. This dynamic wilderness is a sweeping expanse of savannah brooded over by several rocky outcrops which guard a relic marsh and the dry channel that was once its lifeline. The Savute goes through wet and dry cycles, where wild dogs hunt in the dry river channel where crocodiles swam only twenty years ago. Visitors to this spectacular area can spot abundant wildlife including: a variety of birds, elephants, antelope, lion prides, black-backed jackal, bat-eared foxes, tsessebe, kudu, hyena, cheetah Cape buffalo herds, and thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest.

Why rent a car for self drive in Botswana

Self drive Botswana road trips come along with a number of interesting advantages over hiring a car in Botswana with a driver guide. Below are some of the top reasons as to why you should rent a car in Africa for self driving in Botswana.

• Freedom of exploring your best and top places in Botswana at your own pace
• It gives a more cost-effective road trip as renting a driver is quite more expensive than self driving in Botswana.
• Botswana Self drive car hire service gives you enough privacy amongst you and your travel partners
• Essential tips for a Botswana Self Drive Road trips

Best Time for a Self Drive Safari in Botswana

Botswana a perfect country in Africa is an all year round travel destination. Though the best time to visit Botswana for self drive adventure is the dry season (May to October) when there is no rainfall and low temperatures at night. This is also the best time for wildlife viewing when animals congregate more at waterholes to drink water and cool from the scorching heat.

Contact us to get your ideal 4×4 car reserved

Simply reach us out on our email, info@africaselfdrives.com and place your inquiry about self driving in Botswana. You can also chat us up on our Whatsapp account number +256 708 100 660.

Our customer help team is always available to provide appropriate answers to your inquiry any time, any day.

Self drive Botswana safari is one of the best ways to adventure Botswana at your own pace and freedom to navigate to different areas freely. By choosing the right 4×4 vehicle and following the safety tips, you will always have an amazing journey. Start planning your self drive Botswana safari roads trip and get to know Africa more on an open road adventure.