Boteti River! Botswana Wet Season Epic! Episode 4! Makgadikgadi Pans National Park!
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- In episode 4 of this epic series @4x4ventures_southafrica , @GetOutGO and myself leave an amazing place called Elephant Sands where we enjoyed a night of luxury before purchasing wood and heading into the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. We spent and amazing 2 nights in the park enjoying some spectacular drives along the Boteti River. We eventually made our way back to Khama Rhino Sanctuary which marked the end of this epic adventure!
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Ever since I started watching your videos...all I wanted to do was go camping and overlanding.Unfortunately Im only 13 yrs old BUT If i was older,I would definately go camping and overlanding every year
Love the cinematography and music choices Ed! Your vlogs are helping us plan our trip-of-a-lifetime next year . Info on where you can get fuel and food and road conditions are so useful. Can’t wait for more.
All sounds and looks fantastic and well documented..... Botswana is waiting in the wings and following your tracks will be extra ordinary.
Thank you Willem! We just had an amazing trip there now!
Thank you for the Botswana videos ,amazing how every part of the country has been commercialised but stayed wild , as an octogenarian memories come flooding back of all the places you visit which were my playground of sixty years ago ,your modern equipment and travel gear are mind boggling ,Bains was always one of my favorite stops , keep up the good work.
hebat Mr. kami dari Indonesia. slalu mengikuti kegiatan Mr
Amazing videos you guys do!! You deserve to have in the 100k of subscribers.
Epic video!
Your videos are exceptional; all three of you!!!
Thank you so much for all the awesome comments Ray! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos 🙌🔥
My wife and I live in Victoria BC, Canada. We drive a 2018 Toyota Tacoma set up very much like your rigs and we have explored extensively the remote desert regions of mid west America. We are planning a self guided trip to Botswana in 2 years. I have been using your videos as part of our planning system and find them to be very useful indeed. Trip distances on each segment of track driven along with fuel consumption would be very useful for folks like us planning a trip like this. Availability of water and sources would also help. We are very experienced with this type of travel and exploration with the only difference being not many things here are trying to eat you as much as in Africa. Love the vids, keep em coming, we'll watch them all!!!
Thank you so much mate and thanks for the advice! Will include it in future videos! You will have an amazing trip, Botswana is next level!
Awesome...
Awesome Video..Great Job 👍🙏🙏
Thank you so much Markus! 💪
Thanks Edward awsome verby👊
Thank you Ed and the Gents for taking us to Botswana, we've been everywhere in Botswana with you gents. The Makgadikgadi Pans, Nxai Pans, The Baines Baobab and the Moremi Game Reserve its been a Journey. I have watched most if not all of your content and as soon as i get my 4x4 Rig you guys will definitely be my go-to guys. Thank you keep the video coming.
Thank you for the amazing comment and for supporting all the channels mate! The fact that you have watched all the episodes means a lot so thank you!
Very cool series Ed! Had loads of fun traveling with you gents!
Get Out, GO! Thanks mate! It was an amazing trip!
An other great video, we enjoy them all, we have been to Botswana once in a camp named Mashatu. very good, we also have been to South Afrika many times. Regards from the Netherland.
Thank you so much!
So you always prepare auch great Braiis ..but you never show the steaks ..so a little more great food shots..btw great videos ..hope to be back one day in Botswana ..last time was 1996
02:05 -Best advice right there for any kind of traveling.
Thank you for the inclusions mate, and so lekker to do this one with you gents. What a trip full of magic experiences. Definitely something I will never forget. Looking forward to your next series. BIG thank you to all your subscribers, and ours for all the feedback, meeting ups, and comments. It's the small things that really are the cherries on the top of what we do. ENJOY the magic content from Edward Bath overlanding, as always.
4x4ventures thanks for the kind words mate and for an amazing trip! Thanks for all the magical moments and can’t wait to be in the bush again!
MY MAN, another EPIC video with amazing cinematics as usual!!! Looking forward to the next adventure!!!
My Life in Africa thank you mate! I really appreciate it! 🙌 CKGR is next!
Great content, for me maybe advice on budget on different seasons
One of the many reasons why I love your vids so much, is the music that delivers such an incredible emotion to the pictures. Another awesome production. Thank you!
