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Public transport in Caprivi Strip?

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wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 78795 Posts: 411 Posted: 2003-10-12 09:24:00    Hi Globies! Does anybody know if there is regular public transport like a bus in Caprivi Strip? (going from Victoria Falls to Etosha National Park in Namibia). How long time does it take? Thanks Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   daniserralta Premium account Joined: Aug 02 Points: 11491 Posts: 124 Posted: 2003-10-12 13:19:00    Hi Wojtek! Great question. I'm planning my next journey to Africa and there i had the same problem. It seems that there's no public transport at the Strip and i probably will do a backtrack Windhoek-Etosha-Windhoek to go then by public transport to Maun (Botswana). To go from Victoria Falls to Etosha park by public transport it seems to be only possible from Livingstone to Nata - Maun - Windhoek - Tsumeb - Etosha Nat. Park. Please, if you find something at the Caprivi Strip let me know about cause i'm really interested on it too!! ;) Dani! --- The journey is the reward. -- Tao saying Reply    Reply with quote    Contact daniserralta   danilbruce Joined: Jul 03 Points: 3429 Posts: 13 Posted: 2003-10-13 20:10:00    Intercape Mainliner bus www.intercape.co.za has a bus that goes through Caprivi strip. They have nice buses but kind of expensive. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact danilbruce   wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 78795 Posts: 411 Posted: 2003-10-14 07:42:00    Thank You Daniel for useful link! That's it! I think that 60 euro for Victoria Falls to Windhoek is acceptable! Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   daniserralta Premium account Joined: Aug 02 Points: 11491 Posts: 124 Posted: 2003-10-15 19:43:00    Hi Daniel! Great recomendation! So finally is really possible to go from Vic Falls to Windhoek ... mmmmmmmmmm..... interesting! But they don't go from Windhoek to Maun (Botswana). GRRR.. ;( Maybe you know another good company for that route? ;) Dani! --- The journey is the reward. -- Tao saying Reply    Reply with quote    Contact daniserralta   danilbruce Joined: Jul 03 Points: 3429 Posts: 13 Posted: 2003-10-15 20:14:00    Audi Camp in Maun do a weekly minibus service to and from Windhoek. 330 Pula each way ($70US). www.audicamp.bizland.com Reply    Reply with quote    Contact danilbruce   daniserralta Premium account Joined: Aug 02 Points: 11491 Posts: 124 Posted: 2003-10-16 18:26:00    Hi Daniel! Yeah! i know about AudiCamp and Mokoro camp but at their websites i didn't found anything enough interesting to do there at a reasonable price. Everything is much more expensive than i thought. What about to go then from Maun to Nata, Francistown, Bulawayo or Kasane??? Could be interesting but to much time to spend ... i'm planing now an alternative route trough the Caprivi Strip avoiding Botswana till Victoria falls and go then to Zimbabwe. Anyone knows something interesting about Zimbabwe? Vic Falls - Bulawayo - Masvingo - Great Zimbabwe ruins - Harare -Zambia.... Dani! --- The journey is the reward. -- Tao saying Reply    Reply with quote    Contact daniserralta   wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 78795 Posts: 411 Posted: 2003-10-16 19:10:00    Hello Dani As far as I understand - you want to miss Namibia now? Well, I have been to the both - Namibia and Zimbabwe and being forced to make a choice I vote for Namibia. The problem with Namibia is that for the single traveller it is harder to find transport there... Greetings Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd   daniserralta Premium account Joined: Aug 02 Points: 11491 Posts: 124 Posted: 2003-10-16 19:18:00    Hi Wojtekd! Sorry, that's probably cause of my bad English!! ;) I will go to South Africa to continue to Namibia and then, from there to Zimbabwe-Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya ... But from Namibia to Zimbabwe i have to choose: 1.- Cross Botswana visiting the Chobe Nat. Park (...Windhoek-Maun-Nata-Francistown-Bulawayo-Masvingo-Bulawayo-Livingston-Victoria Falls-Lusaka ....) or 2.- Go from Namibia to Zimbabwe by the Caprivi Strip stoping in the Victoria Falls. (.....Windhoek-Tsumeb-The Caprivi Strip-Victoria Falls-Bulawayo-Masvingo-Harare-Lusaka ......) Dani! --- The journey is the reward. -- Tao saying Reply    Reply with quote    Contact daniserralta   danilbruce Joined: Jul 03 Points: 3429 Posts: 13 Posted: 2003-10-17 05:08:00    Botswana is not a good budget tourist destination, and they like it that way. Mahongo is kind of a mini-version of Okavango. Khandom, Mudumu and Mamili parks are supposed to be good too. Cardboard Box and Crazy Kudu in Windhoek used to offer budget safaris visiting the parks to Victoria Falls from Windhoek or vice versa, but do not seem to offer it anymore. Chameleon Safaris www.africanadrenalin.co.za offers an expensive Windhoek-Vic Fall trip through Caprivi. If you wish to go to Etosha it would probably be cheaper to include it in budget safari to Victoria Falls which usually start in Cape Town. No public transport around park. Etosha is a great park! Zimbabwe seems to be basket case now but I loved Hwange Park when I was there. Matopos near Bulawayo did not impress me much though. I liked Bulawayo, and hated Harare. Harare seemed dangerous then, I imagine it is even worse now. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact danilbruce   Page: 1 2