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The Botswana Adventure Part 1 | Top Gear

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Jeremy, Richard and James prepare for their epic adventure across the Botswanan salt flats. Never crossed by a car before, the Top Gear boys face death as they ready their cars, meet the vice president of Botswana, and set off into the desolate wastelands.

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20 Comments

@vitamins6611 6 years ago

Hammond looked so disturbed when he saw the other two practically demolishing their cars.

@luisnevesm 6 years ago (edited)

"The next morning, at the edge of the salt pans, we thought we'd come under attack from a Bond villain. But it turned out to be the Vice-President of Botswana."

@c.r.n7315 2 years ago

17 years later, they returned to where it all began…simply incredible.

@tomeds8264 2 years ago

Here after watching Grand Tour: One for the Road. There will never be another show like it. Classic TV

@Pr00ch 7 years ago

"It's the most astonishing place I've ever been" - Jeremy Clarkson, literally anytime he's anywhere outside of england

@theintunity 6 years ago (edited)

Boring fact: After the Botswana special, Richard became so attached to the Opel Kadett he bought it for his own and names it Oliver. The car has been brought back multiple times on top gear for challenges.

@wojciechmuras553 6 years ago

"Dust so sharp, it can puncture your tires."
Hammond: Yea, I removed the spare wheel.

@JSP_1147 2 years ago

And it ends where it begins. And Clarkson and may reunited with their cars.

The perfect way to end 22 years.

@itsjustmenova 6 years ago

“Even our super light-weight cars started to struggle again”
Meanwhile, Oliver isn’t leaving a single tire-track

@willshawyer7280 6 years ago

Producers:

Hey can you just get a bunch of African kids sitting in the middle of nowhere watching top gear do stuff on every scene?

@thomaswp2706 2 years ago

8:10 17 years later and we are back to where it all started

Thanks for all the memories

@scsutton1 2 years ago

You know why you're back here. It's over.

@LP004 5 years ago (edited)

Clarkson: Explains an almost suicidal mission

Also Clarkson: “Well how hard can it be?”

@thelastroman7791 6 years ago

I gotta give credit to Clarkson and May, they didn’t put a finger on Hammond’s car. They usually like to mess with each other including with the cars but they knew Hamster loved Oliver so they didn’t do anything to hurt it. Just goes to show much the three of them are truly good friends.