Neal Farrell thank you so much for the kind words and for watching all the videos Neal! I really appreciate it 🙏🙏
Absolutely amazing. I have been to some of these areas but you describe my country with a very unique eye. It's beautiful. Looking forward to more videos for inspiration on my own Botswana adventure.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind comment, you live in a breathtaking country! 🙏🇧🇼
Hi guys, my wife and I are the family you refer to, thanks for the nice comments! We have been watching all your episodes since then, and have already been planning our next adventures and building our own vehicle. We like the information about the roads, campsites etc but would also like to know about interesting places that are not that well known. Looking forward to your next posting, keep safe. Regards Niel & Cornel Malan
Niel thank you so much for stopping and saying Hi, it was awesome to meet you and your family! Thank you so much for the support and for watching all of us! We will certainly include more of this info in the future, we hope to meet you and your family out there again someday and have a chat! Thank you for commenting!
Amazing journey. I'm jealous
Maniwasaki it is an amazing place!
Hi Ed. You guys are excellent in what your doing. I watched this video before and now that our trip in Jul 2022 is coming closer I just wanted to see if we did not miss something from your videos because you guys gives us a lot of valuable info. Only one thing I would suggest is to indicate on your subject line what time of the year you guys visit these places. It will add value to us planning our trips. For example level of rivers, conditions of the roads and so on.
Thanks guys for sharing.
Thank you so much Paul! Appreciate the support and feedback, will try and improve these aspects in the new episodes. Keep well mate!
love the background music. amazing and it brings life to the video.
Thank you so much Rajesh! Really appreciate the kind comment!
@@EdwardBath BTW my 2 Kids 10 and 5 Yr Old bedtime videos are yours. they just enjoy your story telling and every single place you visit they ask me to take them :-) looking for more videos
very epic
Thank you mate! 🙏
cool rigs
Thank you!!
All of you guys have inspired me. I need to get to Botswana. Love the content great video mate keep up the great work. Absolutely love the adventure.
Thank you so much Jarryd! Really appreciate it!
Woohoo! 🙌🎉 This place is so great!
Really really enjoyed this one Ed! Thanks for the fantastic content and all the hard work 🙌
Epic Africa thank you mate! And thanks for all the support!
Amazing content all 3 channels are amazing.
Thank you! 🙌
Those gates invoke so many great memories. The smell of the thatch is when it really hits :)
Enjoying the music selections Edd!
Jean Loock thank you so much!
Hi Ed I absolutely loved the video 👍hey was waiting to see you haveing the juicy meat at nightl😅the hyenas were howling I assume they could smell the meat.loved the animals and beautiful scenery hope you wl visit Kenya 🇰🇪 one dayl 🙏
Thank you so much Maureen!
My Life In Africa brought me here, you guys are amazing
Thank you so much!
The 3 of you are smashing it!! Such brilliant content...
Stephen Morris thank you so much! We really appreciate it!🙏
Come to Kenya guys karibu kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 love the vlogs though and the big LC good work guys
Thank you so much! We will definitely be coming to Kenya!
Hi Edward, thanks for all the tips and nice footage. Going on our first trip in Feb. Looking forward!!! What camera do you use for all these footage? Have a gr8 2022!!!
Thanks Riaan! I’ve listed all my camera gear in the description below the video, have a great trip!
Keep up the great work you really inspire me to get out there and experience the beauty of the land
Thank you so much for the kind words and support!
@@EdwardBath I literally watched all your videos and its amazing man
Fantastic video! looking forward to watch your next adventure. I have seen a lot of videos showing game drives and animals. Great pictures but what is missing in most of the videos is the campsite atmosphere. In your next videos could you please add a small tour of the campsite showing where the caravans/tents are, ablution facilities if available, cooking and enjoying a drink in the evening around the open fire and what would you suggest to do when you are camping in a specific campsite. Thanks
Incredible content again Edward! Really special sightings that you guys had on this trip.
Carel van Rooyen thank you mate! Thanks for the support! It was an amazing trip 🙌
Thanks for the exploration
Thanks for watching! 🙌
Awesome awesome stuff, really this is amazing "Well Done" 👍🐾⛺🔥🍻
Herbert E Fox thank you so much! I really appreciate it!🙏
Great blogs about the national parks here in Botswana. I believe the next visit you will find the Boteti river at makgadikgadi national park flooding. The Okavango stream feeding boteti river is flooding a few kilometres before Maun which normally takes a month to reach Rakops during winter. I am resident of Rakops and usually do some day trips to makagadikgadi and CKGR..
I enjoy watching your videos. Hope to see you next time when you visit.
Thank you so much! I would love to go back there as soon as this lockdown is over to see the Boteti in flood! We will definitely stop in for a visit in Rakops next time. Thanks for watching!
