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CON T E N T S

THIS IS BOTSWANA

CONTENTS 3

Foreword

Architecture

Introduction

Performance, Arts & Dance

Society

22 Okavango Delta

Cuisine

34 Location Botswana

FEATURES

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25 Botswana Development Corporation

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27 Seabelo’s

17 Wilderness Safaris

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FORE W O R D

A WARM WELCOME

TO AFRICA’S TOP DESTINATION

elcome to the third edition of

in particular, repre-

HATAB’s ‘This is Botswana’.

sent a key location for international confer-

Botswana’s hospitality sector continues

ences, seminars and

to make great strides and its contribu-

exhibitions. The hotels

tion to our nation’s economy grows

of Gaborone reflect

bigger each year.

this, offering a range of quality accommodation

NEW STANDARDS

to suit all budgets.

Furthermore, Botswana continues to

At the same time,

set new standards as it maintains and

Botswana is justly

enhances its reputation as Africa’s

proud of a transport

best-run destination. As in previous

infrastructure – particularly roads and

years, our national parks and reserves

airports – that allows visitors to move

have won prestigious international

with ease around our vast and largely

awards for their management and

unpopulated country.

quality of visitor experience. As Batswana, we may be comparatively

Morongoe Ntloedibe-Disele

It should not be forgotten that

few in number, but our welcome is as

Chief Executive Officer

Botswana in general, and Gaborone

warm as our summers are long.

Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB)

INTRODUCTION

WONDERFUL LANDSCAPE, FRIENDLY PEOPLE –

THE LAND OF THE NO 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY IS A MUST-SEE DESTINATION

s a visitor destination, Botswana

sightedness and wisdom in diversifying

Reserve – a land of unsurpassed beauty

encompasses all that is best in

the economy away from exports of

and a compelling mix of wildlife, history

precious stones and minerals.

and culture.

In terms of tourism, Botswana provides

Coupled with the high standard of

two distinct experiences for visitors.

accommodation on offer, they provide

Its wide-open spaces, far horizons,

One is game viewing, which is confined

an irresistible combination that many

cloudless skies, teeming wildlife and

mainly to the north and north-east and

other African destinations find hard to

warm and friendly people are coupled

is based on the frontier towns of Maun

match.

with good governance, the rule of law

and Kasane.

Africa. If there is a better country in Africa to live in or visit, then many have yet to find it.

and a first-rate infrastructure. All these ingredients combine neatly to make Botswana an almost perfect nation – one to which other Africans aspire.

In addition to the better known

AFRICA’S BEST Botswana’s national parks are among the best in Africa, rightly famed for

The success of Botswana over the past

their careful management and for

40 years has been based largely on

the density of game. In partic-

diamonds. But, as the sale of diamonds

ular, the 4,871 sq km Moremi

has taken a dip in recent times, so

and 10,566 sq km Chobe parks

tourism has become ever more impor-

continue to be a magnet for

tant to the nation’s economy. This is

wildlife enthusiasts. As is

reinforced by the government’s far-

the Northern Tuli Game

Moremi, Chobe and Tuli parks, there is the 38,000 sq km Kgalagadi Transfron-

THIS IS B OTS WA N A

tier National Park, shared by Botswana and South Africa, of which more than two-thirds is located within Botswana. The park was established in 2000 and covers an area of the southern Kalahari. It represents a different – certainly more arid – type of eco system from those in the north. The Kgalagadi offers an interesting alternative to the nation’s better known and more frequently visited parks.

GATEWAY Maun is the gateway to the famed Okavango Delta and the Moremi Game Reserve. The evocative Okavango offers

African experience. Furthermore, Chobe

Botswana has gained international

the ultimate in game viewing and

National Park, generally accessed via

recognition through ‘The No 1 Ladies’

a unique safari experience. Its ever-

Kasane, is widely considered Africa’s

Detective Agency’ – the popular novels

changing landscape, as waters rise and

finest in terms of animal density and the

that have been turned into a television

then evaporate again over many months,

overall visitor experience.

series on HBO and BBC. The extremely popular TV series has brought the local

guarantees the visitor a truly memorable Meanwhile, the nation’s capital,

landscape to an audience that had,

Gaborone, should not be overlooked.

perhaps, never given much thought

It has a growing number of attractions

to Botswana. This can only be a good

for visitors, including Gaborone Village,

thing for tourism, especially as visitors

the National Museum, the Three Chiefs

to Gaborone can now take a ‘No 1

Monument, great shopping malls,

Ladies’ Detective Agency’ tour to see

good restaurants and two fine golf

popular locations such as Zebra Drive

courses. Francistown, too, is growing

and Speedy Motors. It proves, once

in importance as a business centre and

again, that Botswana is more than just

boasts several fine hotels.

a wildlife destination.

SOCIETY

SOCIAL CHANGES

LEAD TO STRONG NATIONAL IDENTITY

ew countries in the world have

with metal roofs. In parts of

changed as dramatically as

the country, houses are still

Botswana in recent times with the

made of reed. Nowadays,

growth of a new middle class and

furniture and other house-

working class, largely resident in

hold items are mostly Western, yet

urbanisation, most Batswana still

towns and fluent in both Setswana

many people continue to use traditional

identify themselves with one of these

and English. In contrast to much of

sleeping mats and cook food in large

eight groups – Batawana, Bangwato,

Africa, this newly urbanised popula-

three-legged pots over an open fire.

Bakwena, Bangwaketse, Bakgatla,

tion broadly expresses a national identity over any would-be ‘tribal’ allegiances.

Batlokwa, Balete and Barolong – that are affiliated to certain parts of

GROUPS

Botswana.

Irrespective of ethnic background, Prior to this drift to the towns and cities,

the people of Botswana are known

In addition, there are many smaller

families in rural areas lived

collectively as Batswana

ethnic groups, thought to number

in traditional compounds,

and as Motswana in

more than 20, that do not form part

usually consisting of two

the singular. The vast

of this group of eight Tswana-speaking

or three small houses with

majority form part of the

tribes. These minority peoples often

clay walls, a thatched roof

Sotho-Tswana culture.

live close to the borders with Botswa-

and an open fireplace. In

The Tswana are divided

na’s neighbours, Zimbabwe, Namibia,

more recent times, less

into eight groups or

Zambia and South Africa, and

affluent Batswana have

‘tribes’. And, despite

include such groups as the Basubiya,

opted for square houses

growing affluence and

Batswapong, Babirwa and Bakalanga.

CU I S I N E

TRADITIONAL RECIPES OR INTERNATIONAL CUISINE –

THE CHOICE IS YOURS

ronically, most visitors to Botswana

The main crops of Botswana are

eat food very similar to what they

sorghum and maize, so naturally

enjoy in their own country. No doubt

they form part of the traditional diet.

perhaps is not for the squeamish as it

this is due to the high standard of

However, growing affluence has led to

consists of intestines and other odd

international cuisine available in the

imports of both rice and wheat.

animal parts such as trotters. Another

hotels and restaurants of Gaborone

favourite meat dish is oxtail.

and to the wholesome quality

Pulses are also grown. They include

of food served at even the most

cowpea, ditloo (bambara groundnut)

isolated bush camp.

and letlhodi (China beans) as well as

PORRIDGE

peanuts. Nowadays, too, cabbage,

East of the Kalahari, sorghum is the

Yet Botswana does have a cooking style

carrots, onions, potatoes, spinach, sweet

main crop and forms the staple of

of its own. Admittedly, there are stark

potatoes and tomatoes are produced

main dishes. Sorghum is ground into

regional variations depending on the

locally. For many urban Batswana,

meal and mixed with either boiling

area of the country in which people

they have all but replaced local wild

water or sour milk to make a kind of

live and on the amount of rainfall. To

vegetables in the preparation of dishes.

breakfast porridge known as bogobe.

Western palates, some local meals may

As a matter of fact, in days gone by,

Thicker versions of the same mixture are

vegetables would have

then eaten at dinner accompanied by

been dried and salted.

relish, the base of which may be meat,

Nevertheless, dried bean

tomato, or dried fish. Another way of

leaves remain popular.

making bogobe is to add sour milk and lerotse. However, imported maize meal

When it comes to fruit,

is now often used instead of bogobe.

the marula – about the size of a small plum

The most common way to eat flour is

– is aromatic and juicy.

to make dumplings (matlebekwane),

It may be eaten fresh

flat cakes (diphaphatha) and fat cakes

and the flesh has a high

(magwinya). For these, the flour is

content of Vitamin C.

made into dough which is cooked in

seem bland and unappetising at first.

It may also be cooked to produce jam,

various ways such as boiling with meat

With its heavy reliance on beans and

juices, sweets and alcoholic beverages.

or cooking in hot oil or on hot coals.

WILD MELON

In more rural areas, and where water is

Aside from beans and maize, however,

Water melons are plentiful in season. So

has led to morama, a huge underground

it should be remembered that

is lerotse, a wild melon for cooking, which

tuber, being eaten as an edible fungus.

Botswana is justly famous for the high

can be served with traditional madila or

In a similar way to Australian aborigines,

quality of its locally reared beef, on

rare Tswana relish such as morogo, nama

they also eat the mopane worm, a grub

which its wealth was based long before

ya podi, serobe and tlhako ya podi.

that looks like a caterpillar and is an

maize, the local cuisine can be something of an acquired taste.

the discovery of diamonds. Other

scarce, the resourcefulness of local tribes

important source of protein. The grub

popular ingredients in local cooking

Seswaa, or chotlho, is a popular tradi-

is cooked in hot ash, or boiled, or dried

are chicken, goat and lamb or mutton.

tional meat dish that is served on most

and fried. The traditional method of

And, despite Botswana’s somewhat

special occasions. It is cooked with

preparing the grub is by degutting,

parched landscape, freshwater fish is a

just salt and water in a three-legged

cooking, salting and drying for long-

feature of many dishes.

iron pot. Serobe is worth trying but

term storage.

ARCHITECTURE

TRADITION GIVES WAY TO

NEW-STYLE ARCHITECTURE

isiting Gaborone today, it is

Almost all of this type of makeshift

At the same time, it is still common

perhaps difficult to comprehend

dwelling has disappeared from

for many Batswana to own a house in

that, within living memory, most

Gaborone and many other towns. But

town while retaining their agricultural

Batswana lived in rather rudimen-

some good examples of traditional

and rural links with their home village.

tary dwellings a world away from

building methods and non-domestic

This link may include agricultural land

the glass-fronted office towers

architecture can still be found. One of

as well as a dwelling. Many also own

and palatial ranch-style properties

these is the old fort and prison building

a cattle-post, where livestock are kept.

that now grace the city centre and

in Gaborone Village.

This cattle-post may include some

surrounding suburbs.

basic-looking buildings and/or a shelter More recently, and with financial

for the herdsman.

LOCAL MATERIALS

assistance from the government, basic domestic dwellings have tended to

In villages, the chief is all-powerful.

Traditionally, houses were made from

be square in shape. They have metal

He or she presides over a central court

readily available local materials such as

instead of thatched roofs and the walls

and public forum known as a kgotla

mud, dung and wood, while the roofs

are made from bricks and cement.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a meeting place, village council and

were thatched. Most of these houses

Furthermore, these houses feature

law court all rolled into one, where

were built by the people who lived in

individual rooms such as a kitchen and

community decisions are arrived at by

them. The houses were round in shape

bedrooms and, in general, the builders

consensus. Despite Botswanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rush

and often included a lolwapa or court-

have discarded the old-style courtyard

to modernise, the kgotla remains a

yard. Dwellings were often constructed

in favour of open space around the

feature of rural life and a reminder, if

in a group so that members of the same

dwelling and between each house and

one were needed, of the profoundly

family could live in close proximity.

its neighbour.

democratic traditions of this nation.

PERFORMANCE, ARTS AND D A N C E

NATIONAL CULTURE

FOLLOWS THE RHYTHM OF DANCE

n a fast-changing world, Batswana are rightly proud of a rich and

varied culture that reflects the sheer diversity of this vast and under-populated country. Given the soar-away growth of Botswana’s economy over the past 43 years, and its impact on traditional ways of living, it is remarkable how much time and effort has been focused on maintaining traditional culture in general and dance in particular.

ANIMAL SKINS Dressed only in animal skins, the dance troupes are usually an equal mix of men and women. Dancers wear shells round their ankles and some male

Dance Festival. At the festival, various

dancers also carry whistles. The only

San groups, including the Naro, the

accompaniment is the beat of drums.

!Xun, the !Khwe, the Dxana/ Dcui and

Botswana’s handmade baskets are

TOP QUALITY BASKETS

the Xhanikwe, seize the opportunity to

among the finest in Africa and can

Traditional troupes ensure that dance

show off their culture to an interna-

command very high prices. The

styles are kept alive, and the San dance

tional audience.

baskets are made from the shoots of the mokolane palm. These are boiled

style ‘tsutsube’ and Setswana ‘setapa’

ART PROMOTION

in natural earth dyes. Designs are

troupe based in Gaborone, sets a high

Government ministries already do

tional African patterns. Baskets can

standard in terms of performance and

much to promote Batswana art by

be bought in many places, but in

adherence to traditional dancing styles.

buying paintings and other works

particular at the Bokamoso Basket

from local artists. A permanent gallery

Co-operative, just outside Maun.

remain popular. The internationally known Mogwana, a professional dance

Every August, dance aficionados head

has been established at the National

to the Kalahari to enjoy the Kuru San

Museum in Gaborone to encourage local artists and showcase their work. Furthermore, the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture is looking to replace President Day with Heritage Day, which will promote the performing arts and culture of Botswana and will support traditional dancers.

contemporary, but still use tradi-

C I T I Z E N E N T R EPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

A STRONG AND RELIABLE ALLY B

otswana’s Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency

(CEDA) was set up by the government to support the development of small, medium and large-scale enterprises.

FOR PROMISING ENTERPRISES AND ENTREPRENEURS • Non-cash instruments • Provision of training and mentoring services • Credit Guarantee Scheme.

CEDA offers funding from BWP 500 to BWP 2 million over periods of up

In choosing local entrepreneurs and businesses to support, CEDA will assist those who add value to the Botswana economy, foster citizen entrepreneurship, achieve economic diversification,

SCHEMES

to seven years and at low rates of

reward competitiveness and efficiency, create sustainable job opportunities

interest for capital expenditure, stock

CEDA has other citizen development

and promote integration and linkages

or working capital in new and existing

schemes under its management,

between citizen enterprises and

business ventures. It also offers training

such as the CEDA Venture Capital

primary industries.

and mentoring for new and seasoned

Fund administered by Venture Capital

entrepreneurs. The beneficiaries must

Botswana. The Venture Capital Fund

Furthermore, successful appli-

be citizens of Botswana or wholly

covers loans of between BWP 0.5 and

cants should aim to improve their

Batswana-owned companies.

30 million over periods of up to 15

efficiency in delivering services to

years. Eligibility is extended to cover

business. This applies in particular to

The main products and services of

joint ventures between citizens and

the small business support services

CEDA are:

non-citizens. This is an ideal arrange-

– for example, advisory and training

• Loan financing (Development Fund and Young Farmers’ Fund)

ment for those wishing to invest in

services – that in the past were poorly

Botswana’s hospitality sector.

marketed and of inferior quality.

B OTSWANA TOURISM B O A R D

A DESIRE TO

ENHANCE THE TOURISM PRODUCT

he Botswana Tourism Board (BTB) is a parastatal body set

IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

up through an Act of Parliament

the national economy. This also means

feedback from

in 2003 with a comprehensive and

that visitors can be sure of returning to

visitors who

ambitious mandate to market the

a pristine environment.

have used its

nation’s tourism product, to grade and classify tourist accommodation, and to encourage investment in the tourism sector.

accommoda-

SUSTAINABLE

tion facilities so

In line with the development and

improving the service.

that it can go on

growth of sustainable tourism, BTB The government decided to estab-

has produced an eco tourism manual

Botswana is known for its peace and

lish BTB as a separate body because

to serve as a guide for Botswana

tranquillity, its diamonds (of which it’s

it recognised that functions such as

operators and to ensure that local

the world’s largest exporter by value),

marketing are best handled outside

developments are carried out in

its phenomenal game viewing and

government.

harmony with nature.

wilderness areas and the quality of its beef. In all of Africa, Botswana stands

Through its conservation policies and

BTB has also completed the first-ever

out as a beacon of democracy and

eco-tourism strategies, BTB aims to

nationwide grading of accommodation

upholder of the rule of law.

ensure that local tourism is sustainable

facilities. This is based on the widely

– both for its

used and understood star system and

Botswana has found success in the

inhabitants and

is shown in this publication and on the

tourism sector by adopting an open

for future genera-

BTB website.

approach to foreign investment while also encouraging its citizens to

tions of tourists – while also

Grading is an ongoing process,

participate in the development of new

contributing to

however, and the BTB welcomes

tourism products and services.

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE & TO U R I S M

A MISSION TO SAFEGUARD

THE NATION’S HERITAGE OF

vital role in the stewardship of Botswana’s natural heritage is

NATURAL WONDERS

played by the Ministry of Environ-

• Department of Tourism

ment, Wildlife & Tourism (MEWT).

• Department of Meteorological Services

The ministry is responsible for over-

• Department of Waste Management & Pollution Control

seeing and enhancing the nation’s environment policy and management of the environment, its forestry, its weather services, tourism development

• Department of Environmental Affairs

and conservation of wildlife.

• Department of Forestry & Range Resources

SUPERVISION

• Department of Ministry of Management.

MEWT also supervises a number of statutory authorities and other organi-

Africa’s best game-viewing destinations.

KEY SOURCE

sations with portfolio responsibilities, including: • Department of Wildlife & National Parks

that Botswana continues to be one of

MEWT recognises that, in the case of As part of a national diversifica-

Botswana, tourism would be greatly

tion programme, Botswana views

diminished without a commitment to

tourism as a key source of foreign

wildlife conservation. Furthermore, the

exchange and foreign investment that

development of camps and lodges in

can generate job opportunities for

some of the country’s remotest areas

educated Batswana.

could not take place without reference to the impact that these properties

The aim of MEWT is to co-ordinate

have on precious local resources such

these various departments to ensure

as power and water.

CRESTA H O T E L S

HOSPITALITY COMES AS STANDARD

IN BOTSWANA’S LARGEST HOTEL GROUP

resta is easily Botswana’s largest

ence, seminar or trade

hotel group in terms of bed

show. Most govern-

capacity and the most widely spread

ment ministries are just

when it comes to the location of its

a short walk from the

properties. Within Botswana, Cresta

hotel.

operates nine hotels, one lodge and a resort under its three brands of

The three-star, 51-room

Cresta Hotels, Cresta Lodges and

Cresta Bosele Hotel is

Cresta Resorts.

set in the fast-growing town of Selebi-Phikwe,

The group’s flagship property is the

gateway to the Tuli block, famed for its

Cresta Marang & Residency Hotel – just

111-room Mowana Safari Lodge in

abundant wildlife.

five minutes from Francistown – which

Kasane, a perfect base from which to

occupies what is arguably the finest

explore Chobe National Park. Gabor-

The 49-room Cresta Botsalo Hotel is

one’s 160-room Cresta Lodge is just 2

located in the town of Palapye, which

km from the city centre and is conven-

lies in the hot, dry expanse between

In Maun, the 51-room Cresta Riley’s

ient for business.

Gaborone and Francistown.

Hotel – known simply as Riley’s – offers

natural location in Botswana.

an established base from which to Even more centrally located is the 90-

MEETING PLACE

explore the wonders of northern

for those

With 96 rooms, the four-star Cresta

slow-moving Thamalakane River, it is

visiting

Thapama Hotel is the largest in Francis-

a perfect getaway location for work or

Gaborone

town and a natural meeting place for

play in peaceful surroundings and for

on business

those on business or passing through

safaris to Moremi National Park.

or to attend

Botswana’s second-largest commercial

a confer-

centre.

room Cresta President Hotel – perfect

Botswana. Located on the banks of the

Cresta Hotels also owns properties in Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, while

Perhaps the best located of the

the group’s head office is in Sandton,

group’s properties is the 158-room

South Africa.

WILDERNES S SA FA R I S

JOURNEYS THAT

ilderness safaris is a conserva-

CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES

tion organisation and eco tourism

million acres) of southern Africa’s

company dedicated to responsible

finest wildlife reserves while

tourism in southern Africa, striving

remaining fiercely committed to

to ensure the protection of Africa’s

protecting the planet’s precious

spectacular natural heritage while

natural and cultural resources.

sharing the benefits with its people. In this way the company offers its guests private access to 2.7 million hectares (6.5

HABITATS

several private concessions in these

The majority of Botswana is the dry,

ence the incredible wildlife and pristine

vast areas. Here, guests can experiarid Kalahari Desert, yet

surroundings through game drives

within this lie diverse

and also by boats and dugout canoes

habitats such as the

(mokoro) – ideal ways to explore the

Okavango Delta, the

channels and waterways.

Linyanti Reserve and the Central Kalahari. As

Walks (at the discretion of the camp

an experience-driven

manager) are unsurpassed for being in

company, Wilderness

touch with nature. Hides also offer a

Safaris markets and

great way to enjoy wildlife viewing and

operates small and

birding, especially during those midday

intimate camps in

siesta hours.

ENDEAVOUR SA FA R I S

GIVING DISABLED VISITORS A CHANCE TO ENJOY S A FULL SAFARI EXPERIENCE pecialising in

accessible travel

for disabled people is the family-

owned company Endeavour Safaris.

offer safaris to able senior travellers who have had hip replacements, knee or back

The company provides travel for

operations.

people with a wide range of disabilities including those with impaired

Endeavour Safaris’ specialised vehicles

sight, hearing or mobility. Recently, the

have hydraulic wheel-chair lifts and

company has expanded its operations to

there are tailor-made tents which

safaris. As it is often the terrain rather

together allow access

than the disability that prevents partici-

to Southern Africa’s

pation.

remote areas to those with disabilities.

One of the company’s main aims is ensuring that people with disabilities

The experience offered

enjoy human rights on an equal basis

ensure that guests

with others. This is easily accomplished

with disabilities are

on the tours arranged by Endeavour

not excluded from any

Safaris which seek provide disabled

other and in some cases

people with an insight into Botswana

can undertake walking

– its landscape and wildlife.

AIR B OTS WA N A

NICHE CARRIER AIMS TO PROVIDE

ational carrier, Air Botswana,

AIRLINE QUALITY SERVICES

operates and maintains a fleet of

Botswana carries more

three 46-seat ATR42-500s, two 68-

than 150,000 and has

seat ATR72-500s and one 78-seat

a market share of well

BAe146 jet for use on domestic

over 50 per cent. It is

flights and to serve the airline’s two

estimated that nearly

international destinations.

half of Air Botswana’s passengers are business

Air Botswana is a small niche carrier in

travellers and nearly a

a world of ever-expanding global alli-

third are tourists.

ances. The airline is wholly owned by the Botswana government. There have been plans to privatise the carrier, but these have yet to be fulfilled. Its mission statement says that “Air

NETWORK From 31 May, Air Botswana’s route network comprises

week to Johannesburg and three to

the following flights:

Maun. There are also two direct flights

Botswana is committed to being the

each week from Francistown to Johan-

airline of first choice through the

From Gaborone:

delivery of high quality service”.

• 30 flights a week to Johannesburg

This ambition is reflected in the figures for air passenger traffic. The annual total for air passenger movements in, out and around Botswana is about

• Three flights a week to Harare • Eight flights a week to Maun • Nine flights a week to Francistown • Three flights a week to Kasane.

400,000.

nesburg.

EXCELLENCE On the ground, the airline’s reputation for excellence extends to its modern engineering hangar at Gaborone’s Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Thanks to its

This includes

From Maun, the airline offers seven

extensive facilities and technical exper-

a total of

flights a week, direct and non-stop, to

tise, Air Botswana is able to carry out

235,000 for

Johannesburg and three flights a week

full maintenance of its own fleet. It also

scheduled

to Kasane.

provides maintenance services for aircraft

services, of which Air

owned by carriers based elsewhere in From Kasane, there are three flights a

southern and eastern Africa.

PHAKALANE GOLF E S TAT E

GOLF RESORT HAS

GREAT FACILITIES T

FOR CORPORATE AND LEISURE TRAVELLERS

he Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel

or business travellers.

