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Four weeks in Botswana
Saturday, September 22, 2018
This morning, we woke up at dawn at 6:00 AM. Headed to Letlhakeng, the last town where we could fill up on fuel before starting our crossing of the Kalahari. Our consumption since Johannesburg has been 11L/100 km. We took the direction of Khutse Game Reserve, whose entrance is about a hundred kilometers north of Letlhakeng. Access is via a gravel road along which we saw magnificent pink trees.
At Khutse Gate, we registered in the entry log and paid the access fees for 6 days: 120 Pulas/day/person and 50 Pulas/day/vehicle. Our stays at the Xaka and Deception Valley campsites had been reserved by our tour operator but not paid, contrary to what they’d told us. So we settled the 2 unpaid days of camping at 30 Pulas/day/person. The park rangers informed us that the southern triangle of Khutse Game Reserve, with its tip at Moreswe Pan, had burned. Note that these two campsites are government-run, which explains the low prices. Private campsites cost ten to fifteen times more. We headed to Khutse campsite, site 5. To enter the parks, you must have a reservation either at a lodge or a campsite. Since the number of spots in the campsites is limited, this means you have to book well in advance. We ate the salad we’d prepared the night before at our campsite. It was very hot—39°C. We made a round trip to Khankhe Pan. On the track, we encountered three South African cars, one of which was stuck in the sand and blocking the way. We helped push the car to get it unstuck. We saw very few animals at Khankhe Pan. We returned to the campsite, which has dry toilets and a shower you have to supply with your own water. We tried out the shower.
We witnessed our first Kalahari sunset. These sunsets are unmatched, and that didn’t change throughout the trip.
During the trip, we followed the solar rhythm—waking up at 6:00 AM, having dinner at sunset around 6:30 PM, and retiring to our tents by 8:30 PM.
Sunday, September 23, 2018 Up at 6:00 AM. It was 15°C. We were cold last night. Tonight, we’ll use blankets in addition to our sleeping bags. We headed southwest and, past Gwian Pan, turned northwest toward the Molose waterhole, where we saw our first elephants and our first raptor. Indeed, on the track leading to the Molose waterhole, we could see the traces of the massive fire that had ravaged the southern part of Khutse, as the park rangers had warned us.
Our first braai at Khankhe campsite.
At Khutse Gate, we registered in the entry log and paid the access fees for 6 days: 120 Pulas/day/person and 50 Pulas/day/vehicle. Our stays at the Xaka and Deception Valley campsites had been reserved by our tour operator but not paid, contrary to what they’d told us. So we settled the 2 unpaid days of camping at 30 Pulas/day/person. The park rangers informed us that the southern triangle of Khutse Game Reserve, with its tip at Moreswe Pan, had burned. Note that these two campsites are government-run, which explains the low prices. Private campsites cost ten to fifteen times more. We headed to Khutse campsite, site 5. To enter the parks, you must have a reservation either at a lodge or a campsite. Since the number of spots in the campsites is limited, this means you have to book well in advance. We ate the salad we’d prepared the night before at our campsite. It was very hot—39°C. We made a round trip to Khankhe Pan. On the track, we encountered three South African cars, one of which was stuck in the sand and blocking the way. We helped push the car to get it unstuck. We saw very few animals at Khankhe Pan. We returned to the campsite, which has dry toilets and a shower you have to supply with your own water. We tried out the shower.
We witnessed our first Kalahari sunset. These sunsets are unmatched, and that didn’t change throughout the trip.
During the trip, we followed the solar rhythm—waking up at 6:00 AM, having dinner at sunset around 6:30 PM, and retiring to our tents by 8:30 PM.
Sunday, September 23, 2018 Up at 6:00 AM. It was 15°C. We were cold last night. Tonight, we’ll use blankets in addition to our sleeping bags. We headed southwest and, past Gwian Pan, turned northwest toward the Molose waterhole, where we saw our first elephants and our first raptor. Indeed, on the track leading to the Molose waterhole, we could see the traces of the massive fire that had ravaged the southern part of Khutse, as the park rangers had warned us.
Our first braai at Khankhe campsite.