Awesome episode mnr
Bush Gear RSA BushGear thank you Mnr! Really appreciate it!
1st to comment. Loving the vlogs
Vanellia Thank you!
Loving the aeropress there brother :)
Thank you brother! A morning brew is a necessity out there!🙏
Hi Ed. just love to watch your TH-cam Botswana trips videos! Have also watched some of Get Up Go videos, as well as My Life in Africa. Travelling to Botswana, Namibia etc is also a big passion of mine. Have been to a few places in Bots, but still lots of places to explore. Can you please explain little bit about your gear, from gas cooking right through to how much water & fuel you take with on such a trip. What do you do with your trash, or how & where do you transport it?
We will be doing a trip to Mabua in September this year, can hardly wait!!!
Thank you for the great trips that we can do with you guys, right from our own living rooms.
Best regards
Rudi
Hi Rudi, thanks for watching and for the kind words! I am going to be doing a walk around of my rig where I explain everything when this lockdown is over, thanks for the feedback and for taking an interest! You can message me on Instagram or Facebook should you have any further questions that I could answer In the video, I would really appreciate that! Thank you so much 🙌
Hi Ed, thank you for your response. Looking forward to your walk around video, just so interesting to see other people’s setup and gadgets. I am always trying to better my setup through learning from other people.
Take care during lockdown, chat soon
Hie thank you so much for your fantastic series on the botswana safaris. Epic as you would put it. .I am a zimbabwean based in bulawayoand as you would guess a keken follower of your blogs. I do a lot of safaris locally in zimbabwe and have extensively done the hwange national park.. your blogs have raised my interest in doing the moremi from the zambia botswsana crossing (ferry).having to use the livingstone border from zimbabwe. Could you suggest an aesy route and nice camps for a mine day your with my wife in august. I own a 80 series cruiser with a suspension upgrade, rooftop tent, long dange tank (160litres) and a few packing drawers but not up to scratch
Hi Ed , Show more the camp site , costs and facilities , would also like to know how you vehicle performs , what would you change etc . Show us what you used as far as equipment goes and what works and what does not as all trips are different and you need to pack differently , thanks .
Hi, thanks for the feedback and for watching! I leave the campsite to @getoutgo. There will be a video coming out on what worked and what didn’t work. Costs vary for each trip but will make sure to include them in the future. Thanks for watching, regards!
Lads, love the videos! I think we must have missed each other a number of times by a day or two. Next time eh. When you asked about things to include in the videos I thought maybe share some of your thoughts and experiences on overlanding and safari etiquette, especially in the more remote places in Bots. Being a blowin from overseas there were certainly times I would have loved to have you boys along for the ride instead of just my missus. Keep the videos coming. They are not only highly entertaining but also full of good info. Cheers!
Thanks for the feedback Ryan! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel, we definitely need to have a cold one out there someday! We will make sure to include these things in the future, thanks for the feedback it always helps us improve our videos! Keep well🙏
Loved watching your videos , currently planning a trip through Botswana whenever we can travel again! Your videos are very helpful and informative and have got me excited to go. Is there anywhere to do laundry along the way I'm thinking about washing towels more than anything 🤔
Thank you so much Rebecca! Unfortunately there aren’t many places to do washing but normally the lodges are more than willing to do it for you, we wash our own clothes with the supplies we carry in the trailers!
Hi ! New subscriber to your channel . Could you please make a video of safari in covid time in Tanzania ,south africa, botswana . Difference , development !?
Thanks for sharing. I will be going to Moremi and Makgadigadi next year in June. Can't wait to get there. Your videos are very inspiring and very good content. Just a question....how safe is it to get out of the vehicle there, to film or photograph ? I have had the chance to visit Kruger in S Africa three times and this was a big no no.
Thank you so much! You are going to some amazing places next year that’s for sure! In the Kruger it’s not permitted to get out of the vehicle whereas in Botswana the campsites have no fences so therefore you need to be very aware of your surroundings and thus you are allowed to alight from the vehicle in designated areas, there is little clarity as to whether it’s permitted or not throughout the whole of Botswana🙌
Great video with excellent narration and commentary have subscribed and looking forward to your next adventure. Do you guys do this full time or do you have a normal job when at home.
Thank you for subscribing and for watching Garry! I really appreciate the support🙌 unfortunately we don’t do this full time, it would be great too but costs are just too high so after these trips we come back to the real world and slog it out here for a while before heading out on the next adventure!
