This is Botswana 2018

Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

2017/18

CONTENTS This is Botswana is an official publication of

3 CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD

27 THE BOOKING COMPANY

4 CEO’S FOREWORD

27 BOTSWANA INSURANCE

COMPANY LIMITED

Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

Private Bag 00423, Gaborone, Botswana Tel: +267 395 7144 Fax: +267 390 3201 Email: hatab@hatab.bw www.hatab.bw This is Botswana is published by:

A key contributor to the nation’s economy Our vision to share this wonderful heritage

5 ABOUT HATAB

A vital component of the tourism industry

6 ART & CULTURE

A nation of artists in every sense

8 DINING & HOSPITALITY

Dining in style – with a Botswanan flavour

10 SPORTS

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Sporting reputation is good for tourism

11 FASHION & RETAIL

Business is booming in Botswana’s shopping malls

12 CONSERVATION

A mission to conserve nation’s heritage

13 INVESTMENT

Botswana is open for business

First-rate service with a personal touch

Reliable insurer offers peace of mind

29 AIR SHAKAWE

Modern aircraft for every requirement

31 MASA SQUARE HOTEL

Redefining hospitality for business guests

33 AVIS RENT A CAR

For the ultimate travelling experience…

33 THAMALAKANE

RIVER LODGE

Home from home in an idyllic setting

34 PEERMONT

Three ways The Grand Palm takes care of business travellers

35 BOTHO UNIVERSITY

Helping shape the future of Botswana’s hospitality and tourism sector

HATAB MEMBERS

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14 WILDLIFE & BEAUTY FEATURES

38 MEMBERS INDEX

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16 AVANI

38 LOCATION BOTSWANA

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A profusion of wildlife in spectacular settings

Renovations offer style and comfort

17 WILDERNESS SAFARIS

Botswana born and bred

19 BARCLAYS

Celebrating our culture

21 DESERT & DELTA SAFARIS

Unrivalled choice of luxury safari experiences

40 HOTEL SECTOR 44 CAMPS & LODGES 52 MOBILE SECTOR 57 TOUR OPERATORS 61 SERVICES

23 SKL

63 CONSERVATION &

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

23 MRI BOTSWANA LIMITED

63 AIR CHARTER & AIRLINE SECTOR

First-rate camping in four prime locations Experts in land and air medical rescue

25 AIRLINK

Airlink offers daily flights between Cape Town and Maun 1

CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD

A KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO NATION’S ECONOMY W

elcome to the 11th issue of This is Botswana, the annual publication of the Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB).

Whether you are preparing for your first visit, returning to

Last year marked an important milestone in our journey as a

Botswana: our pride, your destination.

discover more or are a proud Motswana, we hope that you enjoy this special country.

nation as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our independence. Hitherto, Botswana tourism has grown steadily and emerged as the second-largest contributor to the

DR THAPELO MATSHEKA

nation’s economy, as potential and returning visitors learn

Chairman

more about ‘Africa’s best kept secret’.

Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

UNFORGETTABLE Located in southern Africa, Botswana is home to some of the continent’s greatest wildlife areas, including the Okavango Delta, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Chobe National Park. Not only does Botswana have a lot to offer in terms of astounding sights and areas of unforgettable beauty, our country is also proud of its stability, both politically and economically, setting us apart from some of our close neighbours and offering peace of mind to both Batswana and international visitors.

Gaborone, the capital, hosts Botswana’s main airport, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, where the majority of international flights arrive and depart. Several other airports, including Maun Airport, Kasane Airport and Francistown Airport, help to connect Botswana so that visitors can make the most of their stay with us and experience the diversity of our country.

Botswana’s currency, Pula, is stable and takes its name from the Setswana word for ‘rain’, as it is regarded as a valuable resource. One Pula is equivalent to 100 thebe. Visitors can exchange foreign currency for Pula at bureaux throughout the country.

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CEO’S FOREWORD

PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

H

atab is a non-profit organisation representing nine sectors of the tourism industry including camps, lodges, hotels, mobile safaris, tour operators, services, conservation and wildlife management, air charters and airlines.

The organisation has a mission to promote and encourage excellence in hospitality and tourism. HATAB aims to ensure that all visitors, from both inside and outside Botswana, can expect a consistently high standard of service from across the whole tourism and hospitality sector.

As an advocacy body, HATAB provides its members with a unified voice to engage the Government and other stakeholders. HATAB encourages synergy between members and key players in the tourism sector.

Our vision at HATAB, and indeed as Batswana, is to tap into the natural warmth and hospitality of our people and to share our cultural heritage and the splendour of our natural environment with both the domestic and global tourism markets alike.

In the year 2016-17 we have seen an increase in the HATAB membership. The organisation now has 320 members, contributing to over 75 per cent of tourism value to Botswana.

LILY RAKORONG Chief Executive Officer Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

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ABOUT HATAB

A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

T

he Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) was formed in 1982 and over the past 35 years it has helped to improve and promote the tourism industry, which is the second-largest contributor to the nation’s economy, as well as ensuring high standards throughout the industry.

HATAB is a non-profit organisation which represents the various sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry, including

hotels, travel agencies and air services, and is fuelled by a passion to promote Botswana as a destination

Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

and ensure that the industry adheres to defined standards of service for both locals and international visitors.

HATAB’s vision is to ensure that each and every visit to Botswana is positive and that each visitor feels compelled to return after a fantastic experience.

BENEFITS Today, the association comprises more than 40 per cent of all registered and operating tourism enterprises in Botswana. These members benefit in a variety of ways: through HATAB, members can police

and tour operators. This cross-section

themselves; they have a voice that

of committee members ensures that

lobbies the government and other

each sector has a voice and that

key stakeholders; and they have the

everyone has fair representation in

opportunity to create an environment

the industry. The committee itself is

for hospitality and tourism enterprises

overseen by HATAB’s chairman and

to thrive and prosper.

vice-chairman.

HATAB works closely with its members on a day-to-day basis as well as publishing quarterly

Tourism is an important contributor to the nation’s economy and HATAB plays a vital role in ensuring that

reviews and holding annual

this continues into the future. The

meetings to review recent

objective is that, through the hard

developments and look ahead

work and dedication of members, the

to the future. Day-to-day

committee and management, every

affairs are handled by a

visitor can expect to leave Botswana

committee made up of 12

with a positive impression as well as

members from across the

fond memories.

sectors in which HATAB operates, including the airline sector, mobile sector

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ART & CULTURE

A NATION OF ARTISTS IN EVERY SENSE

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hen it comes to art and artefacts, the Batswana people have a long tradition of dazzling creativity. For many visitors, the outstanding items to be seen and admired – and also bought as souvenirs – will be the pottery and basketware for which Botswana is renowned. But fine paintings and sculptures are also being produced by talented local artists.

western Okavango Delta. It is such

Bushmen were the

intricate work that a large basket can

nation’s earliest artists,

take up to two weeks to make. The

producing fine rock paintings

baskets are made from the leaf fibre

and craftwork in wood, leather and

of the fan palm, which is stripped

ostrich shell. In recent times, Bushmen

into strings before weaving. Nearly

artists have come to the fore with their

all baskets have a woven-in pattern

bright and distinctive paintings of

using naturally coloured fibres. Today,

animals and people. Splendid examples

baskets are produced mainly for the

can be found at the craft gallery in

commercial market and sold mostly

D’Kar, a village about 30 km from

via cooperatives. They are a welcome

Ghanzi on the Trans-Kalahari Highway.

source of extra income for many rural

CLAY POTS

families. Some of the very best baskets

Clay pots have long been a part of

seri, Sepopa, Etsha 13 and Etsha 6.

can be found in the villages of Nxama-

daily life in Botswana, used for storing water and traditional sorghum beer

The National Museum, based in

WOODCRAFT

Gaborone, is the custodian of

still hand-made in local communi-

Visitors who love wooden arts and

heritage. Under its jurisdiction are

ties for the commercial market. By

crafts are sure to find what they want

the National Art Gallery, the Octagon

tradition, women have the task of

in the shops and craft centres of

Gallery, the National Library, the

collecting and moulding the clay,

Gaborone, Ghanzi, Gumare, Serowe,

Botswana National Museum and

including the kaolin-based clays that

Maun, Francistown and Kasane. Arte-

nearly 80 national monuments. The

produce red and brown colours.

facts such as kitchen utensils, chairs,

art galleries put on exhibitions by

Once made, the pots are decorated

drums and knives are produced and

leading contemporary African artists.

using natural oxides. The pots are

sold throughout Botswana. They can

produced mainly in the south and east

often be purchased by the roadside

of Botswana, where the best clay soils

as well as in the craft co-operatives

are. You will find commercial pottery

located in most villages and towns.

centres in Thamaga, Molepolole,

The Hambukushu in northern

Kanye and Gaborone.

Botswana are particularly known for

and for cooking, and today they are

their artistic carvings of animals and

BASKETWARE

their distinctive human figurines.

Wonderfully woven baskets have been

BUSHMAN ART

a feature of village life in Botswana

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BOTSWANA NATIONAL MUSEUM

for centuries, used as lidded storage

Cooperative outlets across Botswana

containers or in open style for women

now sell commercial examples of

to carry goods on their heads. Most

Bushman art, based on traditional

of the baskets are made by Bayei and

designs such as bows and arrows,

Hambukushu women in the north-

leather bags and bead necklaces.

Botswana’s cultural and natural

FROM TSWANA FOLK MUSIC TO HIP HOP Music is a vibrant aspect of Botswana culture, embracing both folk music and various aspects of modern popular music. On the traditional side, Tswana folk music is mostly about singing accompanied by string instruments, but without drums.

The original string instruments were the segaba, segankure and setinkane, but today the guitar is widely used for accompaniment. In the absence of

instruments, a clapping rhythm is used in music with the typical chant-and-answer manner of singing.

Most of the popular music in Botswana is imported from South Africa, the United States and Europe and includes hip hop, rock and gumba-gumba, a form of Zulu and Tswana music mixed with traditional jazz.

Visitors can see displays of traditional dancing at most of the safari camps.

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DINING & HOSPITALITY

DINING IN STYLE – WITH A BOTSWANAN FLAVOUR markets. They include watermelons

which is often stewed. Chicken is

– a fruit said to have originated in

popular, too, and many households

Botswana – as well as the fruit of the

keep hens.

marula tree and good-tasting wild spinach.

Bogobe, a type of porridge, is a popular breakfast dish. Sorghum

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or those who appreciate a good standard of cuisine, there’s a treat in store at the safari lodges and camps of Botswana, most of which serve top quality international-style dishes.

These typically include in their repertoire such local influences as game meats, traditional maize and Botswanan staples based on sorghum.

TRADITIONAL CUISINE

or millet flour is poured into boiling

Part of the fun of learning about

a soft paste. It’s usually served with

another culture while on safari is to

milk and sugar. Bogobe can also be

sample the traditional cuisine of the

eaten with meat and vegetables as

host country. In common with many

an evening meal.

other parts of Africa, the national dish of Botswana, seswaa, is based on meat and maize (see panel story).

In addition, of course, visitors can choose from a wide variety of other cuisine in Botswana – everything from Chinese to Italian. Indeed, many of the local people eat these European dishes, too – but most of like to cook and enjoy their traditional dishes.

Many visitors will prefer the more

Visitors will find good restaurants

upmarket food served at the lodges,

and bars in most of the major towns

but it’s good to try the authentic

and cities – in the hotels particularly.

dishes of the Batswana, who

Away from the urban scene, in the

generally eat their main meal of

rural villages and less developed

the day at lunchtime. Visitors

areas of Botswana, the food is a bit

on a self-drive safari have

more basic. Typically, it consists of

the opportunity to do their

pap – a stiff maize-based porridge –

own catering and shop for

accompanied by some form of stew.

local ingredients.

Common sources of protein for local people include goat, beef, chicken and river fish.

OTHER DISHES After beef, the second

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Locally grown fruit and vegetables are

most popular meat

available in abundance from the local

in Botswana is goat,

water and cooked until it becomes

Barbecues are popular among the Botswana and

Oxtail is traditionally served on festive occasions, but has become a regular

barbecue parties are typi-

meal as the population has emerged

cally held to mark a special

from poverty. Rice-based dishes are

occasion. Vetkoek, a kind of deep-fried dough, is popular, too. Introduced by the Afrikaans

becoming popular, too, but these are more associated with the European community.

community, it’s a bit like an unsweetened doughnut, cut in half and filled with curried mince.

EXOTIC DISHES Some traditional foods are undeniably

Many kinds of beans and peas are

exotic – and in Botswana, mopane

grown in Botswana, including cow

worms come under this heading.

peas and ditloo, so pulse-based dishes

These beautiful multi-coloured cater-

are popular.

pillars are very much a local delicacy.

NATIONAL DISH Seswaa, a tasty combination of meat and thick maize porridge, is the national dish of Botswana. Like so many indigenous recipes, it’s a dish inspired by necessity in a traditionally poor country where meat was regarded as a comparative luxury. It consists of a meat stew – made by boiling meat with onion and pepper – served over thick polenta or pap. The meat is cooked for two hours and then shredded and pounded with salt to add flavour.

The stew is then placed on top of the thick maize meal. It is often served with morogo (a leafy green wild spinach).

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SPORTS

SPORTING REPUTATION IS GOOD FOR TOURISM In motor sport, the Toyota 1000

Mothusi Boitswarelo along with

Desert Race, held in June, attracts

Oarabile Tshosa and Rose Senane.

more than 500 entrants from leading car and motorcycle makers as well as

The Commonwealth Youth Games

a huge number of spectators.

are a focus of special interest in Botswana because of local sporting

Other events include the Diacore

heroes who have taken part in the

Gaborone Marathon, the BTC Fran-

Games, including middle distance

cistown Marathon and the Mascom

runner Nijel Amos and 400

Phikwe Marathon.

metres sprinter Karabo Sibanda.

B

otswana is home to an impressive variety of sporting activities – due in no small part to its young and active population, with their natural enthusiasm for sport and healthy living.

Association football (soccer) is as popular in Botswana as in the rest of Africa. Its national team, the Zebras, play home matches at the National Stadium in Gaborone. For those who prefer rugby football, the Botswana Rugby Union embraces some 20 teams, including a women’s team, and the national team, The Vultures, play

This positive attitude to sport is widely

home internationals in Gaborone.

seen as a force for good in Botswana’s efforts to enhance its international image as a destination of choice. Both

MEDAL WINNERS

the corporate sector and the govern-

Team Botswana won three

ment have been actively sponsoring

medals at the 2017 Common-

and promoting major sports events.

wealth Youth Games, which

As well as benefiting local people,

were held in the Bahamian

these events draw sportsmen and

capital, Nassau, in July.

women from around the world, thus raising the international profile of

James Freeman won

Botswana.

a bronze in the 1,500 metres swimming event.

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Various events have found an annual

A second bronze, for

slot in the local sporting calendar.

boxing, was won by Brian

In golf, the annual Botswana Open

Galelemogwe in the 64

attracts players from across southern

kg category. The third

Africa to Gaborone Golf Club for this

medal, for athletics,

prestigious tournament, while the

came in the mixed relay

Botswana Ladies Open is held on the

event and was won by

same par-72 course.

Phodiso Rampa and

FASHION & RETAIL

BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN NEW-LOOK SHOPPING MALLS

T

he rapidly changing – and improving – retail sector in Botswana is great news for businesses and shoppers alike, offering more choice and potential than ever before. The days when Batswana would flock to South Africa to indulge in some retail therapy are waning. Now the table has turned as shoppers from neighbouring countries head to Gaborone to take advantage of its malls and shops, offering local and international products.

that you can do everything under one roof, from banking to clothes shopping to enjoying a tasty meal at one of the food outlets.

One of the largest malls in Gaborone is Game City, a favourite with shoppers for more than a decade and with plans for further expansion to tap into the retail potential in Botswana.

world. Emerging

Covering an impressive 51,000 square

local designers

metres, Game City offers an attractive

are showcasing their

range of local and international shops,

creativity by combining

restaurants and entertainment venues

traditional styles with contem-

in a stylish setting.

porary fashion to create eye-catching designs and patterns that appeal

Airport Junction Shopping Centre

to an international market. Clashing

and Rail Park Mall have both opened

colours and accentuated silhouettes

The first mall to open in Botswana was

in the past 10 years, helping to further

inspired by traditional dress are

Riverwalk Mall, on the banks of the

develop Gaborone’s retail landscape.

appearing on catwalks and in fashion

Notwane River, which is as popular

Located, unsurprisingly, close to Sir

collections around the world, with

today as when it first opened. The

Seretse Khama International Airport,

local designers such as GaTsh

variety of outlets and facilities means

the former contains a food court,

Fros and Mothusi Lesolle,

supermarkets and department stores,

from fashion house

while Rail Park Mall is next to the

iZaura, excelling in the

railway station, offering convenience

industry.

and a range of facilities for those visiting the area.

DESIGNERS With the booming retail scene and an influx of international clothing brands, traditional Botswana fashion is still holding its own in the fashion 11

CONSERVATION

A MISSION TO CONSERVE WILD HERITAGE

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enowned for its spectacular wildlife and areas of pristine wilderness, Botswana has one of the highest conservation land ratios in Africa. Over a quarter of its land area has been set aside for parks and reserves to conserve the country’s natural heritage.

Some of Botswana’s richest wildlife areas are located at its northern border with Namibia, where there were problems with cross-border poaching in the 1990s.

The army was used to protect the wildlife as well as patrolling the border. The current president, Ian Khama, was head of the Botswana

In order to further protect this

Defence Force at that time. A wildlife

heritage, the government has

enthusiast, he formed an anti-

conducted a policy of low-volume,

poaching unit that was so successful

high-cost tourism that limits the

that it became a permanent arm of

number of visitors and charges more

the BDF.

for the privilege of an intimate safari experience. Although controversial, this policy has been very successful.

TOURISM What really got the tourism industry

Unlike some other African countries,

going in Botswana in the 1960s and

Botswana is winning the war against

1970s was hunting for trophies, but

rampant poaching. Botswana is a

this has always been a subject of

peaceful country and there have been

controversy and in recent years it

few episodes in which its well-trained

has been downscaled until, in 2014,

army has been involved in an incident

the government banned hunting

of potential conflict.

altogether.

As a result, the vast areas that were set aside for hunting can now be used for photographic tourism. It also adds more land to an already impressive array of wilderness areas.

Thanks to firm planning by a concerned government, the outlook for tourism in Botswana is very positive and the industry is looking to expand and provide the ultimate African safari experience for visitors.

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PROTECTING LARGE CARNIVORES The Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BPCT) has a mission to research and protect all the large carnivore species in Botswana – wild dog, lion, leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena – along with their habitats.

What began in 1989 as the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project has become BPCT, one of Africa’s longest-running conservation projects.

BPCT uses scientific inquiry to better understand the behaviour of these animals. It operates at the point where communities and conservation meet, linking environmental issues to decision-making in the ongoing development of rural Africa.

INVESTMENT

BOTSWANA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS Free of upheavals and instability, Botswana remains one of the countries in

the EU, has also recently been finalised.

Africa that can proudly declare itself a destination of choice for investment,

Through all these partnerships, busi-

leisure and work. Located in the heart of southern Africa, this is a stable

nesses setting up in Botswana have

middle-income country with excellent opportunities for business and trade.

access to over 700 million consumers.

B

otswana is a model democracy that boasts of stable macro-economic and political stability. With a population of just over two million, the country is laden with skilled labour, with a literacy rate of over 80 per cent, that investors can tap into.

The country has a vibrant and liberal

There is thus an opportunity for inves-

banking and financial services sector

tors to benefit from such agreements

that aids business and investment.

and to take advantage of the various

Multinational banking and financial

available investment incentives. Among

companies have set up shop in

the country’s initiatives to create a

Botswana.

conducive business environment are the relatively low corporate tax for

As a way of attracting and retaining

companies setting up in Botswana and

investment, Botswana has trade

duty-free importation of machinery

Its central position in southern Africa

agreements with various countries and

used in production. Botswana always

means that Botswana is a gateway

is a signatory to international trade

rates highly and positively in most

that presents an opportunity for

regimes. These include the Southern

international rankings and is consist-

expansion and exporting to the wider

African Customs Union (SACU), which

ently recognised as one of the best

southern African region. This opens

gives duty-free and quota-free market

governed, most transparent and least

the way to an even bigger market,

access to over 56 million consumers

corrupt countries in Africa.

thus making Botswana a strategic

in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia,

host for businesses who wish

Lesotho and Swaziland.

to export to the whole of southern Africa.

Botswana’s aim is to seek investment that is strategic to its development

PREFERENTIAL

plan of economic diversification; and

Botswana is a member of the

export-potential products and services

Southern African Development

has seen all stakeholders take strides

Community (SADC) Trade Protocol,

towards ensuring that opportunities

thus giving preferential market access

are available for potential investors.

to over 277 million consumers in the

Among the investment opportunities

SADC region. In addition, thanks to

that investors can tap into are a strong

the African Growth and Opportunity

mineral resources sector, a high poten-

Act (AGOA) agreement, businesses

tial energy and manufacturing sector,

get duty-free and quota-free market

and an agriculture sector. Botswana

access to the USA.

also has an impressive tourism sector

its drive to improve the growth of

and a stable financial and professional The Economic Partnership Agreement between SADC and the European Union, giving businesses duty-free and quota-free market access to

services sector to further enhance its offer to investors and business people looking to bring their capital and skills into a stable economic and political environment.

