SAFARI INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDERNESS SAFARIS
Wilderness Safaris welcomes you and we look forward to hosting you on your African safari. In order to ensure that you have the best experience possible, we ask that you read the following information carefully. Should you have any questions regarding any of the points discussed, please refer them to your agent.
BOOKING CONDITIONS AND ACCEPTANCE ON THIS SAFARI
Please ensure that you are aware of our booking conditions. If you do not have a copy of this, please ask your agent. Alternatively, our booking conditions can be found on the back page of our brochure or on our website. Your travelling on the safari implies acceptance of these conditions.
HEALTH
There are a few basic health matters that require care and attention. We are obviously not medical practitioners and the following points are recommended guidelines only. Please consult your doctor and also check with your health department prior to departure for any changes in health regulations.
a) Malaria
Malaria within South Africa's borders is only prevalent in a few areas. It is encountered mainly in northern and eastern Mpumalanga, northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, and the border areas of the Northern and North West Provinces. Malaria is also common in the lower lying areas of Swaziland. It can also be found throughout Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and much of Botswana. Northern Namibia is also a malarious area. Should you be visiting these areas malaria precautions are advised.
Malaria transmission is at its highest during the warmer and wetter months of November through to April. From May through to October the risks of acquiring malaria are reduced.
The malaria parasite requires a human host in order to complete its life cycle. In most cases, our camps are situated in remote, unpopulated areas, so the chances of contracting malaria are very slim. Nonetheless, it is worth taking preventative measures.
Both chloroquine-resistant and normal strains of malaria are prevalent in Africa. Malaria is transmitted by a very small percentage of female Anopheles mosquitoes. They are only active in the early evening and throughout the night, at the times when one is usually sleeping or sitting around the campfire.
MALARIA prophylactic recommendations for southern African travellers:
Expert opinion differs regarding the best approach to malaria prophylaxis. It is important to bear in mind that malaria may be contracted despite chemoprophylaxis, especially in areas where chloroquine resistance has been reported. Please remember that the best insurance is the preventative kind: avoid being bitten by using mosquito repellents liberally.
Wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers/slacks in the evenings. If staying in a bungalow or tent, spray with an insecticide like DOOM to kill any mosquitoes that may have flown into your room. Mosquito coils are effective.
If you become ill on your return, while still on prophylaxis or even once you have stopped taking them, ensure that your doctor does everything to establish that your illness is not malaria.
Malaria is not a serious problem if you are sensible and take basic precautions. There have been very few cases of our guests contracting malaria during our 19 years to date, of operation.
b) Water
It is very important that you drink plenty of water especially during the warmer months. It is generally recommended that guests drink at least 2 to 3 litres (4 to 6 pints) of water per day to limit the effects of dehydration. This excludes tea, coffee and alcoholic beverages, which act as diuretics and can actually contribute to dehydration.
Generally, water throughout Southern Africa is safe to drink directly from the tap. However, bottled water is readily available, so please do not allow yourself to become dehydrated.
c) Other Health Issues
There are no other health issues that one needs to be overly concerned with.
INSURANCE
It is a condition of booking, that the sole responsibility lies with the guest to ensure that they carry the correct comprehensive travel and medical insurance to cover themselves, as well as any dependants/travelling companions for the duration of their trip to Southern Africa.
This insurance should include cover in respect of, but not limited to, the following eventualities: cancellation or curtailment of the safari, emergency evacuation expenses, medical expenses, repatriation expenses, damage/theft/loss of personal baggage, money and goods.
Wilderness Safaris, including their representatives, employees and agents will take no responsibility for any costs, losses incurred or suffered by the guest, or guest's dependants or travelling companions, with regards to, but not limited to, any of the above mentioned eventualities.
Guests will be charged directly by the relevant service providers for any emergency services they may require, and may find themselves in a position unable to access such services should they not be carrying the relevant insurance cover.
None of the Wilderness Safaris group of companies and its agents, staff and associates can be held responsible or liable for loss, damage, or theft of personal luggage and belongings, nor can they be held liable for personal injury, accident or illness.