Hi Ed, I had been watching youtube adventures for the last year and recently subscribed to you and your buddies adventures in the last six months. Keep up the good work, I throughly enjoy it. I'm from Cape Town and had visited the Kruger national park in September last year and loved every moment. Just one question, what software do you use to navigate in and around Botswana?
Hi Ricky! Thank you so much for the constant support on the channel I really appreciate all of it! Thank you for subscribing to all of us! The Kruger is an amazing place, glad you enjoyed it. I use Tracks 4 Africa to navigate around Botswana!🙌
Thanks, Ed - Loving the content keep it coming as we live through your adventures in these trying times.
if possible please let us know:
1.the time of year you are traveling in your posts? perhaps just the dates in the description.
2. a little more info regarding food getting supplies other than firewood - do you guys just take everything with you from wolloies in SA? Can you take meat as far north as Elephant Sands, is that not across the veterinary fence?
3.Perhaps also some info on the national park fees/camping fees etc. or can Christoff @get.out.go please throw that in your campsite reviews
Cheers
Hey Garrick, thanks for watching and for the feedback, we really appreciate it! 1. This trip was in January 2020 but we will make sure to include this as well as road and weather conditions regarding the time of year we are traveling. 2. There is generally a meat ban in Botswana so it’s advised to grab meat in one of the towns. Maun and Palape have great butchers so that would be advisable. We will make sure to include this in future videos. 3. With regards to Park fees it’s 120P per person per day as well as 50P per vehicle per day. This is quite expensive and adds up but is well worth it, camping fees vary because of the different operators managing the various camps. Thank you for the feedback, we love hearing from our viewers and subscribers! Best regards!
@@EdwardBath Thank you, hope to see you out there in the future!
Garrick Barnard that’s for sure!
Thanks for the feedback Garrick! I usually try to include items like these in my blog posts (on my website) corresponding to the campsite review. I’ve avoided pricing though as it changes often and can get quite complicated (park fees, vehicle fees, conservation fees, camp fees pppn / per site etc etc)
@@GetOutGO Thanks Christoff, I understand - have just been caught out with additional conservation levies and vehicle fees in the past when planning trips. Keep up the great work #GetOutThere
Good day Edward,
I have watched some of your episodes, very good.
I need some help. My son and I just bought VW amaroks and would like to go on some adventures like in Botswana. got a Jurgens XT160 off road trailer all rigged out and ready. But what do we need on the vehicles? this is our first possible outing.
Hi Wynand, thanks for the kind words and for watching! here is my email address edwardbath@gmail.com . I would be happy to compile a list of items for you regarding your specific needs🙌
How is the LC200 treating you? I'm thinking of getting a LC too, but hesitating.... should I go Hilux or 200 series... or maybe the 79?
Maniwasaki thanks for watching! The LC200 is treating we very well thanks! I’ve recently done this trip and traversed the Central Kalahari Game Reserve from North to South and it performed perfectly! It depends what your requirements are? If it’s power and comfort then the LC 200 is the way but for convenience a Hilux or 79 with a really nice canopy will probably be better! If you are towing I think the 200 is the way!
Why do you have 2 off-road trailers, which one will you pick if you need 2 pick one
Neels de Lange We have had the one for 23 years and it still performs really well! It’s almost bulletproof! Given the amount of trips I do a decided to purchase another one and I’m happy to say on the past 3 trips I’ve done the Echo 5 has performed amazingly so that’s become the one I will be using mostly in the future. For big trips where we take 2 vehicles we will be taking the other off-road trailer as well.
Hello brother respect from india ... Can I know where do you got all those accessories for the camper
Hey man, thank you for the comment! The accessories on the vehicle or on the trailer?
@@EdwardBath Both brother ...
I need for my Ford Ranger
RAVINDRANATH CHOWDARY the accessories from the vehicle are from various manufacturers but mostly from Front Runner and the accessories on the Trailer are from Echo 4x4 Centre
@@EdwardBath Hi brother... Will you do road trip in Zambia too.....
Is the terrain friendly to a 4x2 vehicle?
Definitely not, 4x4 only 🙌
How much bottled water do you personally carry on a trip?
Usually around 10 5L containers and around 4 cases of 500ml sparkling waters on a 14 day trip each 🙌
Edward Bath wow. And you carry extra fuel. Weight must be a real issue.
None of your ORMS affiliate links work
Hey mate! Seems most of the equipment has been discontinued from their website, will update it, thanks for letting me know 🙌