Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FOREIGNERS
adult
P120
child (8-17)
P60
camping
P50
vehicles <3500kgP50
CAMPING & BOOKING
The DWNP ran all of the campsites within national parks and reserves until a recent shift
in policy saw most of these tendered out to private companies.
The DWNP still runs a small number of campsites (especially in the Central Kalahari
Game Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), and reservations for any DWNP camp-
site can be made up to 12 months in advance at the DWNP offices in Maun or Gaborone;
Chobe National Park bookings are also possible at the Kasane DWNP office. It's at these
offices that you also pay the park entry fees (upon presenting proof of a confirmed camp-
site reservation).
We recommend that, wherever possible, you make the bookings in person or arrange
for someone to do so on your behalf. In theory, the DWNP also allows you to make book-
ings over the phone or via email, but in practice getting anyone to answer the phone or
reply to emails is far more challenging than it should be. If you do manage to make a
phone or email booking, insist on receiving (by fax, email or letter) a receipt with a refer-
ence number on it that you must keep and quote if you need to change your reservation.
When making the reservation, you need to give the DWNP:
» the name of your preferred campsite(s) within the park, in order of preference
» the number of nights required, and the date of your arrival to and departure from the
park and campsite
» the number of adults and children camping
» the vehicle's number plates and also the country in which the vehicle is registered (this
may be waived if you don't yet have a vehicle)
» proof of your status if you are not paying 'foreigner' rates