Please ensure that you and your belongings are adequately insured before your departure. Insurance is compulsory when participating in any of our trips. If you do not possess a policy, we can issue insurance at competitive rates. However, it is better to purchase a policy locally, as this will cover repatriation back to your home country. Please contact Wilderness Safaris, your broker or your travel agent for details. We cannot be held liable for any losses or damages incurred.
a) Health Insurance
It is compulsory to have full medical, emergency evacuation and repatriation cover for the period of time you are away.
b) Cancellation and Curtailment
You might have to cancel or curtail your journey due to unforeseen circumstances. If for any reason you cancel a trip close to departure date, you could lose the entire cost of your holiday. Should you have to leave before your holiday is finished, we cannot refund you the cost of the portion of the package you do not complete. In the eventuality of this happening, insurance may cover you, depending on the reason for cancellation and curtailment.
c) Baggage & Money Insurance
It is advisable to take out baggage and money insurance, especially if you are carrying a lot of cash or expensive and valuable camera equipment. You should always carry such equipment as "carry-on" luggage. Do not put anything of value in your checked-in baggage!
d) Claims
If you anticipate an insurance claim upon your return, be sure to document as accurately as possible any accident, injury or loss. Doctor's notes and police reports will aid any claim.
AIR TRANSFERS
Should your journey with us include any non-scheduled airline flights, please be advised that we offer two types of air transfer - either a private charter where your party has sole use of the aircraft, or a scheduled air transfer, where guests share the aircraft with others.
Scheduled air transfers.
Unless specifically requested to do otherwise, we will automatically book you onto the scheduled air transfer with other guests.
When we package an itinerary using scheduled air transfers, we book the aircraft and pilot through licensed charter companies. This portion of your trip is therefore sub-chartered. All the flight times between lodges are arranged a few days before the flights take place so that there are not endless schedule changes. The lodge or camp where you are staying will be advised of your departure time the day before travel and will ensure that you are at the airstrip on time.
We cannot be more specific about the exact timings of these air transfers as the charter companies are compelled to service their aircraft every 100 hours. This could mean that all arrangements pertaining to air travel have to be rescheduled at the last moment thus making flight times changeable. At certain times of the year it may be necessary (for safety reasons) to transfer you during the cooler times of the day, in early morning or late afternoon only. Once the departure times have been set, they usually cannot be changed, without incurring considerable extra cost.
Private air transfers
If specifically requested, then private air transfers will be confirmed for your holiday at an additional cost. This service, being private, usually allows more flexibility on flight times and luggage restrictions (dependant on the number of guests and size of the aircraft).
Please note that if combining scheduled and private air transfers, then the specified luggage restriction for scheduled transfers will apply.
LUGGAGE ON SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
Scheduled airlines generally carry a weight restriction of 20kg (44lbs) per economy class traveler in one suitcase / bag as well as one item of hand baggage (the total dimensions - height, width and length may not exceed 115cm or 45 inches).
Please note that if combining scheduled airline flights and air transfers, then the specified luggage restriction for air transfers will apply.
LUGGAGE ON AIR TRANSFERS
There are strict weight restrictions in place on any itinerary including light aircraft transfers for the following reasons:
- The aircraft are designed with a maximum bodyweight and luggage weight allowance.
- Most of our airfields are over 3000 feet above sea level and are located in the tropics, and therefore the permissible aircraft carrying capacity is reduced.
- The aircraft have physical space restrictions.
Two serious issues must please be noted for these types of fly-in safaris:
- Luggage is restricted to 12kg (26 lbs) maximum per person for travel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Air transfers in South Africa have a luggage restriction of 20kg (44 lbs) maximum per person.
- Only soft bags (no hard suitcases can be transported as they physically cannot fit into the aircraft) will be accepted. This includes camera equipment and hand luggage.
- The maximum dimensions of the soft bags is as follows: 81cm (32 inches) long x 36cm (14 inches) wide. We have a supply of soft nylon carry-all bags for sale. The size is 30 cm (12 inches) wide x 28cm (11 inches) high x 76cm (30 inches) long and the cost is US$30 per bag. Please keep in mind that the baggage compartments on the light aircraft are only 25cm (10 inches) high, so the pilots must have the ability to manipulate the bag into the compartment.
- Passengers weighing more than 100kg (220 lbs) must please advise us in advance as an extra seat will then have to be costed in to the package for safety purposes.
These luggage restrictions for luggage sound like very little but bear in mind the following:
- Most safari camps / lodges and hotels provide basic toilet amenities
- Laundry can be done on a daily basis (and many camps provide this service free of charge but hotels do charge a nominal fee)
- Mainly casual clothing is required
As no formal clothes are needed throughout most of southern Africa, we recommend that you limit your luggage to the basics. More formal attire is usually required only when staying in the more prestigious city hotel establishments or on any of the luxury trains. On a game safari, casual clothing is the order of the day. We have included a suggested packing list at the end of this document for your information.
