Africa Driven Reviews 190

Everything you could wish from a travel agency and even more:
- organization of the perfect trip
- constant presence even remotely thanks to an efficient email exchange
- punctuality and accuracy in the answers
- courtesy and helpfulness of the staff not only in organizing the trip but also in answering any questions, doubts, insights
- precision in the details provided (maps and directions, necessary travel documents, suggestions for a trip with children, etc.)
- ability to respect the required spending budget.
If we will rearrange another trip to Africa or someone will ask us for suggestions, we would have no hesitation in repeating and/or recommending the magnificent experience with Drive Botswana!!!

Our 6x week safari through Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, organised through Phil at Drive Botswana was superb. We were sent very comprehensive plans of routes with all contact details, GPS coordinates, details of road conditions, and when/where to stock up on provisions for days with no available facilities. Any minor issues were promptly dealt with. Vehicles hired through Bushlore who were equally professional and helpful. Superb trip through beautiful countries.

We organized together our 3-week itinerary in Botswana with Phil and during the preparations, Drive Botswana was really very responsive and proactive, especially in terms of accommodation.
Once there, no surprises! Everything went extremely well, all reservations were made and our adventure went off without a problem.
We experienced 3 wonderful weeks, full of adventure and nature with a very well "equipped" vehicle

We have been on a journey with DriveBotswana thrice and everytime it was wonderfull. Phil and Andy are very professional and both the planning part as the on the road support have been excellent everytime. Highly recommended!

Andy and Phil did a superb job setting up our camping trip through Namibia and Botswana. The camps and experiences that they chose for us were great. Really good communication.

The Planning and constant dialogue with Phil was well informed, easy, trustworthy and timely! He always answered super fast and was open to all my suggestions, asks or changes!
Couldn’t recommend Drive Botswana more!!!!

What an adventure!
Yes for towns folk like us our three week self-drive safari was a great adventure and to have Drive Botswana suggest and help with route planning and then make all the bookings was worth every cent!
A great schedule with good daily information.
Andy and Phil were always available for advice and a few . . . silly questions.
You cannot go wrong.
Just do it!

I had been working with Drive Botswana for almost 1.5 years to put my 2-month trip together. Throughout the entire process my emails were answered promptly. They worked with me to make sure I got to the places that I wanted to see, while adding a few (good) suggestions of other places along the route. Their virtual itinerary is very helpful and let me see everything at a glance. The maps, guidebooks, and detailed itinerary they provided were a great help. They saved me a lot of time by booking all my campsites and lodging. The prices quoted were accurate, even for things that we would have to pay for directly, such as visas, park fees, etc. Everything ran smoothly, all the bookings they made for us were honored, and the couple of small glitches we had enroute were solved by a phone call to them.

Beauty of sceneries and animals, Organization of the lodges, kindness of local people

Namibia is a beautiful contry and Drive Botswana really helped the trip by offering activities and booking all the hotels and campings on the way. Communication was good: we explained what sort of experience we wanterd and they taylored our trip accordingly. They even organised a few last minute changes without any problems. A few days before departure, we received a booklets with driving instructions that were clear.

Our trip was great! The country is amazing and Phil of Drive Botswana organized the travel pefectly. He understood our needs and proposed the right solution.
The assistance prior and during the travel was very helpful.
They are very organised and very serious.
Hope to come back in that wonderful places!

Andy was brilliant from the first time we got in touch to plan our month long family (2 adults, 2 teens) holiday of a lifetime. I think he got our trip just right. There was a lot of driving (inevitably- it’s in the name!) but we wouldn’t have seen what we did without putting the mileage in. The vehicle (Toyota hilux double cab, 2 rooftop tents) worked well. Touring Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia - we can’t decide on a single highlight, there were too many! The combination of camping and lodges was great and the itinerary worked seamlessly. All the included trips (quad bikes, mokoro trips, boat trips, 4x4 drive) were superb and I would thoroughly recommend each one. Thank you to Andy, Phil snd team for putting together an awesome family adventure I know we will never forget