Resort is located just 15 km from

These come with two

central Gaborone. It features a multi-

bathrooms (one en-suite),

million-dollar clubhouse and an

a kitchen, a patio and

18-hole championship golf course,

braai plus two parking

offering the corporate and leisure

bays. Other facilities

traveller a splendid range of activi-

include hair dryers, DSTV

ties. A new 80-room luxury hotel is

with video and laundry.

also under construction.

There is also a communal swimming pool.

The Estate has 12 self-catering villas known as Eagles Nest. These consist

The Office Bar over-

of six four-bedroom and six three-

looks the 18th green and is the place

to 300 guests. The two main confer-

bedroom units. All villas are equipped

for a quiet drink or post-match thirst

ence venues, Tsodilo 1 and Tsodilo 2,

with spacious en-suite bathrooms,

quencher, while Drotsky’s Restaurant is

combine into a single venue for 300 in

satellite TV, air conditioning, double

for those who value fine dining.

‘theatre seating’ configuration.

patio with braai and laundry facility.

VENUES

The golf course, which opened in

In addition, the Estate has eight ‘three

Various golf, conference and private

Group. The course consists of 15

and a quarter

function packages, as well as function

dams and 75 bunkers. There are three

bedroom’,

venues, are available to suit all require-

ablution facilities with refrigerated

fully

ments. They range from meetings of

water on the course and there is a

furnished

20 delegates to conferences for up to

driving range. The country club estate

self-catering

300 delegates. They also include formal

has the largest pro shop in Botswana.

chalets, ideal

dinners, barbecues and theme dinners

Club membership is offered to resi-

for golfers

for 220 guests and weddings for up

dents and non-residents.

garage, lounge, fully equipped kitchen, 2002, was designed by DDV Design

O K AVA N G O D ELTA

WORLD’S BIGGEST INLAND DELTA

IS A MAGNET FOR VISITORS

he Okavango Delta is the best

outlet to the sea and as a result must

The overall impact of this flooding is

known and most visited tourist

to empty its waters into the Kalahari

benign, with floodplains and islands

Desert. It is easily the world’s biggest

disappearing under the rising water

inland delta.

and then reappearing in an ever-

attraction in Botswana. Access to the Delta is via Maun, with

changing landscape at the end of each

its frequent flights to Gaborone and

Each year, during and shortly after the

Johannesburg and its fleet of light

rainy season, the Delta irrigates about

aircraft that fly guests directly to their

15,000 sq km of desert. However,

Depending on the season, the

bush camps.

the high temperatures of the Kalahari

Okavango hosts a wide variety of

ensure much of this excess water

game: elephant, buffalo, rhino (black

quickly evaporates.

and white) and hippo as well as the big

The Okavango was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi. The Delta has no

wet season.

cats (lion, cheetah and leopard) and This seasonal flooding

other predators such as hyenas and

commences midsummer in

wild dogs. The Delta also boasts over

the north and ends a few

400 bird species.

months later in the south of the Delta. This results in

The Moremi Game Reserve, which

water rising in the north as

makes up about a quarter of the

it recedes in the south in

Delta’s total land area, forms a

summer, and rising in the

contiguous area with the Chobe

south as it recedes in the

National Park and is a mix of wetland

north in winter.

and desert.

DEPARTMENT OF TO U R I S M

LICENSING OF EXTERNALLY BASED COMPANIES

THAT BRING TOURISTS INTO BOTSWANA allowed to conduct their own safaris

All foreign-based operators are

he Department of Tourism hereby

into the game reserves or national

advised, therefore, that the Depart-

notifies all externally based

parks, but may hand over the tourists

ment of Tourism will implement the

companies that, in accordance

to a Botswana-licensed operator if

Category I licence with effect from

with the Tourism (Amendment of

they wish to utilise these facilitiesâ&#x20AC;?.

1 June 2009 and no foreign-based

Schedule) Order 2007, all externally based companies that bring tourists

operators will be allowed to enter the

GUIDES

country without this licence.

under Category I. In accordance with

In the past, the Department of Tourism

For applications and more details,

the schedule, the Category I licence

has deferred the implementation of

please contact Ms M. Rammekwa or

is for â&#x20AC;&#x153;externally based companies

this category because holders were

Mrs K. Thwala. Tel: (+267) 395 30 24,

who offer tourism-related activities

required to ensure that the vehicles

(+267) 395 33 96 or (+267) 361 07

within Botswana. They may trans-

which transported their passengers

13/06. Fax: (+267) 390 86 75. Email:

port tourists along main roads and

were driven by professional guides.

mrammekwa@gov.bw or pungie@

utilise public facilities. Holders are not

This is no longer a requirement.

yahoo.com

into Botswana must be licensed

B OTSWANA DEVELOPMENT CORPOR AT I O N

AGENCY PLAYS

KEY ROLE IN BOOSTING ECONOMY F

AND CREATING JOBS

ulfilling a vital function as the country’s main agency for

burden of any development project

lane Estates

commercial and industrial develop-

that proves to be in the national

development

ment is the Botswana Development

interest.

and infra-

Corporation Ltd (BDC).

structure Companies assisted by BDC include

development

The BDC, wholly owned by the govern-

Air Botswana, Bolux Milling, Botswana

at Fairgrounds

ment, offers financial assistance to

Diamond Valuing Company, Botswana

in Gaborone.

both foreign and local investors who

Insurance Co, the International

submit viable projects.

Financial Services Centre, Kgalagadi

The division also monitors a portfolio

Breweries and the retailer Sefalana as

of property development loan facili-

In addition, the corporation gives its

well as Car Rentals Botswana (oper-

ties held with subsidiary, affiliate and

backing to projects that can generate

ating under the Avis International

non-affiliate companies, through part-

sustainable employment and for those

franchise), the Cresta Group of hotels

nerships or joint venture developments.

that enhance the skills of the local

and Metropolitan & Stockbrokers

workforce. BDC is also charged with

Botswana.

DIVERSIFICATION

KEY ROLE

The strategy is aimed at developing

BDC also supports projects if they:

In the field of development finance,

viable and sustainable. They must

• Use locally available resources

BDC has played a key part in the

also contribute to the growth and

• Make products for export or substitutes imports

sustained growth of the property

economic diversification of Botswana.

market through its wholly owned prop-

With a mandate to develop the manu-

erties and partnerships. The Property

facturing sector, the Industry Division

Division has a mandate to develop and

has a key role to play in the diversifica-

manage hotel, residential, commercial

tion of the economy.

encouraging citizens to participate directly in business ventures.

• Foster close links with local industry • Contribute to the development of Botswana’s existing resources and overall economic development.

new businesses that are commercially

and industrial properties. These include the Gaborone International Conven-

The Agribusiness Division of BDC is

BDC does not aim to be a majority

tion Centre, the Riverwalk Shopping

devoted to helping the nation’s agri-

stakeholder; but it may bear the major

Complex, an expansion of the Phaka-

cultural sector to grow and thrive.

INNISFREE APARTM E N T S

PERFECT PLACE TO STAY I

OR RENT IN GABORONE

nnisfree Apartments is the ideal place to stay in Gaborone for those

who want spacious and quiet accom-

luxury studios and one-

modation in a convenient setting

bedroom suites as well

and for those seeking long or short-

as two-bedroom family

term rentals.

suites with a separate lounge, kitchenette and

Innisfree offers various accommodation

patio. Guests can opt

options, including single rooms with

for full self-catering if desired. All rooms

Breakfast is available each morning,

double bed and en-suite bathrooms,

and apartments are equipped with DSTV

including cooked-to-order items.

and there are parking facilities directly outside the door.

INTERNET Innisfree Apartments also offers its

OUTDOORS

guests free in-room wifi as well as

There is a bar with a

lobby area.

common-user internet access in the

range of alcoholic and soft drinks as well as a

The Apartments are just a short walk

swimming pool and a

from Gaborone’s lively shopping,

braai area for those who

restaurant and entertainment complex

wish to cook outdoors.

at Riverwalk.

SEABELO’S EXPRES S (PT Y ) LT D

BUS OPERATOR GOES FROM

eabelo’s Express is owned by Kenneth

STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

Seabelo Tlhaselo. Starting in 1977

village) and Gaborone route.

with just one minibus, the company

Later, the company invested

has grown into a nationwide

in a larger, 25-seat bus and

operator with bus and truck services

services were extended to the

covering most of Botswana.

Gaborone-Lobatse route.

In 1987, after 10 years of running just

FLEET

minibuses, the company was formally incorporated as Seabelo’s Express

Today, Seabelo’s Express

(Pty) Ltd. Initially, it operated only on

has 36 semi luxury buses &

the Ramotswa (Mr Tlhaselo’s home

5 luxury coaches with the following features: fully air conditioned, reclining seats, toilet, TV/DVD

addition to Gaborone, Ramotswa

player and radio/CD player

and Lobatse, it operates on routes

(luxury coaches managed by

serving Francistown, Maun, Ghanzi

Seabelo Travel & Tours).

and Selibe-Phikwe. A separate truck division, Seabelo’s Carriers, operates a

The company employs

fleet of about 20 trucks and employs

over 200 people and in

23 people.

DESERT & DELTA SA FA R I S

FINE PROPERTIES IN

SPECTACULAR LOCATIONS

OFFER AN UNRIVALLED SAFARI EXPERIENCE

esert & Delta Safaris owns and

teen tree canopy

operates seven camps and

overlooking a

lodges in Botswana. Each property is

pristine lagoon.

managed by a dedicated team with many years experience.

• Chobe Savanna Lodge is set on the

The company’s core philosophy is to

Namibian banks of

provide guests with the best possible

the Chobe River,

safari experience through its fine

overlooking the

properties and personalised service in

Chobe National Park.

spectacular game locations:

The lodge offers a relaxing ambience.

• Camp Moremi is set on the beautiful Xakanaxa Lagoon at the eastern

• The iconic Chobe

end of the Okavango Delta, within

Game Lodge is

the Moremi Game Reserve. Camp

picturesquely situated 100 km west

across the western border of the

Moremi offers an unsurpassed safari

of the Victoria Falls, overlooking

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

experience.

the Chobe River and the Caprivi floodplains and is the only perma-

• Enchanting Camp Okavango sits at the heart of the Okavango on

nent safari lodge within the Chobe National Park.

Nxaragha Island and assures a yearround water wilderness experience. • Xugana Island Lodge, situated on

PRIVATE SERVICE A fully integrated private air charter service is provided by Safari Air, which

• Savute Safari Lodge peers out from

operates a fleet of single-engined

under the ancient camel thorns

Cessna 206s, 207s, 210s and Caravans,

on the banks of the dry Savute

as well as a twin-engined Britten-

the shaded fringe

Channel, an area known for its

Norman Islander.

of the island,

concentration of elephants and

is spectacularly

large prides of lion.

located under an ebony and African Mangos-

Desert & Delta Safaris’ lodges use Toyota Land Cruisers with removable

• Leroo La Tau rises majestically above the dry Boteti riverbed which stretches

canvas roofs providing shade where necessary.

AFRICA PRIDE

SHARING THE BEST

OF BOTSWANA

frica Pride Botswana was estab-

vast African wilderness and is fluent in

lished by Edurne Martinez in

Spanish, English and French.

1996 in Maun. As one of the few agencies operating from within Botswana offering personalised

SPECIALIST

travel and safari services to the inter-

Africa Pride offers a range of package

national traveller, the company has

safaris to a set itinerary throughout

extensive knowledge of the photo-

northern and central Botswana and the

graphic safari industry and a passion

Okavango Delta area, but also provides

for wildlife.

tailor made and specialist safaris of note.

In addition the company offers

In particular, its photographic safaris are

specialist bird watching safaris, luxury

Edurne offers over a decade of experi-

designed for people who want to learn

mobile safaris, lodge based safaris,

ence to people wishing to explore this

more about camera work as well as

adventure safaris, self drives, disabled

various behaviour of the wildlife. These

travel as well as packages for honey-

tours are conducted with patience and

mooners, singles and families alike.

light in mind. Five night photography workshops are also available.

www.africapridebotswana.com

PEERMONT G LO B A L

RESORT COMPLEX OFFERS

THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS AND LEISURE EXPERIENCE L ocated just close

to Gaborone city

centre and 12 km from Sir Seretse

beef. The New Mokolwane

Khama International Airport, the

Bistro, is a contemporary

15-hectare Grand Palm Hotel &

restaurant which overlooks

Convention Resort is the ultimate

the lush hotel gardens.

business and leisure experience. The

The stylish new Grand

resort boasts a lavish new look after a

Palm Casino has inde-

BWP 24.2 million upgrade and is made

pendent gaming areas

up of two hotels, two restaurants

which includes a new

and a convention centre as well as a

Holdem Poker lounge.

casino, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, tennis and volleyball courts, a jogging trail and a children’s play-

DELUXE

safes. High-speed internet service

ground. Various species of antelope

The deluxe 4-star Peermont Walmont

and a business centre are available.

– blesbok, duiker and red hartebeest

at the Grand Palm Resort features

Guests can utilise any of the facilities

– and peacocks roam the resort.

188 rooms and suites with a newly

at The Grandpalm Resort as inter-hotel

refurbished Executive Floor. All rooms

charges are possible. Free Airport

The Gaborone International Convention

are fitted with their own mini-bar,

Shuttle Service.

Centre (GICC) is one of Africa’s premier

hair dryer, bathroom/shower, air

conference destinations. It offers

conditioning, international and local

The Grand Palm is a Peermont Global

world-class conference and banqueting

TV channels, and directing dialling

Botswana resort. The South African-

facilities up to 1,800 delegates; high-

telephones. 24-hour room service is

based Peermont Global group has a

speed internet service and a business

available. Smoking and non-smoking

strong market position in southern

centre. The GICC, which is situated in

rooms are available. Free Airport

Africa. In Botswana it has an owner-

the Grand Palm, is a state-of-the-art,

Shuttle Service

ship interest in – and management responsibility for – four hotels and

multifaceted convention facility. The Beef Baron Grill & Rib Room serves a delectable à la carte menu specialising in prime cuts of Botswana

The Peermont Metcourt, at the Grand

three casinos: the 53-room Peermont

Palm Resort, is a modern select

Metcourt in Francistown and the

services 3-Star hotel offering 149

Peermont Mondior Gaborone, with

rooms and refreshing value

67 studies and suites. The Mondior

for money. Almost all room

Gaborone is located 20 minutes from

types are available in smoking

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport.

or non smoking. Each room has direct-dial telephone and all executive rooms have lap-top

The Sedibeng Casino in Francistown and the Syringa Casino in Selebi Phikwe offer thrilling entertainment.

MAUN LO D G E

iDEAL CHOiCE in MAun

fOr viSitOrS AnD buSinESS PEOPLE

ituated on the Thamalakane River,

tea/coffee facilities, room service and

just 4 km from Maun Interna-

laundry. The lodge’s three deluxe air

tional Airport, Maun Lodge offers

conditioned riverfront suites have

a range of accommodation plus

private verandas with lounge areas,

banqueting/conference facilities.

DSTV and (on request) a fully serviced bar/fridge. There is a separate bath/

Accommodation consists of six double

shower. The presidential suite has a

tional cuisine. The Boma offers local

rooms, 20 twin rooms and four suites

king-size bed and a fully stocked bar

dishes including the lodge’s famous

or family rooms. All are air condi-

(waiter or self service).

barbecue and a light snack menu. The

tioned with en-suite bathroom, DSTV,

Pygmy Goose is an ideal rendezvous There are also 12 thatched

also offering international and tradi-

chalets for budget-conscious

tional cuisine.

travellers. All chalets are en-suite and air conditioned

The lodge’s main conference room is

with tea/coffee facilities and

the largest in Maun, with seating for

local television. Eight chalets

up to 120 delegates.

cater for families. The hotel has its own swimming pool, The à la carte restaurant

while tennis and squash facilities are

serves international and tradi-

nearby.

THAMALA K A N E

iDyLLiC rivErSiDE SEttinG t

hamalakane River Lodge is

nestled in the shade of the riverine trees.

superb sunsets. Thamalakane Restau-

situated on the banks of the

Both twin and doubles are available.

rant has a good wine list and a superb

Thamalakane River, just 19 kms from Maun and en route to Moremi Game Reserve.

menu. It is fast being recognised as the

SPACIOUS

best dining experience in Maun.

The spacious chalet interiors have a

Other facilities include a large bar, a

The rambling lodge has an idyllic setting

feature stone wall with an en-suite

pool and conference facilities.

and is committed to service excellence.

bathroom consisting of a shower, hand-basin and toilet.

There are 10 individual, luxury stone and thatch en suite chalets and these are

The generous camping area has sites with electrical connections and a

Rooms are equipped with tea and

modern ablution building.

coffee making facilities, ceiling fans and mosquito

The Lodge can arrange tours safaris

nets. Rooms are well

and scenic ﬂights:

ventilated with a unique “skylight type” wall.

Birding opportunities abound at the lodge, with the option of a mokoro

The restaurant is a magniﬁ-

trip on the Thamalakane River direct

cent thatch and wood

from the lodge. The lodge offers day

structure with views of the

trip excursions into the Delta and

Thamalakane River offering

to Moremi.

LO C AT I O N M AP

DEStinAtiOn

bOtSwAnA Za m

be zi

do an Cu

ZAMBIA SIOMA NGWEZI NATIONAL PARK

ANGOLA

Kariba LAKE KARIBA

Choma

Mulobezi Kalomo

Katundu

Katima Mulilo

Binga BOTSWANA

KASANE

NAMIBIA

Ngoma

PARK AME ivi IVI G Capr CAPR

MUDUMU NATIONAL PARK

Mukwe

KASANE FOREST RESERVE

ZAMBEZI MATETSI N.P. SAFARI AREA

i Zambez

Victoria Falls

Hwange

KAZUMA PAN N.P.

CHOBE FOREST RESERVE

MAMILI N.P.

avango

CHIZARIRA NATIONAL PARK CHIRISA SAFARI AREA

LIVINGSTONE VICTORIA FALLS

ZIMBABWE

MAIKAELELO FOREST RESERVE

KAUDOM GAME PARK

CHOBE Chobe NATIONAL PARK D i s t r i c t

TSODILO HILLS

Matabeleland

SIBUYU F.R.

HWANGE NATIONAL PARK

MOREMI OKAVANGO GAME RESERVE DELTA

AHA HILLS

MAUN

Ngamiland District

NAMIBIA

NXAI PAN NATIONAL PARK

MAKGADIKGADI PANS NATIONAL PARK

Sehithwa Ngami Dam

KGWEBE HILLS

BULAWAYO Nata

MAKGADIKGADI PANS Ntwetwe Pan

MATOBO NATIONAL PARK

Sowa

Central District

TSAU HILLS

BOTSWANA

Tonata Mot lo

SELEBI PHIKWE Sefophe

Paje

MOKGARE HILLS

Hukuntsi

Kgalagadi District

Kgatleng District

Southern District

GABORONE

Ramotswa Kanye

ss No ob

N o r t h -W e s t Major Roads Other Roads Railways

Thabazimbi

Modimolle

Groblersdal

PILANESBERG

Rustenburg

Molo po Tsabong

Mokopane Mookgophong

MADIKWE

Zeerust

Au ob

Seshego

POLOKWANE

Bela-Bela

LOBATSE

MAFIKENG

Limpopo

SOUTH AFRICA

MOCHUDI

Molepolole Jwaneng

KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK

Tom Burke

Makwale

Lephalale

Dibete

Lethakeng

Tshane

ala t

sw Dinokwe e

KHUTSE GAME RESERVE

o Limpop

Sherwood

Marico

Kang

Kweneng District

MAHALAPYE M h

Sefophe

Mogapi TULI BLOCK Lots ane

PALAPYE CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE

utse

Serule

Mmashoro

SEROWE

Ghanzi District

West Nicholson

FRANCISTOWN

ORAPA

Ghanzi

MATOBO HILLS Antelope Gwanda Dam

Ingwezi Dam

Sowa Pan

Koster Lichtenburg

Brits

Gauteng MIDDELBURG

PRETORIA National Boundaries

VentersdorpDistrict Boundaries

National Parks Forest Reserves

LISTINGS I N D E X

LiStinGS

inDEX MEMbErS inDEX

CAMPS & LODGES

Air CHArtEr & AirLinE SECtOr SELf-CAtErinG APArtMEntS

GuESt HOuSES

PAG E 36

PAG E 3 8

PAG E 49

PAG E 50

MObiLE SECtOr

tOur OPErAtOrS

SErviCES

PAG E 51

PAG E 58

PAG E 59

COnSErvAtiOn & wiLDLifE MAnAGEMEnt PAG E 61 HOtEL SECtOr

PAG E 61

M E M B E R S I N DEX Dumatau Camp

MEMbErS

Mowana Safari Lodge

E Eagle Island

MRI Botswana

Echo Lodge

Muchenje Safari Lodge

Eco Africa Botswana

Edo’s Camp

Elephant Trails Safari Co

Endeavour Safaris

Fairground Holdings

Footprints Africa Safaris

inDEX

F Member Name A Abu Camp

Page

N No Name Adventures

Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

Nxai Pan

O Oasis Zanzibar Lodge

Okavango Horse Safaris

Okuti

G Gaborone Sun

Africa Pride

Game Trails

Penduka Safaris

Africa Under Canvas

Gunns Camp

Phakalane Golf Estate Resort Hotel

Africa Voyages

Gweta Lodge

Planet Baobab

Planet Okavango

African Horse Back Safaris

African Odyssey

Afro Trek Safaris

Air Botswana

&Beyond Expeditions

Ansyl Nguma Island Lodge

AT&T Monnakgotla T & T

Audi Camp Avis Rent-a-car B Baines Camp

H Haina Safari Lodge

P Papadi Safaris & Tours

S Safari Africa

55 56

Hemmingways Safaris Botswana

Imperial Car Rentals

San Camp

Innisfree Apartments

Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge

Into Africa Mowana Safaris

Satib Africa Botswana

Jacana Camp

Savute Elephant Camp

Jack’s Camp

Savute Safari Lodge

Jao Camp

Savuti Camp

John Chase Safaris

Seabelo Travel & Tours

Sebothe Motel

K Kanana

Botswana Development Corporation 59

Kang Ultra Stop

Sefofane

Botswana National Sports Council

Karibu Safari

Selinda Camp

Khawa Safari Lodge

SGS Africa

Khwai River Lodge

Shindi

Budget Rent A Car

Kings Pool Camp

Skylink Travel

Bush Tracks Safaris

Kitso Botwsana

Somarelang Tikologo

Bush Ways Safaris

Kubu Lodge

Southern Cross Safaris

Bushlife Safaris

Kwara Camp

Stanley’s Camp

C Camp Moremi

Kwetsani Camp

Sunbeam Lodge

Lagoon Camp

Swampland Safaris

Botswana Wildlife Management Association

Camp Okavango

Capricorn Safaris

Lebala Camp

Tati River Lodge

Capture Africa

Leroo la Tau

Tau Pan

Chief’s Camp

Letaka Safaris

The Booking Company

Chitabe Camp & Chitabe Lediba

Little Kwara Camp

The Garden Lodge

Chobe Chilwero

Little Vumbura Camp

Thebe River Safaris

Chobe Game Lodge

Tholo Safaris

Chobe Marina Lodge

Mankwe Bush Lodge

Toro Safari Lodge

Chobe Safari Lodge

Mapula Lodge

Travel Leisure

Chobezi

Maroon Safaris & Tours

Travelwise

Cresta Bosele Hotel

Mashatu Nature Reserve

TRL Travel

Cresta Botsalo Hotel

Masson Safaris

Tubu Tree Lodge

Cresta Lodge

Maun Lodge

Tuli Safari Lodge

Cresta Marang Hotel

Maun Rest Camp

V Vumbura Plains Camp

Cresta President Hotel

Metcourt Inn

W Walmont Ambassador Hotel

Cresta Riley’s Hotel

Metcourt Lodge

Wilderness Dawning

Cresta Thapama Hotel

Mokolodi Nature Reserve

Wilderness Safaris Exploration

Curry Pot

Mombo Camp

Wild Lifestyles

D Deception Valley Lodge

M Mack Air

X Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp

Mondior Summit

Delta Rain

Moremi Air Services

Xigera Camp

48 48

Discovery Bed & Breakfast

Moremi Safaris & Tours

Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge

Drifters

Mosu Leisure & Tourism Village

Xugana Lodge

Drumbeat Safaris

Motheo Apartments

Y Yarona Country Lodge

Duba Plains Camp

Motse Lodge

Z Zarafa Camp

MEMBERS I N D E X

CAMPS & LODGES

Abu Camp P Bag 332, Maun Tel: +267 686 1260 Fax: +267 686 1005 Email: ebs@info.bw www.abucamp.com or www.wildernesssafaris.com Abu Camp, the flagship of Elephant Back Safaris’ operations in Okavango, has six Afro-Bedouin-style luxurious tents with ensuite bathrooms. Each has its own private elevated teak deck sculpted around sycamore figs or jackalberry trees. The essence of the camp is the elephant herd. Guests are ‘introduced’ to the elephants shortly after arrival and are soon high in the saddle for morning and afternoon rides. Guests are invited to become part of the elephant herd during their stay, watching them being fed in the evenings, enjoying the frolics of the babies and accompanying them on foot as they move through the bush. In addition, guests are offered game viewing from open vehicles and mokoro trips. Villa Okavango affords total privacy and luxurious relaxation for a maximum of four guests. The whole ambience of the villa is that of a luxurious private home in secluded splendour.

