Comments on: The Privatization of Campsites in Botswana

By: Leo King

Leo King — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:19:27 +0000

i used to do camping, i really love to camp overnight over some unfamiliar but cool places*::

By: Faunce Burd

Faunce Burd — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:52:02 +0000

Just returned from 11 nights camping in CKGR, it was a truly wonderful holiday. While the increases are very high the remoteness, peace and beauty of the place make it really worthwhile. The booking system however needs some improvement as it is difficult to get a response

By: Tilly Holmes

Tilly Holmes — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:37:30 +0000

camping outdoors is one of my favorite, it is quite relaxing to be with friends.”.:

By: Lauren Stewart

Lauren Stewart — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:04:54 +0000

i enjoy camping specially in dense wooded tropical forests. camping is a fun way to spend time with your friends too.`*-

By: Dr.Colin Brown

Dr.Colin Brown — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:56:49 +0000

Dear Fellow self-drive campers,
Just back from CKGR and had to book Piper Pan,
Sunday Pan Passage Pan and Motopi Pan through Bigfootsafaris. Cost Pula 5,310.00 for nine nights incl entrance fee of 2160 and vehicle fee of 450 !!!! for 2 persons and 1 vehicle Great time but ridiculoust cost !!
1 night at Xada with Gov site 350 Pula.

Happy days

Colin Brown

By: Dr.Colin Brown

Dr.Colin Brown — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:55:30 +0000

Dear Fellow self-drive campers,
Just back for CKGR and had to book Piper Pan,
Sunday Pan Passage Pan and Motopi Pan through Bigfootsafaris. Cost Pula 5,310.00 for nine nights incl entrance fee of 2160 and vehicle fee of 450 !!!! for 2 persons aq 1 vehicle Great time but ridiculoust cost !!
1 night at Xada with Gov site 350 Pula.

Happy days

Colin Brown

By: Ralph Spilsbury

Ralph Spilsbury — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:05:07 +0000

Hi there Mr American (can’t see your name anywhere!)

Interesting website thanks. My wife and I spent 2006-2009 driving around Southern Africa and visited Botswana as often as visa times allowed.

We are just trying to sort a CKGR trip for April 2011 and have experienced the same problem trying to contact Big Foot safaris, not a good start!

Seems to me that Botswana DWNP want to get rid of self drive camping tourists and concentrate on the high end fly in safari market.

Those new prices are ridiculous, our last visit to CKGR and Mabuasehube cost about US$60 per day for 2 of us incl park fees. I know they’ve built new ablutions etc in Moremi and Nxai Pans but that just got them up to South African national parks standard.

I feel depressed about what is going on in Botswana!

Ralph

By: Peter Bergelt

Peter Bergelt — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:49:23 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to book from 14.10. until 16.10.2010 (2 nights) for 4 adults and 2 cars the Third Bridge campsite the space number 8 or 9.
The permit for the park, I have posted to the ministry in Gaborone already.
Please send me the confirmation to my e-mail

Thank you for your efforts Peter Bergelt

Peter Bergelt
Boeckumer Strasse 54
D-59597 Erwitte-Horn

Germany

peter.bergelt@gmx.de
mobile: +4915202871972