Andy and Phil ( Drive Botswana tour operator) made our experience great!!! They are professional and qualified. Always available during the trip.They gave us precise and usefull indications and info.
They have been simply super!
Thank you
Federica
Alessandro
Pier Francesco
Marco Valerio

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the drive Botswana team for our recent holiday which is possibly the best holiday we’ve ever had!
The organisation and itinerary were perfect for our needs and the driving instructions were accurate and helpful. The guide books were interesting and our kids really enjoyed spotting the wildlife in their individual booklets.
Bushlore (4x4 provider) provided great service and all the accommodation and campsites were excellent and gave us a fantastic taste of Namibia and Botswana and memories that we will never forget.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to friends and family and we’ve already done so!
Special thanks also for your help re-organising our transfers for our rescheduled return flights to include a trip to Victoria Falls which was a perfect way to end the holiday.
Once again a huge thank you from all of us. We’ve been looking forward to this holiday for a long time and it lived up to all our expectations and more.

We had the most amazing trip. The arrangements were superb, with each camp and guide knowing exactly who we were and when to expect us. Such a memorable trip, my parents are already talking of how they would be keen to do more similar driving trips to other areas of Africa. All driving directions were really clear and easy to follow.

Thank you to Phil and the Drive Botswana team for making it all happen, so smoothly and professionally!! Will recommend you to anyone who listens :)

As first-time 4x4 adventurers, and not familiar with much of Botswana and Namibia, we wanted a little help. Drive Botswana was a pleasure to deal with and gave us exactly what we were looking for. We discussed our requirements with Andy, and he quickly tailored the program. The online trip information helped us with our choices.

The trip was from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls via Botswana, then across the Caprivi and down through Namibia, finishing in Windhoek. It all went extremely smoothly! The vehicle was almost new and very capable and comfortable. The trip guides and maps provided all the information that was needed.

We had a wonderful holiday, seeing the Big 5 and much more in the various parks that we visited. The beautiful weather and wide open spaces added to the experience. I would highly recommend Drive Botswana.

Fantastic!
A fabulous holiday and very well organized trip.
First of all we wish to thank you Phil that has been so patient before and during our first experience in Namibia. He answerd to any question – always very fast ;) - and support us completely in a few changes that better suited our needs and wishes. Really tailor made.
Our choice was for a mixed lodges and camping self-drive tour and everything had been planned perfectly. The car company was qualified and eager to give us a perfect equipment and we had zero problem, also when we had to change our windscreen they assisted us at the best. All lodges and camp reservations went perfectly as well.
We found Namibia a beautiful country, with nice and kind people and many different stunning sceneries... but animals played the starring role, and every national park or game drive offered a different experience.
We would recommend it with no hesitation and definitely go again with Drive Botswana in the future, and this should speak for itself.

I was looking into some ways to organize and book our botswana trip and I decided to book with Drive Botswana.
Phil gave us a Itinerary with the places we wanted to visit and also changed it I think twice until it was perfect for us! He responded so fast to my email before and also during the trip, this was just so important and helpful! Everything was planned and put together perfectly and we never had any problem with a reservation or whatever!
We saw so many elephants, antilopes, giraffs, hippos, crocs and even lions and a leopard! We had this 4x4 car with a tent ob the roof but also about 4 nights in lodges after some camping days which is nice and I can recommend!
So all in all: book with Drive Botswana, you won’t regret it!

We really enjoyed our self drive safari in Botswana and Namibia. We were 2 families with kids between 11 and 13. Phil from Drive Botswana was great throughout the whole process of organizing our trip and providing very useful information prior to our departure ... and everything went very well during our trip!

We recently did a 48 day drive through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. It truly was a trip of a lifetime and exceeded all expectations. The itineray was so well planned and everything went so smooth. Notes provided by Drive Botswana were very detailed , even small details on where to go and do you shopping was such a help. We got caught in a dessert storm in Namibia and Phil helped us to find a lodge as camping was not really comfortable ! He also gave us ample warning when certain roads were closed due to floods and provided alternative options. The communication has been clear and swift from the beginning. Highly recommend this company!