LOST BAGGAGE
Luggage that goes missing on scheduled flights is beyond the control of Wilderness Safaris, and often the airline concerned too. The airport controls what happens to passengers' luggage from when it is checked in until it is put on board the aircraft.
We would like to suggest that you take the following precautionary action: Please pack a small bag with your essentials including any life sustaining medication, that can be carried with you as hand luggage, and pack a second bag containing non-essentials that can be loaded in the aircraft hold.
If the second bag does not arrive, you will still have your essential items on hand to see you through the first couple of days while we try and recover your baggage.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Personal expenditure, meals in major cities, insurance, drinks other than specified, gratuities, airport taxes and visa fees are generally excluded. Scheduled flights are also generally excluded from your tour fare (unless otherwise arranged). We suggest that you allow US$25 per day to cover the cost of personal expenses and souvenirs (within reason).
Please consult your itinerary or check with your agent for the specific details of what is included in your holiday package.
TIPPING / GRATUITIES
Tipping is not compulsory. If, however, you want to tip because you have received good service, we have enclosed a brief guideline to assist you:
a) Camp, Game Lodge and Specialist Guides
If the guide has done a good job, we recommend US$5 per guest per day for travel to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe and R50 per guest per day for visitors to Namibia and South Africa.
b) The General Safari Camp / Lodge Staff
Here we recommend about US$3 per guest per day for safari camps in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe and R30 per guest per day for safari camps in Namibia and South Africa. This should be placed in the communal tipping box to be distributed equally amongst all the staff at a later stage
c) Hotel Staff
Please allow between R5 and R10 per guest per day for hotel staff ie housekeeping etc
d) Porterage
Here we recommend about US$1 per person per movement.
e) Mokoro Paddlers and Trackers
We recommend that each paddler receive US$3 per guest per day and the camp / lodge trackers receive R35.00 per guest per day.
f) Transfer and Touring Driver/guides
Transfer R10 per person
Half day tour R25 per person
Full day tour R50 per person
g) Blue Train and Rovos Rail
Cabin attendant R100 per person per journey
Waiter, Dining Car R75 per person per journey
h) Restaurants / Hotels
10% is customary on meal accounts but only if you are satisfied with the service.
FLIGHT CHECK-IN TIMES
Please check in early at all airports (at least one hour prior for domestic flights, three hours for all flights to the USA and two hours for regional and other international flights) as the flights are occasionally overbooked. Please be aware that during peak season, delays are often encountered on scheduled flights. Remember that you are on holiday ... relax and enjoy the ambience, which sometimes has no sense of urgency at all!
RECONFIRMING FLIGHTS
Please ensure that all your onward flights are reconfirmed at least 72 hours prior to flying. Listed below are some helpful telephone numbers to assist you in reconfirming your flights.
NOTE: The code in parentheses is the city code. If you are phoning locally within a country, you just have to dial the number.
Air Botswana
Johannesburg (011) 447 6078
Maun 686 0391
Gaborone 352 812
Harare (04) 733 836/7/8
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053
Air Zimbabwe
Johannesburg (011) 615 7017
Cape Town (021) 683-2221
Victoria Falls
(013) 44316/7
Harare (04) 575 111
Air Namibia
Johannesburg (011) 390 2876/7/9
Cape Town (021) 936-2755/6/7
Windhoek (061) 299-6333
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053
Harare (04) 732 093/4
British Airways / Comair
Johannesburg (011) 921 0111
Cape Town (011) 936 9000
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053
Harare (04) 747 400 or 737 200
Qantas
Johannesburg (011) 441 8550
Harare (04) 751-228
SAA
Johannesburg (011) 978-1111
Cape Town (021) 936 1111
Harare (04) 738-9228
Victoria Falls (04) 808 678 - representative only
Air France
Johannesburg (011) 770 1601
Air Malawi Johannesburg (011) 622 0466 / 1211
Air Mauritius
Johannesburg (011) 444 4600
Cape Town (021) 421 6294/5/6
Air Seychelles
Johannesburg (011) 452 0932
Air Tanzania Johannesburg (011) 616 1870
Kenya Airways
Johannesburg (011) 881 9696
Cape Town (021) 670 2500
KLM
Johannesburg (011) 390 1747
Cape Town (021) 670 2500
Lufthansa Johannesburg (011) 390 2935
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS
If travelling to camps and lodges on our safaris you will meet up with other guests from different parts of the world, and are of various ages. To get the most out of your safari experience, co-operation and harmony between you and your fellow guests is essential.