African Horseback Safaris

ansyl nguma island lodge

PO Box 20671, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 3154 Email: reservations@africanhorseback.com www.africanhorseback.com

P Bag 013, Maun Tel: +267 687 4022 Fax: +267 687 4021 Email: gumacamp@dynabyte.bw www.ngumalodge.com

African Horseback Safaris was established in 1995 by Sarah-Jane Gullick and is now owner-run by John Sobey. The company offers a range of horseback adventures in the Delta. The safari camp, Macatoo, is situated on the western side of the Delta, from where the riding terrain from camp is scenically varied in all directions. It is a truly spectacular area in which to ride and camp. Macatoo combines luxury with a happy camp atmosphere and the spirit of the Okavango wilderness, with its sheer beauty and diversity. The camp features large, en-suite, walk-in, twin-bed tents. Centrally there is a large furnished mess tent and tucked away a private pool. On longer safaris, guests have the opportunity to experience the thrill of riding out to a mobile fly-camp. Riding groups will normally be no more than seven guests, while the camp accommodates 12 guests in all. Activities include horseback safaris, game drives, helicopter rides, bird walks, night drives, seasonal boating, canoeing and fishing.

Seba Camp: This 16-bed camp boasts two family units each with two en-suite bedrooms and their own private swimming pools. The camp is also the base of one of the most fascinating elephant research projects in the area.

Nguma Island Lodge offers peace and tranquillity with spectacular and exclusive views over one of the largest lagoons in the north-west of the Okavango Delta. The lodge is situated on the banks of the beautiful lagoon, bordered by palm trees, papyrus and reed beds. Accommodation is in eight stilted luxury Meru-style en-suite tents set among large indigenous trees. Nguma Island Lodge offers a relaxed family atmosphere. It is also a fishing, mokoro and birdwatchers’ paradise. At the lodge, meals include full English breakfast, hot or cold lunch and a three-course dinner. In addition, there is a campsite that can accommodate 10 campers in twin bedded units with shared ablutions. There are eight camping sites for small and large groups and the recently revamped campsite now boasts its own restaurant and full bar. Nguma Island Lodge is just a 40-minute boat ride from the main Okavango River, where tigerfish abound and the many inlets offer good bream fishing. The lodge provides four large boats taking six to eight people. Special boating arrangements for fly fishing groups can be made on request.

audi camp

Baines’ Camp

camp moremi

PO Box 21439, Boseja, Maun Tel: +267 686 0599 Fax: +267 686 5388 Email: audi.safari@botsnet.bw www.okavangocamp.com

PO Box 782607, Sandton, 2146 Tel No: +27 11 438 4650 Fax No: +27 11 787 7658 Email: southernafrica@sanctuaryretreats.com www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges

Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 706 0863 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com

Audi Camp, established in 1993, is located 12 km north of Maun on the road to the Moremi Game Reserve. Audi means ‘fish eagle’ in Setswana.

Baines’ Camp is named after the 19th-century explorer and artist Sir Thomas Baines and is located on the Boro River, in the 260,000 acre private concession NG32, neighbouring the Moremi Game Reserve.

It is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River, the southernmost tributary of the Okavango Delta. Accommodation is in luxury en-suite tents on raised wooden decking overlooking the river, mini-Meru tents and large dome tents with stretcher beds. There are also many shaded camping areas, some with power points. A range of activities can be organised including mokoro tours to the Okavango, catered vehicle safaris to Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi National Park, Tsodilo Hills and other destinations in Botswana and game flights over the Okavango. Audi Camp can also arrange half-day excursions and activities in and around the Maun area such as guided birdwatching walks, cultural village tours, tours to the Letchwee Centre, the Maun Game Sanctuary and horse riding.

The camp has five suites set on elevated platforms with wooden decks offering expansive views over the permanent water of the Boro River. The suites feature a luxury bedroom, en-suite facilities and private viewing deck. The four-poster beds are fully mobile, giving guests the choice to sleep under star-laden skies. Each room is equipped with a hairdryer, ceiling fan, in-room safe and minibar and an oversized deck for outdoor dining. There is a swimming pool with two thatched salas on either side. The area is superb for viewing animals and bird species, which guests can explore in open-sided 4x4 vehicles, mokoro, motorised boat or on foot. The unique and educational elephant interaction is also available at an additional cost.

Peering out beneath giant ebony trees, Camp Moremi brings true meaning to the word safari in the Xaxanaka area of Moremi Game Reserve. An elegant, elevated thatch and timber structure serves as the main building comprising a main lounge, wildlife reference library, dining room and cocktail bar inviting a true sense of the African wilderness. Other facilities include a secluded swimming pool with sundeck and thatched boma where brunch and high tea are served. Accommodating only 22 guests in African-style safari tents, each individually sited on a raised teak platform with private adjacent facilities and viewing decks which offer unsurpassed views of the Xakanaxa Lagoon. Guests can also enjoy frequent sightings of lion, leopard and cheetah as well as wild dog on their morning and afternoon game drives by open 4x4 safari vehicles in the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, or alternatively, they can explore the Xaxanaka Lagoon and surrounding Okavango channels by motorboat.

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CAMP OKavango

Chief’s CAMP

Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 706 0863 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com

PO Box 782607, Sandton, 2146 Tel No: +27 11 438 4650 Fax No: +27 11 787 7658 Email: southernafrica@sanctuaryretreats.com www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges

Enchanting Camp Okavango sits at the heart of the Okavango on Nxaragha Island. Its main lodge building features a cocktail bar, lounge and wildlife reference library, with the dining room leading to an expansive open-air patio for evenings around the fire. Other facilities include a secluded bird-viewing hide and a sundeck with a plunge pool. Accommodating only 24 guests in custom African-style safari tents on raised teak platforms, Camp Okavango offers guests en-suite facilities and private viewing decks. And for guests who demand the ultimate in exclusivity, Camp Okavango has the Okavango Suite, a thatched cottage offering complete privacy – ideal for honeymooners. All game-viewing activities are conducted by experienced professional guides and include exploring the Okavango by mokoro or motorboat and tracking the larger game species on guided nature walks on the many surrounding islands.

Chief’s Camp is situated in the Mombo Concession of Moremi Game Reserve, which is known as the predator capital of Africa and is considered to have the finest game viewing in southern Africa. The area is also home to the Big Five. The camp is situated on the north-western tip of Chief’s Island in what is termed seasonal delta. The area is seasonally suffused with floodwaters. Generally, the floodwaters infiltrate the area in June or July and remain for four to five months. The camp is constructed on a greenfield site, comprising 12 luxury bush pavilions, three with king beds and nine with twin beds. Each pavilion has a spacious seating area and private game viewing deck with hammock. En-suite facilities include an indoor and outdoor shower. The main deck area is split-level and offers expansive views over the floodplain to the north.

Chobe Chilwero

chobe game lodge

PO Box 782607, Sandton 2146, South Africa Tel No: +27 11 438 4650 Fax No: +27 11 787 7658 Email: southernafrica@sanctuaryretreats.com www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges

Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 7060863 Tel: +267 625 0340 Fax: +267 625 0280 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com

Chobe Chilwero borders the Chobe National Park, which is the second-largest national park in Botswana covering an area of 10,566 sq km.

Picturesquely situated 100 km west of Victoria Falls overlooking the Chobe River and the Caprivi floodplains, the iconic Chobe Game Lodge is the only permanent safari lodge within the Chobe National Park.

Chilwero means “place of high view” in Setswana and the lodge sits above the Chobe River and offers unparalleled panoramic views across the islands and flood plains as far as Namibia.

The lodge accommodates up to 94 guests in absolute luxury. Every room is river-facing, and include minibars, en-suite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities as well as private terraces. In addition, four exclusive suites have their own plunge pools and separate lounges.

Chobe Chilwero has 15 stone and thatched bungalows, six king and nine twin. Each cottage measures 61 square metres and has its own en-suite bathroom with a large sunken bath, indoor and outdoor showers, private garden with hammock, sala or P Balcony, mosquito nets, ceiling fans, air conditioning, hairdryer, minibar and in-room safe.

Other facilities include a fully equipped conference room seating up to 90 people, broadband internet, billiards, library, gym, beauty salon, a stylish cigar bar overlooking the Chobe River, a large terraced swimming pool and riverside boma area where traditional dancers perform at evening meal times.

Chobe National Park covers a diversity of landscapes ranging from riverine forests to floodplains and periodic marshlands. The area is home to the largest concentration of elephants in Africa as well as an abundance of hippo, buffalo, antelope and lion.

All safari activities offered are tailored to suit individual requirements. Game drives, game viewing by small boats, sunset cruises along the Chobe River and after-dinner stargazing are offered.

Chitabe Camp & Chitabe Lediba Mathibe Road 1, P Bag 159, Maun Tel: +267 686 1230 Fax: +267 686 1230 Email: flamingo@dynabyte.bw Chitabe Camp and Chitabe Lediba are situated in a private concession on a beautiful island in the south-east of the Okavango. The wide variety of habitats nearby provides an abundance of wildlife. Chitabe Camp consists of eight elevated, spacious Meru-style tents nestling among the trees, each with twin beds, en-suite facilities and an outdoor shower. The thatched dining area, pub and lounge area are built on decks with superb views across the floodplain. Chitabe Lediba is smaller and comprises five spacious Merustyle tents, also built on raised decks with the same luxurious interiors. It has two family tents, with adjoining bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, making it the perfect camp for families and children. Both camps have been operating for over 10 years, with reputations for great game viewing with experienced guides (either in 4x4 vehicles or on foot), friendly staff and delicious food. Night drives are also offered. Chitabe and Chitabe Lediba are owned by Flamingo Investments. Booking inquiries should be made through Okavango Wilderness Safaris.

chobe marina lodge P Bag K 83, Kasane Tel: +267 625 2221 Fax: +267 625 2224 Email: res1@chobemarinalodge.com www.chobemarinalodge.com Uniquely located in north-eastern Botswana where four African nations converge, Chobe Marina Lodge is surrounded by the natural beauty of Africa. The Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Kasane Forest Reserve, the Caprivi Strip and the Zambezi River are all close to the lodge. Accommodation at Chobe Marina Lodge consists of 66 rooms including studios, apartments, chalets and suites with private lounges. All have air conditioning, television, telephones, minibars and daily housekeeping. All rooms and public areas were fully refurbished between December 2007 and April 2008. The world-famous Chobe National Park is just 10 minutes from Chobe Marina Lodge. Alternatively, for a totally different game viewing experience, there are river boat cruises to the park. Other activities include a leisurely sightseeing cruise to Sedudu island, fishing for tigerfish and birdwatching. In addition there is a swimming pool, a curio shop and the Commissioners à la carte restaurant, serving world-class dishes. Golfers, too, are catered for with a nine-hole course close to the lodge. The lodge also has a stylish, state-of-the-art conference venue and conferencing equipment.

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Deception chobe safari lodge valley lodge PO Box 10, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0336 • Fax: +267 625 0437 Mobile: +267 7131 1809 Email: reservations@chobelodge.co.bw UK Office: info@safari-agency.com www.chobesafarilodge.com On Botswana’s far northern border lies the Kwando, Linyanti and Chobe river system, forming a series of lakes, islands and floodplains. This area forms the Chobe National Park, famous for its large buffalo and elephant herds. In addition to a variety of predators, there is an abundance of wild game and birdlife. Chobe Safari Lodge is located on the doorstep of the Chobe National Park and offers luxury accommodation, camping facilities, river boat cruises, game drives, fishing trips and conference facilities. It is 3 km from Kasane International Airport and 80 km from Victoria Falls and Livingstone. Accommodation consists of luxurious twin-bed river rooms, individually decorated safari rooms, thatched rondavels and the Chobe Safari Lodge campsite. Other activities and facilities include safari walks, fishing, swimming pool, squash, beauty Salon, internet café, river bar, restaurant, curio shop, conference room and airport transfers. The Sedudu Sunset Bar overlooks Sedudu Island and is a perfect venue from which to view the magnificent African sunset, while enjoying the sights and sounds of nature.

Private Bag 114, Suite 58, Maun Tel: +44 121 286 8393 Fax: +27 (0)86510 0035 Email: bushman@dvl.co.za www.dvl.co.za Discover an oasis in the Central Kalahari where the San share their knowledge with guests at a unique safari lodge. This is Deception Valley Lodge, where you can relax in total luxury. The main complex has a dining room, lounge and bar area decorated in warm Kalahari colours. From the deck, guests can view activities at the nearby water hole. A swimming pool, curio shop and small library form part of the complex. For night-time meals, a boma is used, where diners can listen to calls of the wild. Accommodation consists of eight private units, each consisting of a twin-bedroom, lounge, Victorian-style bathroom with an outside shower. Each unit has a deck with views over the Kalahari bush. Activities include game drives and track wildlife in an open four-wheel-drive vehicle or guests can take to the bush on foot with San guides who share their knowledge of game in the region. A cultural experience with the San is an experience that will never fade.

duba PLAINS CAMP P Bag 014, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 • Fax: +267 686 0632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.za www.wilderness-safaris.com PO Box 5219, Rivonia, 2128; 373 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia, South Africa Tel: +27 11 807 1800 • Fax: +27 11 807 2110 In the remotest reaches of the Okavango Delta lies Duba Plains, an unobtrusive, intimate camp surrounded by expansive, seasonally flooded plains. One of the delta’s most remote camps, Duba Plains is on a tree-filled island in a private 30,000 hectare concession known as the Kwedi Reserve, an area famed for lion prides and buffalo herds, and the filming of the documentary ‘Relentless Enemies’. Accommodation is made up of six roomy tents with an en-suite bathroom, an outside shower, and a veranda overlooking the floodplain. The thatch-roofed lounge, dining room and bar areas are raised on platforms along with a swimming pool, all providing a beautiful view. There is a variety of activities including day and night game drives, often following the lion prides tracking the buffalo herds as they roam the vast concession. Mokoro trips are also possible in times of good floods, usually only between May and September.

dumatau CAMP

eagle island

EDo’s camp

Orient-Express Safaris, PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +267 686 0302 Fax: +267 686 0153 Email: sfowler@orient-express-safaris.co.za www.orient-express-safaris.com PO Box 786432, Sandton 2146, South Africa Tel: +27 11 274 1800 Fax: +27 11 481 6065 Email: reservations@orient-express-safaris.co.za

PO Box 215, Ghanzi Cell: +267 7212 0399; 7211 9400 Fax: +267 7280 0399 Email: edoscamp@gmail.com www.edoscamp.com

DumaTau means ‘roar of the lion’, but the camp is renowned for its massive elephant concentrations and outstanding wildlife in general. Located close to the source of the Savute Channel, in the vast Linyanti concession in northern Botswana, this and other waterways lure a plethora of wildlife and birds, particularly in the dry winter months. DumaTau is a 10-room tented camp (including one family room) overlooking a large hippo-filled lagoon. The tents are spacious, under thatch with canvas walls, en-suite bathroom facilities and an outside shower. There is a dining room, pub, lounge, swimming pool and a special guest bathroom with a fantastic view. Wildlife viewing is the primary activity here, either on day and night game drives or on foot or on the water (levels permitting). There are various platforms and hides from which to view and photograph animals and birds.

On the island of Xaxaba, in the Okavango Delta, lies Eagle Island Camp. Access to the lodge is by light aircraft from Maun, a 20minute flight transfer. The camp offers both open-air and covered dining, a bar and comfortable lounge area. The viewing deck with swimming pool is ideal to take in the spectacular Delta sunsets. The camp offers game viewing by mokoro, motorised boats and a 14-seater sundowner cruiser as well as guided walking safaris on the surrounding islands and spectacular helicopter excursions. From November to March each year, the lower water levels allow for open vehicle game drives as well. The 11 luxury en-suite tents and one suite have private decks furnished with easy chairs and hammocks, while the interiors are luxuriously appointed with minibar, four-poster bed with mosquito netting and air conditioning, offering guests complete comfort all year round.

Edo’s Camp Safaris offers deluxe safaris in Botswana, focusing on customers, the quality and variety of its products and the beauty of a still wild natural environment. The camp acts as a starting point for exciting adventures. Edo’s Camp is located in a 120,000 hectare private game conservancy in the Kalahari and can accommodate eight guests in four large, twin-bed safari-style tents. Each tent has its own private veranda with gorgeous views on a rocky waterhole. The setting around the camp is delightful and the presence of animals drinking at the waterhole makes it even more outstanding. Edo’s Camp offers a wide range of exciting and interesting activities. A special, unforgettable moment is represented by cultural tourism – that is, the visit to a San village nearby the camp. Moreover, tourists are offered rhino tracking on foot with San guides. The camp is host to seven specimens of this beautiful animal. Further activities include: game drives in 4x4 vehicles, night drives if available and excursions on foot. The camp also has its own heated swimming pool.

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gunn’s camp

Gweta Lodge

HAINA safari lodge

P Bag 33, Maun Tel: +267 686 0023 Fax: +267 686 0040 Email: sales@gunnscamp.net www.gunnscamp.com

PO Box 124, Gweta Tel: +267 621 2220 Fax: +267 621 2458 Email: gwetalodge@info.bw

Private Bag BO 48, Maun Tel: +267 686 3469 Cell: +267 7299 1580 Email: reservations@hainakalaharilodge.com www.hainasafarilodge.com

Gunn’s Camp, overlooking Chief’s Island and bordering the Moremi Game Reserve is a 20-minute flight from Maun. On arrival at the private airstrip, guests will be met by welcoming hosts and shown to either Gunn’s Main Camp or Gunn’s Bush camp. At Gunn’s Main Camp, the flagship accommodation consists of seven fully furnished, deluxe Kenya-style Meru tents with en-suite bathrooms set on raised platforms overlooking the delta plains. Guests have access to the elevated bar, lounge and dining room, campfire boma and swimming pool. Gunn’s Bush Camp occupies the opposite end of the extensive delta concession and functions to ensure a wonderful sense of freedom in the wilderness. Facilities include a large wooden viewing deck built over the river, the Bush Camp Cave Bar and a sparkling swimming pool surrounded by tall ebony palm trees. Accommodation is in walk-in mini-Meru tents with proper beds or pre-erected two-man dome tents with bedrolls.

Set in the village of Gweta, 200 km from Maun and 100 km from Nata, Gweta Lodge is a gateway to the pans and a rare oasis in the desert. Set around the central pool, the lodge offers a high-class restaurant, relaxing lounge, excellent accommodation options and a range of activities and safaris to suite people of all ages. The lodge offers a relaxed atmosphere to our guests giving them the experience of Botswana wilderness and opportunities for game viewing, using several locations and camps in the area, including one set in 3,840 sq km of wilderness around one of the only waterholes to be pumped from boreholes all year round. Based within easy reach of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the lodge is ideally situated to take advantage of a gateway into the heart of the wilderness. It offers a vast range of excursions, activities and opportunities to guests and local communities. Gweta Lodge also has a strict environmental and conservation policy.

Haina Safari Lodge is located on the northern border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The setting of Haina Safari Lodge is classically African, relaxed and informal. The Main Boma consists of a lounge, dining room and bar area decorated in wood and thatch. A swimming pool, sun deck, well-appointed bar and an expansive boma eating area are among the facilities available to visitors. The sundeck is a popular spot for social activities and for exchanging accounts of the various sightings of birds and animals seen during the day. The Lodge accommodates up to 20 guests in tented accommodation that are all private with their own decks. Mobile overnight and day trip safaris are offered into the Game Reserve. Activities on offer include game drives, quad bike safari and an unforgettable experience with the local Bushmen people.

Jacana Camp

Jack’s Camp

Jao Camp

P Bag 19, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: nasops@nas.co.bw www.jacanacamp.com

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277; 240 3309 Fax: +267 241 3458 Email: reservations@unchartedafrica.com www.unchartedafrica.com

P Bag 19, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: nasops@nas.co.bw www.jaocamp.com

Jacana Camp, just west of the Moremi Game Reserve, is owned and operated by Ngamiland Adventure Safaris. It is set in an area densely populated with the beautiful red lechwe, sitatunga and wattled cranes.

Jack’s Camp is a beautiful, sumptuous, authentic 1940s-style tented camp.

Jao Camp is located on a large, remote island in a private citizen owned concession in the west of Moremi Game Reserve. With habitats that vary from waterways, lagoons, islands fringed with palm trees and riverine forest to dry Kalahari sandveld, Jao can offer both land and water experiences depending on the Okavango’s varying flood regimes.

It is a true water camp on a small island surrounded by water for most of the year. Jacana offers mokoro and walking safaris all year round as well as day and night game drives when the floodwaters have subsided – generally between October and April. Big game such as elephant, lion and leopard are regularly found in the area, depending on flood levels. Birdlife is abundant. Accommodation is in five Meru-style tents, each on raised wooden platforms with deck, with entrancing views over the lagoon and floodplains. The en-suite bathroom is enclosed but roofless. The main dining area is on an elevated wooden deck between two enormous sycamore fig trees, and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Downstairs, there is a cosy pub and lounge with a large viewing deck, an open area to sit around a fire and view the stars. To one side there is a small plunge pool.

This is not the usual safari experience. Activities are varied and unique. Walk with meerkats, see the Kalahari through the eyes of Bushman trackers, seek the rare desert-adapted species, explore the lunar surface of the pans, meet ancient baobabs and wander around a natural history museum. The activities here combine wildlife with culture, history, archeology and geology.

Jao Camp has premier accommodation in nine beautiful and spacious tents. Each room is built on raised wooden decks beneath the canopy of the large trees and has a private sala for afternoon siestas with views of the floodplains. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with an inside and an outside shower as well as a bath. Raised walkways link the rooms to the long house inspired main area. The camp features a wine cellar and a salon with a full-time therapist offering a wide range of therapies. There is an excellent curio shop. In addition to the well appointed dining room and lounge pub area there is an open-air boma for dining beside a fire under the stars. There is a wide range of activities on offer, from mokoro to day and night game drives, boating, fishing, guided walks and birdwatching all year round.

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Kanana

KANG ULTRA STOP

KHAWA SAFARI LODGE

PO Box 27, Maun Tel: +267 686 0375 Fax: +267 686 1282 Email: info@kerdowney.bw www.kerdowneybotswana.com

Bookings: +267 651 7294 Office/fax: +267 651 7292 Email: ultrastopkang@yahoo.com www.kangultrastop.com

PO Box 52, Ghanzi Tel: +267 659 7691/3 Fax: +267 659 7690 www.khawalodge.co.bw

Kang Ultra Stop is situated on the Trans Kgalagadi Highway, halfway between Johannesburg and Windhoek/Okavango Delta. It offers air-conditioned rooms with DSTV, budget accommodation, camping, swimming pool, restaurant, sportsbar, supermarket, filling station, curio shop and conference facilities.

Khawa Safari Lodge is located along the Trans-Kalahari Highway, and is an excellent stop over for weary travellers on their way to the Okavango Delta and other parts of the north-eastern edge of Botswana. The lodge caters for tourists as well as business travellers alike. It is only 7 minutes drive to shopping centres and only 5 minutes drive from airstrip.