Quinze jours pleins en Namibie en avril
Bonjour à tous,
J'ai déjà lu pas mal de commentaires, et je voudrais vous soumettre une idée d'itinéraire. Nous prévoyons de partir à 3, en 4x4 pour profiter de logements en campings (et aussi en lodges, en alternance, 1/3 lodges 2/3 camping en gros!) Pour le 4x4 : dans l'idéal une tente de 140 et une plus petite (120) j'ai vu sur un blog que ça existait, mais ensuite jamais sur les sites de loueurs :) si vous avez une idée ? Q : j'ai une GOLD MasterCard et il est precise que les dommages aux véhicules de loc sont pris en charge si le véhicule neuf vaut moins de 50.000€...un Toyota hilux, c'est plus que ça ? :) Il y a aussi marquee en Exclusion, "dommage suite à utilisation du véhicule tout terrain"... Si quelqu'un a une experience de dommage, remboursé avec une Gold Matsercard je suis preneur. Je me demande si ça vaut le coup du coup de souscire à l'assurance supplémentaire. Sinon, pour l'itinéraire, une idée, en mode un peu "chargé"
-06/04 : Windhoek (arrivée 12h30) – Nuit Mariental ? – 270 km – 2h40 -07/04 : Fish River Canyon – voyage / stops sur la route ? – 380 km – 4h -08/04 : Fish River Canyon – journée au canyon et route vers…Aus ? – nuit Aus – 3h – 280 km -09/04 : Vers NamibRand avec stop à Kolmanskop – 510 km – 6h20 -10/04 : Namibrand et nuit à Sesriem – 1h – 73km -11/04 : Sesriem et nuit à Naukluft, - 1h40 – 92 km -12/04 : Naukluft et nuit à Swakopmund – 435 km – 4h30 -13/04 : Journée Sandwich Point et kayak, nuit Swakopmund -14/04 : Spitzkoppe – 150 km – 1h35 -15/04 : Stop sur route Etosha ? – 220 km – 3h10 -16/04 : Etosha Ouest – 250 km – 2h20 -17/04 : Etosha Centre – 80 km – 2h -18/04 : Etosha Est – 70 km – 1h20 -19/04 : Waterberg / Réserve guépards – 2h50 – 300 km -20/04 : Waterberg / Réserve guépards 50-70 km -21/04 : Windohek – 2h30 – 250 km -22/04 : Décollage 13h25 Tous vos commentaires sont les bienvenus :)
Merci beaucoup!
J'ai déjà lu pas mal de commentaires, et je voudrais vous soumettre une idée d'itinéraire. Nous prévoyons de partir à 3, en 4x4 pour profiter de logements en campings (et aussi en lodges, en alternance, 1/3 lodges 2/3 camping en gros!) Pour le 4x4 : dans l'idéal une tente de 140 et une plus petite (120) j'ai vu sur un blog que ça existait, mais ensuite jamais sur les sites de loueurs :) si vous avez une idée ? Q : j'ai une GOLD MasterCard et il est precise que les dommages aux véhicules de loc sont pris en charge si le véhicule neuf vaut moins de 50.000€...un Toyota hilux, c'est plus que ça ? :) Il y a aussi marquee en Exclusion, "dommage suite à utilisation du véhicule tout terrain"... Si quelqu'un a une experience de dommage, remboursé avec une Gold Matsercard je suis preneur. Je me demande si ça vaut le coup du coup de souscire à l'assurance supplémentaire. Sinon, pour l'itinéraire, une idée, en mode un peu "chargé"
-06/04 : Windhoek (arrivée 12h30) – Nuit Mariental ? – 270 km – 2h40 -07/04 : Fish River Canyon – voyage / stops sur la route ? – 380 km – 4h -08/04 : Fish River Canyon – journée au canyon et route vers…Aus ? – nuit Aus – 3h – 280 km -09/04 : Vers NamibRand avec stop à Kolmanskop – 510 km – 6h20 -10/04 : Namibrand et nuit à Sesriem – 1h – 73km -11/04 : Sesriem et nuit à Naukluft, - 1h40 – 92 km -12/04 : Naukluft et nuit à Swakopmund – 435 km – 4h30 -13/04 : Journée Sandwich Point et kayak, nuit Swakopmund -14/04 : Spitzkoppe – 150 km – 1h35 -15/04 : Stop sur route Etosha ? – 220 km – 3h10 -16/04 : Etosha Ouest – 250 km – 2h20 -17/04 : Etosha Centre – 80 km – 2h -18/04 : Etosha Est – 70 km – 1h20 -19/04 : Waterberg / Réserve guépards – 2h50 – 300 km -20/04 : Waterberg / Réserve guépards 50-70 km -21/04 : Windohek – 2h30 – 250 km -22/04 : Décollage 13h25 Tous vos commentaires sont les bienvenus :)
Merci beaucoup!
