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Carnet is required for South Africa. (and a lot of other countries too!)

Just came out of Botswana.
- Chobe NP you are not allowed through with a bike, although you will crossi t for about 90 km's on the north driving from Kasane to Namibia.
- Moremi NP you may not enter with a bike, but you can drive about 50km's into the park to the south entrance. You will (and are allowed) to pass the Veterenary gate, then drive these 50k's to the entrance, where you cannot proceed. The animals don't pay entrance tickets though, so you will see some elephants, giraffes, zebra's etc.
With a guided tour (12 hour day tour) will cost you anywhere from 90-120USD per person, depending on the amount of people.
Flight with a Cessna over the delta can be done for <600Pula, about 85USD per person if you can fill up a 3/5/7 seater airplane.

Top tip: drive over the Ntwetwe Salt pan, really nice unpaved track of 160 km's long. Just go south from Gweta.
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Nah, no animals to be seen in Africa.

Chobe transit route, Botswana:



On a previous trip we dumped the bike at the guesthouse near Kruger we'd been using and then picked up a 4x4 to get to the lodge we were staying in for the next two nights. Lots of lions around, I was quite happy to be in a car for once. Expensive to have two vehicles on hire, but by gum it was worth it!
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Anyone have recent experiences riding INSIDE game park boundaries? Or in animal conservatories? I know you can often see them if you ride around the edges but... officially inside?
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Only one I found I could ride through on the bike was between Das Es Salam and Iringa in Tanzania. That was 12 months ago though, Public road so always open.
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No need for carnet in Africa,go to Chobe Np,Botswana
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Carnet is required for South Africa. (and a lot of other countries too!)

Just came out of Botswana.
- Chobe NP you are not allowed through with a bike, although you will crossi t for about 90 km's on the north driving from Kasane to Namibia.
- Moremi NP you may not enter with a bike, but you can drive about 50km's into the park to the south entrance. You will (and are allowed) to pass the Veterenary gate, then drive these 50k's to the entrance, where you cannot proceed. The animals don't pay entrance tickets though, so you will see some elephants, giraffes, zebra's etc.
With a guided tour (12 hour day tour) will cost you anywhere from 90-120USD per person, depending on the amount of people.
Flight with a Cessna over the delta can be done for <600Pula, about 85USD per person if you can fill up a 3/5/7 seater airplane.

Top tip: drive over the Ntwetwe Salt pan, really nice unpaved track of 160 km's long. Just go south from Gweta.
Carnet,I didnt have one.They will ask you for it,custom like to use stamp.
I rode from Poland to Cape Town west coast and east coast back to Poland
Inc Egypt with out carnet back in 2012.
I do recommend chobe park in kasane,Botswana,you will see all the animals as they come and drink from the river, I was very lucky to go on boat and safari with very friendly priest from Poland who is running the only Catholic Church there for over25 years,I was able to camp on church property.I spend aprox $20usd for boat ride + 25 for safari,father had pick up truck with some other friends and there was room for me.


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You're no safer in a jeep than on a motorcycle. Most of the vehicles they use are all open top.

Of course on a tour, you've probably got a park guide with a tranquiliser gun there to protect you.
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In South Africa we parked the motorcycle at a Lodge and rented a car for a few days at Kruger International Airport.
I have seen that organized group tours in Uganda ride inside the game parks with their motorcycles but I don´t know if they have a special permit to enter the parks with motorcycles and how they handle the security.

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