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Destinations :
East Botswana 
North 
North West
Central
South
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| Francistown
Serowe & Khama Rhino Sanctuary
The Tuli Block |
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Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana and is an attractive
town with all the necessary facilities – from shopping malls
to hotels. It came into being during the gold rush period in the nineteenth
century – although mining gold on a large scale never materialised.
However, in the last few years, an Australian gold mining company
has started prospecting again outside the city.
One of early gold diggers, Daniel Francis, bequeathed his name
to the town. Recently, copper and nickel have been discovered. |
| Francistown is a stop over town for visitors to Zimbabwe
(Bulawayo is only 180 kilometres away) and for travellers heading
to the west (Chobe, Moremi and the Okavango Delta). There are several
comfortable hotels in town and some offer camping sites. There are
also several bed and breakfast establishments in town. Not far from
town, there are some good lodges on private game reserves and an excellent
self-catering/camp site. |
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- A good stop over point for provisions and easy access
to Zimbabwe
- An interesting museum
- Shopping malls with all necessary requirements
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- Good road access from Gaborone/Maun/Zimbabwe
- Air services to/from Gaborone, Kasane, Maun and Johannesburg
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- Hotels offering varied accommodation
- Bed and breakfast and guest houses
- Lodges outside town offering accommodation, camping and
meals
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| Serowe & Khama Rhino Sanctuary |
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Serowe is the birthplace of Seretse Khama, the country’s
first president and the capital of the Bangwato tribe and therefore
the largest tribal ‘village’ in Botswana. For some,
it is one of the most attractive villages in the country with its
clusters of circular thatched traditional Tswana homes. The Khama
111 Memorial Museum is in Serowe and is worth a visit for those
interested in royal memorabilia and traditional cultural artefacts.
Near to the town lies the 4,300 hectare Khama Rhino Sanctuary, established
in 1992 as a refuge for the few white rhino left in Botswana in
the 1980s.
Recently, black rhino have been introduced into the sanctuary.
The aim of the sanctuary is to build up the populations of rhino
and eventually release then back into the wilds of Botswana. |
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The park also has a population of zebra, antelope (including the
tsesebe), giraffe and a good number of grassland bird species. It
is a wonderfully relaxing place to visit. The sanctuary has a small
campsite with excellent facilities and chalets – all on a
self-catering basis. There is no electricity; paraffin lamps and
spectacular night skies enhance the charm of the location.
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- Close encounters with rhino
- Tranquil and relaxing setting
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- Road from Gaborone or Francistown
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- Well appointed campsites and ablutions
- A-frame rustic chalets
- Stone chalets
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This corner of the south-eastern part of Botswana, bordering the
Limpopo River, is a ruggedly beautiful area of low shrubs and mopane
trees and granite outcrops. Mashatu, which encompasses much of the
Tuli Block, is one of the largest privately owned game reserves in
southern Africa. It is also home to a large herd of elephants known
as the ‘relic herds of the Shashe’ – remnants of
a herd of elephants that roamed the Limpopo Valley which were decimated
in the ivory hunts of the nineteenth century. |
| The 30,00 hectare reserve is a great wilderness
to visit and seeing lion, leopard and hyena are almost guaranteed.
There is also a good bird population (some 400 species have been
identified). The well-trained guides from Mashatu, all on radio-linked
vehicles, ensure that game is easily located on morning and evening
game drives. This is also home to the stately Mashatu trees. The
reserve has two luxury lodges – one with a chalet enclave
and a tented camp and the other with thatched chalets. A recent
development in the area is a horseback camp and horse safaris can
be taken here.
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- Rugged wilderness of beauty and charm and low vegetation
providing good game viewing
- Horseback safaris
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- Access into Mashatu itself is not possible by private
vehicle. Guests are met either at the small Platjan border
post with South Africa or at the new tarred runway (scheduled
flights from Johannesburg or private charter) and transferred
to camp (about one hour).
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- Luxury chalet or tented camp accommodation on a fully
inclusive basis.
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Liquid Giraffe
Private Bag 114, Maun, Botswana.
E Mail : info@liquid-giraffe.com
Tel: + 267 6801054 Fax: + 267 6801053 |
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