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WILDLIFE & BEAUTY

A PROFUSION OF WILDLIFE IN SPECTACULAR SETTINGS

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or many of those who appreciate African wildlife safaris, Botswana is very much the first choice. Generally regarded as one of Africa’s premier wildlife destinations, Botswana has a prime location between Zimbabwe and Namibia. With its broad range of natural habitats, it offers a rich variety of safari experiences.

have the feeling of moving through an

include the astoundingly prolific

immense natural wonderland as they

wildlife of the Chobe National Park

make their way through many parts of

and the isolation and other-worldliness

the country.

of the Makgadikgadi Pan, an uninhabited salt flat covering an area the size

In a crowded and overdeveloped

of Portugal.

world, Botswana is something of a rarity – an untamed wilderness that

In terms of wildlife, Botswana is

is one of the last great refuges for

the last stronghold for a number of

nature’s magnificent pageantry of life.

endangered animal and bird species including wild dog, cheetah,

The main attractions of Botswana

First and foremost, in terms of wildlife,

brown hyena, Cape vulture,

are the Okavango Delta, the Chobe

Botswana is home to the largest

wattled crane, kori bustard

National Park and the Kalahari Desert

elephant population in Africa, so that

and Pel’s fishing owl.

along with the spectacular popula-

visitors can be sure of a memorable

Visitors can be sure

tions of animals and birds that freely

encounter with these majestic animals.

of a vivid safari

roam these areas.

In addition, throughout the wilderness

experience

of Botswana, game such as African

when, at

Botswana is renowned for having

wild dog, antelope and rhino can be

some of the best wilderness and

spotted on game viewing excursions.

wildlife areas on the African continent.

Nearly 40 per cent of the country’s total land area is devoted to national

SPECTACULAR SCENERY

parks, reserves and wildlife manage-

For those who appreciate spectacular

ment areas. For the most part, these

scenery, there is nowhere quite like

areas are unfenced, allowing animals

the Okavango Delta, which is said to

to roam wild and free, so that visitors

be the world’s largest intact inland delta. Various air charter companies offer special flights over the Okavango so that visitors can get a stunning bird’s-eye view of the vast delta.

Botswana is also home to the awe-inspiring vastness of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, which is the world’s second-largest game reserve, while other key attractions

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times, they will find them-

to visit their villages and experience

selves simply surrounded by

their cultural heritage at first hand.

wild animals.

On a more general level, though, For many visitors, their first and

Botswana has the ability to put foreign

most lasting impression will be of

visitors – and especially those from

vast expanses of uninhabited wilder-

outside Africa – in touch with their

ness stretching from horizon to

natural selves. It offers a connected-

horizon, along with the sensation

ness with nature and the astonishing

of limitless space, astoundingly

diversity of plants and animals to be

rich animal and bird viewing,

explored, thus fulfilling that nameless

night skies filled with stars

want so keenly felt by inhabitants of

and heavenly bodies of

the developed world.

unimaginable brilliance and spectacular sunsets of almost unearthly beauty.

SAFARIS Accommodation in Botswana is available in luxury safari camps and

In addition, with more and more cultural tourism options on offer,

lodges. Typical activities on offer include game drives, mokoro cruises, fishing, birdwatching and cultural tours.

visitors have an opportunity to

One of Botswana’s key advantages in

get to know the

terms of travel is that the safari areas

local people of

can be accessed with ease by road

Botswana and

and air transfers.

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AVANI

RENOVATIONS OFFER STYLE AND COMFORT

T

he newly renovated AVANI Gaborone Resort & Casino is the perfect base for business meetings or for unwinding against a cosmopolitan backdrop in Botswana’s capital.

bites, or you can dine in the comfort of your own room with the resort’s in-room dining service. The AVANI Pantry also offers a ‘grab and go’

The recent renovations have given the

mix of comfort food

resort a renewed sense of style and

and deli snacks.

comfort, with well-appointed rooms and suites and appealing, modern

Conferences and events

interiors throughout the resort.

are a breeze at AVANI Gaborone Resort & Casino,

FOOD AND DRINK

with a variety of flexible

There are five restaurants on site

conference room can be divided

offering round-the-clock food and

into three venues, while five

drink. Mahogany serves international

smaller seminar rooms can host

cuisine in a formal yet cosy atmos-

meetings and intimate gatherings.

phere, while the Savuti Grill is the

Events can be held at the resort, with

place to go for breakfast, lunch and

groups as small as 10 and as large as

dinner, with a variety of local and

500 people easily accommodated.

international dishes. The pool bar and

The manicured gardens provide a

pool terrace serve drinks and light

tranquil setting for weddings and

spaces available. The main

celebrations.

SPORTS FACILITIES

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The AVANI Gaborone Resort &

There’s a range of sports and

Casino is located on Chuma Drive

recreation facilities on site, including

and is easily accessed by car. Sir

a squash court, two tennis courts, a

Seretse Khama International Airport

swimming pool, a gym and a play-

is just 15 km from the resort and

ground for children. Guests can also

there is a complimentary shuttle

try their luck at the resort’s casino.

service to and from the airport for

The Gaborone Golf Club is just a short

guests. Taxis are also available, for

walk away.

those who wish to explore further.

WILDERNESS SAFARIS

BOTSWANA BORN AND BRED communities. This is closely aligned

numerous other conservation and

to the company’s core purpose.

community projects in conjunction with government partners and NGOs

Many of the concessions in which

such as the Wilderness Wildlife Trust

Wilderness Safaris operates have

and Children in the Wilderness.

benefited from the fact that it has held them for many years. The company’s long-term vision is to make a positive

I

t is no coincidence that Wilderness Safaris is custodian of some of the finest, most pristine and wildlife-filled private concessions in Botswana. Although the company has been pioneering sustainable and authentic ecotourism in southern Africa for nearly 35 years, Botswana is where it all began. Wilderness Safaris, as they say, is Botswana born and bred.

SUCCESS

contribution to the ongoing protec-

Wilderness Safaris has been part of

tion of biodiversity in some of Africa’s

the success story of Botswana. With its

most pristine wilderness areas, while

natural riches and a visionary govern-

at the same time empowering local

ment, it is one of the most rewarding

communities. So the human impact

countries in Africa for those who come

has been minimised and wildlife has

to admire its scenic beauty and appre-

burgeoned over the years. Guests can

ciate its wildlife, great and small.

thus enjoy an unrivalled abundance of wildlife in the best of Botswana’s private concessions, partly as a result of the pioneering Wilderness presence.

With over 25 remote safari camps in private concessions, Wilderness Safaris has held true to its purpose of creating lifechanging journeys in the

EXPANSION

Okavango Delta, Linyanti

Wilderness Safaris began in Maun

this way, it provides

in 1983 with just one Land Rover

jobs and income for

and two enthusiastic guides. Today,

1,200 Batswana

it operates a range of safari camps

as well as driving

and Central Kalahari. In

and experiences in seven African countries. It has been influenced by the far-sighted ecotourism model of Botswana, whose ‘low volume, low impact, high value’ tourism policy has prospered. This policy has secured the conservation of land and wildlife as well as, most importantly, ensuring that the benefits from ecotourism are enjoyed by local

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BARCLAYS

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CELEBRATING OUR CULTURE

B

otswana has a wealth of culture and heritage embodied in its people, music, food, knowledge and art; and cultural festivities and celebrations still provide key social and economic opportunities for the rural communities involved.

added to its diversity by including

others to discuss the challenges

12 San traditional dance groups, five

and benefits of festivals. The role of

non-San dance groups and three

festivals like Kuru is to strengthen

guest groups from South Africa and

local partnerships, with a focus on

Namibia.

regeneration.

Traditional celebrations – a wedding, a

What remains as a challenge to all of

harvest festival, a religious holiday or

us is how to sustain these activities

a national observance – are at the core

and make them more interesting in

of any culture. Local businesses and

order to promote tourism. Festivals,

organisations are increasingly involved

biennials and events that showcase

in supporting similar festivals, which

the culture of Botswana are

have now become annual events.

being seen more and more as an ideal

VALUED INVESTMENT

way to showcase national pride.

Together with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Culture Development, Barclays Bank of Botswana sponsored this year’s Kuru Dance Festival, which also received support from other organisations in

These events have drawn audiences

the public and private sector. There

not only from neighbouring countries

will always be value in investing in

but from around the world. From

celebrations of Botswana’s heritage

small-scale village celebrations

and helping future generations and

they have found their way on to the

communities to benefit.

national events calendar, with themed festivals taking national pride and

Cultural festivals play a key

identity to a new level.

role in drawing communities together from a variety of ethnic groups. They

The Kuru Dance Festival – hosted

relatively remote areas

in August each year by the village

and help to support local

of D’Kar – is typical of the cultural

businesses by preserving

richness and diversity of Botswana.

and enhancing the unique

The festival is organised by the Kuru

identity and culture of the

Development Trust with the aim of

community.

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TRADITION

also attract businesses to

promoting San culture. The trust also sponsors paintings by San artists,

Events like Kuru provide

many of whom have exhibited and

an opportunity for artists,

sold overseas. This year’s festival

producers, curators and

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DESERT & DELTA SAFARIS

UNRIVALLED CHOICE OF LUXURY SAFARI EXPERIENCES

E

stablished in 1982, Desert & Delta Safaris offers a portfolio bringing together some of Botswana’s most historic and iconic lodges. These camps and lodges are ideally situated in a range of diverse locations to form one of the best safari circuits in Botswana, with outstanding wildlife experiences and the personalised service for which Desert & Delta Safaris is renowned.

permanent water site. The islands

Camp Okavango in the Okavango

Moremi Game Reserve, is set on the

and lagoons of the Okavango can be discovered on walking safaris, in a mokoro or by boat.

Camp Moremi in the Moremi Game Reserve is nestled on the edge of the Xakanaxa Lagoon. Land and water-based activities are enjoyed in an area well known for its spectacular game viewing.

Camp Xakanaxa, also in the

Delta is a beautiful, newly rebuilt camp

Khwai River bank, near Xakanaxa

offering a top quality water wilderness

Lagoon. It is one of the few safari

experience in the true Okavango Delta,

camps offering an authentic, year-

which can be explored by boat or

round Okavango Delta land and water

mokoro or on foot.

safari experience.

Xugana Island Lodge offers a

Savute Safari Lodge,

true Okavango Delta experience on a

overlooking the Savute Channel

location has spectacular views and is

in Chobe National Park, offers

home to the largest animal migration

safari suites with expansive decks,

in Botswana, from April to December.

complemented by exciting game drive

It combines perfectly with the Moremi,

activities in one of Africa’s premier

Okavango and Chobe areas for the

wildlife destinations.

ultimate safari experience.

Chobe Game Lodge lies on the

Chobe Savanna Lodge, in the

banks of the Chobe River in Chobe

Zambezi Region of Namibia,

National Park. This ecotourism-rated

overlooks the floodplains of Chobe

five-star lodge is proud to operate

National Park’s Puku Flats. The lodge

Africa’s first electric fleet of vehicles

is set in a savannah environment of

and boats, free of carbon dioxide

sweeping vistas on the northern bank

emissions.

of the Chobe River.

Leroo La Tau is located in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park on the banks of the Boteti River. This

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SKL

FIRST-RATE CAMPING IN FOUR PRIME LOCATIONS

T

he SKL group operates four camps with four different experiences, allowing its guests to enjoy some of the best camping Botswana has to offer.

Khwai (North Gate), just outside the Moremi Game Reserve, offers 10 self-sufficient campsites, each with a direct water supply and cooking area.

The flood plains of the Khwai River are home to a range of animals and birds.

GAME ACTIVITIES

of wildebeest and zebra. It also has flamingos and a resident population of

Linyanti, in Chobe National Park, is

rhino. There are nine campsites.

Savuti, on the Savuti Channel in the

known for healthy populations of

Chobe National Park, offers excellent

predators, particularly lion and hyena.

Each SKL campsite is within a major

game activities and an abundance of

There are five campsites with clean

game area and has its own water

birdlife and wildlife including elephants

and modern facilities.

stand pipe and braai area, while each

and honey badgers. Savuti has 14

of the four camp areas has an ablution

campsites, each with a braai stand, a

Kumaga, in Makgadikgadi National

block with solar lights, hot and cold

fireplace and a water standpipe.

Park, is known for its great migration

running showers and flushing toilets.

MRI BOTSWANA LIMITED

EXPERTS IN LAND AND AIR MEDICAL RESCUE

M

RI Botswana Limited is an emergency medical service company offering 24-hour rescue services nationwide.

Its services include emergency medical assistance by road and air as well as inter-hospital transfers (local

ensure the most efficient and effec-

and international) and medical advice.

tive response. A key element is its 24-hour call centre in Gaborone, from

MRIB operates at advanced life

RAPID RESPONSE

which MRIB co-ordinates its national

oversight by its medical director. It

The company works with similar

company’s training centre, registered

also provides remote-site medical

organisations both in southern Africa

with the Botswana Training Authority,

services for the mining industry.

and internationally. Along with skilled

provides corporate and private first

personnel, MRIB has a fleet of rapid

aid and first responder training in

The company has over 20 years’ expe-

response vehicles and ambulances

Botswana. It is also a recognised

rience in ground and air evacuation,

configured to intensive care unit (ICU)

American Heart Association training

transport and medical assistance for

level, plus a dedicated air ambulance.

site affiliated to the Resuscitation

sick and injured patients in Botswana.

It also has access to helicopters to

Council of Southern Africa.

support paramedic level, with direct

and international activities. The

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AIRLINK

AIRLINK OFFERS DAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN CAPE TOWN AND MAUN Livingstone and Nelspruit Kruger

Travellers can earn Voyager Miles by

(South Africa), and from Kruger

booking flights with their travel agent,

or Skukuza Airport to Cape Town.

tour operator or SAA Central Reserva-

Airlink’s direct flights originating from

tions on +27 11 978 1111. Travellers can

Cape Town to key tourism destina-

also purchase flights online via:

tions allow travellers to spend more

www.flyairlink.com

time at their destination and less time in transit via multiple en-route airports. No longer is it necessary for travellers to commence their journey before sunrise. They can now enjoy a leisurely

A

irlink is the largest independent regional airline in southern Africa, linking more customers to the smaller towns, cities and regional centres than any other local airline and connecting 37 destinations in nine African countries.

breakfast before setting off.

The African safari experience is a product marketed globally, with multiple countries competing for their share of the market. Airlink recognises that Botswana and the Okavango Delta offer a unique swamp and wildlife game viewing experience.

UNIQUE SERVICES Travellers can also connect onwards with Airlink’s unique services operating between Victoria Falls and Cape Town, Kasane and Johannesburg,

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THE BOOKING COMPANY

FIRST-RATE SERVICE WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH

E

stablished 25 years ago, The Booking Company provides a perfect partner for booking safaris to northern Botswana.

desert expeditions. It integrates safaris with Air Botswana, Airlink and charter flights and can assist with

With some of Africa’s finest safaris

local car hire.

destinations on its doorstep, the company provides the latest advice on

In addition to safaris, the company

travel, with years of first-hand safari

provides hotel and conference

experience.

bookings at selected destinations for both local and international firms.

THE FULL PACKAGE

The Booking Company takes great

The Booking Company offers a full

pride in personally meeting all clients

range of tour operating services,

on arrival and departure at Maun

arranging photographic safaris

International Airport; and, with its

throughout the region. These include

office in the heart of safari country,

both fly-in and mobile safaris as well

it is well placed to give immediate

as specialist safari products such

assistance to clients during their

as birding and walking safaris and

Botswana safari.

BOTSWANA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

RELIABLE INSURER OFFERS PEACE OF MIND

B

otswana Insurance Company Limited (BIC) has been an insurer of first choice since 1975. It provides both commercial insurance and personal insurance across a wide range of categories.

commercial insurance cover, the business client can be sure that his assets and property will be looked after. sation, Group Personal Accident and

COVER FOR EVERYONE

Fleet Cover Insurance.

The types of commercial cover

In the context of individual cover,

For those in business, it is vitally

offered by BIC include Fire Insurance,

BIC’s personal insurance covers offer

important to have the organisation

Buildings Combined Insurance, Office

affordable individual policies that suit

protected by commercial insurance.

Contents Insurance, Business Inter-

the needs of each client and give him

This insurance product will protect

ruption Insurance, Business All Risk

or her peace of mind. The types of

the organisation’s assets, profit and

Insurance, Goods in Transit Insurance,

personal cover offered by BIC include

people against loss or damage arising

Electronic Equipment Insurance, Theft

Houseowner Insurance, Householders

from accidents, natural disasters

Insurance, Money Insurance, Public

Insurance, Personal All Risk, Motor

and lawsuits. By making use of BIC’s

Liability Insurance, Workers Compen-

Insurance and Travel Insurance.

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AIR SHAKAWE

MODERN AIRCRAFT FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT

A

ir Shakawe is an air charter operator based in Maun.

The company first opened its doors in June 2010, operating with only one aircraft. This aircraft was based at a small airport in North Western Botswana, in a town called Shakawe, and was designed for scenic flights over the Panhandle area and the Okavango Delta. During the second year of operations, Air Shakawe had already added an additional aircraft to its fleet.

For longer journeys, the company has twin-engine aircraft and business jets. Air Shakawe offers scenic flights to travellers wishing to view the Okavango Delta from the air and for visitors who want to be flown between the various lodges in the Okavango Delta. It also provides camp transfers.

A range of other services is provided

by Air Shakawe. These include cargo flights and medical evacuation flights as well as regular flights between all the major airports in Botswana. The company also

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

offers aerial survey flights.

Today, the company has an array

Safety is a top priority for

of aircraft to suit the unique travel

Air Shakawe at all times.

requirements of each client. Its five-

Its crew are trained by

strong fleet of Cessna 206, 207 and

highly experienced pilots

210 aircraft caters for movements

and undergo flight tests

in and around Botswana, allowing

every six months.

visitors to explore the majestic Okavango Delta.

Air Shakawe are proud to announce that when the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana issued new aviation legislation for all air operators in Botswana to be re-certified under the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards, the company obtained full certification under the new legislation in 2014.

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MASA SQUARE HOTEL

REDEFINING HOSPITALITY FOR BUSINESS GUESTS

M

asa Square Hotel is a ‘business first’ luxury hotel located in iconic Masa Square in Gaborone’s central business district. Through its attractions and activities, the hotel is aiming to redefine the hospitality experience of business travellers in Africa.

apartments for guests who require spacious and luxurious self-catering suites.

FACILITIES The hotel has a well-equipped conference centre for business meetings, conferences and functions. On the rooftop there is an infinity swimming

This four-star hotel has 152 rooms

pool where guests can relax and

consisting of standard rooms, club

enjoy the afternoon sun; while in the

for guests who

rooms and suites. Rooms come

basement there is a state-of-the-art

want a coffee and a

with en-suite bathroom, high-speed

digital cinema with 3D and 2D projec-

light bite.

internet access and a large work

tion technology and fully immersive

area for the convenience of business

Dolby Digital Surround Sound.

guests.

Masa Square Hotel takes great pride in having successfully redefined

A highlight of Masa Square Hotel is

the hospitality industry through its

EXPANSION

the in-house restaurant, Don Carlos,

location and services. The manage-

serving top-quality food inspired

ment and staff look forward to more

Masa Square Hotel has recently

by traditional and Mediterranean

years of good service and traceable

added a further 30 Masa executive

flavours. There is also Carlito’s Café

success.

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AVIS RENT A CAR

FOR THE ULTIMATE TRAVELLING EXPERIENCE…

W

ith over 116 outlets throughout southern Africa, Avis Rent a Car is the only car rental company to be represented throughout Botswana.

the business and has been the driving force behind the brand’s position at the forefront of technology and introducing innovative

Known for its exceptional service to

products.

customers, Avis Rent a Car Botswana has its head office in Gaborone with conveniently located offices at the

VARIETY

airports of Gaborone, Francistown,

The Avis Rent a Car Botswana fleet

multi-seat minibuses as well as 4x4

Maun and Kasane.

offers customers a variety of modern

vehicles.

passenger vehicles, from economical Since 1974 the company’s promise

hatches to luxury sedans. For the

Avis Botswana aims to provide the

of ‘We Try Harder’ has permeated

leisure traveller, the range includes

ultimate travelling experience.

THAMALAKANE RIVER LODGE

HOME FROM HOME IN AN IDYLLIC SETTING

T

hamalakane River Lodge is ideally located an easy 20-minute drive from Maun Airport en route to the famous Moremi Game Reserve. It provides a secluded haven of tranquillity in a grove of mature riverine trees on the bank of the Thamalakane River.

rambling lodge and restaurant with

are positioned in the shade of the

its idyllic setting and its commit-

riverine forest, overlooking the river.

ment to excellent service. The

All chalets and common areas have

Character en-suite stone chalets

terraces in order to take advantage of the serene 180 degree view of the riverbank.

OVERNIGHT SAFARIS Thamalakane River Lodge also offers overnight safaris at Moremi and Khwai

After a day spent exploring

in the Okavango Delta as well as day

with the lodge’s dedicated

boating activities, mokoro and game

activities team, it’s a real

drive activities and sunset cruises on

pleasure to come home to this

the river.

