CHOBE 2001 Charter Flights

Please Provide us your ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE details at Johannesburg International Airport

Due to the large interest we can now advise that Air Botswana will be making available a Fokker F28 jet with 75 seats in addition to a further turbo-prop aircraft for the further 20 passengers.

DEPARTURES FROM JNB - 18 August

You will be advised by separate Email as to the flight you have been allocated

ALL TICKETS FROM JNB to Kasane will be available at the International Check-In desk on arrival - you will be sent vouchers and copies of your ticket by Email to exchange on arrival at Johannesburg.

INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS ON AUGUST 18

Please ensure that you have the appropriate visa for South Africa if you require one.

Air Botswana have advised us that you should NOT attempt to make a direct International Transfer to the charter flight - your bags have a low chance of making it with you!
This means you will need to collect your bags from the carousel, and clear customs and immigration into South Africa. From the ground floor arrivals please go up to the departures level to the Air Botswana check-in where our agent will meet you with your tickets or help you to check in for BP 212.

LOCAL ARRIVALS ON AUGUST 18

Please go up to the departures level to the Air Botswana check-in where our agent will meet you with your tickets

Flight #1: BP 212 departing 10.00 am for 20 passengers will start with seats on the scheduled commercial jet service from Johannesburg to Maun (Okavango) arriving 11.40 am where delegates will clear customs and immigration before immediate transfer to a domestic charter flight to Kasane (flying time just over 1 hour). Your flight from Johannesburg will be with Air Botswana BP 212 to Maun and our agent will travel with you. At Maun, after clearing customs and immigration into Botswana, you will collect your onward charter ticket and boarding pass. You will be provided with a voucher for this flight.

Flight #2: BP 9216 departing 12.00 pm (note your ticket may say 10 am but the departure is we are told 12 am) for 75 passengers will be direct by Fokker F28 jet to Kasane (flying time just over 2 hours) and will clear customs and immigration at Kasane. After clearing customs and immigration into South Africa (or arriving locally) proceed to the Air Botswana desk on the departure level where you will collect your tickets in exchange for your vouchers.

Please allow 2 hours to check-in/transfer to the Charter.

RETURN CHARTER FROM KASANE/CHOBE - 24 August

You will be advised by separate Email as to the flight you have been allocated

TICKETS FROM Kasane to JNB (one-way) will be available at the Registration Desk - you will be sent vouchers and copies of your ticket by Email to exchange on arrival at Kasane.

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES VIA JO'BURG ON AUGUST 24

Please ensure that you have the appropriate visa for South Africa if you require one.

Air Botswana have advised us that you should NOT attempt to make a direct International Transfer from the charter flight - your bags have a low chance of making it with you!
This means you will need to collect your bags from the carousel, and clear customs and immigration into South Africa. From the ground floor arrivals please go up to the departures level to your International Check In.

Flight #1: BP9215 departing Kasane 9.15 am (this time is constrained by landing slots in Johannesburg) and will delegates with International departures from Johannesburg will be given priority.

Flight #2: BP **** departing Kasane approximately 11.00 am will be start with a domestic charter to Maun which will arrive to meet the 13.50 h departure from Maun to Johannesburg (arrival 16.30 h)

If you have connecting flights leaving JNB on August 24 please tell us the details so we can ensure a comfortable connection.

Your Charter tickets will be available at the Air Botswana check in. (Last time I was there it was the last desk at the far left end of the departures floor - upstairs)

You will need to collect your baggage and clear customs & immigration into South Africa; then make your way upstairs to the Air Botswana check in.

You will clear Botswana customs and immigration at Maun or at Kasane (this will be the first large jet they have had arrive so please be considerate if this takes a while).

VISA - please ensure that if you need a visa for either Botswana or South Africa in advance that you apply no earlier than 3 months before your day of departure from Botswana/S.A.
PASSPORTS - passports need to be valid for 6 months beyond your arrival date. You will be unable to board the aircraft without the correct documents.
CURRENCY - it is not allowed to import more that 500 Pula (roughly $100 US) in cash. Foreign currency of amounts realistic for personal expenses are OK.

We are advised by Air Botswana the they reserve the right to vary the times for reasons outside of their control

*Neither the organisers of Chobe 2001 nor Natural Events, nor their agents are responsible for delayed flights into JNB of arriving delegates or for the consequences including failing to meet the published charter flight departure times. All delegates and accompanying persons are encouraged to purchase adequate Travel Insurance that insures them, their baggage and their flights.

Any delegate that has failed to make their Charter connection is advised that there may be a small aircraft flight to Kasane, either direct or via Maun on Sunday 19 with Air Botswana. Alternatively delegates should make their way to Vic Falls and advise us for pick up. Please discuss this with your International Carrier or Insurance Company since Natural Events or the Conference Organisers can not be liable for delayed inbound flights.