A 4×4 Self-Drive Safari Guide to Kasane, Botswana

Self-driving from Kasane is the ultimate way to explore Northern Botswana’s wilderness, primarily the Chobe Riverfront and Savuti. You will need a fully-equipped 4×4 with high clearance, recovery gear, and a rooftop tent. Expect to pay from USD 250 per day for rentals from operators like Car Rental Drives Africa or Self-Drive Botswana.

Kasane is advantageously located on the banks of the Chobe River although it’s not always easy to see the river when driving through the town since most of its frontage is taken up by various hotels and is not visible from the road. Kasane lies around 5km from the settlement of Kazungula where the borders of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia meet and only 60km from the Ngoma border and has become a significant tourism destination in the area.

Kasane is the only town where morning or afternoon game drives into a large national park or game reserve are conceivable, due to the closeness of the Chobe National Park — evident by the amount of game-viewing cars in town!