Botswana
Thamaga is home to the Botswelelo Centre, which is also known as Thamaga Pottery. This nonprofit community project was started by missionaries in the 1970s and now sells a wide range of creations for good prices.
Tours must be booked in advance. Buses run frequently from the main bus terminal in Gaborone (P20, one hour).
18.61 MILES
This 30-sq-km private reserve was established in 1994 and is home to giraffes, elephants, zebras, baboons, warthogs, rhinos, hippos, kudus, impalas,…
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Situated about 5km east of the Botswelelo Centre, in Mmankgodi, and 2km off the Gaborone–Kanye road, is Bahurutshe Cultural Lodge, an innovative cultural…
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This reserve was established in 1988 by the Kalahari Conservation Society to give the Gaborone public an opportunity to view Botswana’s wildlife in a…
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It’s an interesting kind of history when your nationalist heroes are three guys who argued your country should continue to be a protectorate of Africa’s…
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Mannyelanong Game Reserve is an important breeding centre for the endangered Cape Griffon vulture, which nests in the cliffs. (In case you were wondering,…
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Botswana's National Museum closed in mid-2016 for a much-needed overhaul. Prior to the closure, the collection itself was fairly modest, with plenty of…
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Botswana's parliament building sits at the western end of the Mall in an area dominated by government ministries.
Botswana National Reference Library
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Next to Debswana House, this library is ideal for anyone doing any research about Botswana and the region.
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Situated about 5km east of the Botswelelo Centre, in Mmankgodi, and 2km off the Gaborone–Kanye road, is Bahurutshe Cultural Lodge, an innovative cultural…
18.61 MILES
This 30-sq-km private reserve was established in 1994 and is home to giraffes, elephants, zebras, baboons, warthogs, rhinos, hippos, kudus, impalas,…
24 MILES
It’s an interesting kind of history when your nationalist heroes are three guys who argued your country should continue to be a protectorate of Africa’s…
24.14 MILES
Botswana's parliament building sits at the western end of the Mall in an area dominated by government ministries.
5. Botswana National Reference Library
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Next to Debswana House, this library is ideal for anyone doing any research about Botswana and the region.
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The home of Botswana's diamond industry, Debswana House is an important local landmark.
8. National Museum & Art Gallery
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Botswana's National Museum closed in mid-2016 for a much-needed overhaul. Prior to the closure, the collection itself was fairly modest, with plenty of…