Should any guest behave in such a way that it affects either the enjoyment or safety of other guests, that guest will be warned and if need be, eventually taken off safari. Our safaris are conducted in English and it is therefore required that all participants on the safari have the ability to communicate and understand this language. This is due to safety factors as well as compatibility with others.
PHOTOGRAPHY
The choice of the correct camera equipment and film will determine the quality of your photographs on the trip. For good photography of birds and animals, a good SLR camera and telephoto lens is necessary. A zoom lens can be extremely useful on safari and the minimum recommended size is 200mm.
Consideration should be given before travelling with any lens bigger than 400 mm as most interesting shots are taken using hand held equipment. The new high-resolution digital cameras are outstanding and give great quality images, especially if you are using a digital camera body which takes normal camera lenses.
Camera bodies like the Canon D60 and 1D are superb. The advantage of digital photography is that one can get instant feedback and adjustments can be made in the field to your techniques to ensure that your photographs are the quality that you would like.
Colour reversal film (slides) will give far better quality than prints. The guides have found that they are getting the best results using Fuji film. Fuji has brought out a good high-speed film that gives good colour with very little grain (less so than any of their competitors).
This is especially useful when using a big lens in low light situations. The guides' personal preference is the slower film (either 50 or 100 ASA) as this gives almost perfect quality for normal light. However, you may consider going to 200 ASA for a larger lens in low lighting conditions.
The new Fuji 400, we believe is giving great results too. The only disadvantage with the low ASA film is that you need a tripod for the early morning and evening shots.
IMPORTANT: BRING SPARE FILM (ALTHOUGH IT IS AVAILABLE IN MOST CAMPS/LODGES) AND A SPARE CAMERA BATTERY.
PASSPORTS & VISAS
International visitors require a valid passport together with onward travel documents.
All passport holders should verify with their travel agent or relevant consulate concerning visa entry requirements. If you are extending your journey to other countries, please establish entry requirements for those countries as well.
Please ensure that you have all the necessary visas prior to departure (unless available on entry) AS NONE OF THE WILDERNESS GROUP OF COMPANIES, THEIR STAFF, THEIR AGENTS NOR THEIR OPERATORS CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS.
PROBLEM SOLVING
We pride ourselves in running quality itineraries and offering the best experience possible for such a remote location. If there is anything you feel that we can do to enhance your experience, please do not hesitate to contact the camp and/or hotel manager or your Wilderness Safaris' representative.
If you have a problem, please bring it to our attention at the time, giving us a chance to try and correct it immediately. If you do not bring the problem to the camp and/or hotel manager or your Wilderness Safaris' representative's attention at the time, you will not receive a sympathetic ear after your safari.
LOSS OF ARTICLES
Please note that we cannot accept any responsibility for the misplacement of any articles whilst on your travels. Naturally, we will endeavour to re-unite you with your misplaced items. However, logistics may not be favourable for the returning of articles unless you are prepared to pay for the cost to get your goods back to you. Any costs incurred in this process will be for your own account.
This issue is possibly the single biggest form of stress for guests who have left their goods behind somewhere en route and who are not prepared to pay for the costs to be reunited with their possessions. So please make sure that you keep all your goods with you.
PRIVATE VEHICLES
If you would like a private vehicle and guide, we can arrange this for you at an additional cost and subject to availability. If you elect not to take up this option you will be travelling with other guests on activities. We would appreciate acceptable behaviour on the vehicle that will ensure that all our guests have enjoyable game drives.
DRIVING CONDITIONS
If visiting remote areas or national parks and reserves, the roads could be rough and bumpy and occasionally we will travel "off road", where it is possible that injuries may occur - if for example a hidden pothole is struck. Neither the Wilderness Safaris group of companies nor their staff members, associates nor agents can be held liable for any accidents or any damages!
RESPECTING WILDLIFE & SAFETY WHEN STAYING AT SAFARI CAMPS/LODGES
- The wild animals are not like those found in theme parks - they aren't tame.
- Most of the safari camps are unfenced and dangerous animals can (and do!) wander through the camps. Many of the animals and reptiles you will see are potentially dangerous. Attacks by wild animals are rare. However, there are no guarantees that such incidents will not occur. None of the Wilderness Safaris group of companies, their staff members, associates, agents, or their suppliers can be held liable for any injuries caused during an incident involving the behaviour of wild animals.