Kang Ultra Stop is an ideal sleepover and rest stop for holidaymakers and travellers.

The restaurant is well lit and opens up onto the outer deck area which is at the pool’s edge. The lodge boasts an à-lacarte menu that has some traditional African meals, as well as wood theme. The deck has wooden chairs as well as hard wood tables where guests can enjoy an icy cold drink and soaking up the luscious surroundings.

Kanana is a hidden jewel set on the Xudum River in the southwest Okavango. The area encompasses a necklace of islands dotted with palms, figs, ebony and knob thorn trees and is home to a myriad of birds, plants and animals. At Kanana, guests are accommodated in eight spacious, twinbed safari ‘Meru’ style tents, set on raised teak decks, offering breathtaking views across the waterways. Dependent on the annual floods, the level of water transforms this dry camp into a true water experience and in the early months of the year guests may actually enjoy the visible spectacle of the water rising around the camp.

Spend a couple of hours relaxing at the pool and take a dip to break the heat of the Kalahari. Khawa Safari Lodge has recently upgraded the pool area, as well as enlarged the pool itself. The pool is a great place to laze around and soak up the African sun.

Situated in a private concession, Kanana offers a wide variety of activities including game drives in specially designed vehicles, exploring the waterways by mokoro or powerboats and enjoying the magnificent variety of birds, plant and reptile species found in the area.

Khwai River Lodge

kings pool CAMP

kubu lodge

c/o Orient-Express Safaris, PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +267 686 0302 Fax: +267 686 0153 Email: sfowler@orient-express-safaris.co.za www.orient-express-safaris.com PO Box 786432, Sandton 2146, South Africa Tel: +27 11 2741800 Fax: +27 11 4816065 Email: reservations@orient-express-safaris.co.za

PO Box 43, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0312 Fax: +267 625 1092 Cell: +267 712 65000 or +257 718 86952 Email: kubu@botsnet.bw www.kubulodge.net

The exceptional location of Khwai on the edge of the Khwai River floodplains in the eastern Moremi Wildlife Reserve makes it a regular host to elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dogs. Access to the lodge is by light aircraft from Maun, a 25minute flight transfer. The lodge has a hide overlooking the floodplains, a swimming pool and a private spa for indulgent massages and treatments as well as a small gym. The camp offers a covered dining area as well as an open-air boma. Activities include morning, afternoon and spotlight night game drives in open safari vehicles as well as guided safari walks. The 14 luxury en-suite tents and one suite are all raised on wooden platforms, offering great views, and each tent is en-suite, with minibar, air conditioning and a four-poster bed with mosquito netting.

Kings Pool Camp is located in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, a vast private concession in the northern part of Botswana, on the western boundary of Chobe National Park. The accommodation is luxurious and the wildlife spectacular. The area is famed for its tremendous elephant herds during the dry season. Nine well-appointed tents each have a large bedroom area, lounge, private plunge pool and sala. The spacious en-suite bathrooms comprise double showers, twin hand basins and an outdoor shower. Raised walkways allow animals to wander freely through the camp to and from the Linyanti River and the Kings Pool Lagoon. The main area includes a lounge and dining area, a pool and an open-air kgotla for dining under the stars. Activities include day and night game drives, walks, and boat cruises along the Linyanti River (water levels allowing). Kings Pool has a unique underground hide at one of the elephants favourite water holes.

The privately owned and run Kubu Lodge is set in 30 hectares of riverine forest on the banks of the Chobe River. It comprises 11 thatched chalets all raised on stilts on a shaded lawn that spreads beneath giant ebony and wild fig trees to the river’s edge. The rustic exterior belies the comfort within, which includes full en-suite facilities, ceiling fans, mosquito nets, tea/coffee making facility and comfortable beds. Other facilities available include a bar, curio shop, quiet reading lounge, a health and beauty centre and a private secluded swimming pool. Activities include three-hour game drives or boat cruises into Chobe National Park for a variety of big game and birdlife, a slow cruise to the confluence of the Chobe/Zambezi Rivers, a visit to the crocodile farm or snake park, a nature trail walk on the property, fishing trips or a day trip to Victoria Falls. With the world famous Chobe National Park right on the doorstep, and the mighty Victoria Falls only an hour away, Kubu Lodge is an ideal place from which to explore this fascinating region.

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Kwara Camp

Kwetsani Camp

Lagoon Camp

c/o Kwando Safaris PO Box 550, Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

P Bag 19, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: nasops@nas.co.bw www.kwetsani.com

c/o Kwando Safaris PO Box 550, Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

Kwara camp is situated on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta and shares a common boundary with the Moremi Game Reserve. Owing to the specific location of the camp, Kwara is able to offer, power boating, mokoro trips, walks and game drives all year round. In addition, Kwara is in a large private concession, enabling the game drives to operate both off road and at night. The camp consists of eight luxury tents accommodating 16 guests. There is one honeymoon suite. The camp setting is a tall treed island on the edge of the Okavango Delta. The teak furniture created by Zimbabwean master craftsmen is elegant, comfortable and simple. Most of the tents are raised on teak decks to afford views over the surrounding plains and lagoon with the resident hippos.

Kwetsani is one of the most remote camps in the Okavango and is situated on an elongated island heavily wooded with palm, mangosteen and fig trees. It is an intimate yet luxurious camp raised on wooden decks high above the lush vegetation under the canopy of these beautiful trees. Five beautifully furnished ‘tree house’ rooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom and viewing deck, provide guests with open, airy accommodation of thatch, wood, glass and canvas. The dining room, lounge and pub area, situated under a cool thatched roof, looks out over an enormous floodplain often dotted with lechwe, wildebeest and other plains game. Guests can watch the animals from this deck and plunge pool or from the privacy of their rooms, Kwetsani offers excellent land and water-based activities dependent on annual flood levels. Guests can view wildlife by mokoro, explore islands on foot or experience game drives by day or night. Lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, tsessebe and red lechwe, hippo and crocodile are all found here, as well as animals such as porcupine, aardwolf, serval, genet and bushbaby.

Kwando Lagoon Camp is situated in the extensive 232,000 hectare Kwando wilderness. It comprises eight spacious purpose-designed tents with views over the private lagoon formed by the ever-changing Kwando River. In the dry season, the Lagoon offers a fauna experience unmatched in Africa. Each tent comprises a bedroom area with a spacious ensuite bathroom. The bathroom has a double basin set in an indigenous Mukwa wood stand and a flush loo. The spacious outdoor reeded showers capture the essence of Africa that is Kwando. The tents are furnished in the best teak furniture that Zimbabwean master craftsmen can create. The shady cool interiors are produced by a canvas flysheet under shade cloth, which are also set under massive ebony and marula trees with shady lawns. A small plunge pool is available to cool off in during the long summer days. The resident hippos entertain the guests as they sit in deck chairs on the decks in front of their tents.

Lebala Camp

leroo la tau

Little Kwara Camp

c/o Kwando Safaris PO Box 550, Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 706 0863 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com

c/o Kwando Safaris PO Box 550, Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

Hidden in the south of the extensive Kwando wilderness, Lebala Camp comprises 16 beds in eight luxurious tents on Zimbabwe teak decks. Each tent comprises a spacious bedroom area, bathroom including a Victorian ball-and-claw bath tub and double basin, outside reeded shower, dressing area and side entrance to preserve privacy. Lebala is the Tswana word for wide-open plains and each tent has extensive views over expansive tracts of African plains and wetlands that comprise part of the Kwando-Linyanti flood plain system. This system is an intricate labyrinth of waterways, reed beds, islands, floodplains, bush, scrub and trees. To those in the know it is somewhat like Okavango, but something different, too. The guests arrive near a massive sausage tree and amble over a winding seasonal waterway, using an elevated walkway, into the peaceful lounge and bar area under thatch. The path continues through the thatched dinning area to the pathways leading to personal hideaways and tents.

Leroo La Tau rises majestically above the dry Boteti Riverbed which stretches across the western border of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The park, populated by up to 30,000 zebra and wildebeest closely accompanied by predators, offers guests the chance to experience the exhilaration of seeing large concentrations and the resultant predator interaction. The lodge also offers a raised hide where guests can enjoy spectacular wildlife sightings. With just 12 thatched chalets, each with en-suite bathrooms, a dining room in the main lodge house, a reading lounge and bar area, expansive wooden decks and a plunge pool, guests can immerse themselves seamlessly into the ultimate wildlife experience. A splendid fireplace located directly above the waterhole in front of the lodge tops the night when guests retire from exploring the area and enjoying this spectacular wildlife phenomenon on guided day and night game drives.

Little Kwara Camp is situated on a treed island on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta. This new property is an intimate five-tent camp and is consistent with the Kwando Safaris promise of ‘Intimate Camps in Private Areas with Personal Service – Vintage Africa’. The camp is hidden among trees. Access is by air via the Kwara airstrip. While the camp shares its name with the well known 16-bed Kwara Camp, also operated by Kwando Safaris, Little Kwara Camp is a completely separate camp from Kwara. The tents are spacious and are elevated into the tree canopy on wooden decks, each with its own private veranda. Each tent has its own en-suite facilities comprising bathroom with bath and an inside/outside shower. This is an ideal camp for exclusive use by small groups and families.

CAMPS & LODGES

little vumbura CAMP

Mankwe Bush Lodge

c/o Kgori Safaris, P Bag 146, Maun Tel: +267 686 5788 Fax: +267 686 5787 Email: mankwe@info.bw www.mankwe.com

Little Vumbura is a small camp hidden on a pretty island surrounded by the floodplains and deep, clear channels for which the Okavango Delta is famed. Mokoro, boating and game drives take advantage of the plentiful habitat and wildlife. It is a beautiful six-roomed tented camp, including one family room, shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango forest. Each tent is large and roomy and has en-suite facilities. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area.

To stay at Mankwe Bush Lodge is like staying inside a game park as the animals move around freely and there are no fences between the reserves and the campsite. The lodge is in the middle of a wilderness conservation area, so as soon as the wheels start turning, the game drive has begun. From the campsites, the Moremi Game Reserve, the Savuti area of the Chobe National Park and the game-rich Khwai river area can easily be visited. Safari options include the seven-day Trans-Okavango Delta & Moremi Adventure, the seven-day Okavango Delta Wilderness Experience, the five-day Fly-In Okavango Delta Wilderness Experience and the 10-day Delta and Chobe Adventure.

MAPULA LODGE PO Box 22149 Boseja, Maun Tel: +267 686 3369 Fax: +267 686 3368 Email: mapulalodge@info.bw www.mapulalodge.com Mapula Lodge is an up-market Botswana safari lodge situated in the northern part of the Okavango Delta, an area ideal for both land and waterborne activities. The shallow channels and floodplains invite tranquil Mokoro trips in the clear Delta waters, while the larger islands are home to a wide variety of game, viewed from the vantage of open 4x4 game drive vehicles. Mapula Lodge consists of 10 comfortable luxurious chalets on raised decks, each with an en suite bathroom, an outside shower and a private balcony. Traditional design and use of local materials provide unique detail in luxurious surrounding.

Guests may wish to just stay in camp and enjoy the serenity of the surrounding wilderness. But for other days, game drives can be undertaken and Mankwe Bush Lodge also operates the Mboma boat station in the Moremi Game Reserve. For the experience of a lifetime, a boat or mokoro can be hired for an overnight stay on an island in the Okavango Delta.

Mapula Lodge is situated in the north western seasonal floodplains of the Okavango Delta, in the private concession, therefore allowing night game drives and walking safaris.

mashatu NATURE RESERVE

mombo camp

motse lodge

PO Box 26, Lentswe Le Moriti Tel: +267 264 5321 PO Box 55514, Northlands, 2116, Gauteng, South Africa Tel: +27 11 442 2267 • Fax: +2711 442 2318 Email: reservations@malamala.com www.mashatu.com

Private Bag MK 24, Kanye Tel: +267 5480 363 • Office: +267 5480 369 Cell: +267 7165 9964 • Fax: +267 5480 370 Email: motselodge@botsnet.bw www.motselodge.com

At the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers is an area known historically as the Tuli enclave where the Mashatu Game Reserve is situated. A place of exceptional beauty, Mashatu Game Reserve is an area of history and legend, with some of the most exciting game viewing in Africa.

Mombo Camp, on the northern tip of Chief’s Island within the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, is built under large shady trees and overlooks an open floodplain more often than not alive with wildlife. This area boasts enormous concentrations of plains game and predators – lions in particular – providing what is arguably the best big game viewing in Botswana.

Being on an island, water-based activities are a focus, with mokoro trips under the guidance of experienced polers and delta boat cruises along the permanent channels. Game drives in open Land Rovers allow guests to get close to animals in the savanna areas. Walks (on request) around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective. Game viewing is consistently good all year round.

On the reserve, Mashatu Main Camp consists of 14 suites, each furnished with a double bed (or twin beds), a day bed, en-suite bathroom and a second WC. The dining area, day lounge and Gin Trap bar provide diverse lookouts from which to enjoy the environment. There is also a swimming pool, a curio shop and an air conditioned conference room with seating for up to 44 delegates. With never more than 16 guests, Mashatu Tent Camp, provides accommodation in the form of eight twin tents. Although rustic in character, every facility is provided. The insect-proofed tents have comfortable beds and an en-suite shower and WC. There is an open-sided thatch deck where meals are served, a shaded hide overlooking the waterhole, a traditional boma for intimate camp-fire dinners and a plunge pool.

Accommodation comprises nine spacious tents raised two metres off the ground with breathtaking views over the plains. The sala, long veranda and lounge area all take advantage of such vistas. Bathrooms are en-suite, with indoor and outdoor showers. The main living and dining area is under thatch. There is a boma for delicious dinners under the stars and a plunge pool to relax in on a hot day. Activities at Mombo mainly comprise morning and afternoon game drives in open 4x4 vehicles.

Motse Lodge is located in Kanye in Southern Botswana, in a beautiful valley near the Mmakgodumo Dam. It offers everything from camping to luxury accommodation in well-equipped chalets. There is wireless internet access to all guests at no extra cost. The main building of the lodge holds the restaurant, where skilled chefs offer everything from simple snacks to a delicious gourmet meals. The main building also holds the conference room, which accommodates 50 delegates. The main building also has five rooms equipped with satellite TV, air conditioning and bath or shower. There are seven luxury chalets, all designed like traditional Setswana homes, but with en suite bathrooms, satellite TV and a ceiling fan. Three of the chalets have self-catering kitchens and a separate bedroom. The three traditional rondavels offer a chance to sleep in a traditional setting, but in comfortable beds. There is a well wooded securely fenced campsite with water taps and power points. The campsite is ideal for family outings, longer stays in guests own caravans, and is big enough for large groups of overlanders.

CAMPS & LODGES

muchenje safari lodge

NXABEGA OKAVANGO tented CAMP

Nxai Pan

P Bag K31, Kasane Tel: +267 620 0013/4/5 • Fax: +267 620 0016 Cell: +267 7164 6017 UK Tel: +44 1206 265 121 UK Fax: +44 1206 265 122 Email: info@muchenje.com www.muchenje.com

c/o &Beyond (formerly CC Africa) P Bag X27, Benmore, 2010, South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4447 • Fax: +27 11 809 4400 Email: reservations@andbeyond.com www.andbeyond.com

c/o Kwando Safaris, PO Box 550, Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

Nxai Pan is well known for its huge springbok population and once the rains have started, gemsbok, elephant and zebras migrate to the region. At this time zebra’s come in their thousands to drop their young at Nxai Pan. Extraordinarily large herds of giraffe’s can be seen with up to 30 in a group.

Muchenje Lodge offers unparalleled safari experiences for both discerning clientele and newcomers to the bush. Situated on the western side of Chobe National Park, Muchenje is the only lodge in this area and offers unique and prolific game experiences. With stunning panoramic views, the Central Lodge is the heart of Muchenje. Guests can relax in the lounge bar or look-out platform and enjoy the wonderful homely atmosphere. The main lodge features dining area, bar, reception, curio shop, game viewing platform and library while the feature swimming pool is built among natural rock formations. Muchenje accommodates just 20 guests in intimate exclusivity. The 10 twin-bedded thatched chalets, all with en-suite facilities, are sited on the escarpment edge with unique views. The lodge offers some of the most diverse safari activities to be found in the Chobe area including game drives, cultural excursions, walking safaris and a river cruise.

&Beyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp is on the edge of the Okavango Delta in a 7,000 hectare exclusive wildlife concession bordering the Moremi Game Reserve. Meaning ‘Place of the Giraffe’, Nxabega is ideally positioned to explore the magnificence of the Okavango. The camp is known for its elegant tented accommodation with breathtaking views of the ever-changing Okavango Delta. Nine exclusive tented suites on raised wooden platforms nestle under a canopy of African ebony trees, featuring private verandas overlooking the reeded molapo (floodplain). From this springboard of comfort, guests can experience the irresistible combination of water and wildlife on twice-daily game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles, exciting mokoro rides, bush walks and excellent birdwatching.

These large herds of zebras, springbok, and wildebeest attract many predators – lion, cheetah, jackal and both spotted and the elusive brown hyena, as well as the endangered wild dog and the secretive leopard. There are large numbers of bateared fox and raptors that prey on the rodents and reptiles. At times, rhino have also been sighted. Also to be seen are the eland, greater kudu and red hartebeest. The eight environmentally adapted rooms are all solar powered and one of these rooms is a family room. The Nxai Pan is in a national park, a very ecologically sensitive area and for this reason no night drives or off road driving is permitted.

OASIS ZANZIBAR LODGE

Okavango Horse Safaris (Pty) Ltd

Okuti

P O Box 194, Tsetsedjwe Tel: +267 713 13399 Fax: +267 264 6220 www.oasislodges.co.za www.tulidezigns.com

P Bag 23, Maun Tel: +267 6861 671 Fax: +267 6861 672 Email: safaris@okavangohorse.com www.okavangohorse.com

PO Box 27, Maun Tel: +267 686 0375 Fax: +267 686 1282 Email: info@kerdowney.bw www.kerdowneybotswana.com

Oasis Zanzibar Lodge, which is easily accessible by tarred roads offer luxury accommodation and state of the art conferencing facilities. With the infusion of modern luxuries and technologies with the simplicity of the bushveld, this lodge provides for an amazing ambience no matter what the occasion is.

Founded by PJ and Barney Bestelink in 1986, Okavango Horse Safaris is the first riding safari company in Southern Africa. The focus is a journey through the diverse landscape of the Okavango Delta and understanding of the ecosystem in this truly incomparable area.

This delightful camp lies alongside the Maunachira River, which flows through the Xakanaxa Lagoon, within the world renowned Moremi Game Reserve. Offering a welcome touch of comfort, Okuti has recently been rebuilt amid the wilderness of one of Botswana’s prime game viewing regions.

The company uses three camps: Kujwana, luxury en-suite tents raised on teak deckings under a fabulous natural canopy; Mokolwane, two metre high treehouses along the edge of the Matsibe River; and Qwaapo camp overlooking a beautiful hippo lagoon.

Okuti caters for a maximum of 18 guests. Five units are twin share and two are family units consisting of two rooms sharing a bathroom. This is ideal for families as Okuti is child friendly.

The lodge offers many amenities such as deluxe accommodation, river chalets and campsites, restaurant, lake view bar, conference facilities, recreation, outside catering, wedding receptions, business centre and kiosk. The secret of the group is the hands-on approach and the ‘Customer is King’ concept that has proven to be a winning combination. At all Oasis lodges, guests are always assured the home away from home feeling.

Okavango Horse Safaris is totally unique in the high standard of horses, equipment and guides. Rides are limited to eight guests and non-riders can be accommodated. The remote camps are accessed by helicopter, based in private concession areas of over 2,500 sq. kilometres, bordering the Moremi National Park. Apart from the main attraction of exploring on horses, guests will also experience the delta from mokoro, on foot and gamedrives with nightdrives. The company is committed to responsible tourism, staff development and the protection of the Okavango Delta.

Guests can experience game drives in the Moremi Game Reserve in specially designed safari vehicles, allowing unhindered views for game viewing and photography. Moremi is a park rich in wildlife. Game viewing is consistent all year round, so it is ideal for the first-time visitor to Botswana. In addition to game drives, guests can explore the delta waterways by motorboat. From open lagoons to winding channels, it is a birders’ paradise, especially for herons and storks in the breeding season.

CAMPS & LODGES

Planet Baobab

San Camp

SANDIBE okavango SAFARI LODGE

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277; 240 3309 Fax: +267 241 3458 Email: reservations@unchartedafrica.com www.unchartedafrica.com

c/o &BEYOND (formerly CC Africa) P Bag X27, Benmore, 2010, South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4447 • Fax: +27 11 809 4400 Email: reservations@andbeyond.com www.andbeyond.com

Welcome to the Baobab capital of the world. Planet Baobab is a fun and funky homage to an African village.

San Camp, deep in the Kalahari, is surely one of the most romantic camps in Africa. This luminescent white-tented camp stands majestically on the edge of the endless salt pans of the Makgadikgadi.

&Beyond is one of the world’s leading ecotourism companies, deeply committed to providing the ultimate in responsible luxury and world renowned for offering exhilarating wildlife experiences led by highly skilled guides.

Here it is the nothingness that attracts. The activities, cuisine and guiding are the same as at Jack’s Camp, but the intimacy and serenity of this unique camp set it apart.

&Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge is situated on a permanent channel of the Okavango Delta, next to the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve. With exclusive traversing rights over 270 sq km of wilderness in a private concession, this site was chosen specifically for its extraordinary beauty and for its proximity to the game-rich grassy plains.

It is affordable and deeply desirable. There are three levels of accommodation: Bakalanga Huts (en-suite); Baobab Huts and Camping (communal ablution facilities). Activities can be booked individually or as part of a fully inclusive itinerary. These range from the cultural to the adventurous. Seek out the last migration in southern Africa of zebra and wildebeest; quad bike across the lunar expanse of the great extinct Makgadikgadi superlake; visit a local village and meet a traditional healer; visit a cattle post and have a traditional Batswana meal (the mopani worms are optional); walk with meerkats; take a trip to Nxai Xini Pan for a stone tool and fossil extravaganza; spend the night on Ntwetwe Pan, under the stars and wake up with the sun rising between your feet; then relax by the coolest pool in the Kalahari.

Savute Elephant Camp c/o Orient-Express Safaris, PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +267 686 0302 • Fax: +267 686 0153 Email: sfowler@orient-express-safaris.co.za www.orient-express-safaris.com PO Box 786432, Sandton 2146, South Africa Tel: +27 11 2741800 • Fax: +27 11 4816065 Email: reservations@orient-express-safaris.co.za Perched on the banks of the now dry Savute Channel, in the Savute region of Chobe National Park, the camp is a spectacular base from which to explore the area, often referred to as the elephant capital of the world. Access to the lodge is by light aircraft from Maun, a 50-minute flight transfer. In a covered dining room or in an open-air boma or “place of eating” guests can enjoy a traditional al fresco dining experience while being entertained by members of staff. All tents, public areas and swimming pool overlook the nearby waterhole, just metres from the camp. Game viewing activities include morning and afternoon game drives in open safari vehicles. The 12 luxury en-suite tents with viewing decks have comfortable outdoor loungers, dressing rooms, air conditioning and outdoor showers.

San Camp is smaller than Jack’s, with just six tents, so is ideal for small groups wanting exclusivity.

The lodge was built with a commitment to “treading lightly on the earth” and consists of only eight thatched en-suite cottages. Private decks right on the delta provide idyllic vantage points in this birdwatchers’ paradise. Guests can also experience the irresistible combination of water and wildlife on twice-daily game drives, exciting mokoro rides, bush walks and delta cruises in an electrically powered ‘eco-boat’.

SavutE safari lodge savuti CAMP Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 706 0863 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com Located on the banks of the dry Savute channel, Savute Safari Lodge is intimate, accommodating only 24 guests in cool thatched timber and glass suites. The area is renowned for its population of bull elephant and for the unique interaction of the resident predator species. The close proximity of wildlife translates itself into the recently refurbished, modern African décor. All suites have private decks, combined bedroom and lounge areas and en-suite facilities. The lounge, library and cocktail bar are situated in an exquisite thatch and timber main building. Savute also boasts a viewing deck, an al fresco dining area and swimming pool – which is ideal for watching game at the waterhole. These features set the lodge apart from other typical safari accommodation. Open 4x4 game drives conducted in the Savute area, including the Savute Marsh, and the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills, add magic to an already delightful African safari.

