Getting to Botswana: choose Kasane or Maun
Fly to the gateway for your itinerary. Kasane serves Chobe, while Maun serves Delta and Moremi departures; onward lodge transfers must be arranged separately.
Confirm the complete arrival route
Check current schedules, baggage and onward connections for your actual dates.
Use the official flight providers
Airlink and Air Botswana are sources for dated flight information. A flight reservation does not include an independent safari pickup or camp transfer.
Check your dated option and terms.
Booking is handled by the selected provider.
💡Key Takeaways
- ✓Choose the departure base before flights and accommodation.
- ✓International borders have their own entry requirements.
- ✓Confirm pickup, onward transport and luggage conditions.
- ✓Leave time for connections and possible road delays.
Kasane or Maun?
| Feature | Kasane | Maun |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Chobe riverfront | Okavango and Moremi |
| Transfers | Hotel or border transfer by arrangement | Road transfer, mokoro departure or camp flight by arrangement |
Routes and connections
From Johannesburg → Kasane
Regional flight
Check dated schedule
Check dated frequency
Airlink lists direct flights from Johannesburg to Kasane. Confirm service and onward transport for your dates.
Planning tip
Kasane → accommodation
From Johannesburg/Cape Town → Maun
Regional flight
Check dated schedule
Check dated frequency
Airlink lists flights to Maun from Johannesburg and Cape Town. Check the actual dated service and connection.
Planning tip
Maun → safari departure
Other connections
From Victoria Falls/Livingstone → Kasane
International road transfer
Cross-border transport needs an agreed transfer and the applicable entry formalities. It is not included merely by booking a Kasane tour.
Prepare the onward connection
Two different gateways, with different connections and pickup areas.
Border formalities
Check nationality-dependent entry and transit rules with official Botswana authorities and any other country on your route.
Transfers
Confirm exact pickup point, return time and whether airport or cross-border travel is included.
Luggage
For camp flights, check the actual carrier’s baggage allowance and soft-bag requirements.
Connections
Avoid a tight independent flight connection immediately after a long day safari.
Arrival airports
Maun and Kasane are separate airports serving different safari bases.
Maun International Airport
Official airline information🚌 Onward to the Delta or Moremi
The booked provider confirms road pickup or the camp flight. A day activity from Maun does not imply every remote lodge is reachable by car.
Arrange the onward transfer before departure.
Kasane International Airport
Official airline information🚕 Onward to Chobe
Confirm airport transport to your accommodation and the separate pickup for the selected river or land safari.
Victoria Falls and Livingstone are in other countries; borders and transfers are separate arrangements.
Travel logistics
Entry and fees
Check official entry requirements and the charges excluded by your particular tour.
Baggage
Use the rules of the actual road or air carrier.
Conditions
Weather, roads and water levels can change the itinerary.
Getting around
Use pre-arranged transfers appropriate to the route.
Do not treat Kasane and Maun as interchangeable pickup points.
A remote delta lodge may need a camp flight, boat or dedicated 4×4 transfer.