Africa Driven Reviews 

I love working with Drive Botswana. We are currently planning our 5th trip to Africa with them. They have great local knowledge of the areas with detailed plans on where to find the best groceries and petrol. We typically do a combo of camping in a fully decked out vehicle and lodges so I can get a hot shower. The team at Drive Botswana listens to what we want and give us their expert feedback and plans out the trip. They take care of everything from gps coordinates to park fees to detailed instructions on what to do at border crossings. We have had wonderful trips planned by this team and will continue to use them as we explore the wonders of Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. I highly recommend using this company for you next adventure!

I advice Andy and his staff of Botswana Drive to all who are interested in a tour in the South Africa area. Trips are very well organized!

Just want to say THANK YOU to Drive Botswana for making our trip to Namibia and Botswana so magical and wonderful… it was absolutely fantastic ...we had one of your best holidays ever and this was made possible by their highly professionnalist and attention to detail.
They organized a very detailed and nice tour tailored for us. We really appreciated the arrangements they made for us including itinerary, accommodations, activities and travel recommendation.
We are happy to have chosen Drive Botswana over other companies and we do highly recommend them to travelers who would like to travel to Southern Africa.
We will not hesitate to contact Drive Botswana again for our future travel in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Y. & R. Baumann (Switzerland)

We had a truly amazing holiday with Drive Botswana. They provided a really varied and interesting trip, that allowed us to see a huge variety of game and to enjoy some really different lodges in between. The organisation was faultless.

Drive Botswana provided an exceptional personalised itinerary, and handled all the associated bookings, fees and navigational instructions.
The variety of terrain and game seen, and the excellent campsites and lodge accommodation made for an amazing trip that was enjoyed by all.
Drive Botswana is highly recommended,this was our second trip with them, having been referred by friends who had also made two previous trips.

While planning we were offered good advice and replies to questions were always prompt. The digital itinerary is a great asset and really gives a clear picture of "where and what". I had my own itinerary in mind but Drive Botswana worked with me suggesting accommodation to suit. They do not try to “sell something you don’t want”.
The information supplied (books and sheets ) were all very good.
The campgrounds were spacious ( excl. Etosha ...but that is Etosha!) and attractive and facilities were fine. Tamboti and Namibrand especially, had great private facilities. We were very happy with the hotels too.

We had issues with our 4 wheel drive and tent but were well assisted by Drive Botswana and able to come to a satisfactory solution.
Payments also all went smoothly.
Would recommend them.

We used Drive Botswana for our second trip to Africa in May 2019. We had a basic idea of where we wanted to go - but they had some good suggestions and up-to-date knowledge of where to go and also what to avoid. We had a mixture of mostly camping, with some lodge accommodation and relied on Drive Botswana to do all of the booking which worked perfectly. We also relied on Drive Botswana to organise our vehicles and equipment to match our specific requirements which again worked well. Would definitely use them again or recommend them to others.

Andy & Drive Botswana have organized 4 self-drive safaris for us: 2008, 2012, 2017, and this year 2019. Clearly we've been very happy with the service and professionalism. The beauty of working with Andy is that you can tailor your trip to your specific time, tastes, and budget. On some trips we've done almost all camping and on others we've done frequent lodge stays. Andy has traveled the area extensively and has visited most or all of the camps, parks, and lodges he recommends so he's able to find the right places for you to stay. Most of our trips have been for 30+ days so Andy has reserved well over 100 nights for us and we've never had a problem with a reservation.
But, on any extensive, self-drive trip in the wilderness you WILL have other problems. We've had equipment failures and medical issues and Andy has always been available to help us out.
I heartily recommend his service.
Brian Olsen (Utah, USA)

We booked our self drive tour (August 2019) with Drive Botswana (Mr Andy).
Before leaving he sent us day by day detail with informations for parks, roads, gas stations, markets, etc. (it was really helpful).
When I will return in Botswana, I will book of course with Andy again.
Voto 10!!!!

Everything from start to finish is organized perfectly. We drove from J:burg via Botswana to Windhoek in 6 weeks. This trip we will cherish forever, not once did we feel afraid or that if something was to happen, that Drive Botswana would not help us. Our jeep went for a repair for a day, but everything went smoothly and it didn't affect our plans in any way. The communication with Andy is brilliant, and he will def. go the extra mile organizing a trip you will never forget. Thank you ♡ We didn't know exactly what we wanted to do or where to go, only gave him some places we want to see, and he arranged us the perfect places to see, places we didn't even know excisted!