P Bag 014, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 • Fax: +267 686 0632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.za www.wilderness-safaris.com PO Box 5219, Rivonia, 2128; 373 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia, South Africa Tel: +27 11 807 1800 • Fax: +27 11 807 2110 Since it stopped flowing in 1980, what used to be a hippofilled river is now a grassland and a legendary predators’ enclave known as the Savuti Channel. In the dry season, the waterhole in front of camp is the only source of water over a large area and therefore offers excellent wildlife viewing. This intimate camp has en-suite accommodation with seven large walk-in tents and one family room that are raised off the ground and face the Savuti Channel’s grasslands. From the camp’s thatched dining area, a plunge pool and large viewing area extends outwards on raised wooden decks towards the channel, providing a wonderful view of the waterhole. Guests can explore the channel on day and night game drives. There are nature walks (on request) and several well positioned hides for safe, up-close animal viewing. Savuti Camp’s wood-pile hide is famous for spectacular elephant viewing in the drier winter months.

CAMPS & LODGES

Selinda Camp

Shinde

Stanley’s Camp

PO Box 22, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0505 Fax: +267 625 0352 Email: reservations@selindareserve.com www.selindareserve.com

PO Box 27, Maun Tel: +267 686 0375 Fax: +267 686 1282 Email: info@kerdowney.bw www.kerdowneybotswana.com

PO Box 782607, Sandton, 2146 Tel No: +27 11 438 4650 Fax No: +27 11 787 7658 Email: southernafrica@sanctuaryretreats.com www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges

Selinda Camp is located in the Selinda Reserve, a private wildlife concession of some 300,000 acres in the northern Botswana.

Nestled on a lush palm island in the heart of the northern Okavango Delta, Shinde is an intimate camp located at the edge of Shinde lagoon, teeming with animal and birdlife.

Set in an amphitheatre of ebony and sausage trees on the southern tip of Chief’s Island, Stanley’s Camp borders the southern section of the Moremi Game Reserve.

Selinda Camp is a small, wonderful, luxury tented safari camp situated on the banks of the eastern Selinda Spillway, a waterway that links Botswana’s Okavango Delta to the Linyanti and Kwando rivers and floodplains.

The main lodge’s unique tree house, made of a multi-tiered raised dining/lounge area under canvas and set among the shade of ebony and mangosteen, complements the atmosphere of this original safari camp.

This private concession is located by definition in seasonal delta. The floodwaters arrive around June, although there is often navigable water all year round thanks to the presence of the Boro River.

The shaded camp is raised off the ground and offers extraordinary views over the floodplains and open savannas, broken only by attractive palm islands. These views are among the camp’s most compelling features.

Shinde comprises eight twin-bed classic safari tents, each with en-suite bathroom, hot and cold running water and flush toilet. Every possible comfort has been catered for including mosquito proofing, generated electricity and a private viewing deck – and even a handy flashlight.

The area is home to a wide variety of big game including elephant, giraffe, hippo, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog and one of the largest buffalo populations in the Okavango Delta, which, in the dry season, can concentrate into a herd in excess of 2,000 head.

Each tent, strategically positioned, offers splendid views across the delta’s mysterious waterways or open grasslands.

Stanley’s consists of eight classic-styled safari tents raised on wooden decking. Each unit offers en-suite facilities and a private deck. The main building is raised on decking and offers expansive views over the surrounding floodplains. The structure was built into the existing treeline, its main support being a large sausage tree.

Guests can sit on their verandas and gaze over the floodplains of the Selinda, enjoying the passing wildlife as it has been for millennia. Hardly a moment goes by without animals being seen in front of camp. Activities on offer include game drives both during the day and night as well as boating along the Selinda Spillway.`

Shinde offers a diverse range of activities, having the ideal location for water and land activities throughout the year.

TAU Pan

Tholo Safaris

TORO SAFARI LODGE

c/o Kwando Safaris, PO Box 550 Maun Tel: +267 686 1449 Fax: +267 686 1457 Email: info@kwando.co.bw www.kwando.co.bw

PO Box 6, Ghanzi Tel: +267 7212 4000 Fax: +267 7280 5000 Email: tholosafaris@gmail.com

PO Box 511, Kasane Tel: +267 625 2694 Fax: +267 625 2695 Cell: +267 7458 4254 Email: torolodge@botsnet.bw www.torolodge.com

After the summer rains – the Central Kalahari Game Reserve completely transforms as the blue sky fills with huge clouds, and the plains and pans burst with sweet grasses. This is one of the best game viewing areas in Botswana at this time of year and not many people to seem to aware of this – so the visitors are few. The CKGR gets animals such as springbok, gemsbok and wildebeest in their thousands and is quite a sight to behold. Predators abound with plentiful lions – especially the famous Kalahari black-maned lion, cheetah, leopard and jackals. Brown hyenas and wild dogs are also found in the area. Several species of antelopes make the trip to the sweet grasses of the CKGR which include the eland, springbok, steenbok, gemsbok, hartebeest, kudu and duiker. Honey badgers are regular visitors as well as ground squirrels and meerkats and many an hour can be wiled away watching these fascinating animals. This should be a definite inclusion to any Botswana itinerary. The 8 environmentally adapted rooms are all solar powered and one of these rooms is a family room. The Tau Pan is in a national park, a very ecologically sensitive area and for this reason no night drives or off road driving is permitted.

Tholo Safaris operates in a privately owned area of 120,000 hectares in the Kalahari and several concessions in the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari. Tholo offers bird and game hunting and photographic safaris. Safaris can be specifically tailored to suit guests’ needs and there are no strict timetables to follow. Tholo Safaris’ main camp has two thatched cottages and three spacious Meru tents, also under thatch, with en-suite bathrooms. The dining room, bar and sitting room is a thatched, comfortable, air conditioned area where guests can relax and read or socialise with friends. There is also a small swimming pool overlooking the waterhole. Many animals come down to the waterhole by day and night, including the resident hippo which lounge around there most of the day.

Toro Safari Lodge is situated on the bank of the Chobe River with fantastic views over the river onto the Impallila Island. It is also in the northern corner of Botswana, where four African countries meet. Across the Chobe river is Namibia, to the east across the Zambezi river is Zambia and to the south is Zimbabwe. The area is called Kazungula and Victoria Falls is 70 km away by road. The lodge offers comfortable and affordable accommodation in the 12 executive rooms of ‘The Enclave’, Riverview Chalet and Standard Chalets, all with en-suite showers, air conditioned rooms with en-suite bath and showers, as well as a luxurious campsite with private ablutions, powerpoints, hot/cold showers, wash basins and fire places. Watch the ever flowing Chobe River from the doorstep and marvel at the wonders of mother nature and watch birds of many kinds drinking from the large pond in front of the chalets.

CAMPS & LODGES

Tubu Tree Camp

TULI SAFARI Lodge

P Bag 19, Maun • Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: nasops@nas.co.bw www.tubutreecamp.com

Tel: +267 264 5303/43 Fax: +267 264 5344 Cell: +267 744 64188 Email: info@tulilodge.com www.tulilodge.com

Tubu Tree Camp is a small camp built on the western side of Hunda Island in the Okavango’s Jao Concession. The camp is surrounded by diverse habitats ranging from dry Kalahari sandveld to Mopane woodland and riverine forest on the edge of permanent waterways. The camp is built in traditional style with five tents on raised wooden platforms, allowing great views over the floodplains. Each tent has a private front deck, en-suite bathroom facilities and an outdoor shower. The main dining and lounge are tented and on raised wooden decks. An outdoor pub area is under the canopy of a large Marula tree and next to it is a deck-lined plunge pool. A walkway leads to an open-air outside dining area complete with open fire. Activities include day and night game drives in open game viewing 4x4 vehicles, as well as guided walks. During the flood season (normally May to September) boating, fishing and mokoro trips are also offered. Elephant, lion, zebra, red lechwe, giraffe, tsessebe and wildebeest can be seen on the savanna and floodplains, while kudu, impala, leopard and bushbuck can be seen in the denser woodland areas.

The award-winning Tuli Safari Lodge is set in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve and is an idyllic base for exploring the majestic landscape, spectacular wildlife and fascinating history of this beautiful, unspoilt corner of Botswana. It is located on the banks of the Limpopo River, close to the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site in South Africa, and at the heart of the proposed Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area. Tuli Safari Lodge offers a varied, authentic and affordable safari experience with over 350 species of birds, a large elephant population, vast herds of plains game, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. There is lodge accommodation at Tuli Safari Lodge as well as two self-catering Bush Camps at Nokalodi and Molema. There are also facilities for small conferences. Tuli Safari Lodge was voted Botswana’s Leading Safari Lodge in the World Travel Awards 2008.

VUMBuRA PLAINS CAMP P Bag 014, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 • Fax: +267 686 0632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.za www.wilderness-safaris.com PO Box 5219, Rivonia, 2128; 373 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia, South Africa Tel: +27 11 807 1800 • Fax: +27 11 807 2110 Vumbura Plains is a luxury camp situated in a private concession in the extreme north of the Delta. The concession, which is leased from and maintains close ties with the neighbouring community, includes a wide variety of habitats, diverse wildlife and an enormous traversing area of 60,000 hectares. The camp comprises two separate seven-roomed satellite camps (including two family rooms), each with its own raised dining, lounge and bar area tucked beneath a canopy of cool, shady, indigenous trees and with a magnificent vista across the floodplains. A stargazing deck with comfortable cushions protrudes into the floodplain – a place to gaze upwards or a convivial camp fire setting. Vumbura Plains offers a combination of both land and water activities – principally nature viewing The private concession offers good day and night game viewing all year round in open 4x4 vehicles in a wide variety of habitats encompassing just about every animal that occurs in the Okavango biome. There are also nature walks, mokoro trips and boat excursions.

XUGANA ISLAND LODGE

XARANNA OKAVANGO DELTA CAMP

Tel: +27 11 706 0861 Fax: +27 11 706 0863 Email: reservations@desertdelta.com www.desertdelta.com

c/o &Beyond (formerly CC Africa), P Bag X27, Benmore, 2010, South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4447 Fax: +27 11 809 4400 Email: reservations@andBeyond.com www.andBeyond.com

Xigera Camp is a waterland paradise situated in the heart of the Delta in the Moremi Game Reserve. Year-round water allows an unparalleled variety of activities such as mokoro trips, guided walks, game drives and motorboat outings; being the only camp in the area ensures total privacy.

The lounge, bar and dining areas are set back under the ebony and African Mangosteen tree canopy in open-sided thatched structures. The swimming pool, located within the mature gardens in the centre of the island, is a perfect place to relax.

xigera camp

Nestled in a magnificent riverine forest, Xigera has 10 luxuriously furnished tented rooms each with en-suite facilities and an outdoor shower. All are built on wooden decks, offering superb views of the floodplain and lagoon. Meals and evening drinks are enjoyed overlooking a permanently flowing channel or under the stars in a traditional African boma. Guests are sometimes treated to close-up views of lion or leopard using the footbridge connecting Xigera’s island to the next one. Xigera is a delight for birdwatchers, with Pel’s Fishing Owl, African Skimmer, Slaty Egret, Wattled Crane and a host of eagles, vultures, raptors and kingfishers to be seen. An abundance of good game includes the highest density of the rare sitatunga antelope found anywhere in the Delta.

The Xugana Island Lodge accommodates just 16 guests in private large raised reed and thatch lagoon-facing chalets with en-suite facilities and private viewing decks situated on the shaded fringe of the island.

Xugana Island Lodge’s open boma and al fresco dining area overlooks the Xugana Lagoon expanse of pristine water that makes up the permanent delta. Guests can either explore the delta by motorboat, mokoro, or take leisurely walks on surrounding islands in the concession. This gives them the chance to experience a classic Okavango Delta safari. Birdwatching opportunities are outstanding, and fishing for bream and tigerfish is also offered.

&Beyond is one of the world’s leading ecotourism companies, deeply committed to providing the ultimate in responsible luxury and world-renowned for offering exhilarating wildlife experiences led by highly skilled guides. Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp enjoys luxurious solitude on its own Delta island within a 25 000 hectare (62 000 acre) exclusive wildlife concession. Taking its inspiration from the water lily, Xaranna is a delightful camp with just nine sleek ensuite safari tents that combine canvas and bleached timber. All of the tents have sweeping views across the channels. Each tent has a romantic sala, private plunge pool, indoor bathtub and al fresco shower. The guest areas are all positioned carefully to maximise the classic Delta views. The elevated dining area features shady verandas with mesmerising views leading out onto an open air boma, where exotic candlelit dinners are served under the stars. Guests experience guided walking safaris, interpretive game drives and traditional mokoro excursions.

AIR CHARTER & AIRLINE SECTOR

XUDUM OKAVANGO DELTA LODGE c/o &Beyond (formerly CC Africa), P Bag X27, Benmore, 2010, South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4447 Fax: +27 11 809 4400 Email: reservations@andBeyond.com www.andBeyond.com &Beyond is one of the world’s leading ecotourism companies, deeply committed to providing the ultimate in responsible luxury and world-renowned for offering exhilarating wildlife experiences led by highly skilled guides. Surrounded by a mosaic of papyrus and reed beds, Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge lies deep within an exclusive 25 000 hectare (62 000 acre) wildlife concession. Nine playfully crafted split-level safari suites in handsome tones of chocolate and ebony feature large bathtubs and al fresco showers. Each suite also has a private plunge pool and a lofty rooftop lookout with magnificent Delta views. Innovative design details, featuring artful recycling of everyday objects, have been used throughout, and the overall atmosphere is one of earthy glamour. The multi-layered guest areas boast 180° panoramic views of the surrounding wilderness from dramatic decks, and the signature &Beyond interactive kitchen bustles with activity.

Air Botswana

Mack Air (Pty) Ltd

Sir Seretse Khama Airport PO Box 92, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 2812 Fax: +267 397 4802 www.airbotswana.co.bw

P Bag 329, Maun Tel: +267 686 0675 Fax: +267 686 0036 Email: reservations@mackair.co.bw, accounts@mackair.co.bw

Air Botswana, the national carrier for Botswana, was established in April 1988 and the airline is the flagship and pride of Botswana. Today Air Botswana enjoys a wide reputation as a model, quality African airline. The airline operates and maintains a fleet of three ATR42-500 and two ATR 72-500 advanced turbo propeller aircrafts. In addition to its responsibilities as a domestic carrier, it operates regional services (Johannesburg and Harare) in full support of national development and the important tourism industry. The timetable is particularly attentive to the needs of the business and tourism market.

Mack Air is a well established air charter company that has been operating in Northern Botswana since 1994. The operation began with one Cessna 206 A2-AKB aircraft.

As a national carrier, the airline associates itself fully with the society in which it operates and is supportive of a wide range of community endeavors.

Mack Air today operates 14 aircraft and employs a total of 30 personnel including a flight crew of 15. Its versatile fleet enables it to schedule the appropriate type of aircraft for each particular flight.

Air Botswana operates a route network consisting of five regional sectors and four domestic sectors. Domestic Sectors: Gaborone-Maun, Gaborone- Kasane, Gaborone- Francistown, Maun –Kasane

The company is based in Maun and serves destinations throughout Botswana and neighbouring countries stretching as far afield as Johannesburg, Windhoek, Victoria Falls and Vinaculos. In the Okavango Delta, Mack Air specialises in camp transfers, supply runs, scenic flights and medical evacuations.

The company’s largest aircraft is the 14-seater Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. Other aircraft include the Gippsland GA8 Airvan and a Cessna 210 Centurion. The workhorse of the fleet is the Cessna 206 Stationair. Mack Air operates six of these aircraft.

Guests indulge in a water and wilderness experience, from mokoro excursions to thrilling night game drives and guided daytime walks.

Regional Sectors: Gaborone-Harare, Gaborone –Johannesburg, Maun-Johannesburg, Kasane –Johannesburg, Francistown -Johannesburg.

zarafa Camp

Moremi Air services Sefofane (PTY) LTD (PTY) Ltd

PO Box 22, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0505 Fax: +267 625 0352 Email: reservations@selindareserve.com www.selindareserve.com Zarafa Camp is one of Botswana’s newest and greenest luxury camps that is located in the eastern fringes of the 300,000 acre Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana overlooking the Zibadianja Lagoon. Zarafa has only four large luxury canvas rooms, each with their own private pool. The camp is located under ancient giant jackalberry and red ivory forests with some of the best views from any camp in Africa. The uninterrupted vistas over these productive floodplains are truly breathtaking. The camp is well known for its elephant concentrations as well as its wild dog and predator densities. The high concentrations of wildlife and birdlife characterise the camp, as does its “green” credentials. Zarafa has to be the greenest luxury camp in all of Africa.

P Bag 187, Maun Tel: +267 686 3632 Fax: +267 686 2078 Email: info@moremiair.com Moremi Air Services (Pty) Ltd is an air charter company based in Maun. The company has been operating since 1997 and has been under new management from June 2003. Operating a fleet of seven different Cessna and Islander aircraft suited to regional and international flying – including both single and twin engine as well as turbine aircraft – Moremi Air offers services from Botswana and into Zambia, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Moremi Air has an aircraft continuously based in Kasane. This enables it to offer easy and cost-effective daily transfers between Livingstone, the Caprivi and Victoria Falls. Moremi Air also offers short scenic flights from Maun to the Okavango Delta, from Kasane to Victoria Falls and a seven-hour day trip to the delta. With pilots passionate about flying in Africa who love to share their enthusiasm with the passengers, Moremi Air ensures that everyone’s journey is as pleasant and smooth as possible. To complete the flying experience, there is a personal meetand-greet service and a private guest lounge in Maun.

P Bag 159, Maun Tel: +267 686 0778 Fax: +267 686 1649 Email: suzyl@info.bw Email: neill@sefofane.bw www.sefofane.com Sefofane (Pty) Ltd was formed in 1991 to provide efficient, safe and reliable air services between remote locations in southern Africa. Sefofane’s fleet of aircraft is diverse, young and operates from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Sefofane’s owned and operated fleet consists of about 20 aircraft: Cessna 206s, 210s and Cessna Caravans. In addition, Sefofane leases a variety of aircraft including Beech King Air 200s, Pilatus PC12s and occasionally larger aircraft. The company has offices in Windhoek, Harare and Lanseria Airport, South Africa, which gives Sefofane the most widespread footprint of any charter company in southern Africa. From these offices its fleet of aircraft is effectively managed for the operations that are conducted in each country.

SELF CATERING APARTMENTS

INNISFREE APartments

MOSU LEISURE & TOURISM VILLAGE

motheo apartments

PO Box 301294, Tlokweng Tel: +267 395 3603 Fax: +267 395 3603 Email: innisfree@info.bw www.innisfreeapartments.co.bw

PO Box 40223, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 5547/7166 8232 Fax: +267 390 5546 Email: mosuleisureculture@yahoo.com or paulramaloko@yahoo.com

PO Box 301294, Tlokweng Tel/Fax: +267 318 1587 Email: motheo@info.bw www.motheoapartments.co.bw

Innisfree Apartments is a fully serviced hotel in the village of Tlokweng, near Gaborone.

Mosu Leisure & Tourism Village is situated 30 km north of Gaborone near Bokaa Dam. Bokaa Dam is a bird sanctuary and popular fishing spot. There are also sporting events such as archery, horse riding, bird walks and mountaineering on the nearby Bokaa Hills. It is also hoped to introduce cycle boats as a source of entertainment and sport. Cultural activities such as food and dance and local tours to Matsieng Foot Prints and Phuthadikobo museum are also available.

Accommodation options include single room (double bed ensuite), luxury studio with kitchenette, one bedroom suite, with separate lounge, kitchenette and patio, and a family suite, with two rooms and separate lounge, kitchenette and patio. All rooms have television, air conditioning and a telephone. The kitchen contains a kettle, toaster, fridge, microwave, cutlery and crockery. The restaurant offers breakfast and dinner. There is an outside patio with bar, braai and pool area. Some rooms are self-catering.

Mosu Leisure & Tourism Village will have eight thatched chalets, with a 20 person conference facility and swimming pool. There is also camping and caravan facilities with an ablution block.

Amenities include 24-hour security, beautiful landscaped gardens, parking right outside each front door, a swimming pool with outside braai area, internet access, secretarial services, laundry service, dining and bar service. The hotel is just a one-minute drive from the Riverwalk shopping centre.

Discovery Bed & Breakfast Maun-Shorobe Road Tel/Fax: +267 680 0627 Mob: +267 7161 5853 Email: discoverybnb@info.bw www.discoverybedandbreakfast.com Discovery Bed & Breakfast offers a traditional village environment with eight rondavels. The five standard, two luxury and one luxury family roundavels are stylishly and colourfully decorated with traditional Setswana patterns and have been upgraded to provide comfortable and affordable accommodation. The eight rondavels are all equipped with large beds (with mosquito net), small table and chairs, toilet and washing basin. All rooms have running water, lighting and electricity, while the luxury rooms also include showers. The rondavels can be booked as a single or double room and the units border a tranquil garden. Discovery Bed & Breakfast is situated on the Maun-Shorobe road, just outside Matlapaneng village, a 15 to 20-minute drive from Maun and on the way to Moremi Game Reserve.

Opened in February 1999, Motheo Apartments is a range of luxury self-contained apartments situated in the heart of Gaborone near the Main Mall and accessible from two major roads: Independence and the Broadhurst Road passing in front of the Gaborone Sun. There are 54 rooms, comprising studio, one and two bedrooms and town houses. All rooms are fully furnished with satellite TV, laundry facilities, internet, telephone line and air conditioning. These affordable self-catering holiday apartments have a peaceful and central location, making them an ideal choice for holiday and business visitors who wish to experience everything that Gaborone has to offer. The apartments are all situated in one compound with a beautiful garden and a swimming pool.

SEBOTHE MOTEL

The Garden Lodge

PO Box 335, Pitsane Tel: +267 540 4801 Cell: +267 78240 4602

c/o Cedrela, P Bag K 48, Plot 714, President Avenue, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0051 Fax: +267 625 0577 Email: gabi@thegardenlodge.com www.thegardenlodge.com

The Sebothe Motel is situated 25 km from Pitsane, 25 km from Ramatlabama, 75 km from Mafikeng and 75 km from Kanye. It is a unique rest place among the Barolong Farms. On offer are swimming facilities, bar services and room service. The motel may be booked for functions and parties.

The Garden Lodge was built with the specific intention of offering a personal service to a small number of guests. With just 24 beds, it is one of the smallest and most exclusive lodges in the area. Located in Kasane, on the banks of the Chobe River, in the far north of Botswana, the lodge has eight bedrooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; four doubles and four family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; each with its own bathroom and private veranda overlooking the Chobe River. Activities revolve around game viewing by vehicle and boat in the Chobe National Park. Mobile camping safaris, as well as day trips to Victoria Falls, are organised through the lodge. The lounge and dining room are furnished in teak and wicker. All decor comes from Botswana or one of the neighbouring countries. Guests have the choice of sitting inside under the thatched roof or outside by the swimming pool. For dinner, guests generally sit at one table, allowing them to meet each other. Often, the conversation continues well after the meal has ended, perhaps in the bar which overlooks the Chobe River.

GUEST HOUSES

MOBILE SECTOR

Africa Pride

Africa Under Canvas

PO Box 989, Maun Tel: +267 686 4845 Fax: +267 686 4657 After hours: +267 686 4655 Cell: 7215 1808/7224 5968 Email: africapride@dynabyte.bw www.africapride.travel

c/o Didibakwe Enterprises Pty Ltd PO Box 109, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0139 Fax: +267 625 0149 Email: booking@africaundercanvas.net Email: african@info.bw www.africaundercanvas.net

On a safari with Africa Pride, guests can listen to the incredible sounds of an undisturbed African night. Africa Pride books only private campsites in the game reserves. It offers safaris with either camping, lodge or hotel accommodation and attends to all details from start to finish to ensure the best possible safari experience and atmosphere. If desired, Africa Pride even handles all camp chores and preparation of the campsite.

Africa Under Canvas is a small and vibrant mobile safari operator strategically located in Kasane, a stone’s throw from three border posts: Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Africa Voyages is a travel agency that specialises in tailor made safaris in Botswana within the most pristine areas of the Central Kalahari, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi, Moremi, Okavango Delta, Chobe, combined with Victoria falls, Namibia, Zambia.

