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Botswana flights

For Botswana airline access is normally from Johannesburg, Cape Town, (South Africa) Windhoek (Namibia) and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) or Livingstone (Zambia).

Air Botswana operatesFlying Cranes

  • daily return flights from Johannesburg to Maun (some via Gaborone depending on the season)
  • 3 x return flights weekly to Kasane from Johannesburg as well as
  • 3 times a week direct from Cape Town to Maun.

Seats can be limited in high season (1 July to 31 October) so early booking is advised.

Nationwide Airline (a Virgin Atlantic partner airline) operates domestic routes within South Africa and daily return flights to Livingstone International Airport on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls.

This is a jet service and can be part of an add on fare with Virgin Atlantic and many other partner airlines.

SA Express and SAA also fly scheduled flights into various destinations in Southern Africa out of Johannesburg.

Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is well served with connections to Johannesburg, Harare and Bulawayo. Daily flights from Johannesburg and Harare are operated by South African Airways, British Airways and Air Zimbabwe.

Flight Schedules of airlines to Victoria Falls and Livingstone

We advise you to book through Flame of Africa / Afrizim.com as we often get better fares and can determine all the options on our computer screens. .

Some airline website's to assist you:

Air Botswana –  http://www.airbotswana.co.bw
Nationwide Air - http://www.nationwideair.co.za
Air Namibia – Deutsche - http://www.airnamibia.com
                  - English - http://www.airnamibia.com.na

International Flights

Europe:

Daily flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town on a number of airlines.

Connecting flights to Maun or Kasane

USA:

Direct flights from JFK and ATL to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Central Africa regional flights info Wattle Cranes

Zambia’s airlines are

  • Aero Zambia (Z9)
  • Zambian Airways (Q3) tel: + 260 (1) 271 230 or 271 342; fax: (1) 271 054

Other airlines serving Zambia include

  • British Airways, Delta Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, Nationwide Air and South African Airways.

Johannesburg:Daily flights to Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe (1 and half hour flights)
Johannesburg: Daily flights to Livingstone Airport, Zambia (1 and half hour flights)
Victoria Falls to Harare: (1 hour flight)

Maun: light aircraft to Livingstone Airport, Zambia
Luangwa / Kafue: light aircraft to Livingstone Airport, Zambia
Sossusvlei / Etosha: light aircraft to Livingstone Airport, Zambia
Livingstone to Chobe NP (Kasane): 20 min's by light aircraft or 1 hour 30 min. by car
Lusaka to Livingstone Air Zambia or by car (5 hours)
Tanzania / Kenya: 2 Weekly flights from Kilimanjaro Airport to Livingstone, Zambia

Booking Special Packages from JHB to Victoria Falls to Maun

We will require:

# full names of passengers (as detailed in your passport)
# exact dates of travel
# your incoming and outgoing flight details for connecting flights
# please indicate if airport transfers or land transfers are required


AIRFLIGHTS

# Securing air flights has to be done as quickly as possible to get the best lower IT fares. Some airlines cancel after 2 weeks if payment is not received

# airline tickets can be collected from Passenger Services at either Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban International Airports. We only receive discounted fares for RETURN FLIGHTS. For one way fares in South Africa, Kululu.com offer the best prices

# on receipt of payment for your reservation, air tickets are issued within 2 weeks and you will be notified of this as well as the reference number for collection.

# at Passenger Services you will just need to show your passport to collect your tickets

CHARTER AIR TRANSFERSFish Eagle

Two types of air transfer are on offer - either a private air transfer where your party has sole use of the aircraft, or a shared air transfer, where guests share the aircraft with others.

Shared air transfers
Unless specifically requested to do otherwise, we will automatically book you onto the shared air transfer.

When we package an itinerary using shared air transfers, we book the aircraft and pilot through licensed charter companies. This portion of your trip is therefore sub-chartered. All the flight times between lodges are arranged a few days before the flights take place so that there are no endless schedule changes. The lodge or camp where you are staying will be advised of your departure time the day before travel and will ensure that you are at the airstrip on time.

We cannot be more specific about the exact timings of these air transfers as the charter companies are compelled to service their aircraft every 100 hours. This could mean that all arrangements pertaining to air travel have to be rescheduled at the last moment thus making flight times changeable.

At certain times of the year it may be necessary (for safety reasons) to transfer you during the cooler times of the day, in early morning or late afternoon only. Once the departure times have been set, they usually cannot be changed, without incurring considerable extra cost.

Private air transfers
If specifically requested, then private air transfers will be confirmed for your holiday at an additional cost. This service, being private, usually allows more flexibility on flight times and luggage restrictions (dependant on the number of guests and size of the aircraft).

Please note that if combining shared and private air transfers, then the specified luggage restriction for shared transfers will apply.

LUGGAGE ON SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
Scheduled airlines generally carry a weight restriction of 20kg per economy class traveler in one suitcase / bag as well as one item of hand baggage (the total dimensions - height, width and length may not exceed 115cm or 45 inches).