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PEERMONT

THREE WAYS THE GRAND PALM TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS TRAVELLERS THE BED AND BOARDROOM

F

eel at home with first-class accommodation at the luxurious Peermont Walmont hotel, with 188 elegant rooms and suites and amenities tailored to the business traveller; while the exclusive 67-room Peermont Mondior Gaborone is a hotel perfectly suited to executive business travellers and premium leisure travellers.

select-service Peermont Metcourt Francistown, which is an ideal stopover for tourists and overnight business travellers.

The Grand Palm Resort is also home to the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC),

surroundings of

offering world-class conference

the Boma or The Fig

and banqueting facilities for up to

Tree, an open, thatched

1,800 delegates, high-speed internet

pool bar serving delicious

services and a business centre.

light meals and cocktails. The Kalahari Bar is a favoured rendez-

The Grand Palm Resort also features the cosy three-star select-service

THE VOYAGER LIFESTYLE

Peermont Metcourt Inn, with 149

When you choose to do business at

modern rooms styled for both

The Grand Palm Hotel Casino and

convenience and comfort. Peermont

Convention Resort, hours of long-haul

also hosts a second three-star,

travel, days away from home and

vous for groups to relax and catch up on the day’s activities.

THE TRAVELLER’S WELLNESS

intense meetings are made easier by

At The Grand Palm, fitness routines

intimate dining options and interesting

and overall physical wellness need

cuisine experiences. The beautifully

not be neglected because of travel-

appointed Beef Baron Grill and Rib

ling. The hotel offers gym facilities,

Room specialises in prime Botswana

an Olympic-sized pool, volleyball

beef cuts, while the Bai Sheng restau-

court and tennis courts surrounded

rant offers the finest in Asian cuisine.

by manicured lawns and the beau-

Mokolwane Bistro is a contemporary

tiful African bushveld. For guests

African chic restaurant serving a

who need to de-stress, re-energise

delectable international buffet.

and transform body, mind and soul, the Camelot Spa at The Grand Palm

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On a starry night, guests can expe-

offers a range of spa treatments

rience Botswana in the natural

and therapies.

BOTHO UNIVERSITY

HELPING SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BOTSWANA’S HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SECTOR

B

otho University was established in 1997 and has rapidly evolved over the years to become a leading multidisciplinary and high quality tertiary education provider.

When the university launched the BSc

and real-life

(Hons) in Hospitality Management, the

experience

staff knew that they wanted to keep

over the

the industry at the core of everything

course of

the university does to ensure that

its four-

students were market-ready when

and-a-half year programme, through

they graduate. As an active member

practical classes in the in-house

Among the university’s faculties

of HATAB, the Faculty of Hospitality

kitchen, restaurant, rooms and laundry

is the Faculty of Hospitality and

and Sustainable Tourism has worked

department, in addition to industry

Sustainable Tourism, which is geared

on building links with the industry to

experiences in the first, second

towards creating the next generation

ensure employability of graduates.

and seventh semesters. Currently,

of Batswana who have the passion

the university works with industry

and attitude to help build Botswana’s

Botho University prides itself on its

partners including Masa Square,

hospitality and tourism industry.

ability to blend theoretical, practical

Grand Palm and Chobe Game Lodge.

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Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana

MEMBERS INDEX

&BEYOND EXPLORER BOTSWANA EXPEDITIONS...................52

SECTOR PAGE

&BEYOND NXABEGA OKAVANGO TENTED CAMP...............44

HOTEL SECTOR...................................................................................................... 40

&BEYOND SANDIBE OKAVANGO SAFARI LODGE ...........44

CAMPS & LODGES........................................................................................... 44

&BEYOND XARANNA OKAVANGO DELTA CAMP.................... 45

MOBILE SECTOR...................................................................................................52

&BEYOND XUDUM OKAVANGO DELTA LODGE................ 45

TOUR OPERATORS..........................................................................................57

A

SERVICES............................................................................................................................... 61

ABU CAMP.................................................................. 45

CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT......................................................................................................... 63

AFRICA INBOUND SAFARIS................57 AFRICAN EXCURSIONS.............................52

CAPTURE AFRICA.............................................52 CENTINARY TRAVEL AND TOURS.............................................................. 58 CHITABE CAMP & CHITABE LEDIBA CAMPS....................... 46 CHOBE ELEPHANT CAMP..................... 46 CHOBE GAME LODGE................................ 46 CHOBE MARINA LODGE.......................... 46 CHOBE SAFARI LODGE............................ 46 CRESTA BOSELE HOTEL.........................40 CRESTA BOTSALO HOTEL....................40 CRESTA HEAD OFFICE..............................40 CRESTA JWANENG HOTEL.................40

AIR CHARTER & AIRLINE SECTOR................................ 63

AFRICAN HORSEBACK SAFARIS......................................................................... 45

STAR GRADING SYSTEM

AFRICAN ODYSSEY........................................57

CRESTA MAHALAPYE................................... 41

AFRICA UNDER CANVAS........................52

CRESTA MARANG GARDENS....................................................................... 41

In general, grades awarded and supplied by the

AFRICA VOYAGES............................................ 58

Botswana Tourism Organisation. The Botswana Star

AFRO TREK.................................................................52

Grading System is used to differentiate the various

AIR BOTSWANA.................................................. 63

CRESTA LODGE...................................................40

CRESTA MOWANA SAFARI RESORT & SPA............................... 41

AIRLINK........................................................................... 64

CRESTA PRESIDENT HOTEL................................................................................. 41

on the amenities, facilities and services of particular

AIRPORT HOTEL.................................................40

CRESTA RILEY’S HOTEL............................ 41

properties in a way that enables travellers to choose the

AIR SHAKAWE....................................................... 63

CRESTA THAPAMA HOTEL.................... 41

quality of accommodation they want. The system applies

AON BOTSWANA................................................61

objectivity obtained from the grading standards and

AQUARIAN TIDE HOTEL..........................40

CROMBIC SAFARIS BOTSWANA................................................................53

quality levels of establishments, it provides judgements

Kabwe K

LUIWA PLAINS NATIONAL PARK

KAFUE NATIONAL L PARK

Kaoma

ARMANDO TRAVEL & TOURS...........52

LUSAKA AKA AK A

subjectivity obtained from the grading criteria.

BLUE L LAGOON NATIONAL NATION ON NAL PARK

LOCHINVAR CHINVA CHINV NATIONAL ONAL NAL PARK P

ARMBUSH SAFARIS........................................52

Mazabuka

ZAMBIA

NGWEZI WEZI POOLS POO NATURE URE RESERVE RES

do an Cu

LUENGE NATIONAL PARK

Za m be zi

Choma a

Mulobezi obe

SIOMA NGWEZI NATIONAL A PARK P

Katundu u

Katima Kat ttima Mulilo o

KASANE KAS KASAN K NE

Ngoma Ng N oma

MUD MUDUMU MU NATIONAL NA ATIONAL L PARK P

Mukwe

i Zambez

Victoria Fallss F

MAFUNGABUSI M AFUNGABUSI USI FOREST LAND D MAIKAELELO FOREST RESERVE

KAUDOM GAME PARK P

CHOBE C h o b e NATIONAL PARK D i s t r i c t

TSODILO HILLS

B

Hwange e

KAZUMA P N.P. PAN N.P

CHOBE FOREST RESERVE

CHIZARIRA NATIONAL NA ATIONA AL A L PARK P CHIRISA SAFARI SAF FARI RII AREA A

LIVINGSTONE GS VICTORIA CTORI RIA F R FALLS ALLS

ZAMBEZI ZII ZAMBEZI N.P. A I N.P MATETSI S FARI SA RI SAFARI AREA EA AREA

KASANE FOREST RESERVE

MAMILI LI N.P P.

Kavango

AVIS RENT A CAR...............................................61

Bing nga ng a Binga

NAMIBIA

PA PARK AM E i vi IVI G Ca p r CA CAPR

AVANI GABORONE HOTEL & CASINO..............................................40

LAKE LA E KARIBA KARIB K IBA MATUSADONA MAT AT ATUSADONA ATU TU NATIONAL PARK ATIONAL O

Kalomo mo o

ANGOLA

AUDI CAMP................................................................ 45

Kariba ari a

LOCATION BOTSWANA LUIANA A NA NATIONAL PARK ARK

ZIMBABWE SIBUYU F.R.

Matabeleland

W HWANGE A NATIONAL P PARK

MOREMI OKAVANGO GAME RESERVE DELTA

MAUN

Ngamiland District

KGWEBE HILLS

Ntwetwe Pan

MATOBO MA ATOBO TO OB BO NATIONAL NA ATIONAL O PARK P RK R

Sowa

MATOBO MATO A OBO HILLS L S Ingwezi Antelope An nte op p Dam G Gwanda Dam am

Sowa Pan

ORAPA

Ghanzi

Central District

B O T S WA N A

Tonata Mot lout se

SELEBI PHIKWE

Serule

Mmashoro

Sefophe Sefophe Mogapi

Paje

SEROWE

MOKGARE HILLS

CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE

Kang

Kwe n e n g District

MAHALAPYE M h

ala tsw Makwale Dinokwe e

KHUTSE GAME RESERVE

Tom m Burke

Limpopo

Lephalale e

Dibete

S hego Seshego o

POL LOKWANE W NE E POLOKWANE

Lethakeng

Tshane

Kgalagadi District

Kgatleng District

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CYCAD PALM GUEST HOUSE......................................................... 41

D DANDRIDGE SAFARIS..................................53 DECEPTION VALLEY LODGE.............................................................................. 46 DELTA RAIN................................................................53 DELTA SURE SAFARIS.................................53 DESTINATION SOUTH................................. 63 DREAMS SAFARIS.............................................53 DRIFTERS ADVENTURE TOURS................................................................................53 DRUMBEAT SAFARIS....................................53

BELMOND SAVUTE ELEPHANT LODGE.......................................... 45

DUMA TAU CAMP.............................................. 46 DWAYNE TOURS & SAFARI................. 58

BOTHO UNIVERSITY.......................................61

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BOTSWANA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION........ 63

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BELMOND KHWAI RIVER LODGE......................................................... 45

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BAOBAB SAFARIS.............................................. 51 BELMOND EAGLE ISLAND LODGE.................................................... 45

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BALA BALA TRAVEL AGENCY....... 58 BEECH APARTMENTS.................................40

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CAPRICORN SAFARIS..................................52

BOYA SAFARIS...................................................... 58 BUSH TRAVELLERS SAFARIS............52 BUSH WAYS SAFARIS..................................52

C CAMEL’S INN LODGE....................................40 CAMP KALAHARI.............................................. 45 CAMP MOREMI...................................................... 45

EARTH ARK SAFARIS...................................53 EASY ESCAPE TRAVEL & TOURS......................................................................... 58 EDO’S CAMP............................................................. 46 E&E BOUTIQUE GUEST HOUSE......................................................... 41 ENDEAVOUR SAFARIS................................53 ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES.................................. 64 EUROPCAR BOTSWANA...........................61 EXECUTIVE CATERING................................61

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FAIRGROUND HOLDINGS........................61

FLIGHT CONNECT............................................ 58

LET’S JUST TRAVEL AGENCY......... 59

FLYING MISSION SERVICES................ 64

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LINYANTI BUSH CAMP ............................. 48 LINYANTI TENTED CAMP....................... 48

GABORONE ELECTRONICS..................61 GET UP & GO SAFARIS...............................53 GHOHA HILLS SAVUTI LODGE...............................................................................47 GOLDEN AFRICA SAFARIS.................. 58 GOLDWAVE TRAVEL GROUP........... 59 GWETA LODGE.....................................................47

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MACK AIR..................................................................... 64

HELICOPTER HORIZONS......................... 64

MAJESTIC FIVE HOTEL.............................. 42

I INDABA LODGE..................................................... 41 INFINITE TOURS.................................................. 59

KALAHARI AIR SERVICES..................... 64 KALAHARI CONSERVATION SOCIETY......................................................................... 63 KALAHARI HOLIDAY TOURS............. 54 KALAHARI SKIES............................................... 54 KANANA CAMP....................................................47 KANG ULTRA STOP.......................................... 41 KARIBU SAFARIS............................................... 54 KAZUMA TRAILS............................................... 54

PEERMONT METCOURT LODGE.............................................................................. 43 PEERMONT MONDIOR............................... 43

THAKADU HOTEL, CASINO & CONFERENCE CENTRE......................44

PEERMONT WALMONT HOTEL............................................................................... 43

THAMALAKANE RIVER LODGE................................................................................ 51

PELO CAMP............................................................... 49 PENDUKA SAFARIS.........................................55 PHAKALANE GOLF ESTATE HOTEL RESORT.......................... 43

MASSON SAFARIS............................................ 54 MAUN LODGE......................................................... 42 MCKENZIE 4X4......................................................60 MIKELELE MOTEL.............................................. 42

PHOKOJE BUSH LODGE.......................... 43

POM POM CAMP................................................. 50 PONY TRANSPORT.........................................62 PRIDE OF AFRICA.............................................55

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PUKU SAFARIS.......................................................55

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TRAVELINK CONCIERGE........................60

MOKOLODI WILDLIFE FOUNDATION......................................................... 63

ROOM50TWO......................................................... 43

TRAVELODGE.........................................................44

ROYAL TREE LODGE.................................... 50

TRAVELODGE KASANE............................44

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MOMBO AND LITTLE MOMBO CAMPS.................................................. 49 MOPIRI TENTED CAMP.............................. 49 MOREMI AIR SERVICES............................. 64 MOSU SAFARI TOURS..................................55 MOTHEO APARTMENTS ......................... 42

MUCHENJE SAFARI LODGE................ 49

KINGS POOL CAMP.........................................47

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UNCHARTED AFRICA SAFARI CO. - MOBILE SAFARI EXPEDITIONS.......................................................... 56

SAFARI SPECIALISTS...................................60 SAMAYERA SAFARIS.................................... 56 SAN CAMP................................................................... 50 SANCTUARY BAINES’ CAMP.................................................................................. 50 SANCTUARY CHIEF’S CAMP.................................................................................. 50 SANCTUARY CHOBE CHILWERO.................................................................. 50

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SANCTUARY STANLEY’S CAMP.................................................................................. 50

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SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE.......................... 50

LEDINGWANA GUEST HOUSE ..................................................... 42

OKAVANGO AIR RESCUE...................... 64

LETAKA SAFARIS.............................................. 54 LETSHEGO HOLDINGS LIMITED.............................................................................61

TLOTLO HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER............................44

MOGOTLHO SAFARI LODGE..................................................... 49

KHWAI TENTED CAMP................................47

LEROO LA TAU..................................................... 48

THE BOTSWANA SOCIETY.................. 63

REGENT SELECT HOTEL......................... 43

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LELOBU SAFARIS.............................................. 59

THE BOOKING COMPANY.....................60

THULISIZWE TRAVEL..................................60

KHUDUGA BOTSWANA............................ 59

KWETSANI CAMP............................................. 48

THEBE RIVER SAFARIS............................. 56

PLANET WILDERNESS SAFARIS..........................................................................55

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KHAKI & DUST SAFARIS........................... 59

KWALAPE SAFARI LODGE................... 48

SWAMPLAND SAFARI TRAILS........ 56

THOLO SAFARIS................................................... 51

KESSA’S CHALETS........................................... 42

KUBU LODGE.......................................................... 48

PEERMONT METCOURT INN................................................... 43

PLANET OKAVANGO....................................55

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND.................................................62

KIT ADVENTURE................................................. 59

SUNRISE TRAVEL & TOURS................60

MAROON TOURS & SAFARIS............ 59

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PAPADI SAFARIS & TOURS...................55

MANKWE BUSH LODGE.......................... 48

J JAO CAMP....................................................................47

PANGOLIN PHOTO SAFARIS..............62

THE FITZWILLIAM PARTNERSHIP.........................................................62

MASHATU GAME LODGE........................ 48

JACK’S CAMP...........................................................47

SOMARELANG TIKOLOGO................... 63

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SHINDE CAMP.......................................................... 51

XIGERA CAMP.......................................................... 51

OMOGOLO TRAVELS................................... 59

SKL GROUP............................................................... 56

XUGANA ISLAND LODGE........................ 51

OKAVANGO HORSE SAFARIS......................................................................... 49

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HOTEL SECTOR AIRPORT HOTEL

AQUARIAN TIDE HOTEL

Private Bag 151, Maun Tel: +267 686 5454 Fax: +267 686 4540 Email: maunairporthotel@gmail.com Web: www.airporthotelmaun.com

PO Box 53787, Broadhurst, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 7480 Fax: +267 318 7489 Email: info@aquariantide.com Web: www.aquariantide.com

Airport Hotel is situated right by Maun International Airport.

Its accommodation consists of executive rooms and standard rooms, all air conditioned, with satellite television and bar fridge. The hotel has state-of-the-art conference facilities and an à la carte alfresco restaurant.

Complimentary Wi-Fi is available in all the rooms and throughout the hotel.

Aquarian Tide Hotel is committed to excellence in both aesthetics and functionality, with top-class service and experienced, discreet and impeccably professional staff. The hotel offers 110 standard, queen, twin and interconnecting rooms. There is also a friendly restaurant offering excellent food. Located at the rear of the hotel is a swimming pool nestled within the immaculate gardens, where guests can find the pool bar. The garden is close to the lobby, where the hotel serves a variety of cuisine. In addition, there is a 50-person conference room with two breakaway rooms, each seating 15. Aquarian Tide Hotel also has complimentary shuttle services and Wi-Fi available 24/7.

AVANI GABORONE HOTEL & CASINO

BEECH APARTMENTS

GRADE PENDING

Private Bag 0016, Gaborone Tel: +267 361 6000 Email: gaborone@avanihotels.com Web: www.avanihotels.com

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 2120, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 2356 Cell: +267 721 411 01 / 778 468 10 Email: info@beechapartments.co.bw

Guests will find just the right blend of hospitality, business and leisure at AVANI Gaborone Hotel & Casino, set in the vibrant centre of Botswana’s capital, making it easy to work, rest and play in style. A stay at what is one of the most luxurious hotels in Gaborone will provide the perfect start or finish to a great African adventure, with close attention to all the details that matter. The hotel has 196 rooms (comprising standard rooms, superior rooms, suites and presidential suites), two restaurants, a pool and bar, a tennis court, a fitness centre, a beauty salon and conference facilities.

Beech Apartments consists of four self-catering apartments located in the Grand Union Building in the Central Business District. They cater for both relaxation and business customers by offering a tranquil setting, surrounded by all forms of recreation, that encourages guests to unwind. Wi-Fi and various TV channels are available in-house. The reliable housekeepers clean all apartments daily. All four units of the Beech Apartments have balconies to give a closer view of the Three Dikgosi, High Court, iTowers, Masa Hotel and offices in the vicinity. This is an ideal place for business people and tourists who would like to enjoy the breeze of Gaborone from the centre of the city.

CAMEL’S INN LODGE

CRESTA BOSELE HOTEL

PO Box 1176, Mogoditshane Tel: +267 316 7005 Email: camelsmarketing@gmail.com Web: www.camelsinn.com

PO Box 177, Selebi-Phikwe Tel: +267 261 0675 Email: resbosele@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Camel’s Inn Lodge has the utmost classic African design. The magnificent traditionally thatched lodge, uniquely built on alluring flat rock scenery, is perfectly situated 10 km from Gaborone in the village of Mmopane.

It is a wholly citizen-owned company which commenced in 2004 as a restaurant but has since grown to become a two-star lodge.

The Cresta Bosele Hotel is set in the dynamic location of Selebi-Phikwe at the gateway to the Tuli area, famous for its abundant wildlife. Serving the needs of business travellers and tourists, the hotel has 51 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathroom, radio, TV and direct-dial telephone. The Phakalane Conference Room seats 100 delegates, while the Peolwane Conference Room seats about 50 people. A range of equipment is available. Guests can go for a relaxing swim, sip a cocktail at the pool bar or enjoy the town’s 18-hole golf course. The Bosele Grill offers both à la carte and table d’hôte menus for lunch and dinner, while the Palm Terrace has a menu of light meals and snacks throughout the day.

CRESTA BOTSALO HOTEL

CRESTA HEAD OFFICE

PO Box 35, Palapye Tel: +267 492 0245 Email: resbotsalo@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Private Bag 00272, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 2222 Email: pchivese@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

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

Palapye is a major commercial centre with rich historical roots. The Cresta Botsalo Hotel has 51 air conditioned rooms, all with radio, TV, video channel and direct-dial telephone. For conferencing and banqueting, the Morula Room can accommodate 150 people and has a range of equipment. Other facilities include a swimming pool, gym and complimentary Wi-Fi. The Savuti Grill offers continental and full English breakfasts as well as an à la carte menu for lunch, plus the Metsing Bar. Guests can enjoy a cocktail at the poolside or explore the history of the Bangwato tribe and the resting place of their king, Sir Seretse Khama.

Guests are sure to experience the true warmth of African hospitality at Cresta Hotels, where the management and staff will happily do whatever it takes to make their visit a success.

With hotels spread across Africa, the Cresta Hotels group offers its guests a variety of accommodation options in Zambia and Botswana where they can enjoy all the creature comforts.

From a single point of departure, the Cresta brand encompasses a range of products without being diluted or compromised. Whether clients are looking for a cosmopolitan or truly authentic African experience, they will find that every hotel in the Cresta Hotels group offers exceptional service quality.

