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Hi, just had news from (Hennie Jackson) Henniej2, who is on his way with a group of friends to Mana Pools travelling via Botswana.

Hennie called me last night advising that all their meat and fruit was confiscated once entering Botswana via Martins Drift border post.

So if you are heading that way soon, it's a no, no! They were searched thouroughly from back to front.....no chance!

When we entered from Zimbabwe side they took all our meat, veggies, fruit and eggs. What we couldn't eat on the spot they took.

Everdt, jy moes dit eerder daar iewers verband of in die stof getrap het. Hulle het hulle lekker dik gevreet aan daai kos.

Ek raak nogals tens as die manne my vleis wil neem...gelukkig nog nooit nie, ek draai net daar om!

Dis soos om 'n speeding fine te betaal...

I can understand meat, but fruit and veg and eggs...sounds like the guys are getting ripped for no reason (other than the fact the border okies are hungry.....) meat and stuff I can part with, touch my beer and we have a problem, then I sommer turn around like ooooms

mushroom wrote:I can understand meat, but fruit and veg and eggs...sounds like the guys are getting ripped for no reason (other than the fact the border okies are hungry.....) meat and stuff I can part with, touch my beer and we have a problem, then I sommer turn around like ooooms

True, happened when entering Bots from Nam, (they wanted our meat..... ) told em to open the gate behind us and went back to Nam. Drove South and entered....no problem....

Blykbaar is daar n vlieg wat eiers le in die groente en vrugte en dis hoekom dit n "no go" is.

Ek is so bietjie van die onderwerp af maar gesertifiseerde dokumente het ook n verval datum - min 3maande en hoogstens 6 maande en gesertifiseerde dokumente mag nie oor gesertifiseer word nie.

Just got back fromZim and Bots. We only took cooked spare ribs to braai. No problem. They're trying to stop a fruit fly infestation from spredding so took all tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers etc at Martins drift. Bought new tomatoes at Francis town. Taken away after Nata. Bought new in Kasane. Taken on coming back from Vic falls. Don't take raw meat or fresh fruit when travelling in Bots, they will be confiscated. Resupply when you are close to your campsite, where possible. Kasane has good meat, fruit vegies etc at the Spar. Cooked ribs, tinned beans etc are a good stopgap when meat is not available. Drinks were not even looked at.

Racing snake wrote:Just got back fromZim and Bots. We only took cooked spare ribs to braai. No problem. They're trying to stop a fruit fly infestation from spredding so took all tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers etc at Martins drift. Bought new tomatoes at Francis town. Taken away after Nata. Bought new in Kasane. Taken on coming back from Vic falls. Don't take raw meat or fresh fruit when travelling in Bots, they will be confiscated. Resupply when you are close to your campsite, where possible. Kasane has good meat, fruit vegies etc at the Spar. Cooked ribs, tinned beans etc are a good stopgap when meat is not available. Drinks were not even looked at.

Tx for the info, heading there soon

Racing snake wrote:Just got back fromZim and Bots. We only took cooked spare ribs to braai. No problem. They're trying to stop a fruit fly infestation from spredding so took all tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers etc at Martins drift. Bought new tomatoes at Francis town. Taken away after Nata. Bought new in Kasane. Taken on coming back from Vic falls. Don't take raw meat or fresh fruit when travelling in Bots, they will be confiscated. Resupply when you are close to your campsite, where possible. Kasane has good meat, fruit vegies etc at the Spar. Cooked ribs, tinned beans etc are a good stopgap when meat is not available. Drinks were not even looked at.

Yip that comes in handy,also heading that way soon.

Wil gou uitvind, het hulle al verander om goed deur te vat of nie? Moet begin werk aan Desember se planne. Anders moet ek in Namibia stop om als te koop. Net tyd spaar.

Swart Baard wrote:Wil gou uitvind, het hulle al verander om goed deur te vat of nie? Moet begin werk aan Desember se planne. Anders moet ek in Namibia stop om als te koop. Net tyd spaar.

Toe ons nou so 6 weke terug was daar toue voertuie gewees by al die Vet check points gewees in Bots. Hulle het nie net foot & mouth probleme nie maar ook tzetsie vlie control, wat ook in vrugte en groente verspry word.

Ek weet ongelukkig ie tans wat die situasie is nie maar neem sterk aan dit is die selle :wink2:

Dankie Mark, wel lyk my dan sal ek ma op my vakansie winkels moet besoek, gaan nie eers die kant daar na toe nie.

Mark geld dit vir Kgalagadi ook ??


Lyk my ons bly in die SA kant - Twee Rivieren - Nossob - Gharagab - Nossob - MataMata

Bek en Klouseer is in Bots en noord van die rooi lyn in Namiba, en so ook die ander state verder noord. So die beweging van vlies behoort van noord na suid gestop word en nie andersom nie, maar ja dis Afrika en die mense is honger.

ChrisF wrote:Mark geld dit vir Kgalagadi ook ??


Lyk my ons bly in die SA kant - Twee Rivieren - Nossob - Gharagab - Nossob - MataMata

Hi Chris, nee glo nie

Mushroom was onlangs van Nam deur Mata-Mata en hulle het soos ek verstaan net nie hulle hout toegelaat van die Namibia kant af nie.

Dagsê Almal,

Wat is die nuutste omtrent vleis en groente deur Botswana?