- Please listen to the camp staff and guides. The safety precautions need to be taken seriously, and strictly adhered to.
- Don't go wandering off on your own without a guide - even to your rooms. After retiring to your rooms at night, don't leave them.
- Observe animals silently and with a minimum of disturbance to their natural activities. Loud talking on game drives can frighten the animals away.
- Never attempt to attract an animal's attention. Don't imitate animal sounds, clap your hands, pound the vehicle or throw objects.
- Please respect your driver-guide's judgment about proximity to lions, cheetahs and leopards. Don't insist that he take the vehicle closer so you can get a better photograph. A vehicle driven too close can hinder a hunt or cause animals to abandon a hard-earned meal.
- Litter tossed on the ground can choke or poison animals and birds and is unsightly.
- Never attempt to feed or approach any wild animal on foot. This is especially important near lodges or in campsites where animals may have become accustomed to human visitors.
- Refrain from smoking on game drives. The dry African bush ignites very easily, and a flash fire can kill animals.
WALKING IN PARKS AND RESERVES
We will walk where possible but this is often determined by the local area and country regulations. NOTE: Walking is at your own risk as these walks can take you close to dangerous wild animals.
SATELLITE & IRIDIUM TELEPHONES
Telecommunications in the urban areas are easily accessible but please note that the safari lodges and camps you may be visiting could be located in very remote parts of Southern Africa and often do not have telephones.
An increasing number of guests have been bringing satellite phones along with them on safari. As most people come on safari to "get away from it all", we feel that we must set some limitations on the use of these phones when on safari.
We suggest the following guidelines on the use of satellite phones:
1. Please ensure the ring tone is kept at a low volume to avoid disturbing other guests.
2. Please use your phone in the privacy of your room and not any of the common areas: dining room, bar/lounge area, or on any of the vehicles or on game drives.
Following is a list of suggested items to bring on your holiday. Please bear in mind the luggage restrictions of 12kg (26lbs) on light aircraft transfers and 20kg (44lbs) on scheduled airline flights
SUGGESTED LUGGAGE LIST
1. Good quality sunglasses - preferably polarized. Tinted fashion glasses are not good in strong light
2. Sun hat
3. Golf-shirts, T-shirts and long-sleeved cotton shirts
4. Shorts/skirts
5. Long trousers/slacks
6. Track suit
7. More formal attire for your stay at prestigious city hotels or on one of the luxury trains.
8. Underwear and socks
9. Good walking shoes (running/tennis shoes are fine)
10. Sandals
11. Swimming costume
12. Warm winter jersey
13. Warm Anorak or Parka and scarf / gloves for the cold winter months (May to September)
14. Light rain gear for summer months (late November to April)
15. Camera equipment and plenty of film
16. If you wear contact lenses, we recommend that you bring along a pair of glasses in case you get irritation from the dust
17. BINOCULARS - ESSENTIAL (and Newman's bird book if you are keen)
18. Personal toiletries (basic amenities supplied by most establishments)
19. Malaria tablets (if applicable)
20. Moisturizing cream & suntan lotion
21. Insect repellent e.g. Tabard, Rid, Jungle Juice, etc
22. Basic medical kit (aspirins, plasters, Immodium, antiseptic cream and Anti-histamine cream etc)
23. Tissues/"Wet Ones"
24. Visas, tickets, passports, money etc
25. Waterproof/dustproof bags/cover for your cameras.
Please note that bright colours and white are NOT advised whilst on safari
Please remember that there may be a restriction on luggage limits on your safari - please ensure that you have the details from your agent according to your itinerary and ask your agent ahead of time if you would like details on the feasibility and costs of taking excess luggage with you on any of these restricted luggage safaris.
CLIMATE
Temperature (ºC) - These are the average lows and highs
Maun
Jan 19/32
Feb 19/31
Mar 18/31
Apr 14/31
May 9/28
Jun 6/25
Jul 6/25
Aug 9/28
Sep 13/33
Oct 18/35
Nov 19/34
Dec 19/32
Rainfall (mm). This varies according to the year and where you are.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maun 110 80 70 25 7 3 0 0 0 30 50 95
CREDIT CARDS
Visa and MasterCard are usually accepted throughout Botswana but American Express and Diners Club are often not accepted. Please note Wilderness Safaris' camps are unable to accept American Express cards.
