you turn up at maun airport and your a tourist, they stamp your passport with 30, 60 or 90 days, thats your visa

well if its that simple then im leaving tomorrow :}

was asking because theres a list of countrys whose nationals require a visa to visit Botswana, Pakistan is one of them :D


Machuu99,

depends on which country you are from, usually its about 3 months max. but you can apply for an extension once your there

check botswana visa requirements, travel visas for botswana

to get the best amount of time in maun which is 90 days, say your wanting to travel round the country, say your staying at the okovango river lodge and going to drive up to Kasane, travel to gabs and around the delta etc...

.......................and get nude in engen while stocking up on snacks after a blinder!!!!!

Return ticket
 

I'm Canadian. Thanks for all the answers. I know this topic has been discussed in this thread, but is the return ticket (feak) to J-burg a real necessity?

Exemption
 

Nah.....you can rather have the return to Cape Town......but I believe the Canadians are exempt from having a return ticket.....apparently the crocs love canadians.:8
..
I think most foreign nationals have to have either a return ticket out of the country or a means to leave when their time is up..

Exactly the same reasons as the States and Canada have.

Goffel...reclining in the sun on the beach...how I hate my job..:E

so who else is going there? can we have a roll call, maybe we all can hook up at Johannesburg and go in together :)

^^ I'm going. I'm arriving in Johannesburg on the 10th, but already booked my flight to Gaborone for the next morning.

Is there anybody out there that has gone to Maun from the USA? Could you make yourself known so I can bounce some stuff off you via PM? One thing I'd like to know is should I renew my FAA medical before I leave, or will that not even matter? My 2nd class downgrades to a 3rd class at the end of January.

Also, which are the "best" operators in Maun? In other words, whick of the six operators should I be trying to get on with first? Are they all pretty much the same? I'm kinda wanting to fly the caravan right off the bat if at all possible.

I'll be looking into going a year from now. Might swing by Maun shortly after New Year's this year to check it out...have some family in SA, so it would be stupid not to use the opportunity ;)

nbv4

i dont plan on staying in jo'brg, thats the cheapest route to maun for me lol. BUT planning to get the SA visa as well before leaving.

The Thread Continueth
 

Well - this thread seems to have hit a bit of a niche. I'm a little surprised (and concerned) to see it still going!

Anyway... I QUIT MY JOB! No more serving trout after Sunday (Hoorah!) I guess I should probably change my username or something. I still hadn't actually decided whether to definitely go before Saturday, but having just received more desert equipment than the whole British Army owns (and that probably isn't even a joke) for my 21st, I probably should....

Another vid (suspiciously similar to the other one & alot longer): YouTube - Sefofane Life

Woof_etc: THANKYOU! I have been looking everywhere for insurance. Nobody does it for commercial pilots in Botswana seemingly. They probably saw the Facebook group.

One question for anyone that might know the answer: Assuming I get a job (I am hoping someone will hire a former waiter who hasn't flown in four months and that looks twelve)... would it be possible to come back for a couple of weeks for Christmas while waiting for the visa stuff to come through? I tried asking the companies but they merely ignore my messages. I feel so neglected! :{

T-minus less than two weeks........ (probably)....

Waiterpilot,
this thread was well started from you, this is why it is still going. I'm sure that with your precise attitude you'll score soon a job. Before going for interviews with operators make sure that you don't smell anymre like a trout. Happy landings mate:ok:

I'm going too mate
 

not in two weeks but somtime in August-September 2009.
when I started to search for some jobs around here did not know that maun is the place for me, but now I definitely know that I must get there.

I exchanged some mails with guys at Sefofone and Mack, and yepp they convinced me...

Waiterpilot:
just for my own cheklist: what kind of survival gear did you package? tent and stuff. PM me please

just for my own cheklist: what kind of survival gear did you package? tent and stuff. PM me please

i'd like to see you lsit as well lol, although i have most stuff ready i just want to make sure i havnt left out anything

A tin of hairspray works well to keep the hoop snakes at bay.

My grandpapa says hair spray is not good for Botswana brown bear when it gets in to the tent with you at night......

http://www.kadaitcha.com/wp-content/.../dropbear1.jpg

A tin of hairspray works well to keep the hoop snakes at bay.
 

got that on the chklst!

My grandpapa says hair spray is not good for Botswana brown bear...
 

depends, if its a female brown bear maybe I can figure out something.

Yes well the pilots who come to Botswana from Oz and NZ know that this animal is very dangerous when arousaled up.

hungarian guys ain't afraid of nothing – not even our own politicians :ugh:

Not this Hungarian who had the hair spray perhaps?

"Oozing charm from every pore/ He oiled his way across the floor/ Never have I seen a ruder pest/ than that hairy hound from Budapest."


(My Fair Lady)