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A Local's Guide to Greater Gaborone

Botswana's capital doesn't shout for attention the way a big safari destination does — but between Kgale Hill's sunset views and the Gaborone Dam, there's a full weekend here if you know where to look.

17/08/2026 · 4 min

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The Mokoro: Okavango's Original Way to Travel

Silent, low to the water, and centuries old — the mokoro is still the best way to actually get close to the Okavango Delta's wildlife, not just look at it from a distance.

17/08/2026 · 4 min

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The Central Kalahari: Africa's Biggest Empty Space

No fences, no crowds, no phone signal — just golden grassland running to the horizon. The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is Botswana at its most vast and least crowded.

17/08/2026 · 4 min

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Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans: A Landscape the Size of Portugal

One of the world's largest salt pan systems sits in the middle of Botswana — an otherworldly, almost featureless landscape that turns from parched white to a wildlife-packed green wetland depending on the season.

17/08/2026 · 4 min

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The Rock Art of Manyana: 700 Years of History on a Cliff Face

A short drive from Gaborone, the Manyana rock paintings preserve giraffe, antelope, and human figures painted up to 900 years ago — a direct link to the Khoe herders who lived here long before Botswana existed as a country.

17/08/2026 · 4 min

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