CURRENCY
Botswana banks will only accept US Dollars, Pound Sterling, Euro and South African Rand cash. Therefore, any cash payments to camps for curios, or gratuities to guides or staff, need to be in one of these currencies. Travellers' cheques in any of the above currencies are also acceptable.
DRINKS POLICY
All Wilderness Safaris' managed camps in Botswana have all local drinks included. Drinks in other operators' camps may be included or excluded. Please refer to your itinerary for specific details.
DUTY FREE
There is no duty free shopping available at Johannesburg International Airport on a flight to Botswana. Please make sure any duty free purchases of camera film, alcohol, etc. are made before arriving in southern Africa.
EXCESS BAGGAGE
The most common mode of transport in Botswana is by light aircraft and usually on a seat-in-plane scheduled basis. If you have to bring more baggage with you, we can "sell" you and your party an extra seat on most safaris. This will allow you to bring an additional 70 kg (154 lbs). The cost of this extra seat varies - depending on your safari - but should cost in the region of US$140 per flight.
On arrival in either Maun or Kasane, you also have the option of sending your excess baggage ahead at an additional cost of US$100 per person. If the safari begins in Maun, the excess baggage will be forwarded to Kasane and stored. If starting in Kasane, the excess baggage will be forwarded to Maun for storage. You can then collect this excess baggage at the end of your Botswana safari. We would prefer to know in advance if this service will be needed so that arrangements can be made and the transfer can be handled smoothly.
Alternatively, should you be starting and ending your safari in Maun, and do not require the excess luggage to accompany you on your safari, we can store this for you at our office in Maun at no extra charge.
Wilderness Safaris and its staff will not accept responsibility for luggage kept in our office on your behalf. We do not anticipate any problems with stored luggage being damaged or stolen, but you must please ensure that you are in possession of full travel insurance including the luggage cover.
LAUNDRY
Laundry can be done at most camps. This service is complimentary at Wilderness Safaris' managed camps but there may be a nominal charge at other establishments. The camp staff will not wash underwear, due to prevailing local traditions in the country.
POWER AT WILDERNESS SAFARIS' MANAGED CAMPS
All our camps are situated in remote areas and we have to generate our own electricity. We do so in a number of ways. Each camp has a generator that runs for about 6 hours per day (3 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon when guests are out on activities). These generators then charge batteries located at each tented room, which provide good 12v lights all night (if used sensibly).
There are no 220v or 110v power points in camp. If you need to have your video battery re-charged we can do so while you are out on an activity. Therefore, please bring a spare battery for use while the other is being charged. These systems are simple but perfectly functional.
Electrical plug outlets are not available in the Wilderness Safaris camp tented rooms and therefore it is not possible to use such appliances such as hairdryers or electric shavers during your stay there.
RECOMMENDED READING (in no particular order)
a) Okavango: Wetland Wilderness - Adrian Bailey
b) Okavango: An African Paradise - Daryl Balfour
c) Chobe: Africa's Untamed Wilderness - Daryl Balfour
d) The Lions and Elephants of the Chobe - Bruce Aitken
e) This is Botswana - Daryl Balfour
f) The Bushmen - A Changing Way of Life - Anthony Bannister.
g) Africa's Top Wildlife Countries - Mark Nolting
h) Botswana: A Brush with the Wild - Paul Augustinus.
I) The Kalahari, Survival in a Thirstland Wilderness - Nigel Dennis, Dr Michael
j) Birds of Prey of Southern, Central, and East Africa - David Allan
k) Newman's Birds of Southern Africa and Common Birds of Botswana - Ken Newman.
l) The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals - Jonathan Kingdon
m) The Behaviour Guide to African Mammals - Richard D. Estes
n) Guide to the Trees & Shrubs of the Okavango Delta - Veronica Roodt
o) Guide to the Wildflowers of the Okavango Delta - Veronica Roodt
p) Botswana Tourist Map & Guide - Veronica Roodt
q) Wildlife of Southern Africa, A Field Guide - Vincent Carruthers
r) Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog - John McNutt, Lesley Boggs, Dave Hamman & Helene Heldring.
s) Field Guide to the Snakes & Reptiles of Southern Africa - Bill Branch
t) Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern Africa - Chris & Tilde Stuart
u) Wild About the Okavango - Duncan Butchart
We do carry a set of reference material on all our vehicles. However, if you are a keen birder we recommend that you bring your OWN Newman's bird book. Everyone must bring his or her own pair of BINOCULARS in order to get the most out of the safari.