This was our 2nd booking with Drive Botswana, so we already knew what to get: fast reactions, excellent support and advice, reliable booking and help, if needed.
This time we had a very specific tour in mind: starting in Maun, premium 4x4 car with rooftop tent, campsites and lodges in Moremi, Chobe and Caprivi selected by us.
Andy had very helpful comments, showed the choices we still had and advised on the car.
Finally, everything was booked, Andy got - especially in Moremi and Chobe - the camps we wanted. The car was excellent.
During our trip we had a reservation problem, but this was sorted out by Andy.
Thank you very much.

I did a search of suitable agents in Botswana and decided to use DB (Drive Botswana) for our (self and wife) 3 week trip to Botswana and Zambia. I am familiar with the region and knew roughly what we wanted to achieve so we fleshed out a 3 week vehicle hire trip.
Andy was most helpful through out, his local and up to date knowledge pointed me in the right direction re lodges and pricing and which lodges/locations would suit my aim and budget. His knowledge of park formalities/procedures and costs was excellent. It was also useful to be able to make my payments to DB into a UK bank account.
Andy responded to my many questions promptly, despite me, over a long lead in time, probably asking the same one more than once. As the vehicle hire was critical to our journey (+_ 2000km) the choice of vehicle was critical. He recommended Bushlore for the vehicle which he organised. Apart from one issue, this worked well and the vehicle, apparently 2 years old with 76000km on the clock, stood up well to the rigouts of very poor and very sandy Botswanan roads. The vehicle was well equipped, 2 spare tyres, 2 x jerry cans, air compressor, winch, tools, high lift jack, sat phone, tracks4africa sat nav etc. On day 2 I checked the engine and realised the battery was leaking and bulging despite it being only 1 year old. I contacted Bushlore who sent a replacement battery to me in Kwhai, and easy location 2 days hence. There were lots of Bushlore vehicles and most drivers I spoke to were happy with their vehicles.
All DBs bookings worked well with no issues and the trip went like clockwork, without us getting stuck in the sand once, although we did pull a lodge resupply vehicle out of the sand and help someone else out with some tools.
All the final DB paperwork, instructions and directions were up to date and accurate, save for one large new road and a few new tracks being recently constructed in the Kafue area.
The crossing into Zambia on the Kasangula ferry was a well advertised hassle however Bushlore had an agent on the Zambian side to help their clients get though the Zambian paperwork nightmare; their unfortunate omission was not to advise us that he was there so I obviously doubted his Bushlore ID card. I subsequently checked with Bushlore in Kasane and he was apparently employed by Bushlore.
If there is any criticism on DB I would say it was not providing an example of how detailed the final instruction/directions actually were. Had I know I think many questions would have been answered before I raised them.
Many thanks to Andy and his team for great advice and a well executed booking.

From the very first email I knew I was in good hands. These guys really know Botswana. Between us we put together a 3 week trip. They were always on hand to answer queries , and did so really quickly. The car hire and driving instructions were brilliant and were really accurate. All of the accommodations that were recommended were as described and all were good. The whole trip ran as planned without any hitches. We thought that the price we paid was quite competitive, and if they could save money for us they did. I would not hesitate in recommending Phil and the rest of the team

Phil at Drive Botswana put together a great self-drive safari for me. It was 21 days with a mix of camping and tent-lodges, with a reasonable distance between each one. Total distance I drove was 2200 km. Saw everything I went for - 36 different animal species including the big-5 and 67 different bird species. A total blast; I highly recommend doing a self-drive and the Drive Botswana people to help you put it together. We went back and forth a bit with email to settle on an itinerary and then I locked it in. All very smooth. They know their stuff and had good suggestions for me.

We have been followed by Phil with all the organization and we can say that everything was perfect. Our holiday was in Namibia this September 2019. Next year we want to visit Botswana..and of course we are asking help to Phil. He always is very kind to answer and to give information. We definitively recommend Drive Botswana as tour operator. Very professional. Alessandro from Italy