Dieses Email bekam ich heute morgen:
Hi Clinton,
HATAB Gaborone asked me to advise you on Moremi.
Due to the rain, the roads are very bad in Moremi.
Only operators with an existing booking are allowed in, so no daytrips,
new bookings or self drives are allowed.
Below, a letter from Mr. Mosojane to the industry: I hope this
information is suffiecient.
Kind regards,
Annelies
HATAB Mobile Sector rep.
Moremi Game Reserve
Road conditions and restrictions on entry and usage
Due to the above average rainfalls being experienced generally accross
Ngamiland at the moment and the resultant high waterlevels on all the
floodplains within the Moremi Game Reserve in particular, the DWNP feels
that it is necessary to take steps to minimise the damage to roads and
tracks.
These steps include:
*
The closure of the reserve to all self drive tourists until the
situation normalises.
*
The restriction of access by registred mobile operators to those
groups with existing bookings. Such groups to be allowed access with
standard 4x4 vehicles (i.e.) vehicles up to 3,500 kg) only, no heavy
vehicles will be allowed as these cause unnecessary damage to the roads
and tracks and place undue stresses on the pole bridges in the reserve.
*
The lodge operators in the reserve may continue to fly in their
clients, but the use of game drive vehicles should be limited as far as
possible and the alternative use of boat trips encouraged.
*
Deliveries of bulk supplies to the lodges should take cagnizance
of the restrictions on heavy vehicles.
*
All mobile and lodge operators should inform their guide staff
that extended driving on roads and tracks in the floodplain area's which
are inundatd at present, should be avoided at all costs. (there is in
any case very little game to be seen on the inundated areas, as most
game has dispersed into the higher lying woodlands where food and water
resources are now freely available).
*
Local operators should note that the following routes in Moremi
Game Reserve are closed for any use:
+
from Dombo Hippo Pools to the T-junction on the
Maqwee-Xakanaxa road
+
all inundated roads and tracks on both the Khwai east
and west floodplains
+
all inundated roads in the fourth bridge area and on
the Xini floodplain. Mobile operators should make use of the old MGR 14 site
*
The pole bridges at 3rd Bridge, 4th Bridge and Khwai are closed
for use.
This situation will be re-assessed regularly over the next few weeks and
any alterations to these restrictions will be advised through this office.
It is not practical to alter restrictions and use patterns with each
minor change in conditions between rainfalls and therefore the foregoing
is a compromise. Please bear with us while the rains persist, these
restrictions may cause some short term inconvenience but are for all our
benefits in the long run.
Thank you
S. Mosojane
DWC
Drumbeat Safaris
PO Box 20228
Maun Botswana
Tel/Fax: 00 267 6863096
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