Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

I am planning a month-long family trip through Botswana to Zambia (visiting my sister in Kabwe), and back through Botswana again. Single vehicle towing a Bushlapa.

We are leaving on 26 August, due back 25 September. My proposed route is shown below, but happy to get some input on route deviations etc.

Dag # Dag Datum Slaapplek
1 Wed 26-Aug Khama Rhino Sactuary
2 Thu 27-Aug Kubu
3 Fri 28-Aug Maun
4 Sat 29-Aug Moremi
5 Sun 30-Aug Moremi
6 Mon 31-Aug Savuti
7 Tue 01-Sep Chobe
8 Wed 02-Sep Chobe
9 Thu 03-Sep Chobe
10 Fri 04-Sep Livingstone
11 Sat 05-Sep Kariba
12 Sun 06-Sep Kariba
13 Mon 07-Sep Kabwe
14 Tue 08-Sep Kabwe
15 Wed 09-Sep Kabwe
16 Thu 10-Sep Kabwe
17 Fri 11-Sep Kafue
18 Sat 12-Sep Kafue
19 Sun 13-Sep Kafue
20 Mon 14-Sep Katima Mulilo
21 Tue 15-Sep Okavango delta
22 Wed 16-Sep Drotsky's cave
23 Thu 17-Sep Ghanzi
24 Fri 18-Sep Xade
25 Sat 19-Sep Bibe
26 Sun 20-Sep Bibe
27 Mon 21-Sep Kukama?
28 Tue 22-Sep Khutse
29 Wed 23-Sep Khutse
30 Thu 24-Sep Khutse
31 Fri 25-Sep Zeerust?
32 Sat 26-Sep Linden

I am looking for some ideas of camp sites in: Moremi / Chobe / Kafue / Okavango Delta. Any advice would be appreciated, eg contact numbers for booking, camp sites / lodges along the way.

Hi Louis
The way north is much your own choice. Bear in mind that tha Moreme & Chobe sand is THICK & soft & not easy ..

Coming South, have some ???? :

21 Tue 15-Sep Okavango delta [Assuming you going to come down CAPRIVI and enter at Mohembo border? Suggest you stay over at MAHANGU LODGE [they have camping too] Best food * lodgings on Namibia side] The MAHANGU Game reserve is a must see too [you have to drive through it to get toe Botswana]

22 Wed 16-Sep Drotsky's cave [Drotsy CAVE or Drotsky CABINS ??? ]

23 Thu 17-Sep Ghanzi
24 Fri 18-Sep Xade
25 Sat 19-Sep Bibe
26 Sun 20-Sep Bibe
27 Mon 21-Sep Kukama?
28 Tue 22-Sep Khutse
29 Wed 23-Sep Khutse
30 Thu 24-Sep Khutse
31 Fri 25-Sep Zeerust?

Louis, can I suggest a tripple-jerry can carrier at the rear to pull the thirsty engine through all the sand?
Ben can make you on to swivel.

Leave two days for Livingstone and visit the Zimbabwe side of the falls as well, worth every cent you spend there.

Thanks for the feedback.

Definately need at least 4 jerry's. 2 on the caravan and 2-4 on the roof.

Some more questions:
1. Allowed to take meat/cheese etc into Bots?
2. Allowed to pick up firewood in the parks?
3. Do I need documentation for vehicles other than registration / letter from Bank / letter from insurer?

When we did botz when piet got married the part from maun to kasane was heavy on the feul ....4.8 doesn't like driving in convoy or lead the way if you have to becouse even in tiptronic it gears down to suit your speed corresponding with the guy in front of you .
I had 4 jeŕry cans on the roof and had to buy 40l from a boat opperator and stil slid into kasane with the feul light on .....
please be careful the 4.8 sucks feul ....when your wheels are to hard and you use the wrong gear you can sit at 2km per liter easy....

Meat things changes all the time normally nothing back from the north .....and they can be full of crap taking meat from sa also .....

We went through a Botswana border post a couple of weeks back and nobody even asked about meat but as far as I understood it you can take meat into Bots currently up to 25/20kg per person.

I would also suggest the Stockpoort border post going to Khama, smaller and quieter.

WHY would you want to take meeat into Botswana ?? Botswana is THE meat producing country in Southern Africa [and most of Africa]
Which border post are you going in on your way NORTH ?
I get my meat at Lobatse when I go to Botswana - Choppies & SPAR 's meats are good .. and half the price of tha SA meats [Fillet cost less than T Bone & Rump ..]

Thanks for all the replies.

Tinus, did you tow anything on your trip? Did you do a lot of extra game viewing?