Mar 24, 2008 - Nata, Botswana

That sounds really cool, but trust me, it's not as great as it sounds. We drove up to Nata (luckily, today it was just the four of us so we spread out and had a much more comfortable van) while our driver told us about the culture of Botswana: -a huge exporter of diamonds (and a major gold exporter as well) Botswana has the second best economy in Africa. ... We arrived in Nata, which was just a campground (there's not really a town there at all) and met up with the group we'd be travelling with the rest of the time on our trip: there was Stephen, also an American exchange student at UCT, 3 girls from England, a man from Argentina, and two girls from Holland. ... It was a really fun group, but a bit of a challenge to assimilate (they had all been in the same place together for the first 4 days so we were a bit outside for a while)We also met our tour guide, David, who was amazing.That sounds really cool, but trust me, it's not as great as it sounds. We drove up to Nata (luckily, today it was just the four of us so we spread out and had a much more comfortable van) while our driver told us about the culture of Botswana: -a huge exporter of diamonds (and a major gold exporter as well) Botswana has the second best economy in Africa. ... We arrived in Nata, which was just a campground (there's not really a town there at all) and met up with the group we'd be travelling with the rest of the time on our trip: there was Stephen, also an American exchange student at UCT, 3 girls from England, a man from Argentina, and two girls from Holland. ... It was a really fun group, but a bit of a challenge to assimilate (they had all been in the same place together for the first 4 days so we were a bit outside for a while)We also met our tour guide, David, who was amazing....

Jul 3, 2007 - Nata, Botswaana

5:45 AM We are picked up in a 12 passenger van with a trailer for our gear. We stop at 7:30 PM at the Nata Lodge which is actually quite a nice place with small chalets and tent cabins. ... I had a snails and garlic butter appetizer and steak for dinner.5:45 AM We are picked up in a 12 passenger van with a trailer for our gear. We stop at 7:30 PM at the Nata Lodge which is actually quite a nice place with small chalets and tent cabins. ... I had a snails and garlic butter appetizer and steak for dinner....

Nov 3, 2006 - Nata, Botswana

The first day of our guided tour wasn't exactly a hub of activity or excitement; 10 of us (including our guide Andy) got in a 10-seater van and drove for 13 hours straight covering the 900kms between Jo'burg and Nata, a small place on the way to our ultimate destination of the Zambian side of Victoria Falls. ...

Aug 26, 2006 - Start of the Rough Tour

First day of the tour was a 12-hour drive to Nata, Botswana where we camped in a campground which was part of a lodge, so at least there were showers and flush toilets, though rough. ... Also, had a nice African buffet dinner at the lodge, which was very good.First day of the tour was a 12-hour drive to Nata, Botswana where we camped in a campground which was part of a lodge, so at least there were showers and flush toilets, though rough. ... Also, had a nice African buffet dinner at the lodge, which was very good....