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Map of Botswana

BOTSWANA DESTINATIONS

Here is a selection
of places to visit, arranged
geographically. We have included
short descriptions of locations
and highlighted what we
regard as being
special about
them.
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GABORONE

The capital of Botswana, Gaborone (known as Gaberones until recently) was named after a chief and started its life in the last part of the nineteenth century as an administrative centre. Its existence as a capital only really started in 1966 after independence and the city has grown dramatically over the past 40 years.

It is a busy city and has a range of excellent hotels, good shopping malls and expanding international restaurants and a very fine Museum and Art Gallery. International flights no longer fly into Gaborone direct but there are several links to Johannesburg a day as well as regular flights to Cape Town. Daily flights also include Maun and Francistown.

On the outskirts of the city are the Mokolodi Nature Reserve which promotes conservation and has among other animals, rhino. It now has a good restaurant and provides a fine setting for a day trip. There is also an excellent craft centre near the airport which has one of the largest collections of Botswana baskets.

  • Stop over point for easy access to other parts of Botswana
  • Good shopping facilities and good restaurants and cinemas
  • Road from Johannesburg (two hours) and several air connections a day from Johannesburg and regular flights to other destinations in Botswana and to Victoria Falls and Harare in Zimbabwe
  • Good range of hotels and some of international standards
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KHUTSE GAME RESERVE

This Game Reserve, of 2,600 square kilometres, is a southern appendage to the Central Kalahari Reserve and is very accessible from Gaborone.

The terrain is rugged and has several seasonal Kalahari pans and is accessed by 4 x 4 vehicle. There is some wildlife in the area including lion. There are demarcated and rustic camp sites in the Park.

  • Easy access from Gaborone
  • A mini-Kalahari experience
  • Road from Gaborone via the town of Molepolele
  • Rustic camp sites and one lodge
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MABUASEHUBE GAME RESERVE

This, of all the Kalahari region locations, is probably the most isolated and furthest one could travel from human habitation.

Mabuasehube, meaning ‘red earth’ in the local language, is certainly recommended for the hardy traveller.

Road links are sandy single tracks and there are no facilities on the two-three hour journey from the nearest village Hukuntsi in the north of Tsabong in the south. It is, however, an immensely tranquil place and is noted for its three large pans, its migratory antelope (including eland) and its carnivores.

The National Parks have established camp sites in the area which are spaced out considerably providing each site with its own privacy and solitude. Some sites have showers and latrines (mostly with cold water).

  • A true 'get-away' location of isolated wilderness
  • Road (4 x 4 vehicle only)
  • National Park camp sites – some with basic ablutions
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