Capital: Gaborone | Language: Setswana, English | Currency: Pula | Religion: Christian | Population: 2.6 million

Botswana is elephant country. This vast, wild, beautiful place is home to friendly people and national parks you can (literally) lose yourself in.

Self-driving safari in southern Africa: itinerary and planning

A self-driving safari in southern Africa is definitely one of the world’s ultimate roadtrips. Thinking about taking it on? In this post I’ve outlined our twenty-one day self-driving itinerary from South Africa to Namibia and Botswana, and provided some information to help you plan your own ultimate African roadtrip.

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Sunset at the campsite in Brandberg, Namibia

Home is where the car is: a roadtrip in Southern Africa

From meerkats to lions and everything in between – puff adders come to mind – roadtripping and camping in southern Africa is next-level. It took us exactly one camp cooking session and a single night in the roof tent to start considering stealing the truck ourselves and becoming vanlifers.

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Self-driving safari in southern Africa: itinerary and planning

A self-driving safari in southern Africa is definitely one of the world’s ultimate roadtrips. Thinking about taking it on? In this post I’ve outlined our twenty-one day self-driving itinerary from South Africa to Namibia and Botswana, and provided some information to help you plan your own ultimate African roadtrip.

Read More »
Sunset at the campsite in Brandberg, Namibia

Home is where the car is: a roadtrip in Southern Africa

From meerkats to lions and everything in between – puff adders come to mind – roadtripping and camping in southern Africa is next-level. It took us exactly one camp cooking session and a single night in the roof tent to start considering stealing the truck ourselves and becoming vanlifers.

Read More »