CRESTA JWANENG HOTEL

CRESTA LODGE

PO Box 560, Jwaneng Tel: +267 588 1090 Email: gmjwaneng@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Private Bag 00126, Gaborone Tel: +267 397 5375 Email: reslodge@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Cresta Jwaneng Hotel is located along the Trans Kalahari Highway. The town of Jwaneng is home to the world’s richest diamond mine. The hotel offers a perfect balance between business and pleasure, with adequate conference facilities, affluent accommodation and superb cuisine. Coupled with this are the hotel’s friendly staff, who will make any stay at the Cresta Jwaneng an unforgettable experience. The hotel has 65 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Rooms come with tea and coffee facilities and satellite TV. The hotel has a restaurant and bar and a swimming pool and it also offers conference facilities. Wi-Fi internet access is available.

This majestic lodge, surrounded by luscious gardens, offers stylish accommodation, wonderful cuisine and the ‘extra mile’ from Cresta staff.

The lodge is conveniently located 2 km from the city centre and just 10 km from Mokolodi Game Reserve. Guests can breathe in the fresh air from the magnificent gardens while generating innovative ideas. It’s the perfect accommodation setting for taking time off while on business. All 155 modern bedrooms are equipped with satellite TV, tea and coffee facilities, air conditioning, minibar fridges and digital safes. A wide variety of local and imported wines and well-presented gourmet dishes are available at Chatters Restaurant.

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HOTEL SECTOR CRESTA MAHALAPYE

CRESTA MARANG GARDENS

Private Bag 003, Mahalapye Tel: +267 471 9000 Email: resmahalapye@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Cresta Mahalapye is located in the central district of Mahalapye, 180 km from Gaborone, on the highway to Francistown. There are 64 rooms including presidential suites and junior suites. Cresta Mahalapye is popular for major local, regional and international conferences thanks to its state-of-the-art meeting and banqueting facilities. In addition to the several indoor meeting rooms, the property’s open terrace on the first floor is ideal for private functions including corporate cocktail parties and outdoor weddings. Mahalapye is known as the headquarters of Botswana Railways. This quaint town, with its warm and welcoming local people, offers more that a convenient stopover for those travelling to and from Gaborone.

PO Box 807, Francistown Tel: +267 241 3991 Email: resmarang@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Cresta Marang Gardens has one of the most beautiful natural hotel locations in Botswana, just 4 km outside Francistown on the banks of the Tati River.

It’s the perfect setting for business or leisure, with 58 comfortable air conditioned rooms, all with satellite TV, tea and coffee facilities, same-day laundry service and dry cleaning. The restaurant is used by both residents and visitors, while the Fox & 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 MOWANA SAFARI RESORT & SPA

CRESTA PRESIDENT HOTEL

PO Box 266, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0300 Email: gmmowana@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

PO Box 200, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 3631 Email: respresident@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahospitality.com

The Mowana Safari Resort & Spa was built around a baobab tree said to be over 800 years old. In this tranquil setting, guests can experience true comfort, superb accommodation, fine cuisine and personal service. The 114 en-suite, air conditioned rooms and presidential suite have been tastefully decorated to complement the natural ambience. The well-stocked wellness centre and spa offers a wide range of services and products to pamper and indulge – the ultimate in personal relaxation and rejuvenation. Serondela Restaurant offers cuisine inspired by the flavours of Africa. The Savuti Bar and conference facilities are also available. Activities include a nine-hole golf course, the wellness centre, tennis, swimming, fishing for tigerfish, birdwatching and game drives.

The central location of the Cresta President Hotel offers the ideal base to explore the capital of Botswana, including the government enclave, the National Museum and Art Gallery and the State House all within a three-mile radius. Ideal for tourists and business travellers, the hotel has 80 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bath and shower, TV, direct-dial telephone and room service. The Cresta President has conference facilities that can easily be adapted to social occasions. 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, open until late every day.

CRESTA RILEY’S HOTEL

CRESTA THAPAMA HOTEL

PO Box 1, Maun Tel: +267 686 0320 Email: resrileys@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Private Bag 31, Francistown Tel: +267 241 3872 Email: resthapama@cresta.co.bw Web: www.crestahotels.com

Located on the banks of the Thamalakane River, Riley’s is surrounded by landscaped gardens and is an excellent venue for tourists and business guests alike. Accommodation consists of 51 air conditioned bedrooms, all en-suite with satellite TV, direct-dial telephone and tea and coffee facilities. Riley’s Grill seats up to 50 guests and offers continental and full English buffet breakfasts and an à la carte menu for lunch and dinner. The conference room accommodates up to 120 delegates and audiovisual equipment is available. Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta and tours and safaris can be arranged to the delta and national parks.

Cresta Thapama Hotel is located in Francistown, Botswana’s second-largest commercial centre. In order to satisfy the constant flow of tourists and business executives, it offers 96 air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathroom, TV, video channel and direct-dial telephone. The Ivory Grill is the perfect place to relax in the evening, seating up to 110 guests and offering à la carte and buffet menus for lunch and dinner. 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. They can be adapted for private use as a banqueting or wedding venue.

CYCAD PALM GUEST HOUSE

E&E BOUTIQUE GUEST HOUSE

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 40874, Gaborone Tel: +267 370 0228 Email: reservations@cycadpalm.co.bw Web: www.cycadpalm.co.bw

Private Bag 330, Bontleng, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 7623 • Fax: +267 391 7624 Email: reservations@eneboutiqueguesthouse.co.bw Web: www.eneboutiqueguesthouse.co.bw

Cycad Palm is a luxury guesthouse in Gaborone offering the amenities that any business traveller or tourist needs, including king or queen beds, en-suite bathrooms, self-service refreshment centre, massage facility and outdoor gymnasium as well as an outdoor TV viewing facility. Cycad Palm Gaborone offers five luxury bedrooms. All rooms have standard fittings and amenities such as work table, bar fridge, satellite TV and coffee and tea facilities. Guests in the ultra-executive room wake up to a spectacular view of the rising sun, while all guests at the house can enjoy views of the manicured garden. The guesthouse offers full English and continental breakfasts as well as freshly prepared light meals.

E&E believes in creating a distinct, memorable and extraordinary experience for its guests. By focusing relentlessly on its customers, employees and culture, E&E Boutique has become an exceptional place to stay. The guesthouse aims to provide bespoke, luxurious rooms and complement them with beautiful grounds, premium amenities and the finest cuisine, as well as reflecting the culture of Gaborone. The staff make sure everybody is treated individually, that each stay is unique and every need is catered for. What’s right for a tourist desiring to unwind and relax in this beautiful country for a few weeks, is very different to a businessman staying for a night ahead of an important meeting. E&E blends international standards with local roots.

INDABA LODGE

KANG ULTRA STOP

Private Bag RW 001, Plot 61916 Tlokweng Road, Gaborone Tel: +267 399 9500 Email: gm@indabagaborone.co.bw Web: www.indabalodge.com

PO Box 328, Kang Tel: +267 651 7294 Fax: +267 651 7292 Email: ultrastopkang@yahoo.com Web: www.kangultrastop.com

The luxury 84-room Indaba Lodge in Gaborone is a select service hotel providing affordable, quality accommodation for the growing business and leisure travel sector. It is conveniently located on the Tlokweng Road with easy access to Riverwalk Mall, the nearby Fairground Corporate Business Hub and the University of Botswana. Indaba Lodge consists of 84 luxury en-suite bedrooms with separate bath and shower. There is ample parking including secure underground parking, a ladies’ bar and tranquil pool deck, an executive boardroom seating up to 16 people with stateof-the-art equipment, a residents-only gym and free Wi-Fi. Airport transfers are provided.

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

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

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HOTEL SECTOR KESSA’S CHALETS

LAHA HOTEL

PO Box 38, Maun Tel: +267 684 0411 / 7385 2245 Email: kessaschalets@gmail.com Web: www.kessaschalets.co.bw

Tribal Lot Plot 5061, New Road Boseja PO Box 21532, Maun Tel: +267 680 0352 Email: reservations@lahahotel.com Web: www.lahahotel.com

Kessa’s Chalets offer bed and breakfast and related hospitality services. The guesthouse comprises 10 modern air conditioned thatched chalet rooms, each with a bar fridge, digital television, study table and tea and coffee facilities.

Kessa’s Chalets is in an exclusive area, quiet and peaceful and surrounded by beautiful mophane trees, but within the local community, giving it a homely atmosphere. Kessa’s Chalets arranges tailor-made safari tours for guests to Moremi Game Reserve and boat cruises on the Thamalakane River as well as visits to the Okavango Delta.

LEDINGWANA GUEST HOUSE

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 272, Mochudi Tel: +267 575 0022 Email: ledingwana.ledingwana@yahoo.com

Ledingwana Guest House is situated along the A1 road at the Malotwana junction. This property is only a 30-minute drive from Gaborone, making it ideal for a weekend drive out from the bustle of the city. Ledingwana aims to provide the best services for A1 travellers, leisure seekers and business people going into and out of the capital.

Being among Masimo and Meraka (lands and cattle posts), the location offers a rich, traditional experience suited to tourists wanting to experience the Setswana culture. Guests can relax in the well-kept garden and watch as cows and donkeys pass by. The house is a few minutes’ drive from Matsieng, a footprint said to be that of an ancestral giant.

GRADE PENDING

Laha Hotel is located just 10 minutes (6 km) from Maun International Airport and seven minutes from the the city’s central business district. The hotel is 900 metres from Choppies Supermarket, Boseja and Super Quick Tyres and 1.1 km from Caltex Filling Station. Laha Hotel offers competitive prices in comparison with the hotel rates of similar establishments in and around Maun.

MAJESTIC FIVE HOTEL Private Bag 18, Palapye Tel: +267 492 1222 Email: reserve@majesticfive.co.bw Web: www.majesticfive.co.bw

This diamond of a hotel offers luxurious accommodation and conference facilities to business people and world travellers alike. It has a total of 177 elegantly adorned rooms and suites tailored to the business and corporate traveller. All rooms are styled for convenience and comfort with services including free Wi-Fi, en-suite bathroom and all hotel amenities. The rooms come with king-sized beds. If desired, they can be turned into twin rooms. The hotel’s conference and meetings facilities include five state-of-the-art rooms designed to allow for a variety of set-ups.

MASA SQUARE HOTEL

MATHUDI SHADES

PO Box 553, ABG Sebele, Gaborone Tel: +267 315 9954 Email: info@masasquarehotel.com Web: www.aha.co.za/masasquare

Makwapa Investments t/a Mathudi Shades PO Box 24, Plot 18772, Serorome Ward, Palapye Tel: +267 492 5010 / 492 2461 Cell: +267 737 71491 / 737 18846 Email: info@mathudishades.com Web: www.mathudishades.com

Masa Square Hotel redefines the hospitality experience of business travellers in Africa. Privately owned and managed by Aha Hotels and Lodges, the hotel is perfectly positioned to ensure guests have a wonderful experience each time they stay. The hotel is located in Gaborone’s new central business district in one of two towers in the iconic Masa Square, poised to be the country’s ultimate ‘work, shop, play and stay’ centre.

The Don Carlos Restaurant offers Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with a local twist using fresh ingredients from the region; while Carlito’s Café serves hot beverages at breakfast to enjoy in the lounge or to take away throughout the day.

GRADE PENDING

Mathudi Shades is a self-catering hotel strategically located in the urban, business, retail and residential hub of Palapye. The hotel caters for the needs of families, couples, business travellers and more.

Consisting of 45 luxury suites, all with air conditioning, LCD TV, Wi-Fi, en-suite bathroom and kitchen, Mathudi Suites offers everything needed for leisure and business guests. Restaurants, shops and medical facilities are all just a short walk away.

MAUN LODGE

MIKELELE MOTEL

Plot 549, Boseja Ward, PO Box 376, Maun Tel: +267 686 3939 Email: maun.lodge@info.bw Web: www.maunlodge.com

Lot 95, Letlhakane Link Road, Tawana Ward Private Bag 16, Letlhakane Tel: +267 297 8594/6639 Email: enquiries@mikelele.co.bw

Maun Lodge is situated on the doorstep of the Okavango Delta on the banks of the Thamalakane River just 2.5 km from Maun town centre and 4 km from the airport. With various dining options, including the popular Boma restaurant, and with modern conference facilities that can seat up to 500 delegates, Maun Lodge has become a gateway to the delta. The 140-room lodge caters to individual needs by offering five accommodation options: riverfront rooms (including two presidential rooms), executive suites, executive rooms, standard rooms and chalets. All rooms are air conditioned and comfortably furnished with en-suite bathroom and each room comes with tea and coffee facilities, Wi-Fi and a wide range of satellite TV channels.

Mikelele Motel provides quality and affordable accommodation, food and drink, conference facilities and activities for business and leisure travellers in Botswana.

Located in Letlhakane Village in Boteti region, Mikelele Motel is strategically located en route to some of Botswana’s most popular destinations including Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta. The motel provides 48 air conditioned rooms, available as budget, standard, twin, deluxe and executive rooms, as well as bungalows. The motel serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in addition to a bar service area. A swimming pool is also available on site.

MOTHEO APARTMENTS

OASIS MOTEL

PO Box 301294, Tlokweng Tel: +267 318 1587 Email: trudy@motheo.co.bw

Lot 171, Tlokweng Road, PO Box 30331, Tlokweng Tel: +267 393 8396 Email: sales.oasismotel@gmail.com Web: www.oasis-motel.com

Opened in 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 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 looking to experience everything that Gaborone has to offer. The apartments are all situated in one compound with a beautiful garden and a swimming pool.

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For those on a budget looking for good-value accommodation in Gaborone, the Oasis Motel is the ideal place to stay. This landmark motel has been a foremost provider of accommodation in Gaborone since 1979. Over the years it has hosted many guests from all over the world. Today the motel, with its serene and tranquil ambience, continues to live up to its name, providing guests with a welcome oasis from the bustle of Gaborone. Located just 5 km from the city centre, the Oasis Motel is the first accommodation of note on the main Tlokweng-Zeerust road for travellers entering the country from South Africa.

HOTEL SECTOR PEERMONT METCOURT INN

PEERMONT METCOURT LODGE

Private Bag BR 105, Gaborone Tel: +267 363 7907 Email: metres@grandpalm.bw Web: www.grandpalm.bw

PO Box 30703, Francistown Tel: +267 244 1100 Email: info@metcourt.com Web: www.metcourt.com

Peermont 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 work in the business centre. Guests of the Peermont Metcourt Inn have access to the Grand Palm Hotel Casino & Convention Resort’s magnificent variety of facilities as well as a free airport shuttle service in Gaborone.

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

Over the past few years Francistown has seen a growth in demand for quality establishments at affordable rates.

The Peermont Metcourt meets these needs completely for every kind of traveller, from stop-off tourists to overnight business guests. This cosy three-star select services hotel has 53 well-appointed rooms 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.

PEERMONT MONDIOR

PEERMONT WALMONT HOTEL

Plot 21117, Corner Mobuto and Maratadiba Road Private Bag 00324, Gaborone • Tel: +267 319 0600 Email: reservations@mondior.co.bw Web: www.peermont.com

Offering some of the best accommodation in Gaborone, the four-star Mondior Hotel is conveniently located in the city’s business district. The establishment offers 67 semi-self-catering suites and studios, all equipped with modern technology to meet the standards of the discerning business traveller. Refurbished at the end of 2016, the hotel features a modern colour scheme of green and soft grey along with brand-new carpeting, bed throws and scatter cushions. Guests can look forward to comfortable accommodation with the latest modern conveniences. The Peermont Mondior is the ideal leisure destination, a delightful spot in which to unwind after a day of adventure or a day of meetings.

Peermont Walmont Hotel, at the Grand Palm Resort, is proud to be Botswana’s first five-star hotel. This beautiful 188-room hotel offers comfortable bedrooms and suites with an access-controlled fifth floor featuring the Executive Club Lounge and business services. It is located just 4 km from the city centre and 12 km from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Guests can enjoy all the exciting facilities of the Grand Palm Resort, located on 15 hectares.

The resort facilities include the casino, a swimming pool, a gym, tennis and volleyball facilities and a children’s playground as well as a jogging trail set around a picturesque lake. There are several restaurants to cater for lovers of good food. A free airport shuttle service in Gaborone is available to all guests.

PHAKALANE GOLF ESTATE HOTEL RESORT

PHOKOJE BUSH LODGE PO Box 414, Selebi-Phikwe Tel: +267 260 1596 • Cell: +267 7745 0242 Fax: +267 260 1586 Email: reservations@phokojebushlodge.com Web: www.phokojebushlodge.com

Phokoje Bush Lodge provides an ideal tranquil setting in which to relax in the bushveld. It offers superb accommodation in utterly peaceful surroundings, friendly service and exquisite cuisine, all of which will ensure a memorable stay. For the ultimate bass fishing experience, the famous Letsibogo Dam, close to the lodge, offers fun, tailor-made bass fishing packages.

It’s an experience where passion and patience will be rewarded. Phokoje Bush Lodge is the perfect halfway stop for those en route to Maun, Chobe and the Okavango. By road it is about five and a half hours’ drive from Johannesburg and 5 km from the town centre.

REGENT SELECT HOTEL

Private Bag BR 105, Gaborone Tel: +267 363 7777 • Email: info@grandpalm.bw Web: www.grandpalm.bw

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 45006, Riverwalk, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 2572 Fax: +267 318 2573 Email: info@regentselect.co.bw Web: www.regentselect.co.bw

PO Box 132, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 0000 Email: enquiries@phakalane.co.bw Web: www.phakalanehotel.com

Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort is a four-star resort located in the heart of Gaborone’s premier Golf Estate, featuring spacious accommodation with fine panoramic views of its international 18-hole championship golf course. Built to five-star standards, the 80-room hotel and eight three-bedroom self-catering apartments are the epitome of comfort and luxury. Being the only international standard 18-hole championship course in Botswana, the Golf Estate is able to provide golf-lovers with an exceptional golfing experience. In addition, various conference, wedding and private function packages, as well as venues, are available to suit all traveller requirements.

ROOM50TWO

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 1900, Gaborone Tel: +267 397 5557 Email: res@room50two.com Web: www.room50two.com

Regent Select Hotel is one of Gaborone’s top business hotels, with 30 en-suite executive rooms, a large boardroom, a 24-hour front desk, free unlimited Wi-Fi, a bar and ample free parking.

Air conditioned throughout, the hotel has a refreshing pool and deck, a restaurant with a garden seating area and easy access to fairgrounds, Commerce Park and Main Mall. Ideally located in the heart of Gaborone, just 15 minutes from the airport, the hotel has every luxury a guest could wish for. This, coupled with friendly service and excellent staff, makes the Regent Select Hotel a ‘must’ when choosing a hotel in Gaborone.

room50two is located in iTowers South, Botswana’s tallest building, in the heart of the new central business district. Just 20 minutes from the airport and a short distance from major business centres, offices and malls, room50two is perfect for business travellers, with a ‘home away from home’ feeling.

There are 54 rooms at room50two, including family rooms and premium rooms with city views. In-room dining is available during the day, or guests can dine at the hotel’s restaurant, table50two. A concierge, car parking, airport transfers and laundry services are available for all guests, as well as high-speed Wi-Fi and high definition TVs with access to DSTV channels.

SEDIA RIVERSIDE HOTEL

SUNBEAM HOTEL

Private Bag, 058, Maun Tel: +267 686 0177 Email: sedia@info.bw Web: www.sedia-hotel.com

PO Box 502850, Gaborone Tel: +267 350 0146 Fax: +267 316 0907 Cell: +267 73001610 Email: reservations@sunbeamhotel.co.bw Web: www.sunbeamhotel.co.bw

The Sedia Riverside Hotel is a special property in harmony with nature. This small hotel comprises just 24 rooms and 10 cottages. The Sedia Riverside Hotel is characterised by competent service provided by welcoming staff who aim to create a warm ambience. Spacious grounds stretch down to the Thamalakane River, offering a sanctuary for total relaxation and privacy in which guests may allow themselves to get away from stress and routine. The hotel’s environmentally friendly facilities are integrated into the attractive natural setting in order to ensure an enjoyable stay, whether travelling for business or pleasure.

Sunbeam Hotel is an image of elegance, class and exclusivity. Stylishly furnished and decorated with marble, Sunbeam Hotel is the choice for guests seeking the highest level of service, comfort, luxury and affordable accommodation. It has 23 guest rooms, a conference facility and a cocktail bar with access to the balcony. All bedrooms are air conditioned and en-suite and come with TV, wireless broadband, minibar and direct-dial telephone.

Sunbeam Hotel is convenient for business, being just a 10-minute drive from Sir Seretse Khama Airport and situated in the heart of the commercial area, with a fine selection of restaurants and pubs all within a few minutes’ walk.

