Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Internet Access
Cape to Cairo Bureau de Change & Internet
(Hunters' Africa Mall, off President Ave;
per hr P40; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 4.30pm Sat)
Chobe Post Office
(Hunters' Africa Mall, off President Ave; per hr P40; 9am-5pm
Mon-Fri, to noon Sat)
Good connections.
Mon-Fri, to 4.30pm Sat)
Money
8.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.15-10.45am Sat)
Offers better exchange rates than the bur-
eaux de change. Be sure to stock up on US dollars (post-1996) if you're heading to Zimb-
abwe.
Mall, off President Ave; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 4.30pm Sat)
Charges 3% commis-
sion on cash, 4% on travellers cheques.
Open Door Bureau de Change
( President Ave; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 4.30pm
Sat)
Next to Choppies Supermarket; charges 2% commission on cash, 3% on travellers
cheques.
Tourist Information
Ave; 7.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat)
Plenty of brochures for lodges and safari
companies, and generally helpful, although you're better off visiting the park gate for in-
formation on Chobe National Park.
Department of Wildlife & National Parks
(DWNP;
Click here
;
625 0235; Sedudu
Gate)
This is the place to pay for your park permit and get information on visiting Chobe
National Park.
Getting There & Away
Air
Air Botswana
( 625 0161;
www.airbotswana.co.bw
)
connects Kasane to Maun (from
P369) and Gaborone (from P1050). Air Botswana has an office at Kasane airport, which is
near the centre of town.
