How to drive from Kasane (Kachikau) to Savuti campsite
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2024
- How to drive from Kasane (Kachikau) to Savuti campsite
Drving from Kasane to Savuti is not as difficult as you might imagine. I was quite stressed out about this section whilst planning my trip to Botswana. In the end it was much easier than anticipated.
Note I did the route during the dry winter with a solo vehicle. It is an old, but very reliable Toyota Hilux 4x4. I did engage H4 on my 4x4 and deflated my tires. I did not use L4 or my diff lock.
The video takes you from the village of Kachikau to the gate to the Savuti public campsite. The section from Kasane to Kachikau via the Ngoma gate is a very good tar road, so I did not include it in this video.
Hopefully this video puts your mind at ease wrt driving this section of rough Botswana terrain #botswana #savuti #5410Africa #travelAfrica #overlandingAfrica
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00:00 Intro
00:36 T-junction: Ghoha & Savuti left, Linyanti right
01:20 Me dancing on the roof of my truck
02:26 Ghoha gate, Savuti
03:43 Savuti campsite gate
04:47 Outro
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Distances:
Kasane to Kachikau is about 90km, a tar road.
Kachikau to Savuti is about 70km, heavy sand.
You will need a 4x4 for this one.
So nice to see you don't take yourself too seriously; nice rooftop dance moves! Very helpful videos, as always.
😂thanks, even though my moves suck🙈
Put a big smile on my face again! Thanks again and your moves are great.
😂 thanks Lis! at least someone that appreciates my moves and glad I put a smile on your face!
This is excellent, many thanks for posting. I have a two-week self drive camping safari in Namibia for October 2022. I hope to do Botswana on August 2023. A special hello from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thanks Damian! Hope the planning is going well and the videos are helping🙂
What's better than a few dance moves all alone with ur car nd nature? Nice moves by the way. Video very informative. Thanks man. Haven't done that part of the country, hopefully next year
haha thanks Dru! exactly. this route was quite a mystery to me and with a lot of conflicting information became quite a concern. In the end it was fairly easy, keeping in mind I have a decent 4x4 and it is during the dry winter.
Nick, you are so much fun...thanks for the dance, that's how I feel every time I come to Africa from southern California!! CHEERS!
Thanks Maryjane! Not everybody agrees with my dancing😂 but it is this place that does it to me. Hopefully you'll be visiting Africa again
Thnx.very helpful as we are planning similar but reverse order ……….
Maun, Moremi, Khwai,,Mbabe Gate, Marsh River Road (in Sept so dry hopefully), Savuti Rest Camp, Savuti Airstrio, West to Linyanti or straiight North to Kachikau & thence to Ihaha Camp……. Kasane etc etc
Thoughts …..?
😂😂😂Ur dance👍😁❤️
yeah stop dancing but spot on enjoying your travels
haha, noted Bob. But I don't think I'll ever be able to stop dancing😂
this is dope man..
haha, thanks Mabaila!
Thanks!
Thanks so much Richard🙏
Nick the dancing is abit rusty maybe its cause of the long hours of driving.🤣🤣
Glad you out there having fun
🙈😂😂😂 in my defence the music I am dancing to is completely different from that in the video (due to copyright)... as if that makes a difference😂
How long did the drive from Kasane to Savuti camp actually take you?
Hi David. I drove it in 2 parts. From Kasane to Mwandi View camp. That was about an hour on a tar road. The next day I travelled through Kachikau and on to Savuti. About 5 hours for that section, keeping in mind that I make regular stops and take time for filming. The road conditions I faced was fairly straightforward and I was able to probably average around 40km/h. Like I mentioned in the video, this is during the dry winter.
Great video! So you would advise to drop tire pressure right when you leave the tar? Any adjustments needed later?
Yip, as soon as you leave the tar road at Kachikau you are in it🙂 I usually start fairly high 1.8 (everyone has their preference) then reduce more if needed. If I remember correctly I only reduced again for the sand ridge between Savute and the gate that takes you to Khwai.
@@NickfrNamibia Thanks, we're going all the way to Khwai immediately, but 1,8 is advised for deep sand on our car anyway. First time doing 4x4 like this, but gotten more used to the car as we have it for a week now
@@markscholte6422 have fun!
Hello, on the 4th of April I will arrive in Windhoek, rent a 4x4 car and by the end of the day I plan to be in Botswana. Do you think it is possible to go to Kasane using the Maun - Savuti - Kasane route in 3 days? Basicaly one night sleeping around Savuti, because for the first night I will sleep most certine somwere close to the border between Namibia and Botswana (my airplani is landing arount 10 AM). Thank you
if you land at 10am, you will probably leave between 12-1. If I was you I would add a night and for me that would still too fast. I would stay Ghanzi, Maun, Khwai, Savuti and then Kasane. the distances arent long but the roads can be difficult and slow
@@NickfrNamibia Thank you very much, I believe I planned to see too many places for my small vacation of only two weeks..... Windhoek - Maun - Savuti - Kasane - VicFalls - Kasane - Rundu - Etosha - Epupa - Skeleton Coast - Swakopmund - Sossusvlei - Windhoek.....
Hi, which campsite nr is that? Which is the nicest campsites in Savuti?
Damn I cant remember, did I not show the name? there is a better one, thinks its no4/leopard view...but always booked. The one I had was right at the end with a river view