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Travel Services in Southern Africa |
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Destinations :
South Botswana 
North 
North West
Central
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| Gaborone
Khutse Game Reserve |
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| The capital of Botswana, Gaborone (known as Gaberones until recently)
was named after a chief and started its life in the last part of the
nineteenth century as an administrative centre. Its existence as a
capital only really started in 1966 after independence and the city
has grown dramatically over the past 40 years. It is a busy city and
has a range of excellent hotels, good shopping malls and expanding
international restaurants and a very fine Museum and Art Gallery.
International flights no longer fly into Gaborone direct but there
are several links to Johannesburg a day as well as regular flights
to Cape Town. Daily flights also include Maun and Francistown.
On the outskirts of the city are the Mokolodi Nature Reserve which promotes conservation and has among other animals, rhino. It now has a good restaurant and provides a fine setting for a day trip. There is also an excellent craft centre near the airport which has one of the largest collections of Botswana baskets. |
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| This Game Reserve, of 2,600 square kilometres, is a southern
appendage to the Central Kalahari Reserve and is very accessible
from Gaborone. The terrain is rugged and has several seasonal Kalahari
pans and is accessed by 4 x 4 vehicle. There is some wildlife in
the area including lion. There are demarcated and rustic camp sites
in the Park. |
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