Please note that if combining scheduled airline flights and air transfers, then the specified luggage restriction for air transfers will apply.

LUGGAGE ON AIR TRANSFERS
There are strict weight restrictions in place on any itinerary including light aircraft transfers for the following reasons:
- The aircraft are designed with a maximum bodyweight and luggage weight allowance.
- Most airfields in Botswana are over 1000 metres (3000 feet) above sea level and are located in the tropics, and therefore the permissible aircraft carrying capacity is reduced.
- The aircraft have physical space restrictions.

Some serious issues must please be noted for these types of fly-in safaris:
- Luggage is restricted to 12kg maximum per person for travel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Air transfers in South Africa have a luggage restriction of 20kg maximum per person.
- Only soft bags (no hard suitcases as they physically cannot fit into the aircraft) will be accepted. This includes camera equipment and hand luggage.
- The maximum dimensions of the soft bags are as follows: 81cm long x 36cm wide. We have a supply of soft nylon carry-all bags for sale. The size is 30 cm wide x 28cm high x 76cm long and the cost is US$30 per bag. Please keep in mind that the baggage compartments on the light aircraft are only 25cm high, so the pilots must have the ability to manipulate the bag into the compartment.

- Passengers weighing more than 100kg, or two guests travelling together whose combined weight is 200kgs, must please advise us in advance as an extra seat will then have to be costed in to the package for safety purposes.

These luggage restrictions for luggage sound like very little but bear in mind the following:
- Most safari camps / lodges and hotels provide basic toilet amenities
- Laundry can be done on a daily basis (and many camps provide this service free of charge but hotels do charge a nominal fee)
- Mainly casual clothing is required

As no formal clothes are needed throughout most of southern Africa, we recommend that you limit your luggage to the basics. More formal attire is usually required only when staying in the more prestigious city hotel establishments or on any of the luxury trains. On a game safari, casual clothing is the order of the day. We have included a suggested packing list at the end of this document for your information.

LOST BAGGAGE
Luggage that goes missing on scheduled flights is beyond the control of afrizim, and often the airline concerned too. The airport controls what happens to passengers' luggage from when it is checked in until it is put on board the aircraft.

We would like to suggest that you take the following precautionary action: Please pack a small bag with your essentials including any life sustaining medication, which can be carried with you as hand luggage, and pack a second bag containing non-essentials that can be loaded in the aircraft hold. If the second bag does not arrive, you will still have your essential items on hand to see you through the first couple of days while we try and recover your baggage.

Phone +27 (0)31 7763173 all hours if you are a Afrizim / Flame Lily client. We can chase up luggage easier then you can

FLIGHT CHECK-IN TIMES
Please check in early at all airports (at least one hour prior for domestic flights, three hours for all flights to the USA and two hours for regional and other international flights) as the flights are occasionally overbooked. Please be aware that during peak season, delays are often encountered on scheduled flights. Remember that you are on holiday ... relax and enjoy the ambience, which sometimes has no sense of urgency at all!

RECONFIRMING FLIGHTS
Please ensure that all your onward flights are reconfirmed at least 72 hours prior to flying. Listed below are some helpful telephone numbers to assist you in reconfirming your flights.

NOTE: The code in parentheses is the city code. If you are phoning locally within a country, you just have to dial the number.

Air Botswana
Johannesburg (011) 447 6078
Maun 686 0391
Gaborone 352 812
Harare (04) 733 836/7/8
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053

Air Zimbabwe
Johannesburg (011) 615 7017
Cape Town (021) 683-2221
Victoria Falls (013) 4316/7
Harare (04) 575 111

Air Namibia
Johannesburg (011) 390 2876/7/9
Cape Town (021) 936-2755/6/7
Windhoek (061) 299-6333
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053
Harare (04) 732 093/4

British Airways / Comair
Johannesburg (011) 921 0111
Cape Town (021) 936 9000
Victoria Falls (013) 45825 / 42053
Harare (04) 747 400 or 737 200

Qantas
Johannesburg (011) 441 8550
Harare (04) 751-228

SAA
Johannesburg (011) 978-1111
Cape Town (021) 936 1111
Harare (04) 738-922\8
Victoria Falls (04) 808 678 - representative only

Air France
Johannesburg (011) 770 1601

Air Malawi
Johannesburg (011) 622 0466 / 1211

Air Mauritius
Johannesburg (011) 444 4600
Cape Town (021) 421 6294/5/6

Air Seychelles
Johannesburg (011) 452 0932

Air Tanzania
Johannesburg (011) 616 1870

Kenya Airways
Johannesburg (011) 881 9696
Cape Town (021) 670 2500

KLM
Johannesburg (011) 390 1747
Cape Town (021) 670 2500

Lufthansa
Johannesburg (011) 390 2935

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