It offers a variety of self-drive, guided lodge and camping tours throughout Botswana ranging from scheduled safaris with set departure dates throughout the year to à la carte safaris with open dates. These cater for all tastes and budgets.

It offers safaris for all; single traveller, family and group, and caters for small, affordable and luxury budgets, from mobile safaris to lodge safaris or a combination of both and for the more adventurous it also organises self drive safaris.

Most of the safaris are semi-participatory. However, luxury mobile safaris can also be organised, if desired.

Programmed safaris are also available, yoga safaris, safaris for disabled people, birding safaris, cultural safaris and horse back safaris. Multi-lingual staff are available to help in English, French, German and Italian.

Africa Pride uses 4x4 six or nine-seater vehicles specially adapted to maximise photographic opportunities. Safari options include the 10-day Elephant Trail from Maun to Victoria Falls; the 14-day Gemsbok Trail from Maun to Maun; the 12-day Flamingo Trail from Victoria Falls to Victoria Falls; and the six-day semi-luxury camping safari. Africa Pride now also offers luxury mobile safaris using en-suite Meru tents (5.5 x 3.5 metres) with the comfort of beds and linen. They include three-course meals and all drinks. Guests can enjoy this comfort without compromising on first-class game viewing with experienced guides in the finest wildlife areas of Botswana.

In order to provide a top quality service, all groups consist of 12 people or fewer to ensure manageability and a personalised service. Exclusive campsites bring the guests up close and personal to the untouched beauty of Botswana, adding to the adventurous and educational aspects of their vacation.

African Odyssey

Afro Trek Safaris

PO Box 350, Kasane Tel/Fax: +267 6250 500; +267 6252 270 Email: botsreservations@bots.wildhorizons.co.zw www.wildhorizons.co.za

P Bag 058, Maun Tel: +267 686 2574/5110 Fax: +267 686 2574/1730 Email: sedia@info.bw Email: quadrum@info.bw www.afrotrek.com www.sediahotel.com

African Odyssey is located at Chobe Marina Lodge just 6km from Kasane International Airport and just over an hour away from Victoria Falls and Livingstone International Airports. This dynamic safari outfit offers the discerning safari traveller a unique Chobe experience. The company specialises in impeccably guided game drives and boat cruises into Chobe National Park. African Odyssey can also take guests on a special sites tour of the area around Kasane that will leave them fascinated with the local culture, snake park and the place where four countries meet. African Odyssey is perfectly positioned geographically for day trips to Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia that offer up more exciting options including the Victoria Falls and its myriad of adrenaline and soft adventure products.

Afro Trek offers personalised safaris throughout the Okavango Delta region and all the National Parks and Reserves. Afro Trek is based at Sedia Riverside Hotel, just 3 km out of Maun, from where all the trips start. Afro Trek also specialises in Mokoro safaris of one, two or three days’ duration. These take place in a private concession, owned and operated by Batswana, on the Boro River system, in the Okavango Delta. For over 10 years Afro Trek has been working closely with and supporting the local communities that run the concession area. Sedia Riverside Hotel radiates African ambience and offers various types of accommodation including chalets, hotel rooms, walk-in tents and a spacious campsite area. The hotel rooms and chalets are all en-suite and equipped with air conditioning and digital TV. Afro Trek Safaris, in conjunction with Sedia Riverside Hotel, offers a range of personalised mobile safaris to suit individual requirements and uses customised game viewing vehicles and spacious walk-in tents.

Africa VOYAGES P Bag 114-Suite 59, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 5117 Cell: +267 72 70 27 11 Skype: africa.voyages Email: africavoyages@dynabyte.bw www.africavoyages.info

Africa Voyages is contributing a percentage of its 2009 profit to Botshelo trust based in Shakawe.

&beyond expeditions c/o &BEYOND (formerly CC Africa) P Bag X27, Benmore, 2010, South Africa Tel: +27 11 809 4447 • Fax: +27 11 809 4400 Email: reservations@andbeyond.com www.andbeyond.com &Beyond is one of the world’s leading ecotourism companies, deeply committed to providing the ultimate in responsible luxury. For guests wishing to experience the best of Botswana, including the Okavango Delta, Moremi, Savute and Chobe National Park, &Beyond’s 10-day Botswana Explorer Expedition is the perfect choice. Offering guests an exhilarating itinerary, camping in the most beautiful wilderness regions of Botswana, this safari is the epitome of classic African style and comfort in tented travel. The spacious expedition safari tents have en-suite bathrooms with flush WC and hot bucket shower. Accompanied throughout by a professional &Beyond-trained guide, guests will glide past pods of hippos in the Delta on mokoros and thrill to the closest encounters with large prides of lion and herds of elephant in the Chobe National Park. Evenings are spent around a blazing campfire under a starlit African sky. Hearty, delicious bush meals are savoured while reviewing the day’s adventures.

MOBILE SECTOR

Bush Tracks SAFARIS Bush ways Safaris PO Box 747, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0840 /+267 625 0450 Cell: +267 71509590 Fax: +267 625 0440 Email: reservations@safari.co.bw

P Bag 342, Maun Tel: +267 686 3685 Fax: +267 680 0937 Email: reservations@bushways.com www.bushways.com

Kasane-based Bushtracks Safaris offers trips into and throughout Chobe National Park.

Bush Ways Safaris is an adventure safari company, established in 1996 to offer small group tours and custom-tailored safaris. Its safaris take guests into the heart of the natural wilderness of Botswana to experience overland routes that will reveal the vast beauty of Africa, overnight camps filled with song, camaraderie, story telling and exciting animal encounters.

These are arranged at fixed times each day, but special safaris outside these times are available on request. At the same time, Bushtracks Safaris offers tourist transfers and return trips between Kasane, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and Livingstone (Zambia) as well as wildlife excursions of two or more nights into other game parks in Botswana.

From its headquarters in Maun, Bush Ways Safaris offers seven safari tours. These are the 15-day Lion Safari, the 15 day Elephant Safari, the 17-day Leopard Safari, the 11-day Fish Eagle Safari, the seven-day Buffalo Safari, the seven-day Kalahari Safari and the 14-day Hyena Safari with an optional four-day extension. Bush Ways Safaris can also cater for those who wish to create their own personalised safari tour for particular interest groups, corporate tours, private or family groups. To add to the scheduled safaris, Bush Ways Safaris also offers a number of optional activities such as flights over the Okavango Delta and adventures such as Zambezi River rafting below Victoria Falls.

Bushlife Safaris (Pty) Ltd c/o Safari 24, PO Box 3662 Swakopmund, Namibia Tel: + 264 (0)64 404 511 Fax: + 264 (0)64 403 526 Email info@safari24.com www.safari24.com Bushlife Safaris, registered in Namibia and Botswana, specialises in guided safaris of a different kind away from the beaten track. Using its fleet of Land Rovers for the individual traveller or small groups, its experienced guides are experts in these adventures and completely familiar and at ease with their surroundings, thus ensuring magnificent and stunning excursions. For example, guests can travel in a fully equipped 4x4 vehicle through dried-up riverbeds, rocky mountain passes and follow barely visible tracks. Bushlife is equipped with comprehensive camping gear and, depending on the size of the tour group, a mobile kitchen accompanies the tour. Although in the African wilderness, holidays can be specially adapted to meet individual needs and expectations using a combination of comfortable lodges, camping in remote and romantic locations or with a guided safari with accommodation in luxury lodges. The guides, born and bred in Botswana or Namibia, are generally multilingual and possess a sound knowledge of the region.

Capricorn Safaris

Capture Africa

Chobezi

P Bag 021, Maun Tel: +267 686 1165 Fax: +267 686 2991 Email: info@capricornsafaris.com www.capricornsafaris.com

P Bag BO 28, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 1200 Email: hildrene@captureafrica.net www.captureafrica.co.za

P Bag K33, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0992/625 1667 Fax: +267 625 1297 Email: info@chobezi.com www.chobezi.com

Offering traditional African hospitality, Capricorn Safaris operates scheduled departures or specific tailor-made safaris. Capricorn Safaris is a Botswana-based safari company with affiliations in Kenya and Tanzania. It has been running safaris throughout East and southern Africa since 1972. There are two scheduled departure safaris exploring the different regions of Botswana. The Botswana Overland Safari is an 11-day tented safari from Maun which couples the best of the Kalahari Desert with Northern Botswana. The Okavango Wildlife Explorer is an eight-day tented safari from Maun which explores the wonders of the Okavango Delta. In the Okavango, transport is by traditional mokoro or motorboat. In addition, guests can create their own safaris to include the empty reaches of the Kalahari Desert, the crystal-clear waters of the Okavango, a flying safari staying in luxurious camps and multiple country safaris. Capricorn Safaris is experienced in providing tented camping in the classic African tradition with all the comforts of a luxury tented camp, yet still a true African wilderness experience.

Founded in 1997, Capture Africa has successfully designed a mobile photographic safari company which ensures a variety of unforgettable experiences. Being a private, family owned and managed company, special attention is paid to the finest details, including home-cooked meals in the bush kitchen and comfortable furnishings. Mobile photographic safaris entails camping ‘wild’ in Botswana’s finest game reserves and national parks and viewing the abundant wildlife from open 4x4 vehicles. Accommodation varies from comfortable dome tents with camping mattresses to the luxurious Meru-style tents, which are fully catered and furnished with en-suite bathroom. All camps are fully catered and exclusively private. Capture Africa offers a wide variety of other activities including night drives, walking safaris with an armed professional guide, boating trips on the Okavango Delta, specialised birdwatching safaris, game flights over the delta in Cessna 206 or helicopter, fly-in and fishing safaris in the Okavango. The guides are hand-picked and are specialists in their fields. Experience Botswana at its best with Capture Africa.

Chobezi is an owner-run company based in Chobe which operates a large fleet of game drive vehicles, buses and boats to cater for a wide range of needs. Chobezi offers the following services: • Mobile safari packages to suit individual budgets throughout Botswana • Transfers and day trips to and from Livingstone, Victoria Falls and Kasane • Any ground handling services that are required to facilitate trips to Botswana.

MOBILE SECTOR

Delta Rain

Drifters

Drumbeat Safaris

Sitatunga Camp Site, PO Box 66, Maun Tel: +267 680 0380 Fax: +267 680 0381 Email: info@deltarain.bw www.deltarain.com

P Bag 205, Maun Tel: +267 7130 4472 • Fax: +267 686 0571 PO Box 4712, Cresta 2118, South Africa Tel: +27 11 888 1160 • Fax: +27 11 888 1020 Email: drifters@drifters.co.za www.drifters.co.za

PO Box 20228, Maun Tel: +267 686 3096 Fax: +267 686 3096 Email: drumbeat@dynabyte.bw www.drumbeatsafaris.com

Delta Rain offers specialist safaris incorporating the Okavango Delta and the National Parks and Reserves. Delta Rain also offers mobile safaris throughout Botswana and Africa. Located at Sitatunga Campsite, 7 km from Maun on the edge of the delta, Delta Rain specialises in three-day mokoro safaris on the Boro and the Ditshipi rivers, which start from the Sitatunga Campsite. Sitatunga Campsite offers chalet accommodation, a volleyball court and table tennis. Guests can also relax in the bar or restaurant. The campsite offers large well-shaded areas with powered sites and braai facilities. Delta Rain has over 10 years’ experience organising mokoro trips. Using a private concession area run by local people, Delta Rain supports the indigenous population at grass-roots level.

Established in 1983, Drifters has gone from strength to strength to become one of the most formidable forces in tourism in southern Africa. Its packages are renowned for including far more than others can offer, and the vast infrastructure of Drifters-owned game reserves, bush camps, inns, boats, canoes, adventure equipment and other resources mean that clients can enjoy the best of Africa without added expense. All its tours are inclined toward the interesting and often unique fauna and flora of Africa. For this reason, Drifters tours often leave the beaten track to explore remote areas where little or no familiar infrastructure exists.

Safety is the highest priority. Delta Rain is the only company operating mokoro trips into the delta that has direct radio contact with the mokoro stations on both rivers. It also has international medical rescue cover for all its clients.

For those who wish to spend their time on an African safari with a small international group, and who relish the thought of an environmentally educational and adventurous experience, then Drifters is the only choice. Scheduled adventure tour options in Botswana include a 16-day JohannesburgJohannesburg tour, a 15-day Johannesburg-Victoria Falls tour and a 13-day Maun-Victoria Falls option. Drifters also tailor-makes tours as required.

Eco Africa BOTSWANA

elephant trails SAFARI CO

P Bag 035, Maun Tel: +267 686 2427 Email: rdsafaris@ngami.net www.ecoafricabotswana.com

PO Box 989, Maun Tel: +267 6864 845 Fax: +267 6864 657 Email: guy@dynabyte.bw, edurne@dynabyte.bw www.elephanttrails.com

Eco Africa Botswana takes its guests on an unparalleled tented safari to some of the most striking and unique places in Botswana: the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Desert. These awe-inspiring destinations have been famous since the days of early African explorers, and each offers its own magnificence and beauty combined with abundant wildlife. From the beautiful and comfortable base camp, guests can undertake various adventures: walks through the African bush; exploring the many lagoons and channels of the Okavango by boat; crossing the wide-open spaces of salt pans by quad bike; catching sight of a myriad bird species; and taking game drives during the day and at night to see the wonderful variety of animal life. They can also experience the rich culture of the people in these areas and even use a traditional donkey cart to traverse the Kalahari and sleep under the stars in simple fly camps. Itineraries are custom-designed to make every trip unique and memorable. The camps are located with special attention to each particular area, detail and guests’ interests and enjoyment.

Elephant Trails, Safari Co. is committed to providing highly memorable safaris that are safe, fun and educational. Its primary goal is to share the unique beauty of this exquisite wild life continent with those who are looking for that true African experience. The company offers luxury and affordable mobile safaris, with a set departures throughout the year as well as tailor made safaris for groups.

Drumbeat Safaris, founded in 1996 by Annelies Zonjee and Johan Knols, is a small operator offering luxury mobile safaris. Professional guides lead guests through the wilderness and all the beauty Botswana has to offer. The camp is transported in a trailer behind the game drive vehicle and will be built on arrival at the new campsite. In the luxury option, the camp is moved and erected before arrival to maximise the time spent game driving. Drumbeat Safaris is licensed to operate throughout Botswana and its tours take in Moremi Game Reserve on the edge of the Okavango Delta, Savuti, in the Chobe National Park, the riverfront in the north of Chobe National Park, Nxai Pan National Park and Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Aha and the Tsodillo Hills, domain of the San. Tailor-made trips to other areas can be arranged.

Endeavour Safaris P Bag 206, Maun Tel: +267 686 0887 • Fax: +267 686 0887 Cell: +267 7176 9099 23 Lark Crescent, 7441 Table View, Cape Town, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)21 5566114 Fax: +27 (0)88021 5566114 Cell: +27 (0)73 2067733 Email: info@endeavour-safaris.com www.endeavour-safaris.com Endeavour Safaris is a dynamic tour operator specialising in safaris and tours to disabled travellers, offering them a unique experience that they would never before have thought possible. Based in Africa, Endeavour Safaris allows for accessible travel to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. All its vehicles are fully equipped for wheelchairs with hydraulic lifts and secure locking systems. It is the company’s wish that all travellers with disabilities, including wheelchair users, oxygen users, the visually and aurally impaired and those requiring kidney dialysis treatments, as well as senior travellers, should be aware that Africa is no longer a dream. Able-bodied and family groups are also welcome.

MOBILE SECTOR

Game Trails Private Bag 206, Maun Tel: +267 680 0955 Fax: +267 680 0369 Email: info@gametrailsbotswana.com www.gametrailsbotswana.com Game Trails is owner run by a unique team of dedicated individuals enabling it to deliver a professional and personalized safari experience. All operations are coordinated through its central Maun base Using luxurious mobile tented camps in the traditional safaris style with all accommodation on en-suite facilities. Game Trails has expertly designed a comprehensive selection of safari packages of varying duration. The seven day Miracle Rivers takes in Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta and the Khwai Community wilderness area. The 11 day Northern Explorer takes in Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta and the Chobe National Park. Game Trails also offers private departures, tailor-made to the individuals requirements. It uses spacious and comfortable safari vehicles and offers window seat only departures amongst its scheduled departures for the exclusivity of its guests.

Hemingway Safaris Botswana

Into Africa mowana Safaris

Private Bag 28, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 0581 Cell: +267 722 99523 or 725 25912 Email: nds@ngami.net or segopa@info.bw

PO Box 266, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0478 Fax: +267 625 0301/625 0659 Email: botsreservations@bots.wildhorizons.co.zw www.wildhorizons.co.za

Hemingway Safaris explores southern Africa, but also specialises in Botswana wilderness adventures. Operating its own guided self-drive expeditions and mobile camping safaris, the company also offers a complete destination management service. The guided self-drive option has the advantage of a private and independent experience, combined with a knowledgeable and experienced professional wildlife guide who drives his own 4x4 vehicle. There is a maximum of 12 participants, thus enhancing the exclusive character of the trips. On the fully serviced mobile safaris, a maximum of only six people travel in comfortable, air conditioned 4x4 safari vehicles. Accommodation is in spacious 3 x 3 metre dome tents with outside bathroom facilities or luxury 7 x 3.5 metre en-suite safari tents. Guaranteed scheduled departure itineraries cover the best areas that Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique have to offer. Tailor-made options include special interest, incentive and conference travel.

Into Africa Mowana Safaris is located at Cresta Mowana Lodge just 8km from Kasane International Airport and just over an hour away from Victoria Falls and Livingstone International Airports. This dynamic safari outfit offers the discerning safari traveller a unique Chobe experience. The company specialises in impeccably guided game drives and boat cruises into Chobe National Park. Into Africa can also take guests on a special sites tour of the area around Kasane that will leave them fascinated with the local culture, snake park and the place where four countries meet. Into Africa is perfectly positioned geographically for day trips to Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia that offer up more exciting options including the Victoria Falls and its myriad of adrenaline and soft adventure products.

John Chase Safaris

Karibu Safari

Kitso Botswana (Pty) Ltd

PO Box 25004, Francistown Tel: +267 241 3280 Fax: +267 244 1657 Email: johnchase@inet.co.bw www.johnchase.co.za

P Bag 39, Maun Tel: +267 686 1225 Fax: +267 680 0390 Email: karibubots@info.bw www.karibu.co.za

PO Box 215 Tel: +267) 686 2604 Fax: (267) 686 5111 Email: kitsosaf@dynabyte.bw www.kitsosafaris.com

John Chase Safaris is owner managed and run and all safaris are hosted by John and Tina Chase. Both have a deep love and passion for the bush with many years of safari experience.

Karibu Safari is a reputable, well established safari company that has been organising African safaris in southern and central Africa since 1983. Over the past quarter century its dedication to well planned, authentic safari experiences for the discerning traveller has secured it the reputation as the leading mobile safari operator in southern Africa.

Kitso Safaris specialises in outfitting camping safaris in and around the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Nxai Pan National Park and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Kitso Safaris have been offering safaris since 1979 and is owned and run by Colin Dandridge who has been conducting safaris since 1975. Kitso means ‘experience’ in Setswana. All luxury camping safaris are strictly private and general bookings are not added.

All itineraries are tailor-made to the client’s needs and include many areas of Botswana such as Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta (Moremi Game Reserve), Nxai Pan and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Special interest safaris are also offered in association with Deception Valley Lodge to introduce guests to the San of Botswana and their traditional ways of living. Activities on a tailor-made trip include walking trails, flights over the delta, fishing, hot air balloons and biking. Accommodation includes twin-bedded luxury in spacious Meru-style tents, with bathroom and toilet en-suite. Bathrooms are permanently attached to the tents, roofed and completely insect-proof. After an exhilarating day’s game viewing, guests can enjoy a hot shower and relax with a chilled drink around the campfire.

Its experience in Namibia and Botswana with its unique range of luxury mobile safaris, authentic mobile safaris, scheduled, private and tailor-made safaris enables it to achieve the perfect balance between a true African safari and a superior level of comfort. All its safaris are served by a tour guide, chef and camp crew performing the camp duties, with no client participation, thus allowing time to relax and unwind. Karibu Safari has launched a new self-drive safari where the adventurous traveller can hire a fully equipped Land Rover Defender 110 and meander through the wilderness at his or her own pace. Come and explore the real Africa with Karibu Safari.

Experience old style camping with its luxury camping safaris. Camps consists of spacious twin bedded, insect proof, walk in tents with sewn in ground sheets. Each tent has its own shower and toilet attached. Sumptuous meals including imported wines are served in the large comfortable dining tent. The entire camp is transported from place to place in specially equipped trucks, fitted with extra fuel and water capacity. Clients and guides travel in comfortable custom built four wheel drive safari vehicles, with seating limited to six people unless otherwise requested. A satellite phone is available in case of an emergency.

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Letaka Safaris

Masson Safaris

Maun rest camp

P Bag 206, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 680 0363 Fax: +267 680 0955 Email: info@letakasafaris.com www.letakasafaris.com

P Bag 257, Maun Tel: +267 686 2442 Fax: +267 686 2442 Email: massonsafaris@dynabyte.bw www.masson-safaris.com

PO Box 250, Maun Tel: +267 686 2623 Fax: +267 686 3472 Email: simonjoyce@info.bw

Letaka Safaris was created to provide a safari that guarantees the highest level of guiding. With a wealth of guiding experience in Botswana and its neighbouring countries and, most importantly, an unsurpassed passion for the bush, each trip is designed to give the discerning guest a holistic African experience.

Masson Safaris runs safaris dedicated to wildlife viewing, bird watching and the general appreciation of nature in remote areas of Botswana. Its ecologically friendly approach ensures that its presence has minimal environmental impact.

The safaris provide a variety of products to cater for the individual needs of guests. The most popular are the luxury camping safaris, which include walking and driving ‘mobile’ safaris. Also on offer are safaris using the lodges for those requiring the highest level of comfort. Letaka Safaris is the first company to offer scheduled departures for individuals passionate about birds. And for the wild at heart it offers one of the most unique safaris anywhere, a herpetological trip to northern Namibia.

The company’s senior guide, Ewan Masson, has lived and guided in Botswana for over 20 years. Masson Safaris operates fully mobile camps consisting of large frame tents, en-suite toilet and washstands, camp beds, linen and towels. Land Rovers are used for game drives, which have been extended to offer excellent photographic opportunities. Every year Masson Safaris offers scheduled safaris coinciding with the best time of year to visit each area. Group sizes are generally small and will normally not exceed eight people.

Simon Paul and Joyce Bestelink, owners of Maun Rest Camp and Safaris, operate mobile camping safaris throughout Botswana. The main aim of the safaris is to spend as much time as possible out in the bush, observing the wildlife, big and small, the birds and the insects and taking the best photographs possible. Itineraries are suggested to suit guests’ dates and safaris are organised to all of the great parks and reserves of Botswana including Moremi, Chobe, Central Kalahari, Khutse, Nxai Pan and Baines Baobabs, Makgadikgadi Pans and the Okavango Delta. Trips are also run to Tsodilo Hills, Gcwihaba Caverns and Kubu Island. Families with children are welcome. The aim is to make every safari something special, where guests take home more than just good photographs.

Scheduled safaris include the six-day Moremi Classic Safari, which includes a walking safari in the Khwai region, night drives, game drives in Moremi Game Reserve and the 10-day Northern Highlights Classic Safari.

Masson Safaris also offers tailor-made safaris and birding safaris as well as special themed safaris, such as Discover Northern Botswana, Saltpans and Waterways, Rivers Past and Present and Desert and Delta. Safaris are available to the Transfrontier Park, hiking safaris at Tsodilo Hills, fishing for tigerfish and bream on the Okavango River and excursions to Victoria Falls and Namibia.

Moremi Safaris & Tours

No Name African Adventures

Papadi SafariS & Tours

PO Box 26, Maun Tel: +267 686 0097 Fax: +267 686 0571 Email: info@moremi-safaris.com www.moremi-safaris.com

PO Box BO20605, Boseja, Maun Tel: +267 686 1600 Fax: +267 686 1600 Email: info@attwoodsadventures.com Email: noname@info.bw

P Bag 114, Maun Tel: +267 71 620 855 Fax: +267 680 0362 Email: papadi@info.bw. www.papadisafaris.co.bw

Moremi Safaris & Tours has been operating since 1988, specialising in luxury tented camps and lodges in the Northern Botswana region. Today Moremi Safaris & Tours has expanded its services to include special interest and tailor-made safaris covering Northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa.