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HOTEL SECTOR THAKADU HOTEL, CASINO & CONFERENCE CENTRE

TLOTLO HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER

Private Bag 53, Letlhakane Tel: +267 296 0210/12/13 Email: reservations@thakaduhotel.co.bw Web: www.thakaduhotel.co.bw

PO Box 201439, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 5020 Email:reservations@tlotlohotel.co.bw Web: www.tlotlohotel.co.bw

Thakadu Hotel & Casino, the only hotel and casino operation in Boteti District, is located in Letlhakane along Serowe/Orapa Highway, providing a convenient stopover en route to Maun and Makgadikgadi Pans. This district is one of the world’s major diamond hubs, featuring four diamond mines within a radius of 20 km. Serving the needs of business travellers, tourists and conferencing, Thakadu Hotel has 30 air conditioned rooms consisting of two executives, 11 standard doubles and 17 standard twins, all equipped with DSTV, minibar and Wi-Fi. The hotel runs a casino with 50 slot machines featuring a state-of-the-art cashless system using magnetic smart cards.

Tlotlo Hotel & Conference Center has 20 executive rooms with king-sized beds, 46 standard rooms with queen-sized beds, 16 twin rooms with single beds and two paraplegic rooms. All rooms are air conditioned with minibar, free Wi-Fi access, 11 DSTV channels, safety deposit box and full bathroom amenities. There is a gym for in-house guests and a state-of-the-art conferencing centre. The six executive conference rooms having seating capacities ranging from 20 in a boardroom up to 1,000 in a cinema (or 550 banquet style). The fine dining restaurant can accommodate up to 82 diners and is open for breakfast and dinner only, while the 320-seat buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

TOWN LODGE GABORONE

TRAVELODGE

Airport Junction Shopping Centre Cnr Airport and A1 Roads, PO Box 1676 ABG, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 0490 Email: tlgabs.gm@clhg.com Web: www.clhg.com

This 104-room hotel is ideally situated next to the Airport Junction shopping complex and is also within easy reach of Gaborone’s central business district and its international airport. Spread across three storeys, the hotel offers wireless internet throughout, ample secure parking, a boardroom and a swimming pool. A delicious breakfast is available and there is an evening bar service. This is an ideal accommodation venue for business and leisure travellers visiting Gaborone.

TRAVELODGE KASANE

Plot 28295, Block 3, PO Box 339 ABDF, Gaborone Tel: +267 310 5000 Email: reservations@travelodge.co.bw Web: www.travelodge.co.bw

Standing proudly against the Gaborone skyline, Travelodge Hotel is well located in the heart of the city close to the new central business district, 10 minutes from the airport and with easy access to the western bypass and other main roads. Travelodge brings to the market a fresh, energetic and vibrant look underlined by its modern green-and-grey colour scheme and its spacious, clean and contemporary interior. All the right amenities are in place for leisure travellers, business guests and groups. Business travellers will find all the necessary facilities to carry out their work. The Travelodge has been tailored to the needs of its guests after a careful scrutiny of market trends which identified areas that are a common source of discomfort to travellers.

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 652, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0625 Email: gm.kasane@travelodge.co.bw Web: www.travelodge.co.bw

TraveLodge Kasane offers 66 luxury rooms with guest bathroom facilities, air conditioning, a television and a tea/coffee station. Daily housekeeping ensures that rooms are always clean and tidy for guests’ comfort. A laundry service is available on request.

The main restaurant caters for up to 80 guests, offering buffet-style meals as well as an à la carte menu, while the bar menu provides light meals and snacks. Conference facilities are available for up to 200 people. The TraveLodge activity centre offers transfers to major hubs including Kasane Airport, Livingstone, Vic Falls and Katima Mulilo.

CAMPS & LODGES &BEYOND NXABEGA OKAVANGO TENTED CAMP

&BEYOND SANDIBE OKAVANGO SAFARI LODGE

Private Bag 34, Maun Tel: +267 686 1979 Email: safaris@andBeyond.com Web: www.andbeyond.com

Private Bag 34, Maun Tel: +267 686 1979 Email: safaris@andBeyond.com Web: www.andbeyond.com

&Beyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp combines more than just two worlds. The remote and wild game viewing experience of Botswana’s lush grasslands offsets the intricate detail of the hidden world of the delta’s waterways, while the simplicity of canvas merges with the elegance of an exclusive club. A beautiful view of reed-filled waterways and a sparkling lagoon in front of the camp entice guests to discover the many wonders of this incredible location. &Beyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp is known for its elegant tented accommodation and array of safari adventures.

Situated on a private concession in the magnificent Okavango Delta, Sandibe has exclusive traversing rights over a vast stretch of land next to the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve. Inspired by nature and celebrating its beautiful setting, the lodge features the best the delta has to offer in terms of outstanding design, great wildlife viewing and warm local hospitality. Set in a cool forest canopy of wild palms and gnarled fig trees, this flagship lodge blends seamlessly with one of Africa’s most breathtaking landscapes. Behind the lodge, golden-grassed floodplains inhabited by a staggering variety of wildlife stretch into the distance, framed by lush palm islands.

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CAMPS & LODGES &BEYOND XARANNA OKAVANGO DELTA CAMP

&BEYOND XUDUM OKAVANGO DELTA LODGE

Private Bag 34, Maun Tel: +267 686 1979 Email: safaris@andBeyond.com Web: www.andbeyond.com

Private Bag 34, Maun Tel: +267 686 1979 Email: safaris@andBeyond.com Web: www.andbeyond.com

Like the water lily from which it takes its inspiration, &Beyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp nestles deep in the heart of the game-rich Okavango Delta. The camp offers a beautiful Botswana safari experience and enjoys luxurious solitude on its own delta island within a 272,000 hectare exclusive wildlife concession. With only nine tents, this intimate camp offers an exclusive experience steeped in the wonder and magic of this extraordinary ecosystem. Depending on the season, guests can float gently along clear, intricate channels and explore the myriad islands of the delta or embark on exceptional game drives from the light and airy base of this ethereal camp.

Experience the freedom and exhilaration of the Okavango Delta at &Beyond Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge, with its unique rooftop hideouts in each of nine private African safari suites. Overlooking a seasonal lagoon, the earthy glamour of this striking lodge provides the perfect counterpoint to the natural bounty of this game-rich landscape. A strong but playful recycled theme provides unusual accents at every turn. Guests can explore the intricate watery canals, replenished by cyclical rainfalls, by mokoro or traverse the golden grasslands in search of the Big Five by vehicle, retreating to the contemporary comfort of their suite by night.

ABU CAMP

AFRICAN HORSEBACK SAFARIS

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: camp-enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Abu Camp provides guests with the extraordinary privilege of interacting with African elephants, of being part of an elephant herd, meeting each individual elephant and beginning to understand what makes the largest land mammal tick. This is possibly the ultimate elephant educational safari. Set in age-old riverine forest, Abu Camp consists of six en-suite tents designed in a unique style: wide, airy and blending in with the natural surroundings. Each tent has its own tree-shaded deck overlooking the lagoon, which is alive with bird and animal life. The lounge and dining tent offers breathtaking views over the lagoon and features a well-stocked library and a study. There is also a gym for those feeling energetic.

AUDI CAMP PO Box 21439, Maun Tel: +267 686 0599 Email: info@audisafaris.com Web: www.audisafaris.com

Audi Camp is located 12 km north of Maun on the road to the Moremi Game Reserve. It is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River, the southernmost tributary of the Okavango Delta. Accommodation is in en-suite tents on raised wooden decking overlooking the river. There are also many shaded camping areas, some with power points.

A range of activities can be organised, including mokoro tours to the Okavango and 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.

PO Box 20671, Maun Tel: +267 686 1523 Email: reservations@africanhorseback.com Web: www.africanhorseback.com

African Horseback Safaris was one of the early pioneers of riding safaris in Africa; and two decades later the company prides itself on offering one of the most unique and exciting horseback adventures in the world. Led by talented guides, guests can explore 450,000 acres of pristine wilderness of the Okavango Delta on calm, experienced horses and enjoy the exhilaration of riding alongside big game such as giraffe, zebra and elephant.

BELMOND EAGLE ISLAND LODGE PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +27 21 483 1600 Email: safaris@belmond.com Web: www.belmondsafaris.com

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge has reopened, unveiling a sleek new look after an almost total rebuild. Highlights include oversized beds with delta views, outdoor decks, private plunge pools, outdoor showers and walk-in wardrobes.

The lodge offers motorboat safaris, barge cruises, mokoro (canoe) safaris, fishing and air safaris by helicopter.

BELMOND KHWAI RIVER LODGE

BELMOND SAVUTE ELEPHANT LODGE

PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +27 21 483 1600 Email: safaris@belmond.com Web: www.belmondsafaris.com

PO Box 100, Maun Tel: +27 21 483 1600 Email: safaris@belmond.com Web: www.belmondsafaris.com

An exceptional location on the edge of the Khwai River floodplains in the Moremi Wildlife Reserve makes Khwai a regular host to elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. The lodge is a 25-minute flight from Maun and has a hide overlooking the flood plains, a swimming pool, a private spa and a gym.

Activities include game drives in open safari vehicles and guided safari walks. The 14 luxury en-suite tents and one suite are all raised on platforms, offering fine views. Each tent has a minibar, air conditioning and a four-poster bed with mosquito netting.

Located in the Savute region of Chobe National Park, the camp is a spectacular base from which to explore the area. The lodge is a 50-minute flight by light aircraft from Maun and has an open-air boma where guests can enjoy a traditional dining experience. All tents, public areas and the swimming pool overlook the nearby Savute Channel.

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.

CAMP KALAHARI

CAMP MOREMI

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277 Email: res1@unchartedafrica.com Web: www.unchartedafrica.com

PO Box 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

Camp Kalahari nestles among the acacias and mokolwane palms of Brown Hyaena Island on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. This is a relaxed, family-friendly camp, ideal for those seeking adventure without sacrificing comfort or style. The camp is an eclectic mix of original African furniture and textiles paired with campaign-style furniture and colonial antiques. All 11 traditional safari tents are en-suite and fitted with rich textiles, Moroccan kilims and four-poster beds. Guests can interact with remarkably friendly habituated meerkats, walk with bushmen guides and go on game drives to experience unique desert wildlife as well as birding and night drives.

Camp Moremi consists of 11 tents and one family room with an en-suite bathroom comprising a shower, vanity cabinet and toilet, plus a second bathroom with shower, vanity cabinet and toilet.

Guests of Moremi can enjoy the luxurious seclusion of East African-style safari tents, each set on a raised teak deck and featuring an en-suite bathroom. Accommodating a maximum of 24 guests, Camp Moremi ensures exclusivity and privacy in a tranquil environment.

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CAMPS & LODGES CAMP OKAVANGO

CAMP XAKANAXA

PO Box 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

PO Box 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

Camp Okavango accommodates just 24 guests. The camp comprises 11 intimate safari suites and one family suite, consisting of two bedrooms each with an en-suite bathroom.

Every suite has been built on individual raised wooden platforms, set beneath the thick Okavango Delta vegetation.

The en-suite bathrooms have double vanities, double shower and a separate water closet. The stack-away sliding doors open onto a private open-air viewing deck.

The camp accommodates 24 guests in 12 spacious canvas, classic meru-style tents. Each luxury safari tent comes with an en-suite shower, hand basin and toilet facilities.

Situated on the fringe of the lagoon, all 12 tents have a private viewing deck with comfortable loungers and excellent views. Camp Xakanaxa is one of the few camps in Botswana that still offers the essence of a classic tented camp.

CHITABE CAMP & CHITABE LEDIBA CAMPS

CHOBE ELEPHANT CAMP

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: camps-enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Private Bag 342, Maun Tel: +267 686 3763 Email: lodge-res@bushways.com Web: www.chobeelephantcamp.com

Chitabe is situated on a beautiful old tree-island in a prime location in the south-east of the Okavango Delta. Eight spacious meru-style tented rooms are built on elevated wooden decks, each tastefully styled with unique decor. The spacious en-suite bathrooms include double vanity basins together with an indoor as well as outdoor shower. Elevated walkways connect the rooms to the main area. Chitabe Lediba is located on the other side of the same island as its sister. A smaller camp, accommodation consists of five canvas tented-style rooms, built on raised decks with luxurious interiors and in tasteful style, complete with en-suite bathrooms.

Situated on a rocky ridge overlooking the Chobe River Floodplains, the camp allows guests to explore the wild surroundings and provides a splendid viewpoint in one of Botswana’s prime destinations. Entirely built from red Kalahari sands, this eco-friendly lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests in 10 twin/double chalets and one family unit. All rooms are en-suite with both indoor and outdoor showers and private verandas. The lodge also has a large open-plan main area featuring cosy couches, a bar, a dining area and a reading corner as well as a swimming pool with viewing deck onto a private waterhole. Activities include viewing the spectacular wildlife from safari vehicles or by boat on the Chobe River as well as excursions to the nearby village. This newly developed lodge offers a wide range of experiences to its guests.

CHOBE GAME LODGE

CHOBE MARINA LODGE

PO Box 32, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0340 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.chobegamelodge.co.bw

Plot 21306, President Drive, Kasane Tel: +267 625 2221 • Fax: +267 625 2224 Email: res1@chobemarinalodge.com Web: www.chobemarinalodge.com

Situated 100 km west of Victoria Falls overlooking the Chobe River and the Zambezi Region floodplains, the famous Chobe Game Lodge is the only permanent safari lodge within Chobe National Park. The lodge has 40 standard rooms, beautifully decorated and river-facing with en-suite bathrooms. In addition, there are four exclusive suites with their own private plunge pools and separate lounges. Other facilities include a conference room seating up to 90 people, complimentary Wi-Fi, a cigar bar overlooking the river, a swimming pool, a riverside boma and over 250 metres of elevated decking overlooking the game-rich floodplains.

Chobe Marina Lodge is surrounded by natural beauty: 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 air conditioned rooms, each with TV, minibar and daily housekeeping. A variety of luxurious rooms is available including standard suites, studio suites, luxury suites and honeymoon suites.

Chobe National Park is just 10 minutes from Chobe Marina Lodge. Alternatively there are river boat cruises to the park.

Other activities include a sightseeing cruise to Sedudu island, fishing and birdwatching. The lodge features a swimming pool and the Commissioners à la carte restaurant. It also has a conference venue and conference equipment.

CHOBE SAFARI LODGE

DECEPTION VALLEY LODGE

PO Box 10, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0336 Email: reservations@chobesafarilodge.com Web: www.underonebotswanasky.com

Chobe Safari Lodge is located on the doorstep of Chobe National Park and offers luxury accommodation, camping facilities, river boat cruises, game drives and fishing trips. It is 3 km from Kasane International Airport and 80 km from Victoria Falls. 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 fishing, Victoria Falls day trips, swimming pool, beauty salon, free internet access, river bar, restaurant 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, Maun Email: bushman@dvl.co.za Web: www.dvl.co.za

Offering an oasis in central Kalahari is Deception Valley Lodge, where guests can relax in total luxury. The main complex has a dining room, lounge and bar area. From the deck, guests can view activities at the nearby waterhole. A swimming pool, curio shop and small library also form part of the complex.

Accommodation consists of eight private units, each with twin bedroom, lounge and Victorian-style bathroom with an outside shower. Each unit has a deck with views over the Kalahari bush. Activities include game drives in an open four-wheel-drive vehicle or on foot with San guides.

DUMA TAU CAMP

EDO’S CAMP

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

PO Box 110, Ghanzi Tel: +267 7212 0399 Email: info@edoscamp.net Web: www.edoscamp.net

Duma Tau Camp lies on an exquisite site on the banks of the Linyanti River’s Osprey Lagoon. It is close to the source of the Savute Channel at the western part of the Linyanti, between two elephant corridors, thus offering an exclusive combination of land and river experiences. The 10 en-suite tented units (eight twin and two family) are raised off the ground to overlook the lagoon. The architecture and interiors evoke the age of the explorers and the window-wide netting provides a sense of space, with dramatic views of the river. The main areas include a floating fire deck with expansive dining and lounge areas, all offering the same vista.

Edo’s Camp is an eco-lodge certified by Green Tourism Botswana and is located in a 60,000 hectare private game conservancy in the Kalahari. It can accommodate 12 guests in four large meru-style tents with en-suite bathrooms and in two stone chalets. Each tent and chalet has its own private veranda with views of a rocky waterhole. The setting around the camp is delightful and the presence of animals drinking at the waterhole makes it even more special. Edo’s Camp offers a wide range of exciting and interesting activities. A visit to the nearby D’Kar San Village or to Edo’s Camp’s sister organisation’s Paolo Zanichellis Children’s Home is an unforgettable experience. Tourists also have an opportunity to track rhinos by car with San guides.

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CAMPS & LODGES GHOHA HILLS SAVUTI LODGE PO Box 259, Gaborone Tel: + 27 63 613 9144 Email: reservations@ghohahills.com Web: www.ghohahills.com

Ghoha Hills Savuti Lodge is a luxurious, eco-friendly tented camp in Chobe National Park. Comprising nine luxury tented rooms and two luxury family tented rooms, Ghoha Hills Savuti Lodge can cater for up to 26 guests.

All rooms are en-suite, including a shower with a view over Chobe National Park, as well as a ceiling fan, a viewing deck and mosquito nets. The lodge itself offers unparalleled views over the savannah and the waterhole at the foot of the hill. The lodge is self-sustaining, with an emphasis on eco-sensitivity and looking after the environment.

GWETA LODGE PO Box 124, Gweta Tel: +267 621 2220 Email: stay@gwetalodge.co.za Web: www.gwetalodgebotswana.co.za

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 a pool, the lodge offers a restaurant, a relaxing lounge, excellent accommodation options and a range of activities and safaris to suit people of all ages. The lodge offers opportunities for game viewing using several locations and camps in the area. 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.

HAINA KALAHARI LODGE

ISLAND SAFARI LODGE

Private Bag BO 48, Maun Tel: +267 683 0238 / 9 • Skype: hainares Email: res@hainakalaharilodge.com Web: www.hainakalaharilodge.com

PO Box 116, Maun Tel: +267 686 0300 Email: enquire@africansecrets.net Web: www.africansecrets.net

Haina Kalahari Lodge is situated in the Central Kalahari Private Game Reserve.

This classic African lodge, close to the ancient Mecca of the Bushmen who inhabited the area about 6,000 years ago, has a relaxed and informal ambience. Guests are accommodated in solar-powered luxury and superior tents on raised private decks with en-suite bathrooms. The lodge allows guests flexibility on how they would like to spend their day, with many activities on offer.

Morning, afternoon and night drives are offered on the 11,000 hectare private game reserve, along with stargazing and quad bike safaris. Alternatively, guests can take a journey with the resident San people, who will share an authentic and traditional bushman experience.

Island Safari Lodge is set on a 300 acre private island reserve and just 10 km away from Maun Airport. It is situated on the banks of the Thamalakane River under a canopy of beautifully lush and green Okavango trees. The lodge overlooks a floodplain of fields and water that is frequented by an abundance of birdlife and the occasional hippo.

The lodge offers a tranquil bush setting that is complemented by the river view, a pool and the iconic, tranquil call of the African fish eagle. The accommodation is comfortable and set in the lodge gardens. The lodge consists of 12 chalets and six standard heritage rooms, all with en-suite shower, Wi-Fi, DSTV and air conditioning. The lodge has a main bar and restaurant area with seating indoors or out in the gardens.

JACANA CAMP

JACK’S CAMP

Private Bag 019, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Email: cathy@jaoreserve.com / martin@jaoreserve.com Web: www.kwetsani.com

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277 Email: res1@unchartedafrica.com Web: www.unchartedafrica.com

Jacana Camp, west of the Moremi Game Reserve, is an authentic camp situated on a small island. Jacana offers boating and game drives on the Jao floodplains. Catch and release fishing is also offered. Elephant are regularly in the area and birdlife is abundant. Enthusiasts can spot Pel’s fishing owl, rosy throated longclaw, pygmy goose and slaty egret.

Accommodation consists of five en-suite tents (including one family room) on raised platforms with views over the lagoon. The main dining area is an elevated deck including a cosy pub and lounge, a large viewing deck, an open area to sit around the fire and a small plunge pool.

Jack’s Camp is an oasis of style and comfort in the middle of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert. This 1940s-style tented safari camp features a museum, a shop, a drinks tent and a pool. Spectacular vistas, creative surprises, expert guiding, old-world safari styling and superb cuisine all come together to create an experience that is completely different from any other.

Activities on offer all year round include: interacting with meerkats, walking with bushmen guides, game drives to experience the unique desert wildlife, Chapman’s baobab (one of the oldest and largest trees in Africa), birdwatching and night drives.

JAO CAMP

KANANA CAMP

Private Bag 019, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Email: cathy@jaoreserve.com / martin@jaoreserve.com Web: www.kwetsani.com

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

Jao Camp is located on a remote island in a private concession west of Moremi Game Reserve. Jao has nine large luxurious en-suite tents (including one family room), each individually handcrafted and built on raised decks with a sala offering views over the floodplains.

The camp features a wine cellar, a curio shop, a spa and a gym. In addition to the dining room and lounge with pub area, a boma invites dining under the stars. Activities include mokoro excursions, game drives, boating, fishing and birding. Herds of red lechwe can be seen as well as lion, elephant, buffalo, zebra, hippo, crocodile and the shy sitatunga.

A hidden jewel on the Xudum River, Kanana is located south-west of the Okavango Delta. The area encompasses a necklace of islands dotted with palms, figs, ebony and knobthorn and is home to a myriad birds, plants and animals.

The annual floods transform parts of this concession into a true water paradise, offering guests the best of both worlds.