Gaan einde April Mana Poelle toe en oorweeg dit om via Beit Brug te ry.

Ek Luister! :!: :!:

Weet nie van die res van Botswana nie, maar het gister 'n 1.2Kg Beesfillet in Gantzi gekoop vir P44-00 en dit was 1e klas op die kole by Kang. Enigste grenspos wat ons probleme gegee het was aan die SA kant van Skilpadnek waar die outjie sy "luck getry het" omdat my bestuurderslisensie oor 'n maand verstryk en hy "Christmas" demand het om my te los. Wat die po@phol nie mooi verstaan het nie is dat jou paspoort nie binne 6 maande moet verval nie! Juju se pel met dieselfde mentaliteit.

Toe ek in April daar deur is 6am toe stap so 'n kordate mannetjie op my af en eis:"What ARE in the back?" Ek en my vrou kon ons lag nie hou nie.. toe antwoord ek hom maar so deur die stiklag.."There ARE camping equipment in the back..."

Ons ry more oggend ... nou kan ek nie slaap nie .... en sit nou weer die ou threads en lees ... GOU my beursie gegryp en seker gemaak hoe lank my lisensie nog geldig is ... :)


raak nou tyd om te RY, gaan tog in elk geval nie vanaand veel slaap nie.

Ry more so net verby Clanwilliam, en dan sal ons maar kyk vir n slaap plekkie .... drie dae om tot by Augrabies te kom, dan Kgalagadi en later Namibie.

sien julle weer laat in Januarie. :) (belowe ek sal so paar fotos neem...)

Ons gaan Julie na Savuti toe, kan nie meer wag nie....

Hoe lyk die situasie met vleis, vrugte en groente? 'n skaap tjoppie in die bos is darem maar baie lekker

I did a road trip in December and January total distance was 9253 Km I traveled thru the northern Cape, Namibia entered close to Upington worked my way to the North all the way to Rundu then we went to Botswana and out at Martins drift I was never stopped or even asked if I had meat with me. (I was Lucky) As most on the forum say they will take your stuff depends on what their rule will be for that moment you show up. That is the thing bothering me the most, today you are allowed and tomorrow not so to ensure you wont have any problems just don't take a chance unless you are willing to turn around (if they are going to allow you) or just give away all your food. I really love to travel thru Africa but their rules is really getting to me these days. I support the Idea to stay in SA and explore it, there is really so much to see and just as beautiful as the rest of Africa if not better at least you have a network here that can support you should you need help.

Brand wrote:Ons gaan Julie na Savuti toe, kan nie meer wag nie....

Hoe lyk die situasie met vleis, vrugte en groente? 'n skaap tjoppie in die bos is darem maar baie lekker

There is plenty of meat available in the larger town of Bots, no real nead to schlep it up from ZA......

We normally take for 3 days from here only, just in case So 'if' there is a problem at the border or Vet check-points, at least it's not the end of the world.

Also good idea to check with BTB before departing, as the situation can change overnight:

Headquarters Location
Botswana Tourism Board
Plot 50676
Fairgrounds Office Park
Block B, Ground Floor
Tel: 3913111, Fax: 3959220
Email: board@botswanatourism.co.bw

OOOOMS wrote:

Brand wrote:Ons gaan Julie na Savuti toe, kan nie meer wag nie....

Hoe lyk die situasie met vleis, vrugte en groente? 'n skaap tjoppie in die bos is darem maar baie lekker

There is plenty of meat available in the larger town of Bots, no real nead to schlep it up from ZA......

We normally take for 3 days from here only, just in case So 'if' there is a problem at the border or Vet check-points, at least it's not the end of the world.

Also good idea to check with BTB before departing, as the situation can change overnight:

Headquarters Location
Botswana Tourism Board
Plot 50676
Fairgrounds Office Park
Block B, Ground Floor
Tel: 3913111, Fax: 3959220
Email: board@botswanatourism.co.bw

Die bek en klouseer ding was nog altyd n probleem in Bots.
Ek sal nie aanraai om vleis in Bots in te vat nie, want die kaans dat dit afgevat gaan word is baie groot. Daar is n heining om die Delta om die vee van die wilde diere veral die buffels te skei maar met al die Olifante in die omgewing word die draad die hele tyd platgetrap so die probleem gaan nnie sommer stop nie. As jy Martins Drift se kant inkom kan jy in Palapye kos koop vir die aand of jy kan tot by Francistown by die Spar kos koop. Hulle vat enige melk produk wat oop is ook af so maak seker jou longlife melk is geseel en as jy blikkies kos met melk produkte in het dat jy die lybels afhaal. Moenie vleis vir n paar dae koop nie hulle vat vleis wat jy in bots koop ook af. In Maun is daar n goeie Shopritte en Spar so jy kan lekker opstock vir Savuti. Maar maak seker alles is klaar as jy in Kasane kom. Kasane se Spar is ok goed en daar is n lekker slaghuis(Marios Meat Market) maar opas vir die terugkom slag want 50km voor Nata het jy weer n check point.
Sterkte en geniet Bots. Savuti is regtig iets Spesiaal hoop jy kry die Leeus wat die Olifante Vang.

@Ooooms - Sal bietjie navrae doen nader aan die tyd - dankie

@Tokkie - Dankie vir die inligting - sal ons beplanning so aanpas dat ons die meeste voorraad in Maun aanskaf

Sien baie uit!!!