No Name African Adventures is a privately run, owneroperated safari company that specialises in going off the beaten track and into the African wilderness. All its trips are custom designed to suit the individual traveller and vary from bush camping to upmarket lodges. There is an emphasis on photography, conservation and respect for nature and the environment.

Papadi Safaris & Tours has been taking travellers into the less visited areas of southern Africa since 1984. It is registered in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia and is a national member of HATAB and SATSA.

All of its Northern Botswana packages include at least two nights at its own Xakanaxa Camp. From here guests can explore the magic of the Okavango Delta as well as booking tour packages to take in the rest of the Northern Botswana region. Xakanaxa Camp is one of the pioneer safari camps in the Okavango Delta. It is location on the banks of the Khwai River in Moremi Game Reserve. The stylish main buildings extend into the Khwai River and are set on raised platforms to maximise the views over the surrounding lagoons and islands. Situated next to Xakanaxa main camp, Pandani’s Camp comprises four out of the 12 Xakanaxa Camp tents which may be reserved for exclusive use for a maximum of eight guests.

No Name African Adventures focuses primarily on non participation camping within Botswana on privately guided safaris, travelling by road with a specialist guide through the diverse landscapes of Botswana’s National Parks. In addition, it combines camping safaris with some upgrades to permanent lodge accommodation as well as co-ordinating and planning tailor-made fly-in lodge safaris featuring other southern African safari destinations. There are many safari options to suit all timeframes and budgets, with a guaranteed expert, efficient and personal service for any individuals or groups wishing to explore the amazing continent of Africa.

Papadi caters for travellers with a zest for life and a spirit of adventure, yearning to explore and experience Africa. It ensures a vibrant holiday without formalities or pressures. Papadi Safaris & Tours offers regular departure camping safaris in Botswana as well as custom-designed lodge tours throughout Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It caters for all kinds of guests, including special interest groups, families, friends, birders, specialist photographers and film crews. Southern Africa boasts a precious wildlife heritage and diverse scenery and is rich in African culture and history. Papadi Safaris & Tours will design and host African holidays to allow its guests to experience Africa at its best. Papadi is an accredited member of Birdlife South Africa and offers tailor-made birding safaris throughout southern Africa.

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Penduka Safaris

Planet Okavango

Safari Africa

PO Box 66, Maun Tel: +267 686 4539 Fax: +267 686 4540 Email: info@pendukasafaris.com www.pendukasafaris.com

Private Bag 114, Suite 49, Maun Tel: +267 686 0273; +27 11 803 7400 Email: info@planetokavango.com www.planetokavango.com www.sunway-safaris.com

Penduka Safaris is run by a family that has been involved in wildlife since the turn of the century and has a passion and appeal for the bush, its people, fauna and flora, that has continued through each generation.

Planet Okavango is based in Maun and specialises in wildlife and culture oriented safaris throughout Botswana and southern Africa aimed at the adventure traveller. Safaris are operated as participation camping mobile safaris or as lodge/ cabin-based mobile safaris. Safaris come with custom-built game-viewing vehicles, registered and experienced guides and all equipment included. Options include:

Maun Office: P. Bag 114, Suite 57, Maun Tel: +267 6861633 Fax +267 6861632 Email: safari@africanbushcamps.com Central Reservations, PO Box AC81, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Tel: +263 9 234307 • Fax: +263 9 230582 Email: info@africanbushcamps.com www.africanbushcamps.com

Penduka offers safaris to the fragile ecosystem of the Okavango and through the impressive game parks of Moremi, Savuti and Chobe. Penduka prides itself in being able to take people into the untouched world of the Kalahari, where the timelessness of old Africa pervades. Its safaris are run on the basis of providing the maximum comfort possible on a camping safari, with time to relax and enjoy the surroundings. Wherever possible, the camp is set up prior to arrival, allowing optimal time to view game. Accommodation is in spacious tents, which are insect-proof and well ventilated. Dining tents are also erected for meals. All bedding is supplied. These are not just tours, but more of a wilderness experience. Penduka’s guides take pride in sharing their unequalled knowledge and love of Africa.

SGS Africa Safari & Guides Services, P Bag K39, Kasane Tel: +267 625 1754/0259 Fax: +267 625 0259 Skype: Chobe Travel Email: travel@botsnet.bw www.safariguidesafrica.com (Africa) www.safariguidesbotswana.com (Botswana) Established in 1984 by Peter and Salome Comley, SGS Africa is one of the most experienced safari companies in Botswana. It is based in Kazungula, the meeting point of four of Africa’s major wildlife states – Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia – thus putting it right in the heart of safari country. SGS Africa believes in combining learning with enjoyment. Its safaris are fun-filled journeys that leave visitors with a greater appreciation and understanding of the value of true wilderness. SGS offers safaris in five distinct comfort zones ranging from luxury camping to adventurous budget safaris. Its speciality is tailoring safaris to suit guests’ requirements rather than trying to shoehorn people into a pre-designed package that does not take account of special interests or travel dates. Guests can choose a mobile safari or request a combined mobile and lodge experience. Itineraries can also be organised based on a full lodge experience. SGS also offers holistic and special interest safaris around Africa.

• Scheduled mobile safaris with sell-in ‘seat on safari’ available on specific departure dates (with maximum group size of 12 people) • Family safaris tailor-made to client requirements and quoted on each private group • Private small group, special interest (such as wildlife photography) safaris designed to the client’s requirements and quoted to the client’s specific budget.

Safari Africa operates luxury mobile camping safaris and Khwai Tented Camp. Its luxury mobile tented safaris are an authentic safari experience that offers twin-bedded luxury accommodation in spacious, insect proof Meru-style tents, with bush-bucket shower/toilet en-suite. This is an authentic Hemingway style safari. Safari Africa runs mobile safaris throughout Botswana including the Central Kalahari, Nxai Pan, Moremi, Khwai and Chobe/Linyanti areas where guests will experience the authentic Africa brought to life by Botswana’s leading safari guides.

With 15 years of experience in the tourism industry, Planet Okavango has the expertise to operate each safari to a high standard, with a substantial operations back-up office.

Southern Cross Safaris

Swampland Safari Trails

c/o New Moon Investments, P Bag 210, Maun Tel: +267 6861 667, Tel: +264 6125 1553 Fax: +264 6125 1883 Email: newmoon@info.bw www.southern-cross-safaris.com

c/o Skatul Safaris, P Bag 350, Maun Tel: +267 686 5081 Cell: +267 716 09993 Fax: +267 686 5081 Email: umkulu@info.bw www.swampsaf.com

Southern Cross Safaris specialises in the oldest and most original form of camping safaris. It uses off-road vehicles to roam landscapes which have been barely discovered, to be close to the African nature, its people and wildlife. Safaris offered by Southern Cross Safaris include ‘Zambia – the real untamed Africa – Special’, ‘Nomads at the Kunene’, ‘Highlights of 3 African countries – with Caprivi’, ‘Botswana’s Paradise from the Delta to Victoria Falls’, ‘Botswana’s Paradise into the Delta’, ‘Adventurous Kaokoland’, ‘Starlight – Southern Cross’, ‘The Lost World of the Kalahari’, ‘Contrasts of the Wilderness’ and ‘Cultures of Namibia’. Travel is in specially adjusted Unimogs or Landcruisers, which are equipped with tanks to carry water and fuel, in order to be totally independent from any water and fuel recourse. This enables stays for longer periods of time in the most remote areas such as Moremi, Chobe and the Kaokoland.

Swampland Safari Trails is a mobile safari operation that specialises in tailor-made safaris. It is situated in Maun, at the gateway to the Okavango Delta. Swampland Safari Trails can arrange unforgettable safaris with an emphasis on nature as well as cultural aspects. Its in-depth knowledge of Botswana and its natural wonders ensures a memorable experience. Priding itself on its professionalism, Swampland Safari Trails aims to ensure that its clients derive the maximum satisfaction from their vacation. Its guides and staff love nature and strive to please by sharing this experience with the clients.

MOBILE SECTOR

Thebe River Safaris

Wilderness Dawning

WILDERNESS SAFARIS’ EXPLORATIONS

PO Box 5, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0314 Fax: +267 625 0314 Email: thebe.accounts@chobenet.com www.theberiversafaris.co.za

PO Box 22277, Maun Tel: +267 686 2962 Fax: +267 686 4220 Email: nic@wildernessdawning.com www.wildernessdawning.com

A growing owner-run business, Thebe River Safaris is situated in Kasane, in the north-east corner of Botswana. It specialises in accommodating overland adventure companies as well as running its own safaris.

Wilderness Dawning is a Botswana-based safari company offering a wide variety of mobile safaris, from camping to luxury lodges.

P Bag 014; Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 • Fax: +267 686 0632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.za www.wilderness-safaris.com PO Box 5219, Rivonia, 2128; 373 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia, South Africa Tel: +27 11 807 1800 • Fax: +27 11 807 2110

Located on the banks of the picturesque Chobe River, Thebe River Safaris has retained a feeling of naturalness, echoing the surrounding bush by its rustic design. It is situated about 5 km from the Chobe National Park. Boat cruises are offered to view big game and birdlife without the dust of the road, while game drives are provided through one of Africa’s most spectacular parks. The game drives, Chobe day trips and overnight safaris are genuine African experiences, combining land and water game viewing from open vehicles and boats. Thebe River Safaris also specialises in original and tailor-made mobile safaris with a focus on the sights, smells and emotions of Botswana. Taking in the world-renowned game-filled reserves of Chobe, Savuti, Moremi, Okavango, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi and Deception Valley, this is true safari at its best.

Wild lifestyles PO Box 250059, Maun Tel: +267 686 1045/686 3664 Fax: +267 686 3664 Email: adventures@wildlifestyles.com www.wildlifestyles.com Mad Mike, from Animal Planet’s Series has his own Luxury Mobile Tented Safari Company, Wild Lifestyles which is owner managed. Mike was voted ‘One of the World’s Top 15 Safari Guides’ by Conde Nast USA in 2003. Wild Lifestyles is not the ‘run-of-the-mill’ tented operation. It offers adventurous luxury mobile tented safaris throughout Botswana. Guaranteeing tremendous fun for all, the safaris are individually designed and diverse with tailor-made itineraries. Accommodation is provided in walk-in type dome tents under shady trees with breathtaking scenic views. For the more adventurous, options include a simpler camp site in certain areas, fly-camping (sleeping under the skies) with all luxuries provided. Guests can enjoy 5 star cuisine under star-lit skies or colonial style tented canvas. Relaxation is spent reclining in a deck chair with a book from the library or dozing in a hammock. Usual activities include photographic safaris, walking, boating, birding, cultural and holistic (non-intrusive) safaris, caving, night game drives, educational camps and Mokoro trips. Specialist activities can be arranged.

At Wilderness Dawning, safaris are a personal affair. With over 30 years of accumulated safari experience among the company’s directors, travellers can be sure they are in capable hands. Its vast experience in the safari industry allows it to provide safari accommodation combined with the best guides in the business. Wilderness Dawning camping safaris offer unrivalled guiding combined with an unspoilt wilderness experience. Groups are small and vary between two and eight people. Its tailor-made safaris allow individuals or groups the freedom to choose the dynamics of the safari as well as catering for special interest groups, families and incentive groups. Alternatively, its luxury mobile safaris cater for individuals who enjoy that extra level of comfort. Mobile safaris offer a great overall experience as guests have their own private guide and vehicle for the duration of their trip.

Wilderness Safaris’ Explorations is an innovative range of fully serviced cross-country safaris that recreate the sense of Africa of old. More than a century ago, the only way to experience this extraordinary continent was on a mobile safari. Today, that exhilarating age of discovery is mirrored by Explorations. Specially designed tents, with pure cotton linen, stylish old metal finishes and refreshing amenities, add to the overall atmosphere and guest comfort. Explorations are unrivalled, using mostly private concessions and wildlife areas exclusive to guests of Wilderness Safaris. Noted for their passion and knowledge, the company’s guides are conservationists who lead each journey from start to finish, creating a seamless interpretive experience. A variety of travel modes, such as game drives, walking, mokoros, canoeing, boating and air charters, maximise every opportunity to view the the topography and diversity of Africa’s flora and fauna. Each itinerary has been carefully created to take account of the changing seasons, game movements and guest experience.

TOUR OPERATORS

AT&T Monnakgotla Travel & Tours

Footprints africa safaris (pty) ltd

Maroon Tours & Safaris

PO Box 60474, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 8788 Fax: +267 350 0419 Email: at-t@monnakgotla.co.bw www.monnakgotla.co.bw

47b Molapo Crossing (above Dros) Gaborone Tel: +267 393 2825 Tel/fax: +267 393 2837 Cell: +267 716 12267 Email: info@footprintsafricasafaris.com www.footprintsafricasafaris.com

PO Box 601264, Gaborone Tel/fax: +267 318 8121 Cell: +267 718 93361 Email: info@maroonsafaris.co.bw or tendai@ maroonsafaris.co.bw www.maroonsafaris.co.bw

AT&T Monnakgotla Travel & Tours is a trading division of AT&T Monnakgotla Transport (Pty) Ltd. It provides specialised fully serviced travel and tours within Botswana and the whole of southern Africa. The company owns and operates a fleet of seven 28-seater minibuses as well as 60, 65, 70 and 76-seater luxury and executive buses. Its range of services includes airport shuttles and transfers, company travel services, community events and education services. Its tourism services include city tours of Gaborone, city excursions to destinations including Cape Town waterfront, Table Mountain and Robben Island, group tours, adventure safaris and seaside/beach tours. Its adventure safaris are designed for those wishing to enjoy game drives, nature walks, horse safaris, bush braais, pony rides and elephant walks at attractive tourist venues such as the Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Gaborone Game Reserve and other areas in the country such as Makgadikgadi Pans and Game Reserves, Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta.

Seabelo Travel & Tours (Pty) Ltd

Footprints Africa Safaris is a 100 per cent citizen owned Botswana tour operator, specialising in Africa excursions, safaris and international travel and tours. As a specialist in hospitality and tourism industry it offers completely tailormade tours of choice. The exciting combination of activities will satisfy everyone from nature to young at heart travellers and families. The company also serves the community based tourism projects based in Chobe, Linyanti, Tsodilo Hills, Okavango Delta, Makgadikgadi and Nata. Itineraries are offered in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Angola and include elephant back safaris, horse back safaris, mobile safaris, fishing safaris as well as quad bike and bicycle safaris in the Makgadikgadi Pans and walking safaris.

Skylink Travel

PO Box 1837 Gaborone Plot No. 17998, Gaborone West Industrial Site Tel: +267 395 7078 Cell: +267 7230 0114 Fax: +267 395 7077 Email: seabelo@seabelo.bw www.seabelo.bw

169, Queens Road Main Mall Box No.1052, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 2599 Fax: +267 316 3023 Email: marjorieb.skylink@galileosa.co.za

Seabelo Travel & Tours (Pty) Ltd is one of the best passenger service companies in Botswana in terms of quality offered to the travelling public.

The company specialises in packages, tours, flights, conferences, airport shuttles and tailor-made packages around the world. It is the first travel agency in Botswana to operate 24 hours a day, with consultants ready to assist with any services offered by Skylink.

It offers accommodation and flight bookings for delegations coming to Botswana and the whole of Africa. In addition, it offers full and half-day tours for delegates visiting Botswana to increase tourism awareness. Other services include transfer services for delegates around Botswana and southern Africa, conferencing, workshop and team building.

Skylink Travel is a travel agency and tour company registered in Botswana in 1999.

Skylink Travel is affiliated to the International Air Transport Association, which enables the company to be connected to the Galileo GDS network. This allows it to network all available special offers from various airlines, thus providing an effective service at competitive prices. The company deals with domestic, regional and international airlines on a daily basis.

Maroon Tours & Safaris is a 100 per cent citizen-owned tours and safaris company based in Gaborone and offering tailormade scenic and mobile safaris throughout Botswana and southern Africa. Specialising in year-round scenic tours and mobile safaris, it offers tailored packages, either for a group or just one person, with a host of experiences that can only be found in the sights and sounds of Africa. The company organises accommodation and offer transfers to and from airports and lodges as well as half-day and full-day city tours of Gaborone and its environs. Packages include wildlife, heritage and cultural tours in a real village life experience that allows guests to take part in the daily chores. All tours are conducted in the comfort of air conditioned saloons and coaches. Other services include door-to-door transport and chauffeur services.

The Booking Company P Bag 0198, Maun Tel: +267 686 0022 Fax: +267 686 0037 Email: reservations@booking.co.bw www.experience-botswana.co.za www.thebookingcompany.net The Booking Company is a small independent tour operator with its head office in Maun. Along with its sister organisation, the air charter company Safari Air, it has been in business since 1992, providing a personal and unbiased service to local and international tourists. The Booking Company can provide a range of services to the local and international traveller including lodge and hotel bookings, mobile safari bookings, Okavango Delta day trips, Moremi Game Reserve day trips, bush camping safaris, scenic flights, car hire, cultural tours and Air Botswana flight bookings in combination with a local safari package.

TOUR OPERATORS

Travel Leisure (Pty) Ltd

TRAVELWISE

TRL Travel

PO Box 21077, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 7303 Fax: +267 318 7302 Email: info@travel-leisure.net www.travel-leisure.net

PO Box 2482, Plot 50361 Dennis Todd Office Park, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 3244 • Fax +267 390 3245 Email: margaret.mcdonald@bw.hrgworldwide.com www.travelwise.co.bw

Plot 16076, Old Gaborone Rd, P Bag F333, Francistown Tel: +267 240 6361 Fax: +267 240 6362 Email: travel@trl.co.bw

Travel Leisure (Pty) Ltd is a partnership between the Chilisa family, through their Gradam Group of Companies, and Ambassador Joseph Huggins, who is president and CEO of the Huggins Group in the United States. Core businesses areas include operations in the hotel, catering, tourism and entertainment (casino) sector and the promotion of trade and investment between the US and Africa.

Established in 1992, Travelwise is a market leader in the travel industry. The company takes pride in professionalism, up-to-date knowledge and technology and its in-house staff undergo continuous training to keep it ahead in product knowledge and excellent customer service. The management and staff are committed to the future of tourism in Botswana.

TRL is a Corporate Travel Management Services company. Its investment in people and technology allows the corporation to set foundations for efficiency and return on travel investment for its clients.

Travel Leisure is primarily a tourist travel booking operations office, targeting in-bound tourists to Botswana’s Chobe and delta destinations. The company has links with tour operators in the US, the UK and Europe that target Botswana, including southern Africa, as their preferred tourist destination. The company operates a tourist travel booking office that sells and markets Botswana‘s prime tourist products and facilities. The company works with most tourist lodges and camps, arranging bookings, as well as occasional venue bookings.

Travelwise’s team of leisure consultants have visited many beautiful camps and lodges and are able to provide the traveller with first-hand knowledge. Travelwise offers local, regional and international packages as well as air travel, car hire, hotel bookings, visa assistance and travel insurance. To corporate clients it offers a professional travel management plan to cover all their travel requirements. Rennies Foreign Exchange Bureau is situated on site in the Travelwise building offering all services including buying and selling all major currencies, travellers cheques and moneygram. The new cash passport card available in US Dollars, AUS Dollars, GBP Sterling and SA Rand. A new and spacious branch recently opened near the Main Mall.

A consistent quality delivery provides travellers with a broad range of resources to help them stay satisfied, productive and focused on their business objectives. Whether clients require turnkey management of a meeting or convention, travel planning or a memorable corporate event, TRL’s team of consultants is there every step of the journey to offer a full continuum of services. TRL Travel is a 100 per cent citizen-owned company, the directors and shareholders being Abel and Dudu Khupe. The company falls under the Khupe Group of Companies, which incorporates Tati River Lodge among others and has created employment for over 300 Batswana and continues to grow.

Travelwise is an associate member of the Hogg Robinson Group worldwide and a member of the Bidvest group of companies.

Avis RENt-A-CAR

Botswana Development Corporation

Botswana National Sports Council

PO Box 790, Gaborone Tel: +267 397 5469/395 3745/391 3093 Fax: +267 391 2461/390 0445 Email: botswanares@avis.co.za www.avis.com

P Bag 160, Gaborone Tel: +267 365 1300/3651 317 Fax: +267 390 3114 Email: enquiries@bdc.com www.bdc.bw

PO Box 1404, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 3449 Fax: +267 390 1607 Email: sports@bnsc.co.bw www.bnsc.co.bw

Avis Botswana is the only car rental company represented throughout Botswana. Its Head Office is in the commercial centre of Gaborone, with other offices at the airports in Francistown, Maun and Kasane. Maun and Kasane serve as useful links for travellers visiting the prime game viewing areas.

Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) was established in 1970 to be the country’s main agency for commercial and industrial development. The Government of Botswana owns 100 per cent of the issued share capital of the corporation.

In Botswana, all sports clubs, associations and federations fall under the control of one umbrella organisation the Botswana National Sports Council, which has existed as an independent body since 1965.

BDC’s role is to provide financial assistance to investors with commercially viable projects and to support projects that generate sustainable employment for Botswana and add to the skills of the local workforce. It also encourages participation in business ventures.

Its objectives of promoting sport within Botswana and participating in sport outside Botswana are captured in its motto, “Sports for all, for leisure, health, employment and national pride.”

Avis Botswana is connected to the international Avis Wizard computer network, giving it an unbeatable technology lead on its competitors. The Avis Fleet has a wide variety of late model passenger vehicles including economical 1300cc, air conditioned 1600cc and 2400cc automatics and luxury sedans. For the leisure traveller, the range includes multiseater minibuses as well as 4x4 vehicles – the obvious choice for a real safari experience. The 4x4s are equipped with long-range fuel tanks. The comprehensive Avis one-way rental means vehicles can be dropped off in South Africa or Windhoek in Namibia for an arranged fee.

Furthermore, BDC supports the development of viable businesses which use locally available resources, make products for export or to substitute imports, foster linkages with the local industry or contribute to the development of Botswana’s resources and overall economy. As far as possible, BDC wishes to limit its involvement in new projects to a minority interest, but will bear the major burden of development where this is in the national interest.

The BNSC is the government’s way of extending resources to various sports associations and federations including: financial support, liaising with other government ministries and departments, and above all, policy formulation for sports development. The BNSC co-ordinates sports development, coaching and administration, while managing sports facilities and forging links with international sports bodies. It also helps prepare Botswana athletes for international competitions in collaboration with the Botswana National Olympic Committee and national sport associations. The BNSC is funded through an annual grant from government and relies on private donors to augment the grant.

SERVICES

Budget Rent A CAR

Curry pot

Fairground Holdings (PTY) LTD

P Bag SK 5, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 2030 Fax: +267 390 2028 Cell: +267 7147 0386 Email: reservations@budget.co.za www.budget.co.za

c/o Eastern Delights (Pty) Ltd P Bag 00364, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 1435 Fax: +267 350 0213 Email: taswika@currypot.co.bw

P/Bag BO3, Gaborone Tel: +267 3975 555 Fax: +267 3904 263 Email: neo@bdc.bw www.fairgroundholdings.com

Eastern Delights (Pty) Ltd, trading as Curry Pot and Swiss Chalet, is a 100 per cent citizen-owned company providing services in institutional catering and event catering.

Fairground Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a subsidiary of the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC). The company was established in March 1986. The other shareholder is the Botswana Government.

Budget Rent a Car has a large network of over 75 branches strategically located throughout South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. In-terminal branches at all major airports ensure that, no matter how customers choose to reach their destination, Budget Rent a Car is never far away. The Budget Southern African fleet has over 8,000 cars, offering economy, luxury and speciality vehicles, all with an average age of six to nine months. World-class marques form an integral part of the fleet mix, with all vehicles offering the latest safety features, and always at competitive prices. The Frequent Renter Programme enables Budget customers to earn free rental days from all Budget locations throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. Whether renting for business or pleasure, the more rentals completed, the more free rental days are earned. Vehicles can be delivered to or collected from any area, subject to a pre-quoted fee that will depend on the estimated travel distance.