At certain times of the year guests can experience magnificent game sightings on drives as well as the unique experience of exploring the delta’s beautiful waterways by boat. Visitors can enjoy the experience of water visibly rising around the camp’s raised decks.

KHWAI TENTED CAMP

KINGS POOL CAMP

Private Bag BO 33, Maun Tel: +267 7182 3169 Email: contact@africanbushcamps.com Web: www.africanbushcamps.com

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Khwai Tented Camp is located on a beautiful site within this community-run concession on the eastern border of the Moremi Game reserve, on the banks of a lagoon flowing into the Khwai River, which acts as a boundary between the reserve and the community area. The tents have been upgraded to a more modern and spacious tent, with stylish and comfortable interiors and private bathrooms with running water, giving a genuine safari camp feel. The camp consists of six elegant tents perched on wooden decking overlooking the tranquil waters of the lagoon. The camp exudes the charm and aura of the old Africa in a new era and provides a truly authentic African safari experience.

Named after Scandinavian royalty, this luxurious and stylish camp overlooks the oxbow-shaped Kings Pool Lagoon and Linyanti River system. Nine wellappointed rooms (including a family room) of canvas and thatch each have a large en-suite bedroom, outdoor shower and lounge. A veranda with private plunge pool and separate thatched sala offer fine views. The lounge and dining areas are set on expansive decks and there is a pool and an open-air kgotla (boma) for evening dining under the stars. Activities include day and night game drives, walks (depending on qualified guide availability) and elegant boat cruises along the Linyanti River (water levels allowing) on Kings Pool’s colonial-style barge, the ‘Queen Sylvia’.

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CAMPS & LODGES KUBU LODGE

KWA NOKENG LODGE

PO Box 43, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0312 Email: reservations@kubulodge.net Web: www.kubulodge.net

PO Box 23, Sherwood Tel: +267 491 5908 Email: reservations@kwanokeng.com Web: www.kwanokeng.com

Privately owned and run, Kuby Lodge lies on 30 hectares of riverine forest on the banks of the Chobe River in northern Botswana. This small, ownermanaged lodge epitomises the hospitality of Africa with 11 thatched chalets on raised decks set beneath the spreading canopy of trees and lawns extending down to the river’s edge. Each en-suite chalet provides all that is needed to enjoy the natural surroundings in comfort. Meals at Kubu Lodge are freshly prepared and guests can dine alfresco with views over the Chobe River and the delightful birdlife for company.

Activities include game drives and boat cruises into the world-renowned Chobe National Park, home to Africa’s single largest population of elephant, with opportunities to experience this reserve’s amazing wildlife.

Situated on the banks of the Limpopo River, Kwa Nokeng Lodge is an ideal stopover for tourists travelling to and from the north. Furthermore, being just four hours from Gauteng makes it the perfect family weekend getaway, offering a variety of activities for all. Catering for local and international tourists, Kwa Nokeng Lodge offers a range of accommodation to make anyone’s stay memorable.

Buffet meals are served around a crackling fire or on the deck under the branches of a nyala berry tree, with a spectacular view of the Limpopo. There are self-catering units for families who prefer to do their own thing as they unwind and relax. Guided tours of the vast Makgadikgadi Pans are also available from the camp.

KWALAPE SAFARI LODGE

KWETSANI CAMP

PO Box 504, RO 82, Kazangula, Kasane Tel: +267 625 1181 Email: milton@kwalapesafarilodge.co.bw Web: www.kwalapesafarilodge.co.bw

Private Bag 019, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: cathy@jaoreserve.com / martin@jaoreserve.com

Kwalape Safari Lodge is situated on an eight hectare plot next to the village of Kazangula and offers a variety of facilities for guests to enjoy and to make their stay as comfortable as possible. Facilities include a variety of accommodation options to cater for different travel requirements and styles. For guests requiring luxury and comfort there are chalets and executive rooms. Guests travelling on a budget can choose from comfortable safari tents; or for the more adventurous there are camping sites.

Kwalape also offers a spacious dining area, the Bush Bar and Boma, a pool, a conference centre for meetings or functions, an activity centre and a curio shop in the reception area.

Located in the centre of the Jao Concession, Kwetsani Camp is situated on an elongated island covered with palm, mangosteen and fig trees. The surrounding floodplains are home to a number of ‘Delta specials’ – species that are found in few other places on earth. Some of these may even be seen from the privacy of one of the five tree-house chalets, beautifully furnished en-suite units each comprising a bedroom and lounge. The raised dining room, lounge and bar area, from where sweeping vistas of the surrounding floodplains stretch to the horizon, often catches the gentle breeze blowing across the waving reeds. A plunge pool with loungers is just right for those sunny afternoon siestas.

LEROO LA TAU

LINYANTI BUSH CAMP

Private Bag 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

Private Bag BO 33, Maun Tel: +267 7182 3169 Email: contact@africanbushcamps.com Web: www.africanbushcamps.com

Leroo La Tau rises majestically above the bed of the Boteti River, 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.

With 12 thatched chalets – each with en-suite bathroom – a dining room in the main lodge, a reading lounge, a bar area, wooden decks and a plunge pool, guests can immerse themselves in the wildlife experience.

Linyanti Bush Camp and Linyanti Ebony (family camp) offer the perfect setting for an authentic and wild safari experience. As the only source of water in the dry months, the Linyanti marshes are one of the most sought-after destinations in northern Botswana, offering a great diversity of game and a peaceful atmosphere. Built on raised decking overlooking the Linyanti Marsh, this intimate tented camp offers fine views of the Linyanti River. All activities on offer provide guests with the opportunity to enjoy this unique riverscape up close.

LINYANTI TENTED CAMP

LITTLE VUMBURA CAMP

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Linyanti Tented Camp is ideal for families and small groups looking to explore the wildlife-rich Linyanti Concession. Unrivalled in its remoteness and sense of space, the camp overlooks the iconic Linyanti Marsh and floodplain. Its four large, airy and en-suite tents are designed to recreate the accommodation style of the early explorers. Relaxation takes place in the main area of the camp, built on a slightly raised deck, the perfect place for a wholesome meal and a crackling fire after a great day’s game viewing or just for watching the wildlife go to and from the river. Dinner also takes place in the boma. Activities include game drives and full-day excursions with lunch at a remote scenic setting in the private northern sector of the Linyanti concession.

Little Vumbura is situated on a wooded island in the same region as its sister camp, Vumbura Plains. Designed to blend in with its surroundings, Little Vumbura is a beautiful six-roomed tented camp shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango forest. Each tent is en-suite, with views of the waving grasses of the floodplain. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area. Surrounded as it is by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a focus, with mokoro traversing the flood plains under the guidance of experienced polers and motor boats in the permanent channels. Wildlife viewing and birding is consistently good all year round. Game drives in open Land Rovers explore the savannah areas.

MANKWE BUSH LODGE

MASHATU GAME LODGE

Private Bag 146, Maun Tel: +267 686 5788 Email: mankwe@info.bw Web: www.mankwe.com

PO Box 26, Lentswe le Moriti Tel: +267 264 5321 Email: reservations@mashatu.com Web: www.mashatu.com

To stay at Mankwe Bush Lodge is like staying inside a game park as animals move around freely and there are no fences between the reserves and the campsite. From the campsites, the Moremi Game Reserve, the Chobe National Park and the Khwai River can easily be visited. Safari options include the seven-day Trans-Okavango Delta and Moremi Adventure, the seven-day Okavango Delta Wilderness Experience and the 10-day Delta and Chobe Adventure. Guests may wish to stay in camp and enjoy the serenity, but 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 delta.

Mashatu is unquestionably the prime adventure safari destination for energetic travellers and multi-generational families.

With five diverse ways to experience Africa’s wildlife (vehicle, mountain bike, walking, horse safaris and photographic underground hides), Mashatu offers excellent predator and elephant viewing complemented by a wide diversity of plains game and desert species not seen in many other parts of Botswana.

Mashatu appeals to the traveller who seeks an active and intimate safari.

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CAMPS & LODGES MOGOTLHO SAFARI LODGE

MOMBO AND LITTLE MOMBO CAMPS

PO Box HA 144 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 686 0968 Email: reservations@deltasure.com Web: www.mogotlhosafarilodge.co.za

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Nestled within a camel thorn forest, overlooking the Khwai River which joins the Moremi Game Reserve, sits the Mogotlho Safari Lodge. Khwai is renowned worldwide for its large concentration of big game – in particular buffalo, hippo and elephant. It is not unusual to see many different types of wildlife from one’s own deck and the lodge’s large patio. This is a year-round destination for wildlife, so predators such as leopard and lion are also very active in the area and around the lodge, making it one of the most prolific wildlife viewing areas in Botswana.

Mombo Camp, located in the Mombo concession on the northern tip of Chief’s Island, is built under shady trees and overlooks a floodplain teeming with wildlife. Accommodation comprises nine spacious tents at Mombo and three tents at Little Mombo. The tent interiors are elegantly furnished and ideal for watching passing game.

Bathrooms are en-suite with indoor and outdoor showers. There is a boma for traditional dinners, a main living and dining area, a small library and a plunge pool. Concentrations of game often gather in front of the camp and guests may view a variety of animals from the veranda. Little Mombo is an extension of, and shares the same island and style with, the larger Mombo Camp, matching its high standards. Little Mombo also has its own dining room, kitchen, lounge and plunge pool.

MOPIRI TENTED CAMP

MUCHENJE SAFARI LODGE

PO Box HA 96 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 7747 9188 Email: reservations@visionmservices.com Web: www.mopiricamp.com

Private Bag K31, Kasane Tel: +27 72 170 8879 Email: info@muchenje.com Web: www.muchenje.com

Seven spacious en-suite tents and three family units, with separate swimming pool, are set on the banks of the Weboro Lagoon, offering panoramic views. Long, winding boardwalks between the main area and the tents offer guests privacy and the opportunity to stretch their legs and explore the island. The tents are light and airy and have separate bathrooms with large rain showers, twin sinks and toilet. The bathrooms are connected to the rooms by a short corridor, making the most of the view over the lagoon.

The main area has a large dining room with a separate lounge area. There is a substantial deck overlooking the lagoon with hidden seating areas and a fire pit, perfect for stargazing. The swimming pool has views over the flood plain.

Situated on the western side of Chobe National Park, Muchenje is one of a few lodges in this area and offers unique and prolific game experiences.

With wonderful panoramic views, the central lodge is the heart of Muchenje.

Guests can relax on the look-out platform and enjoy the homely atmosphere.

The main lodge features a dining area, bar, reception and library, while the swimming pool is built among natural rock formations. Muchenje accommodates 20 guests in intimate exclusivity. The 11 thatched chalets, all with en-suite facilities, are sited on the escarpment edge with unique views. The lodge offers diverse safari activities to be found in the Chobe area, including game drives, cultural excursions, walking safaris and a river cruise.

NATA LODGE

NXAMASERI ISLAND LODGE

PO Box 10, Francistown Tel: +267 620 0070 Email: reservations@natalodge.com Web: www.underonebotswanasky.com

Nata Lodge is ideally situated close to the entrance of the Nata Bird Sanctuary, just off the main road and 10 km south of Nata Village. The lodge offers 22 luxury air conditioned chalets with en-suites, 10 custom-designed meru tents set on wooden decks, two family chalets and a chalet for physically challenged guests. There is also a camping site.

The indoor restaurant has an open-air patio serving continental and English breakfasts, lunches and dinner. Menus vary between home-style cooking, traditional African buffets and braais. The bar area overlooks the swimming pool and offers ice-cold refreshments. Activities include exploring the Nata Sanctuary in open 4x4 safari vehicles.

OKAVANGO HORSE SAFARIS

Nxamaseri Island Lodge, situated in the permanent waters of the Okavango, is among the oldest camps in the delta, established in 1984. The lodge has nine en-suite chalets, including two family chalets, all secluded in indigenous forest with private decks overlooking the water. Nxamaseri is a birdwatching and fishing paradise, specialising in boating and mokoro trips. Nxamaseri is close to the magical Tsodilo Hills and offers day trips to view the hills’ ancient San paintings.

OKUTI CAMP PO Box 27, Maun Tel: +267 7577 5300 Email: info@kerdowney.bw Web: www.kerdowneybotswana.com

Private Bag 23, Maun Tel: +267 686 1671 Email: safaris@okavangohorse.com Web: www.okavangohorse.com

Founded 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. The company uses two camps: Kujwana, with luxury en-suite tents raised on deckings under a natural canopy; and Mokolwane, two metre high tree houses along the edge of the Matsibe River. Rides are limited to six guests and non-riders can be accommodated. The remote camps are accessed by helicopter, based in private concession areas of over 2,500 sq km bordering Moremi National Park. Guests will also experience the delta by mokoro, on foot and on game drives with night drives.

PELO CAMP

Private Bag 23, Maun Tel: +267 713 26619 Email: info@nxamaseri.com Web: www.nxamaseri.com

GRADE PENDING

Okuti Camp is built amid the wilderness of one of Botswana’s prime game viewing regions. This delightful camp lies alongside the Maunachira River, which flows through Xakanaxa Lagoon within the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve. Here, guests can experience unhindered views from specially designed safari vehicles. Moremi Game Reserve is rich in wildlife and its consistent year-round game viewing makes it ideal for first-time visitors to Botswana. Guests can also explore the Okavango Delta by motor boat and the area’s open lagoons and winding channels make it a birdwatchers’ paradise, with herons and storks in the breeding season.

PLANET BAOBAB

GRADE PENDING

Private Bag 019, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: cathy@jaoreserve.com / martin@jaoreserve.com

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277 Email: res2@unchartedafrica.com Web: www.unchartedafrica.com

Pelo Camp is completely eco-friendly, with solar power providing all energy requirements. The main area comprises a tented dining area and lounge situated under impressive wild date palms, jackalberry and Natal mahogany trees, with a spacious deck overlooking the waterways. There is also a swimming pool, an outdoor boma area and a raised platform built onto an old anthill. Small and intimate, the five spacious guest tents have en-suite bathrooms and a veranda with outdoor shower. Activities focus on mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) excursions in the open, shallow floodplains as well as boating and island walks.

Situated close to the village of Gweta, 290 km from Francistown and 200 km from Maun, this family-friendly camp accepts children of all ages. Planet Baobab combines style with comfort while remaining true to its African inspiration. Accommodation provides different options at all price levels, with traditionally styled, beautifully painted Kalanga huts with en-suite bathrooms or the shady campsite. The Africantastic ‘shebeen’ style central mess features a tasty bar menu; and when it’s hot, guests can cool off in the biggest pool in the Kalahari. Activities on offer all year round include: guided bush walks; traditional cattle post and village visits; friendly habituated meerkats; and historical baobabs.

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CAMPS & LODGES POM POM CAMP

ROYAL TREE LODGE

Private Bag 33, Maun Tel: +267 686 4436 Email: reservations@pompomcamp.com Web: www.pompomcamp.com

PO Box 250088, Maun Tel: +267 680 0757 Email: info@royaltreelodge.co.bw Web: www.royaltreelodge.com

In the heart of the Okavango Delta, within the Matsebe concession area, Pom Pom Camp is a 25-minute scenic flight over the Okavango Delta from Maun.

Surrounded by miles of reeds, the camp overlooks a lagoon and is nestled under shady trees. There are hippo in the lagoon and guests can explore the area in a mokoro, providing a unique means of viewing wildlife. The camp has nine luxury safari tents with en-suite showers and flush toilets. The main thatched building has a cosy bar, lounge and restaurant, serving imaginative meals prepared by safari chefs. Activities available include game drives, night drives, mokoro excursions, boat cruises, game walks and fishing.

The Royal Tree Lodge is a small lodge ideally situated away from the bustle of Maun, gateway to the Okavango Delta. The lodge itself is set on a 200 hectare wildlife estate along the Thamalakane River, 20 minutes’ drive from the town centre. A number of wildlife species have been introduced to the area including giraffe, eland and kudu. The main thatched lounge, bar and dining room area is spacious, stylishly furnished and opens onto a large teak deck. Guest accommodation consists of 10 luxury tents and two honeymoon chalets.

Activities include marked walking trails, horse riding and day trips to the Moremi Game Reserve.

SAN CAMP

SANCTUARY BAINES’ CAMP

GRADE PENDING

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277 Email: res1@unchartedafrica.com Web: www.unchartedafrica.com

San Camp, deep in the Kalahari, is one of the most romantic and intimate camps in Africa. The camp’s six classic white tents stand on the edge of the endless Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. The central dining tent houses a small library and natural history museum filled with fascinating artefacts from the area.

There is also a yoga and meditation tent for guests wishing to enjoy the space and serenity of the area. San Camp operates during the dry season from 16 April to 15 October. Activities at San Camp include interacting with meerkats, game drives, Chapman’s baobab – one of the oldest and largest trees in Africa – birdwatching, night drives and quad biking across the pans.

Private Bag 45, Maun Tel: +27 11 438 4650 Email: reservations.safrica@sanctuaryretreats.com Web: www.sanctuaryretreats.com

Sanctuary Baines’ Camp is located on the Boro River in the 260,000 acre private concession NG32, neighbouring the Moremi Game Reserve. The camp has five suites set on elevated platforms with decks offering views over the Boro River. The suites feature en-suite facilities and a private viewing deck. The four-poster beds are fully mobile, giving guests the option of sleeping under the stars. There is a swimming pool and the area is superb for viewing animals and bird species, which guests can explore in open-sided 4x4 vehicles, in a mokoro or motor boat, or on foot. The unique and educational elephant interaction is available at an additional cost.

SANCTUARY CHIEF’S CAMP

SANCTUARY CHOBE CHILWERO

Private Bag 45, Maun Tel: +27 11 438 4650 Email: reservations.safrica@sanctuaryretreats.com Web: www.sanctuaryretreats.com

Private Bag 45, Maun Tel: +27 11 438 4650 Email: reservations.safrica@sanctuaryretreats.com Web: www.sanctuaryretreats.com

Newly rebuilt Sanctuary Chief’s Camp is situated in the Mombo Concession of Moremi Game Reserve, known as the predator capital of Africa. The area is also home to the Big Five. The camp is situated on Chief’s Island in the ‘seasonal delta’. There are 10 luxury bush pavilions and each guest room has its own private pool with en-suite facilities including an indoor and outdoor shower.

The new Geoffrey Kent luxury suite can sleep four to six guests. The main deck area offers expansive views over the floodplain. Relaxing spa treatments are available, offering a great way to relax after an afternoon game drive.

Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero borders Chobe National Park, the second-largest national park in Botswana, covering 10,566 sq km. The lodge sits above the Chobe River and offers panoramic views across the islands and flood plains as far as Namibia. Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero has 15 air conditioned cottages with en-suite bathroom, indoor and outdoor showers, private garden, sala, minibar and in-room safe. The area is home to the largest concentration of elephant in Africa as well as an abundance of hippo, buffalo, antelope and lion. The full-service spa offers a range of treatments and rituals of the highest quality in which to relax.

SANCTUARY STANLEY’S CAMP

SANGO SAFARI CAMP

Private Bag 45, Maun Tel: +27 11 438 4650 Email: reservations.safrica@sanctuaryretreats.com Web: www.sanctuaryretreats.com

Private Bag 342, Maun Tel: +267 686 3763 Email: lodge-res@bushways.com Web: www.sangosafaricamp.com

Set on the southern tip of Chief’s Island, Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp borders the southern section of the Moremi Game Reserve. This private concession is located in seasonal delta, with the floodwaters arriving around June. The area is home to a wide variety of big game including elephant, giraffe, hippo, lion, leopard and wild dog. Sanctuary Stanley’s Camp consists of eight safari tents raised on decking. Each offers en-suite facilities. The main building is also raised on decking and offers expansive views over the surrounding floodplains. The unique and educational elephant interaction is also available at an additional cost.

Sango Safari Camp is on the edge of the Moremi Game Reserve, near the traditional village of Khwai. Shaded by trees and overlooking the Khwai River, it offers guests a perfect base from which to explore the wildlife and culture of this unique habitat. Sango is designed in the style of a classic tented safari camp, providing accommodation for 12 guests in six en-suite meru tents. With its open-air showers, hand-crafted furnishings and classic styling, the camp aims to recreate the atmosphere of days gone by, blending the rustic with the luxurious. Animals roam freely through this vast unfenced wilderness. The camp offers a range of wildlife activities including open vehicle game drives, cultural walks and night drives.

SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE

SAVUTI CAMP

Private Bag 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

To ensure a private and relaxing environment, Savute Safari Lodge accommodates just 24 guests in 11 thatched chalets and one family room consisting of double bedrooms, built from local timber. The chalets, which have been elegantly furnished in calm neutral tones to blend with the natural environment, feature good-sized private decks, a combined bedroom and lounge area and en-suite facilities. Savute Safari Lodge is located on the banks of the Savute Channel, an area renowned for its population of bull elephant and for the unique interaction of the resident predator species.

Savuti Camp is set deep in the wilderness on the productive Savute Channel, a refuge for a variety of wildlife. For many years the channel was dry, before the waters returned in 2008 and abundant game congregated around and adapted to their new surroundings. As part of a natural cycle, the channel is dry once more, resulting in a rich feeding ground and corridor between the surrounding mopane woodlands for both plains game and predators. Savuti is about 17 km downstream from the Zibadianja Lagoon, the source of the channel.

Accommodation consists of seven large en-suite thatched canvas rooms which are raised off the ground. From the thatched dining area, a pool and a large viewing area with a fire deck extending outwards on a raised area.

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CAMPS & LODGES SEBA CAMP

SEPOPA SWAMP STOP

Private Bag 14, Maun • Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

All Star Investment t/a Sepopa Swamp Stop PO Box HA 49 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 686 3958 • Cell: +267 759 78 221 Email: jenny.wittstock@gmail.com Web: www.sepopa-swampstop.com

Set in a riverine forest of hardwood trees and overlooking a perennial lagoon with prolific birdlife and visiting pods of hippo, Seba Camp has eight raised, wellappointed and spacious tents, each with en-suite bathroom and private deck.

The dining area, lounge-library and pool are all set on raised saligna decks with spectacular views. Seba Camp is ideal for families, with two suites that can accommodate groups of varying sizes. One has a lounge on its upper deck, while the other has a loft room suitable for older children or adults; each has its own plunge pool. Expert guides specialising in children’s activities are on hand; and the wide choice of activities will ensure that the safari is enjoyed by everyone – both children and adults. Activities include day and night game drives all year round, nature walks (depending on qualified guide availability), while during winter, mokoro rides, motorboat excursions and fishing are popular.

SHINDE CAMP PO Box 27, Maun Tel: +267 7577 5300 Email: info@kerdowney.bw Web: www.kerdowneybotswana.com

Nestled on a palm island in the northern Okavango Delta, Shinde is an intimate camp located on the edge of Shinde Lagoon, which teems with animal and birdlife. The camp’s main area comprises a multi-tiered dining room and lounge which is set under canvas in the shade of ebony and mangosteen trees. Thanks to its location, Shinde can offer both water and land activities all year round. Motor boats and mokoro provide a chance to experience the species found in the aquatic habitat of the delta. Game drives are conducted by a personal guide in comfortable vehicles. For the more adventurous, guided walks are available, while fishing enthusiasts will enjoy catching a variety of species such as tilapia and tigerfish.

THOLO SAFARIS PO Box 6, Ghanzi Tel: +267 7212 4000 Email: tholosafaris@gmail.com Web: www.tholosafarisbotswana.com

Tholo Safaris has three spacious stone-thatched cottages with en-suite bathrooms and three large meru tents under thatched roofs with wooden doors and en-suite bathrooms. Each luxurious room is equipped with minibar, coffee station, in-room safe, hairdryer, fan and a private veranda with fine views of the waterhole. Tholo Safaris can accommodate 12 guests at a time. The camp has an eco-friendly swimming pool on a raised platform, hidden between the trees and overlooking the hippo pool. Guests can enjoy the camp’s open lounge and bar area, set on the edge of the hippo pool. At night they can admire the magnificent starry skies of the Kalahari from around the campfire.

Located near the village of Sepopa on the Okavango River, 50 km south of the Namibian border, Swamp Stop is the perfect getaway for self-drive travellers seeking to experience the best of the Okavango at an affordable price.

Guests can enjoy a range of classic Okavango experiences including mokoro trips, day boating, birdwatching and guided camping safaris into the delta. Sunset cruises, guided island walks and guided river safaris are all available.

The camp features 12 newly renovated en-suite rooms and a new campsite with 12 sites. The camp has two swimming pools, a fully licensed bar and restaurant and a viewing deck and elevated lounge overlooking the river.

THAMALAKANE RIVER LODGE PO Box 888, Maun Tel: +267 680 0217/ 76 315 207 Email: res@thamalakane-lodge.com Web: www.thamalakane-lodge.com

Thamalakane River Lodge is ideally located an easy 20-minute drive from Maun en route to the famous Moremi Game Reserve. It is a secluded haven of tranquillity nestled in a grove of mature riverine trees beside the Thamalakane River. Character en-suite stone chalets, some with private splash pools, are positioned overlooking the river. The widely acclaimed restaurant serves à la carte and buffet meals. Lounging poolside, bird-spotting and reading are favourite activities around the lodge. Other activities include sunset boat cruises; full day and overnight boat cruises into the delta; Moremi day trips and overnights; and mokoro day and overnight trips.

TUBU TREE AND LITTLE TUBU CAMPS Private Bag 019, Maun Tel: +267 686 3777 Fax: +267 686 4881 Email: cathy@jaoreserve.com / martin@jaoreserve.com

Tubu Tree lies on the western side of the isolated Hunda Island. Elevated walkways through the canopy link the camp’s eight secluded tents on raised platforms. Each tent has a private front deck, en-suite bathroom and outdoor shower. A family unit is also available.

The main dining, bar and lounge areas are raised on platforms, while the pool deck below has uninterrupted views. The sister camp, Little Tubu, has three traditional-style tents, all with en-suite bathroom facilities and private decks. The elevated dining, bar and pool decks are shaded by a riverine tree canopy and overlook a seasonal riverbed.

VUMBURA PLAINS CAMP

XIGERA CAMP

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Private Bag 14, Maun Tel: +267 686 0086 Email: camp-enquiry@wildernesssafaris.co.bw Web: www.wilderness-safaris.com

Vumbura Plains is a luxury camp situated in the northern Okavango Delta, comprising two separate satellite camps, each with its own raised dining, lounge and bar area with a vista across the floodplains. The main area emphasises relaxation, furnished as it is with soft sofas and idiosyncratic objects d’art. The 14 rooms, raised off the ground, are unique in contemporary design; the dimensions are square, with extensive use of light, wood and space. Each suite has a large, comfortable bedroom, sunken lounge with cushions, sala, en-suite facilities, an outdoor shower, private deck and plunge pool. Two family suites are on offer, too, with private decks linking the two separate rooms.

Xigera Camp is situated deep within the delta, surrounded by water and lush vegetation. Nestled in riverine forest on the aptly named Paradise Island, Xigera has 10 luxuriously furnished tents (including a family room), a clever mix of wood and canvas, each with en-suite facilities and an outdoor shower.

All are built on wooden decks, offering views of a seasonal floodplain and small lagoon. Meals and evening drinks are enjoyed in the lounge and dining area overlooking the permanently flowing channel or under the stars in a traditional African boma. The camp is rounded off with a plunge pool and the camp ‘newspaper’ (a sandpit built into the bridge to capture paw prints) which is ‘read’ each morning, revealing last night’s unseen visitors.

XUGANA ISLAND LODGE

Below is a list of HATAB members for which full details were not available at the time of going to press with this edition of ‘This is Botswana’.

Private Bag 310, Maun Tel: +267 686 1243 Email: info@desertdelta.com Web: www.desertdelta.com

BAOBAB SAFARIS

Xugana Island Lodge accommodates 16 guests in private chalets with en-suite facilities and private viewing decks situated on the shaded fringe of the island. 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 is a perfect place to relax. Xugana Island Lodge’s open boma and alfresco dining area lead onto a large and spacious deck overlooking the Xugana Lagoon. Guests can explore the delta by motor boat or mokoro or take walks on surrounding islands. Birdwatching opportunities are outstanding and fishing for bream and tigerfish on a catch-and-release basis is also offered.

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MOBILE SECTOR &BEYOND EXPLORER BOTSWANA EXPEDITIONS Private Bag 34, Maun Tel: +267 686 1979 Email: safaris@andBeyond.com Web: www.andBeyond.com

AFRICA UNDER CANVAS c/o Didibakwe Enterprises, PO Box 1135, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0139 Email: booking@africaundercanvas.net Web: www.africaundercanvas.net

Combining the untamed wilderness of Botswana’s most iconic destinations with comfortable mobile camping accommodation and an exclusive game viewing adventure, &Beyond Expeditions is privately guided throughout and offers the avid explorer the opportunity to engage in a comprehensive Botswana safari experience. &Beyond Expeditions offers six all-inclusive tours that range from six to eight nights and cover the best destinations of Botswana, including Chobe National Park, Savute, the Okavango Delta and the Nxai Pans. They are perfect for small groups, adventure-seekers, photographic and wildlife enthusiasts and even individual travellers.

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. The company has operated in Botswana, under French management, since 2005 and specialises in tailor-made tours. Africa Under Canvas provides self-drive tours and guided lodge and camping tours throughout Botswana. The company has added to its collection an exclusive mobile tented camp on the Chobe River, set up and managed by a professional and friendly team. The exclusive camp brings guests up close to the untouched beauty of Botswana, adding an adventurous and educational aspect to their vacation.

AFRICAN EXCURSIONS

AFRO TREK

PO Box 20788, Maun Tel: +267 680 1000 Email: africanexcursions@btcmail.co.bw Web: www.africanexcursions.co.bw

Private Bag 058, Maun Tel: +267 686 2574 Email: sedia@info.bw Web: www.afrotrek.com

African Excursions is a mobile operator based in Maun and the company has been operating since 2005. It offers clients an opportunity to experience the distinctiveness of the flat plains and river channels of the Okavango Delta in a traditional dugout canoe (mokoro) and organises tailor-made mobile and accommodated safaris to suit each guest’s personal requirements. African Excursions conducts transfers in Botswana and the region for individuals, parties and corporate groups. Clients have an opportunity to explore the cultural diversity that exists in the surrounding areas. Value for money, safety and service are the company’s priority.

Afro Trek Safaris allows guests to venture out and explore the untouched wilderness in a style that best suits their budget. The company offers personalised safaris throughout the Okavango Delta region and the wilderness areas of Botswana. Mokoro trail safaris of variable duration are also undertaken in a private concession, owned and operated by Botswana, on the Boro River system in the delta. For over 15 years Afro Trek Safaris has been working closely with and supporting the local communities organising mokoro trail safaris. Afro Trek Safaris is based at Sedia Riverside Hotel, just 3 km from Maun Airport. With comfortable rooms and family-oriented cottages nestled among soothing lawns, it offers a delightful idyll after an exciting day.

ARMANDO TRAVEL & TOURS

ARMBUSH SAFARIS

PO Box 20541, Francistown Tel: +267 684 1232 Email: armandotravelandtours@gmail.com Web: www.armandotravelandtours.com

PO Box 558, Kasane Tel: +267 7169 1259, +267 7369 7601 Email: bookings@armbushsafaris.com Web: www.afrotrek.com

Armando Travel & Tours prides itself on the quality of its friendly guides as they enhance the mobile safari wilderness experience. Knowledgeable and passionate, the guides on these mobile safaris are there because they enjoy what they do. Owing to the remoteness of the Botswana wilderness, there is a genuine feeling of ‘being in Africa’. No other sounds but the wilderness will be heard from the camp as the private campsites are situated far apart. This is one of the prime attractions of Armando Travel & Tours’ mobile safaris. The company offers a wide variety of itineraries to the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Nxai Pan, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Chobe National Park.

Armbush Safaris is a travel specialist that offers professional, local expertise and a personalised service. The company can tailor-make safaris according to guests’ expectations, offering an experience of a lifetime around Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zanzibar Island.

Armbush Safaris provides camping safaris in Chobe National Park, Savuti, Linyanti, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Khutse, Nxai Pans, Makgadikgadi Pans, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Deception Valley. As well as daily game drives and boat cruises into Chobe National Park, mokoro excursions in the Chobe River and Okavango Delta are also available. The company prides itself on experienced travel guides and can guarantee comfort and excitement.

BUSH TRAVELLERS SAFARIS

BUSH WAYS SAFARIS

PO Box 21452, Maun Tel: +267 686 1341 Email: info@bushtravellers.com Web: www.bushtravellers.com

Private Bag 342, Maun Tel: +267 686 3685 Email: safari-res@bushways.com Web: www.bushways.com

Bush Travellers Safaris is based in Maun, gateway to the Okavango Delta. It is owned and operated by Buxton and Sage, a father-and-son team who are well known as two of the most experienced professional tour guides in the region.

Bush Travellers Safaris strives to offer a unique experience and quality ser­vices in order to deliver the experience of a lifetime. The company offers mobile camping in the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Nxai Pan, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Makgadikgadi. Guests can enjoy the best of Botswana with Bush Travellers Safaris with an exhilarating combination of game drives, mokoro excursions, walking safari and boat trips.

Established in 1996, Bush Ways offers scheduled mobile safaris and tailormade trips for small groups. Travellers can choose from three types of safari.

On the semi-participation camping safaris, guests only have to set up and pack their tents during the trip, while all other chores are carried out by the safari team. For the fully serviced camping safaris, everything is done by the safari team and tents are more spacious, with en-suite ablutions. A camp bed with bedding is provided and drinks are included. On both camping safari styles, guests travel in custom-built safari vehicles designed to improve travel comfort and maximise viewing and photographic opportunities. With the accommodated safari option, guests are transported from lodge to lodge in a comfortable air conditioned minibus.

CAPRICORN SAFARIS

CAPTURE AFRICA

Private Bag 021, Maun Tel: +267 686 1165 Email: info@capricornsafaris.com Web: www.capricornsafaris.com

Matlapana Ward, Private Bag BO 28, Maun Tel: +267 686 1200 Email: hildrene@captureafrica.net Web: www.captureafrica.com

Capricorn Safaris is a Botswana-based safari company founded in 1972 which operates both scheduled departures and specific tailor-made safaris.

There are two scheduled departure safaris exploring the various regions of Botswana. The Botswana Overland Safari is an 11-day tented safari from Maun that combines the best of the Kalahari with northern Botswana. The Okavango Wildlife Explorer is an eight-day tented safari that explores the Okavango Delta. Guests can create their own safaris to include the Kalahari, the Okavango, a flying safari and multiple country safaris. Capricorn Safaris has experience in providing camping with all the comforts of a luxury tented camp, yet still a true African wilderness experience.

A family owned and run company since 1997, Capture Africa prides itself on attention to detail, from the planning stage to each minute of the safari experience. Capture Africa specialises in luxury tailor-made private safaris throughout Botswana’s most pristine wildlife areas. The style of mobile camping gives guests the feeling of staying in a permanent luxury lodge, yet it is still mobile. Guests can enjoy all the creature comforts of home, with spacious large meru tents that include en-suite bathrooms, water on tap from constantly filled buckets, percale linen and down duvets. The company employs knowledgeable and professional guides.

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MOBILE SECTOR CROMBIC SAFARIS BOTSWANA

DANDRIDGE SAFARIS

PO Box 94, Kasane Tel: +267 76 108 624 Web: www.crombicsafarisbotswana.com

PO Box 20387, Maun Tel: +267 7273 0729 Email: safaris@dynabyte.bw Web: www.dandridgesafaris.com

Crombic Safaris is a mobile safari company specialising in safaris in Botswana.

The company is situated in Chobe, Kasane, and is solely owned by the adventure guide Nicodemus Monomana. He has been in the safari industry for 10 years and has grown fond of nature during his travels.

Crombic Safaris offers tailor-made safaris to clients, taking them on breathtaking adventures in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Most of the activities available take place in Kasane and include mobile safaris in the national parks, game drives, boat cruises on the Chobe and Victoria Falls day trips in Zimbabwe.

Chris Dandridge was born in Maun, Botswana, which is considered the gateway to the Okavango Delta. He established Dandridge Safaris in 1996, offering safaris into the delta, the Kalahari Desert and outlying areas. Considering the areas visited, which are as much as possible off the beaten track, the company provides an unexpected level of comfort and service on a unique safari that is a blend of adventure, personal service, excitement and uncompromising attention to detail. Game viewing in the custom-built, four-wheel-drive safari vehicles is a rewarding experience and the company has developed its camps over many years to provide the ultimate in comfort and practicality. Dandridge Safaris has the experience, expertise and resources to offer all the excitement of Africa – in safety and comfort.

DELTA RAIN

DELTA SURE SAFARIS

PO Box HA107HAK, Maun Tel: +267 680 0380 Email: bookings@deltarain.com / safaris@deltarain.com Web: www.deltarain.com

Private Bag 234, Maun Tel: +267 686 0968 Email: reservations@deltasure.com

Delta Rain provides quality, affordable mobile and mokoro safaris in the Okavango, throughout Botswana and further through southern Africa.

Established in 1997 and based at Sitatunga Camp on the outskirts of Maun, Delta Rain is ideally situated to provide itineraries to suit all tastes, levels of comfort and budgets. Alongside standard departures, the company offers bespoke tours created for individuals or groups. Some of the itineraries are specifically for families, including mokoro excursions into the beautiful Okavango Delta and tented mobile safaris throughout Botswana. Whether the client’s interests lie in wildlife or culture, birdlife or photography, Delta Rain will design the ideal mobile safari.

Delta Sure Safaris is a diverse service provider for external tour operators and the local safari industry. With a fleet of high quality, fully rigged safari vehicles and a team of well qualified, experienced staff and professional guides, Delta Sure Safaris offers an affordable safari experience beyond expectation. With many years of hands-on experience, Delta Sure Safaris offers the industry a tried and tested product.

For external operators, Delta Sure can serve their groups with vehicles and guides.

DREAMS SAFARIS

DRIFTERS ADVENTURE TOURS

PO Box 877, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0332 Email: dreams@btcmail.co.bw Web: www.dreamssafaris.com

Private Bag 205, Maun Tel: +27 11 888 1160 Email: drifters@drifters.co.za Web: www.drifters.co.za

Dreams Safaris is a family-owned business founded by a father and a son.

The company’s dream is to fly higher in terms of service. Its operations manager, Mist Setaung, is the field guide, with experience from as far back as 1996. After obtaining his professional licence, he explored various places and acquired experience and constant training, making him one of the most popular field guides in the country. His specialities are birdwatching and stargazing. Dreams Safaris offers Victoria Falls day trips, boat trips, game drives and fishing trips. It aims to make the client’s dreams come true and to offer an unforgettable experience.

Established in 1983, Drifters is a specialist adventure tour operator that offers a selection of safari tours. Its regularly scheduled tours cater for those wishing to go beyond the normal tourist routes in order to see the parts of Africa that few visit. Using its custom-built safari vehicles, Drifters takes its visitors camping in remote places where no other facilities exist. Tours include a 16-day Botswana tour featuring the country’s highlights, from the national parks to the paradise of the Okavango Delta. Drifters also offers private tours for small groups; while the Drifters Maun Lodge offers guests comfortable accommodation with beautiful river views.

DRUMBEAT SAFARIS

EARTH ARK SAFARIS

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

PO Box 2097, Maun Tel: +267 7142 1374 / +267 7502 3425 Email: steve@eartharkbotswana.com Web: www.eartharksafaris.com

Drumbeat Safaris is a small mobile safari operator owned by Annelies Zonjee, who began her African experience in 1990. The company organises private safaris for families or groups, making use of exclusive campsites, which allows them to take younger children out in the bush as well. This is often not possible in lodges or with other organised tours. Drumbeat Safaris believes that this is the customer’s safari and therefore he or she can set the pace. Tours are conducted by professional guides and cooks provide delicious three-course meals in a dinner tent or under the stars. The big tents have proper beds and en-suite facilities, making the guest’s experience in the African bush very comfortable.

Earth Ark Safaris offers an experience in the wild places and spaces of northern Botswana. Its guides are knowledgeable on the flora and fauna of the country as well as photography. Safaris under canvas are tailor-made to enhance true wildlife photographic experiences. Vehicles are modified to provide enhanced visibility when viewing and photographing wildlife and also have custom-made photographic arms and beanbags for stabilisation. Safaris are fully supported by a dedicated crew, who take care of remote mobile camps in prime areas, and chefs who prepare wholesome meals and picnic lunches. Earth Ark Safaris also specialises in hosting international film crews, providing project management and logistics support and arranging the necessary permits for filming projects.

ENDEAVOUR SAFARIS

GET UP & GO SAFARIS

Private Bag 206, Maun Tel: +267 686 0887 Email: info@endeavour-safaris.com Web: www.endeavour-safaris.com

PO Box 350198, Maun Tel: +267 7688 7055 Email: lorato@jenmansafaris.com

Endeavour Safaris is a tour operator providing travel in southern Africa, particularly Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Victoria Falls and Mozambique.

In addition, Endeavour Safaris has a division that specialises in accessible travel for guests with disabilities, including mobility, visual and hearing impairment as well as those requiring oxygen or kidney dialysis. Experiences on offer include: luxury lodge safaris; semi-luxury camping safaris; semi-participation, mobile, budget camping safaris; photographic safaris; family safaris; honeymoon packages; beach and dive packages; disabled tours and safaris; lodge and camping combinations; country combinations and circuits; self-drive tours; boating safaris in the Okavango; and many more. Scheduled departure tours are also available.

Get Up & Go Safaris is an incoming tour and mobile safari operator based in Maun specialising in small-group, scheduled lodge and camping safaris throughout Botswana as well as private, guided, tailor-made travel.

Scheduled safaris offer travellers a well planned holiday combining land and water-based game viewing activities. Clients can chose between adventure safaris that incorporate camping and mid-range lodge safaris. Get Up & Go Safaris understands that a dream holiday may be very specific; therefore it tailors holidays to suit the needs, wants and budget of the clients. Its 4x4 safari vehicles are custom-built, reliable and equipped with the latest safety features and GPS system. It’s an ideal opportunity to experience the wonders of Botswana.

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MOBILE SECTOR HARKNESS SAFARIS

KALAHARI SKIES

PO Box HA 97 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 7289 3736 / 26 enquiries@harkness-safaris.com Web: www.harkness-safaris.com

PO Box 20012, Maun Tel: +267 686 2898 Email: kalahariskies@ngami.net / eddy@kalahariskies.net Web: www.kalahariskies.net

Harkness Safaris is a small family run company founded in 2008 with the wish to conduct safaris in the world’s top wilderness destinations. The company offers some of the most authentic and luxurious safari holidays available in 10 different locations, including the beautiful Okavango Delta and surrounding areas, such as Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park.