Imperial Car Rentals P Bag SK10, Sir Seretse Khama Airport, Gaborone Head office: PO Box 2217, Edenvale, Gauteng, 1610, South Africa Tel: +26 390 2280 Fax: +26 390 9404 Email: marketing@europcar.co.za www.imperialcarrental.co.za Imperial Car Rental is the largest home-grown, South Africanborn car rental brand. It was started by Carol Scott in 1979 with a fleet of nine cars in a small office in downtown Johannesburg. Imperial Car Rental’s philosophy has always been to operate with an entrepreneurial spirit, thinking big, but with the attitude and commitment of a small business. Personal service and attention to detail have been the foundation of the company, with a focus on delivering ‘impressive’ customer service. Imperial Car Rental attributes its success to consistently raising the service level bar, which is the key differentiator in this fiercely competitive industry. With its 24-hour service and willingness to go to any lengths for its customers, the company has revitalised and re-energised its 1979 slogan, ‘Yours Personally’. Added to this, every person in the company lives the promise, ‘We will impress you’. Through the decades, Imperial Car Rental has become a household name and remains one of the strongest brands in the South African car rental industry.

Curry Pot Catering can cater for 10 different events of between 10 and 2,000 people per day. The catering ranges from graduation parties, weddings, board meetings, lunches and ambassadorial functions to institutional and industrial catering. The catering division is fully operational every day from 07.00 hours until late. The Swiss Chalet, the premier Continental cuisine restaurant, comprises a patio, a terrazzo and a Country Crash Site Bar. The restaurant can accommodate about 90 people seated, the patio 30, the terrazzo 100, the Crash Site 150 and the surroundings up to 1,000.

Fairground Holdings (Pty) Ltd was set up primarily to operate the Gaborone International Trade Fair, which was later expanded and upgraded to what is now the Botswana International Trade Fair. The company is in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) business and trades as the Botswana Conference & Exhibition Centre.

Curry Pot Catering also provides daily institutional and industrial catering at Molepolole College of Education for 640 students during school terms and at Naledi Secondary School for 1,500 students. It also runs the Airport Snack Bar.

MRI Botswana P Bag BR 256, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 3066 Fax: +267 390 2117 Email: medrescue@Info.bw www.mri.co.bw Medical Rescue International Botswana (MRIB) was incorporated in Botswana in March 1992 as part of the MRI Holding Group. The company’s principal business is providing emergency medical rescue operations throughout Botswana. MRIB has over 12 years’ experience in ground and air evacuation, transport and medical assistance in Botswana. The company works in co-operation with similar organisations in the southern African region and internationally. The essence of MRIB is a 24-hour call centre in Gaborone, with support bases in Maun and Francistown. The call centre is manned 24 hours a day, all year round, by a team of highly skilled nurses, paramedics, call centre agents and doctors. MRIB also has access to rapid response vehicles, ambulances and fixed-wing aircraft/helicopters to ensure an efficient and effective response. In September 1998 MRIB became the world’s first medical assistance company to go public when it was listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. Today, the MRIB brand carries significant recognition in Botswana in the field of pre-hospital emergency medical care.

SATIB AFRICA BOTSWANA Head Office: Grantham Office Park, Keynsham Avenue, Somerset Park, Umhlanga, South Africa. PO Box 250, Umhlanga Rocks, 4320 Tel: +31 562 1880 www.satib.co.za Tel: +267 317 0574 (Botswana) Email seamus@satib.co.bw Acknowledged as Africa’s leading insurance brokerage, providing risk solutions to the tourism, hospitality and wildlife industries, SATIB Africa has opened a new office in Gaborone. Underwriting security is provided through Tourism Risk Underwriting (TRU), which has the backing of certain underwriting syndicates at Lloyd’s of London, along with local insurers. This enables SATIB Africa Botswana to provide the Botswana market with unparalleled service and a comprehensive safari and tourism Insurance programme.

CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

mokolodi Management Association nature reserve Botswana Wildlife P Bag 098, Maun Tel: +267 686 2671 Fax: +267 686 2671 Email: debbie@mochaba.net The Botswana Wildlife Management Association (BWMA) promotes the welfare of the wildlife industry in Botswana by all possible means and has established a platform for the industry to facilitate contact with the government, its ministries and departments concerned with wildlife and land use and with associations and societies concerned with conservation of the natural environment of Botswana. BWMA provides statistics and information on the activities of the wildlife industry to government, local councils, land boards and other interested parties. As well as promoting and safeguarding the interests of the wildlife industry and members of the association, including many tourism and safari companies, the association has established a code of conduct for members. It also works with and assists the Department of Wildlife & National Parks and other governmental organisations and interested entities.

Somarelang Tikologo

(Environment Watch Botswana)

P Bag 0457, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 1955 Fax: +267 316 5488 Email: info@mokolodi.com www.mokolodi.com

P Bag 00376, Gaborone Plot 594, Ext. 4, Gaborone Tel/Fax: +267 391 3709 Email: st@somatiko.org.bw www.somatiko.org.bw

The Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation was formed in 1991 with the aim of promoting wildlife conservation and environmental education for the children of Botswana. Today, it is a nationally recognised educational, conservation and tourist facility.

Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana) is a member-based environmental non governmental organisation in Gaborone. Its aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues through awareness-raising events and demonstration projects.

The first project of the foundation was the creation of the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in 1994 on 30 sq km of donated land outside Gaborone. In addition to naturally occurring animal species such as warthogs, steenbok, kudu and a variety of snakes, several species have been reintroduced, including zebra, giraffe, eland, ostrich, hippos and rhinos. The reserve contains Botswana’s only wild cheetah transit station for the relocation of ‘problem’ cheetahs brought in by ranchers, and four young, orphaned African elephants who are being raised as a joint venture with the Serendib Elephant Orphanage. The philosophy behind Mokolodi Nature Reserve is that income from tourism and the sustainable use of wildlife and natural resources is used to subsidise the conservation projects and the environmental education programme.

ST consists of a small, dedicated staff and hundreds of committed volunteer members who undertake numerous environmental awareness-raising activities throughout the community each year. ST operates through four sub-committees – environmental planning, resource conservation, waste management and PR and fundraising – made up of volunteer members. The organisation has nearly 100 members and donors. They include government agencies, banks, private companies and multinationals.

Cresta Bosele Hotel

Cresta Botsalo Hotel

Cresta Lodge

PO Box 177, Selebi-Phikwe Tel: +267 261 0675 Fax: +267 261 1083 Email: resbosele@cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.co.bw

PO Box 35, Palapye Tel: +267 492 0245 Fax: +267 492 0587 Email: resbotsalo@cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.co.bw

P Bag 00126, Gaborone Tel: +267 397 5375 Fax: +267 390 0635/3184609 Email: reslodge@cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.co.bw

The Cresta Bosele Hotel is set in the dynamic and fast growing location of Selebi-Phikwe at the gateway to the Tuli area, famous for its abundant wildlife.

In the hot, dry expanse between Gaborone and Francistown lies the town of Palapye where the cool welcoming Cresta Botsalo Hotel can be found.

Whether visiting for business or pleasure, the Cresta Lodge has everything for a comfortable and cost-effective stay.

A two-star hotel serving the needs of the business traveller as well as the tourist, the hotel offers 51 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathroom, radio, television, video channels and direct dial telephone. The Phakalane Conference Room seats 100 delegates in cinema style, while the Peolwane Conference Room seats about 50 people in cinema style. A range of audio visual equipment is available.

A major commercial town, Palapye is central to several towns nearby and has rich historical roots.

After a long day, guests can take time out for a relaxing swim, sip a cocktail at the pool bar or enjoy a round of golf at the town’s 18-hole golf course. The Bosele Grill offers a variety of fine dishes, including Continental and full English breakfast, and both à la carte and table d’hôte menus for lunch and dinner. For those in between times, the Palm Terrace offers a menu of light meals and snacks throughout the day.

The Cresta Botsalo Hotel offers 49 air conditioned rooms, including 39 double and 10 twins rooms, all with radio, TV, video channel, direct dial telephone and shaver outlet. For conferencing and banqueting, the Morula Room can accommodate 150 people and has a range of equipment. Other facilities include a swimming pool and darts. Evenings can be spent at the Savuti Grill, which also offers Continental and full English breakfasts as well as an à la carte menu for lunch, and the Metsing Bar. Enjoy a cocktail at the poolside or simply explore the history of the Bangwato Tribe and the resting place of their king, Sir Seretse Khama.

The lodge has 159 air conditioned rooms, each with en-suite P Bathroom, radio, DSTV television, direct telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, shaver outlets and hair dryer. The hotel is conveniently located 2 km from the city centre and 5 km from the Gaborone Game Park. There are nature trails winding their way down from the lodge to the banks of the Gaborone Dam. In addition, the new Fairground shopping mall is next door. Guests can enjoy a relaxing drink and superb cuisine in the Chatters Restaurant and Cocktail Bar. For those who want more, Cresta Lodge offers a carpeted and air cooled marquee with a capacity for 200 in conference. This also makes an ideal venue for weddings, exhibitions and cocktail parties. The lodge also provides two small conference boardrooms, secretarial services, laundry, dry cleaning as well as daily transport services.

HOTEL SECTOR

Cresta Marang Hotel

Cresta President Hotel

Cresta Riley’s HOTEL

PO Box 807, Francistown Tel: +267 241 3991/2/3 Fax: +267 241 2130 Email: reservations@marang.cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.co.bw

PO Box 200, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 3631 Fax: +267 395 1840 Email: respresident@cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.com

PO Box 1, Maun Tel: +267 686 0204 / 320 Fax: +267 686 0580 Email: resrileys@cresta.co.bw www.cresta-hospitality.com

The Cresta Marang Hotel occupies the most beautiful natural hotel location in Botswana, just 4 km outside Francistown on the banks of the Tati River.

The central location of the Cresta President Hotel offers the ideal base to explore the capital of Botswana, including the government enclave, the civic centre, the National Museum and Art Gallery, banking halls, embassies and the State House all within a three-mile radius.

With the massive expanse of the Okavango Delta just a short distance away, Cresta Riley’s Hotel offers an established base on the very edge of paradise. Located on the banks of the slow-moving Thamalakane River, it is also a perfect getaway location for play or work in peaceful surroundings.

Ideal for tourists and business travellers, the hotel has 80 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bath and shower, radio, digital satellite, television, video channel and direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and room service.

The hotel offers 51 air conditioned rooms, with en-suite bathroom, television, direct dial telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. Game viewing, bird walks, mokoro and boat trips and visits to the nearby Crocodile Farm are easily incorporated into any daily itinerary.

It is a perfect setting for business or leisure, with friendly service, 58 comfortable air conditioned rooms and a sumptuous à la carte and buffet menu. All rooms have satellite television, tea and coffee making facilities, same-day laundry service and dry cleaning. Boasting some of the best gardens in town, it is often referred to as the ‘garden hotel’. Originally a nursery, the hotel is set among some of the oldest and most beautiful trees in the area, with rambling lawns overlooking the Tati River. The restaurant is used by both residents and visitors, while the Fox and Hound Cocktail Bar is set in the heart of the hotel and the Tati River pool bar is a popular watering hole. Conference facilities include several rooms for meetings of between 15 and 120 people. Other facilities include a courtesy bus, camping facilities, a casino and a gift shop.

Cresta Thapama Hotel P Bag 31, Francistown Tel: +267 241 3872 Fax: +267 241 3766/241 8690 Email: resthapama@cresta.co.bw Cresta Thapama Hotel is a four-star hotel located in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest commercial centre. Satisfying the constant flow of tourists and business executives, the Cresta Thapama offers 96 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathroom, radio, television, video channel, direct dial telephone and tea and coffee making facilities. Seating up to 110 guests and offering à la carte and buffet menus for lunch and dinner, the Ivory Grill is the perfect place to relax in the evening. In addition, the Lenaka Bar and the pool bar offer light meals and snacks. The fully equipped conference facilities are among the finest in Botswana and these can be adapted for private use as a banqueting or wedding venue. The Mokolane Room has a capacity for 100 people while the Francis Room can accommodate 80 people. The rooms can be combined. Cresta Thapama has an impressive sports complex featuring glass-backed air conditioned squash courts and a gymnasium. Other hotel facilities include a casino, squash courts, gymnasium, swimming pool, secretarial services, on-site parking and courtesy airport transfer.

The Cresta President also offers comprehensive conference facilities easily adaptable for social occasions including banquets, functions, cocktail parties and wedding receptions. The Terrace Restaurant seats up to 140 guests and offers a full menu throughout the day. In addition there is the Pula Le Thebe Bar, located on the first floor and open until late every day. Conference facilities include the Boiketlo Boardroom, with a capacity for 60 people, and the Brigadier Room, which can accommodate 120 people, as well as a wide range of audio and visual equipment.

Echo Lodge PO Box 81, Kang Tel: +267 651 7094 Fax: +267 651 7076 Email: echolodge@it.bw www.echolodgebw.com Echo Lodge is just a few metres from the Trans-Kgalagadi Highway in Kang village, 380 km from Gaborone, at the junction of the Sekoma-Ghanzi and Kang-Hukuntsi roads. Echo Lodge is a newly built convenient resort with 10 rooms for Trans-Kgalagadi road travellers and tourists between South East Botswana, South Africa and through Ghanzi to Namibia. It is a perfect retreat for conferences, business meetings, overnight or temporary stopovers in transit. It is also ideal for institutional organisations such as government, Land Board and District Council officials on business in and around Kang. The grass-thatched buildings were designed to be specifically cooler in the hot summer months of the Kgalagadi Desert. The hotel also has conference facilities and a restaurant.

Riley’s Grill offers both Continental and full English buffet breakfasts and an à la carte menu for lunch and dinner. Braai lunch and dinner are served on Sundays. Cresta Riley’s is a favourite conference venue with its fully equipped conference centre for 80 people nestling on the banks of the river. Other facilities include a hair salon, curio shop, swimming pool, secretarial services, on-site parking, secure porter’s lodge, airport transfer on request, travel agent and touring assistance.

Gaborone Sun Hotel Casino & Conference Centre P Bag 0016, Gaborone Tel: +267 361 6000 Fax: +267 390 2555 Email: gabs_res@sunint.co.za www.sun-international.co.za The Gaborone Sun Hotel is located in the cosmopolitan capital of Botswana, with its excellent restaurants and bars and its world-class high-tech conference facilities. Offering comfort and luxury, it has been voted the Best Hotel in Botswana. For a growing number of organisers in the conference and incentives industry, the Gaborone Sun is a popular choice. It sells itself to the international business market, bent on new experiences, new stimulations and new inspirations for greater achievement. The challenges of Africa provide that stimulus and the Gaborone Sun provides the comfort and reassurance for those who face the challenge.

HOTEL SECTOR

Maun Lodge

Metcourt Inn

Metcourt Lodge

PO Box 376, Maun Tel: +267 686 3939 Fax: +267 686 3969 Email: maun.lodge@info.bw www.maunlodge.com

At The Grand Palm Hotel Casino Convention Resort, Bonnington Farm Molepolole Road, Gaborone Tel: +267 363 7777 Fax: +267 391 0402 Email: metres@grandpalm.bw www.metcourt.com

Blue Jacket Street, Francistown Tel: +267 244 1100 Fax: +267 244 0775 Email: info@metcourtlodge.co.bw www.metcourt.com

Maun Lodge is a three-star hotel situated on the doorstep to the Okavango Delta. Accommodation consists of six double rooms, 20 twin rooms and four suites. The deluxe Riverfront Suites, all with private verandas, are en-suite and fully air conditioned and include satellite television, bar/fridge on request, tea and coffee facilities. Room service and laundry facilities are available. For those on a limited budget, there are 12 thatched chalets offering excellent value for money. All chalets are en-suite and fully air conditioned with tea and coffee facilities and local television. Eight of the chalets cater for families. There are conference and banqueting facilities for up to 120 delegates. There are also two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 40 people and a wide range of audio and visual equipment.

The Metcourt Inn at the Grand Palm Resort is a modern, affordable three-star select services hotel where guests decide what they need and pay for nothing extra. The 149 modern rooms are comfortable and relaxing. After a good night’s rest, a delicious breakfast can be enjoyed at the restaurant. Guests can unwind in the bar and lounge area or catch up on some work in the business centre. Guests of the Metcourt Inn have access to the Grand Palm Hotel Casino & Convention Resort’s magnificent variety of facilities.

(formerly Syringa Hotel) Corner Mobuto & Maratadiba, The Village, Gaborone Tel: +267 319 0600 Fax: +267 319 0660 Email: reservations@mondiorsummit.co.bw www.mondior.com For those who prefer quiet, understated elegance, the charm of the Mondior Summit lies in its unique ‘African chic’ style that combines a sense of timelessness with a warm and earthy atmosphere. This popular and elegant three-star hotel, with its 167 large rooms, offers the discerning guest first-class service while successfully maintaining international standards at attractive rates. All rooms provide self-catering facilities. Other facilities include a boardroom, a conference room and a tranquil splash pool. The News Café next to the hotel blends the tempting delights of its original menu with the latest culinary trends. The Mondior Summit Hotel is ideally located in the hub of Gaborone, about 400 metres from the main Tlokweng Border traffic circle and just 20 minutes from the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport.

Over the past few years Francistown has seen a growth in demand for quality lodging establishments at affordable rates. The Metcourt Lodge meets these needs completely for every kind of traveller, from stop-off tourists to the overnight business person. This cosy three-star select services hotel has 53 well appointed rooms, a conference room with seating for up to 50 delegates and a fully enclosed landscape atrium. The Golden Hills Spur, located on the premises, offers guests a convenient, friendly and efficient dining alternative for a quick breakfast, business lunch or dinner, children’s party or special event catering.

The à la carte restaurant offers a full menu and a range of daily chef specials, while The Boma is an open-air traditional bar and restaurant serving local dishes. In addition, the Pygmy Goose Bar is an ideal rendezvous for refreshments and conversation.

Mondior Summit

Situated in the heart of Francistown’s central business district, the Metcourt Lodge offers modern quality, efficiency and excellent value for money.

Mowana Safari Lodge

Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel RESORT

PO Box 266, Kasane Tel: (267) 625 0300 Fax: (267) 625 0301 Email: resmowana@cresta.co.bw www.mowanasafarilodge.com

PO Box 132, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 0000/360 4000 Fax: +267 315 9663 Email: sales@phakalane.co.bw www.phakalane.com

Mowana Safari Lodge is set on the banks of the Chobe River, 5 km from the entrance to Chobe National Park, home to the largest concentration of wildlife in southern Africa.

Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort is only 15 km from the centre of Gaborone. The Pula clubhouse and the international standard 18-hole golf course offer the corporate and leisure traveller a host of activities in grand style.

There are 107 uniquely African luxurious rooms, all air conditioned, with en-suite bedrooms and four suites. All rooms face the Chobe River, with views of sunsets across immense tracts of bush and game grazing in the distance.

The Serondella Restaurant offers world-class cuisine inspired by the many flavours of Africa. There is also the comprehensively stocked Savuti Bar, overlooking the Chobe River. Boma Terrace is an alternative dining outdoor facility.

A variety of golf packages, conference and private function packages and function venues is available to suit most requirements. Phakalane Golf Course’s beautifully landscaped 18th green can be viewed from the patios of the estate’s 12 self-catering Eagles Nest Golf Villas. In addition, there are eight three-bedroom self-catering fully furnished units providing spacious and luxury accommodation for businessmen and golfers alike. There is a range of restaurants and bars including Drotsky’s Fine Dining Restaurant, Feathers Halfway House and Linyanti Bar. The Reserve has a fine selection of vintage South African, Australian, French and Californian wines.

Guests can play a round of golf on the lodge’s magnificent golf course or enjoy birdwatching from a mokoro – an unforgetable canoe trail on the Chobe River.

For functions and conferences, the Tsodilo Suite can host up to 300 people, while Jacana’s Nest, on the main lake, is the ideal venue for outdoor events for up to 500 people.

Conference facilities are available in the Batteleur Rooms 1 and 2. These elegant conference rooms have a sophisticated setting that is ideal for gala dinners and cocktails. Gala and banquet menus are available on request.

HOTEL SECTOR

SUNBEAM LODGE

Tati River Lodge

Plot No. 148 Mogoditshane, off Molepolole Rd PO Box 502850, Gaborone Tel: +267 350 0146 Cell: +267 7300 1610 Fax: +267 316 0907 Email: sunbeam@brobemail.co.bw

P Bag F 333, Francistown Fax: +267 240 6080 Email: res@trl.co.bw www.trl.co.bw

Sunbeam Lodge is an image of elegance, class and exclusivity. It is stylishly furnished and decorated with marbles, in typical English style. The lodge has 24 guest rooms, from single rooms, standard rooms to deluxe suite. All rooms are en-suites and equipped with air-conditioning, a television set, wireless broadband, mini bar, coffee table and refreshment tray and direct dial telephone More amenities and services such as standard small single room, classical single room, standard double room and a family room. Sunbeam Lodge also provides services such as outside catering and conference facilities. The three story building is situated in the heart of Mogoditshane in Kweneng District. All guests rooms are individually decorated and furnished to an exceptionally high standard. It is just 10 minutes drive from Sir Seretse Khama Airport. The Lodge is situated in the heart of this commercial village with many vehicle selling outlets, a fine selection of restaurants and pubs, all within a few minutes walk.

Yarona Country Lodge PO Box 2436, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 3634 Fax: +267 397 4914 Email: yarona@botsnet.bw www.yarona-lodge.com Yarona Country Lodge is an exquisite retreat located just 5 km from Gaborone city centre and 13 km from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. The lodge’s spacious and luxurious rooms all have private entrances and overlook the pool area. Each room is equipped with queen-size bed, TV, internet, air conditioning and telephone. Executive and presidential rooms have a king-size bed, fridge, Jacuzzi and shower. The lodge also has a swimming pool with refreshments served by the pool. The restaurant seats up to 40 guests and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner for buffet and à la carte meals. Meanwhile, the jazz music cocktail refreshments bar is open daily to lodge guests and day visitors. The fully air conditioned YCL conference facility has a seating capacity for 80 delegates and caters for meetings training sessions, seminars and workshops. It is equipped with stateof-the-art multimedia equipment.

Tati River Lodge is a picturesque traditional country hotel and conference centre 8 km from the centre of Francistown. Its tranquil venue and unique ambience are ideal for conferences, weddings, special functions and product launches. The lodge also has a fully serviced, supervised and secure camping and caravan site with hot showers. The lodge has 74 standard rooms and four suites, all with air conditioning, television, telephone, bath and/or shower, safety deposit boxes, minibar, hair dryer and tea and coffee making facilities. Lodge facilities include a swimming pool, room service, cocktail bar and pool bar. For conferences and banquets, the Morojwa and Morula Rooms seat 100 people each, the Motswere Room seats 150 and the Mowana room 300. The entertainment area accommodates up to 500 guests for corporate functions and events. The Mophane Grill is a homely restaurant that offers mouth watering cuisine inspired by the many flavours of Africa. Guests can also enjoy a sundowner on the terrace or in the adjoining cocktail bar.

Walmont Ambassador HOTEL (Formerly The Grand Palm Hotel) Bonnington Farm, Molepolole Road, Gaborone Tel: +267 363 7777 Fax: +267 391 2989 Email: info@gp.walmont.bw Email: info@grandpalm.bw www.walmont.bw • www.gicc.bw Botswana’s tourism industry now boasts the sophisticated deluxe Walmont Ambassador hotel following the name change, brand revamp and hotel upgrade of the Grand Palm Hotel, which is part of the Grand Palm Hotel, Casino & Convention Resort. This beautiful 187-room hotel offers comfortable bedrooms and suites, with an access-controlled fifth floor featuring the Executive Club Lounge and unsurpassed business services. It is located just 4 km from the city centre and 12 km from the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. As part of the revamp, the rooms have been significantly upgraded, while the interiors are schemed around a rustic burgundy colour to reflect the warmth of Botswana. Guests can enjoy all the exciting facilities of the Grand Palm Resort, which is located on 15 hectares of land. The resort facilities include the casino, a swimming pool, gym, tennis, volleyball and a children’s playground, a jogging trail set around a picturesque lake and several restaurants to cater for connoisseurs of fine food.

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