Organising safaris since 1994, Kalahari Skies is run by real African bush lovers with over 20 years of experience in guiding.

Guests can meet the last bushmen/San in their habitat, search for the famous black-mane Kalahari lions, enjoy playful suricates, follow descending vultures to a kill, find themselves in a herd of elephant and marvel at the unforgettable sundowners.

A better ‘Out of Africa’ feeling is hard to find.

KALAHARI HOLIDAY TOURS

KARIBU SAFARIS

Plot 721, President Avenue, Private Bag K 15, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0880 Email: info@kalahari-tours.net Web: www.kalaharichobe.com

Private Bag 39, Maun Tel: +267 7696 8395 Email: karibubots@info.bw Web: www.karibu.co.za

Kasane-based Kalahari Holiday Tours, on the doorstep of Chobe National Park, specialises in tented overnight safaris, game drives, boat cruises and transfers in the area across borders. The company offers professional service and experienced guides and staff. There are camping trips within Chobe National Park with various overnight options. On daily game drives, guests can enjoy optimum wildlife viewing from the comfort of specially adapted 4x4 vehicles. Boat cruises into Chobe National Park offer first-rate game viewing from a variety of vessels including double-deck and aluminium speedboats. Day trips can be arranged to and from Livingstone or Victoria Falls, offering good value and service in Chobe.

Karibu is a reputable, well established safari company that has been organising safari vacations in southern Africa since 1983. Over the past quarter of a century its dedication to well planned, authentic safari experiences for the discerning traveller has secured it the reputation of leading mobile safari operator in southern Africa. Its experience in Botswana, with its unique range of comfort mobile safaris, authentic mobile safaris, scheduled, private and tailor-made safaris, creates the perfect balance between a true African safari and a superior level of comfort. All safaris are served by a tour guide, chef and camp crew, thus allowing guests time to relax and unwind.

KAZUMA TRAILS

LETAKA SAFARIS

PO Box 838, Kasane Tel: +267 7136 3653 Email: reservations@mobile-safaris.net Web: www.mobile-safaris.com

Private Bag 206, Maun Tel: +267 680 0363 Email: info@letakasafaris.com Web: www.letakasafaris.com

Guests are invited to join Kazuma Trails on the African safari holiday of a lifetime. The company is owned and run by Antonette and David Carson and operates luxury and semi-luxury level mobile safaris into Botswana and Zimbabwe national parks including Chobe, Moremi, Savuti and Nxai Pan areas in Botswana and Hwange, Mana Pools and Kazuma Pan in Zimbabwe.

Kazuma Trails has a base in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, and also in Kasane. All the company’s trips are tailor-made and it has the added advantage of being able to run safaris in both countries.

Letaka Safaris is a citizen-owned safari company that has been operating in Botswana since 2000. The founding directors, known locally as the Letaka Brothers, have over 34 years of combined guiding experience. Originally, all the safaris were owner-guided, but the company has now grown to employ a further seven of Botswana’s most highly experienced mobile safari guides and was the focus of a six-part series on Nat Geo Wild called ‘Safari Brothers’.

Letaka Safaris offers small-group scheduled safari departures as well as private and tailor-made safaris. Safaris are semi-luxury mobile safaris, meaning there is a team which sets up camp ahead of time and looks after all aspects of the camp. This team consists of a chef and camp hands who are there to make the safari even more enjoyable.

LEWIS SAFARIS

LUCKY ADVENTURE SAFARIS

Private Bag BO13, Maun Tel: +267 686 1211 Email: res1@okavangoexpeditions.com Web: www.okavangoexpeditions.com

PO BOX 757, Kasane, Botswana Tel/Fax: +267 6251 782 Mobile: +267 71493865 / 71894254 Email: info@luckyadventuresafaris.com Web: www.luckyadventuresafaris.com Skype: mpho.mokgowe

Lewis Safaris offers great-value mobile safaris throughout Botswana. The company provides tailor-made departures as well as scheduled safaris that operate throughout the year to major parks and reserves in northern Botswana. The safaris vary from serviced safaris to the budget Botswana Adventurer option. All are guaranteed to offer the best wilderness experience. Depending on the chosen safari itinerary, activities include game drives, boat cruises, mokoros and night drives in certain areas.

Lucky Adventure Safari is a tour operator based in Kasane, the most northern town of Botswana, bordering three countries: Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. This makes it a unique location because of where the four countries meet on the confluence of the two major rivers – Chobe and Zambezi. The company is a fully citizen-owned and its main objectives are to offer the best tailor made camping mobile safaris or lodge to lodge tours in Botswana and tours to the neighbouring countries.

Activities include game drives, walking safaris, bird watching, bushmen walks, village tours and more.

LUNGU SAFARI & TOURS

MASSON SAFARIS

PO Box 497, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0297 Mobile: +267 7380 1115 Email: lungusafaritours@yahoo.com Web: www.lungusafaris.com

Private Bag 257, Maun Tel: +267 686 2442 Email: sallie@massonsafaris.net Web: www.massonsafaris.net

Lungu Safaris is a locally registered independent tour operator and travel agency based in Kasane, Botswana. The company was established in 2005 with the aim of providing extensive and competent leisure and business tour services to both corporate and individual clients based locally and abroad.

Lungu Safaris organises mobile safaris in 4x4 vehicles and provides all the materials needed for overnight camping.

Game drives are available in Chobe National Park lasting from three hours to a full day. The company also offers day trips to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

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Masson Safaris runs safaris dedicated to wildlife viewing and birdwatching. Its ecologically friendly approach ensures a minimal environmental impact. 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 with en-suite toilet, camp beds, linen and towels. It offers tailor-made safaris as well as 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 at Tsodilo Hills, fishing on the Okavango River and excursions to Victoria Falls and Namibia.

MOBILE SECTOR MOSU SAFARI TOURS

NEW MOON SAFARIS

PO Box 22041, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 4065 Mobile: +267 72 457 121 / +267 72 773 528 E-Mail: mosusafaritours@btcmail.co.bw Web: www.mosusafaritours.com

Private Bag 210, Maun Tel: +264 61 251 553 Email: info@southern-cross-safaris.com Web: www.southern-cross-safaris.com

Mosu Safari Tours will plan and cost itineraries to ensure an incredible experience at a reasonable price. The company strives to make each safari the holiday of a lifetime so that guests leave with memories to treasure forever.

Mosu Safari Tours is able to design holidays to suit individual needs, desires and budgets.

All of the company’s vehicles are custom-built to ensure comfortable and safe touring. An authorised passenger vehicle builder constructs each vehicle and every seat has a lap belt to ensure peace of mind when travelling with Mosu Safari Tours on the often-demanding African roads.

New Moon Safaris offers a chance to experience the breathtaking beauty of the largest unspoilt inland delta in the world or the vastness of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the remoteness of the Makgadikgadi. All this and the amazing biodiversity of Chobe National Park make an unforgettable travel destination. New Moon Safaris has been a reliable partner for safari trips in Africa for over 30 years. The company has specialised in the oldest and most primitive type of safari trips, with routes off the paved roads and nights in tents.

In addition, the company offers lodge safari holidays in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

NGWETI SAFARIS

PAPADI SAFARIS & TOURS

PO Box 888 Tel: +267 680 0217 / +267 753 16585 Email: res@thamalakane-lodge.com

PO Box 114, Maun Tel: +267 7162 0855 Fax: +267 680 0362 Email: binx.c.braun@gmail.com Web: www.papadisafaris.co.bw / www.papadisafaris.com

Nested in the Okavango Delta, Ngweti Safaris offers a range of safaris in Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park and Savuti.

Ngweti Safaris values its guests and tailors each safari to suit their needs, comfort and budget. The company’s safaris are in prime wilderness areas, offering guests a private and comfortable experience, no matter how big or small the group. Families with children are most welcome.

Nothing comes close to travelling the Okavango Delta from the Panhandle in northern Botswana down to Thamalakane River Lodge in the south by boat, exploring the Moremi Game Reserve and the famous Chief’s Island through waterways that are filled with wildlife and birdlife.

Papadi Safaris & Tours has been taking travellers into the less visited areas of southern Africa since 1984 and caters for travellers with a love of nature, wild open spaces and the culture and history of Africa. It ensures a holiday without formalities or pressures and its standard groups comprise two to six clients to ensure personalised service.

Larger groups are also welcome. Papadi Safaris & Tours offers basic regular departure or tailor-made camping safaris in Botswana, as well as tailor-made 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.

PENDUKA SAFARIS

PLANET OKAVANGO

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

Private Bag 114, Suite 49, Maun Tel: +267 686 0273 Email: info@planetokavango.com Web: www.planetokavango.com

Established in the 1960s, Penduka Safaris is a leader in the mobile safari industry. Involved in wildlife since the 19th century, the family that runs the company has a long heritage in the industry. Based in Maun, Penduka is one of the few mobile safari outfitters to operate throughout Botswana, including Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, as well as the adjacent countries of Zambia, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Penduka offers pre-scheduled safaris and specialises in tailor-made cultural, special interest and flying safaris. Penduka’s guides take pride in sharing their knowledge. All safaris are fully serviced with comfortable accommodation. Delicious meals prepared by a bush chef are served in the dining tent. All vehicles offer unrivalled rooftop viewing on game drives.

Planet Okavango is a Maun-based operation that specialises in wildlife and culture-oriented safaris throughout Botswana and southern Africa. Options include: accommodated adventures, under canvas camping and classic journeys, scheduled mobile safaris with sell-in ‘seat on safari’ available on specific departure dates (with a maximum group size of 12 people); family safaris tailored to client requirements and quoted on each private group; and private small-group special interest safaris designed to client’s requirements and quoted to the client’s budget. With 23 years of experience, Planet Okavango operates each safari to a high standard with local qualified guides and a substantial operations back-up office.

PLANET WILDERNESS SAFARIS

PRIDE OF AFRICA

PO Box HA76 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 686 4886 Email: info@planet-wilderness.com Web: www.planet-wilderness.com

Private Bag BO59, Maun Tel: +267 6800 890 / 723 02 590 Email: reservations@prideofafrica-safaris.com Web: www.prideofafrica-safaris.com

Planet Wilderness Safaris, based in Maun, takes visitors to some of the most breathtaking destinations Botswana has to offer, including the Okavango Delta, the Kalahari, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls. Guests can choose fully catered safaris, which include large dome tents with en-suite bathrooms. The tents are furnished with comfortable ‘cots’ with cotton linens, duvets, towels and battery-powered lights. The fully catered package entitles guests to hearty three-course meals, wine and soft drinks.

Scheduled mobile safaris with sell-in ‘seat on safari’ available on specific departure dates (maximum group size seven people). Family safaris are tailored to client requirements and quoted on each private group.

Pride of Africa is a leading inbound tour operator and destination management company that offers a wide range of products and services for discerning travellers as well as groups. Its highly motivated and experienced team offers excellent service and professionalism. Its success is based on personal service. Pride of Africa is an energetic and exciting company that operates mobile camping safaris and mobile boat safaris s well as planning lodge safaris, self-drives, walking safaris and family safaris tailored to individual needs.

The company is also experienced in organising incentive and corporate events throughout southern Africa.

PUKU SAFARIS

ROGER DUGMORE SAFARIS

PO Box 784, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0753/1064 Email: pukusafaris@btcmail.co.bw Web: www.pukusafarisbotswana.com

Private Bag 035, Maun Tel: +267 686 2427 Email: rdsafaris@ngami.net Web: www.rogerdugmoresafaris.com

Puku Safaris offers day trips to neighbouring Zimbabwe or Zambia, visits to Victoria Falls and village tours into Namibia or Kasane, allowing tourists to learn more about the tribes that inhabit Botswana. The company also provides the opportunity for morning and afternoon game drives into Chobe National Park and morning and sunset cruises on the Chobe River. The staff at Puku Safaris make sure travellers have a unique experience in each and every one of its services.

Roger Dugmore Safaris offers mobile tented safaris to some of the most striking areas in Botswana: Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai, Makgadikgadi Pans Game Reserve, Nxai Pan National Park and Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

These awe-inspiring destinations offer their own magnificence and abundant wildlife. All guides are creative personalities and gifted photographers and have a long history in the safari business.

Itineraries are custom-designed to make every trip unique and memorable. Walk-in tents with all the amenities needed for a luxury stay in the bush as well as hearty meals and camp service add to the comfort of the adventure. On these safaris, the luxury is the adventure.

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MOBILE SECTOR SAFARI & GUIDE SERVICES

SAFARI LIFE AFRICA

PO Box 1856, Maun Tel: +267 680 1444 Email: reservations@sgsafrica.com Web: www.sgsafrica.com

PO Box 20605, Maun Tel: +267 680 0456 Email: info@safarilifeafrica.com Web: www.safarilifeafrica.com

Safari & Guide Services (SGS) has been designing and running tailor-made mobile safaris throughout Botswana’s beautiful wildlife locations for 30 years. Guests can choose from four distinct levels of mobile safaris, from budget to deluxe (including a bespoke family tent), so there is a variety of options for all budgets and tastes. All levels are fully serviced with a dedicated team of safari staff to take care of all aspects of mobile camping; and they can be combined with a wide range of extra activities. Safaris are led by some of Botswana’s most experienced professional guides and are ideal for families and small groups. Guests can choose a full mobile safari; combine the mobile tented experience with lodges and permanent camps; or enjoy a full lodge experience.

Safari Life Africa is an owner-operated safari company that specialises in going off the beaten track. All trips are custom-designed to suit the individual and vary from bush camping to upmarket lodges. The company’s emphasis is on photography, conservation and giving guests the experience of a lifetime. All of the camping safaris are private and non-participation with some of the best specialist guides Botswana has to offer. In addition, Safari Life Africa combines camping safaris with some upgrades to permanent lodge accommodation. It operates throughout Botswana’s national parks and in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. There are many safari options to suit all timeframes and budgets, with expert, efficient and personal service for individuals or groups to explore the amazing continent of Africa.

SAMAYERA SAFARIS

SKL GROUP

PO Box 271, Maun Tel: +267 72 801 007 Email: info@mopanesafaris.com

PO Box 1860, Maun Tel: +267 686 5365 Email: reservations@sklcamps.co.bw Web: www.sklcamps.com

Samayera Safaris specialises in the organisation of luxury mobile safaris across Botswana, including in the Kalahari Desert, Makgadikgadi Pans, Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park, offering its guests the experience of living in the real wilderness with the highest level of comfort and luxury. Experienced staff and high-level guides offer guests the best safari experience in the most pristine and wild areas of Botswana.

SWAMPLAND SAFARI TRAILS Skatul t/a Swampland Safaris Private Bag 350, Maun Tel: +267 686 5081 Email: swampsaf@iafrica.com Web: www.swampsaf.com

SKL operates public camping grounds in Botswana’s prime national parks.

Within Chobe National Park it has campsites in Savuti, known for excellent game and good sightings through the year. Linyanti is nestled in the furthest corner of Chobe National Park with five beautiful campsites among tall trees overlooking the Linyanti perennial river. In Moremi Game Reserve is Khwai, consisting of 10 sites along the banks of the Khwai River and ablution blocks with hot and cold showers. Kumaga is located in Makgadikgadi National Park with 10 camping sites and two ablution blocks. SKL has two small, intimate tented camps within Chobe National Park. Camp Savuti and Camp Linyanti offer tranquil escapes for travellers. Each has five meru tents with private bathing en-suite and superb game viewing from the tent’s balcony.

THEBE RIVER SAFARIS PO Box 5, Kasane Tel: +267 625 1272 Email: reservations@theberiversafaris.com Web: www.theberiversafaris.com

Swampland Safari Trails, a mobile safari operator, founded in 1998, is situated in Maun at the gateway to the Okavango Delta. The company specialises in tailor-made safaris, mainly for smaller groups and families. Arranging memorable trips with a substantial knowledge of Botswana and its magnificent wildlife makes for a unique experience. Guests are invited to come on the adventure of a lifetime and discover the magic of Africa. For Swampland Safari Trails, adventure is naturally synonymous with quality, comfort and reliability. In addition, a high standard of professionalism in the guides, vehicles and equipment is top priority on their travels.

Thebe River Safaris is ideally situated for visitors to Chobe National Park and the Chobe River area in northern Botswana. Thebe River Lodge is 12 km from the Kazungula border and 5 km from the Chobe National Park entrance. The lodge offers affordable accommodation featuring air conditioned rooms with en-suite bathrooms and with 220 volt power points available in each campsite. Boat cruises on the Chobe River are available as well as game drives and overnights into Chobe National Park. Game drives, Chobe day trips and overnight safaris are genuine African experiences that combine land and water game viewing. Mobile safaris into the Chobe, Savuti, Moremi and Nxai Pan areas are also available.

TRAVELAND TRAVEL & TOURS

ULINDA SAFARI TRAILS

PO Box 250016, Maun Cell: +267 71 445 228 Email: info@travelandtraveltours.com Web: www.travelandtraveltours.com

PO Box 156, Maun Tel: +267 7412 6667 Email: ulindasafaris@gmail.com Web: www.facebook.com/ulinda.safaris

Traveland Travel & Tours allows guests to fully appreciate the essence of Africa.

On safari, there are no alarm clocks, newspapers or mobile phones. One’s senses are awakened by the calls of the wild, the smell of the first rain, African breezes and breathtaking sunsets. A mobile safari is the ultimate experience in one of the Africa’s last true wildernesses. Traveland Travel & Tours will help each guest to enjoy the best of Botswana with a combination of game drives, walking safaris and bird safaris as well as cultural and heritage tours. Guests can go and explore with Traveland Travel & Tours on a luxury safari in a style that best suits them. Traveland Travel & Tours offers personalised safaris throughout the Okavango Delta, Central Kalahari Game Reserves, Nxai & Makgadikgadi Pans National Parks and many more.

Ulinda Safari Trails specialises in tailor-made photographic safaris in Botswana. The company offers its guests the best opportunities to capture first-rate photographs in comfort. By keeping small, Ulinda Safari Trails can assure its guests of attention to detail and provide them with a unique safari that exceeds their expectations. Ulinda clients can experience intimate group sizes with personalised itineraries as well as the comfort of a fully backed-up safari. All guides have years of experience that enhance each safari trip.

UNCHARTED AFRICA SAFARI CO – MOBILE SAFARI EXPEDITIONS

UNLIMITED TOURS & SAFARIS

PO Box 173, Francistown Tel: +267 241 2277 Email: reservations@unchartedafrica.com Web: www.unchartedafrica.com

Offering ‘real adventure in unreal style’, Uncharted Africa provides tailormade safaris to suit the interests and pace of each guest. It offers visitors the freedom to move to the best areas and follow game. Private camps and guides make Uncharted Africa ideal for families and small groups desiring privacy and exclusivity. The camp’s central area is equipped with day beds, a small library with books and games and a drinks cabinet. Guest accommodation is in traditional and comfortable meru tents with en-suite bathrooms and flush loos. The only concession to roughing it is the bush shower. The tents exude old-world safari charm.

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PO Box 20604, Maun Tel: +267 680 0300 Email: booking@unlimitedsafari.com Web: www.unlimitedsafari.com

Unlimited Tours & Safaris is an African owned and run safari company that offers custom-designed private mobile tented safaris in Botswana’s beautiful national parks. A private tented safari is the ultimate authentic safari experience. Guests can join one of the professional guides in their own private game vehicle and spend their nights under the canvas of comfortable tents at exclusive campsites in the wilderness.

By combining extensive knowledge of the national parks and expertise on animal movements with the interests of its guests, Unlimited Tours & Safaris creates unforgettable custom safaris for every traveller.

MOBILE SECTOR WATERBURG SAFARIS PO Box 592, Kasane Tel: +267 625 1806 Cell: +267 7174 9668 / 7148 5342 Email: waterburgsafaris@gmail.com Web: www.waterburgsafaris.com

Waterburg Safaris is a mobile safari company located in Kasane, a key tourist destination in Botswana. The company is owned by Batswana citizen Cally Mabe, who grew up in Maun and has knowledge of Botswana’s history and its attractions. The company offer mobile camping safaris to various parks in Botswana, as well as game drives, boat cruises along the Chobe river and transfers around Botswana and neighbouring countries. They also offer day trips to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Waterburg Safaris is geared to be a helping hand in the community.

WILD RIDGE BUSH TRAILS SAFARIS PO Box 21931, Maun Tel/Fax: +267 686 4688 Email: info@wildridgebushtrailssafaris.com Web: www.wildridgebushtrailssafaris.com

Wild Ridge Bush Trails Safaris is a mobile safari operator that offers tented, custom-made, semi-luxury and budget safaris to suit the individual. All tours are cross-country and include stays at exclusive private campsites.

Safaris vary from bush camping to lodge-to-lodge safaris. Other services on offer are professional guiding for self drives, mokoro/traditional dugout canoe excursions, river boat safaris and photographic safaris. The company’s experienced staff ensure that guests enjoy the most spectacular places in Botswana and create everlasting memories.

WILD WHEELS 4X4

WILDERNESS DAWNING

Private Bag 206, Maun Tel: +267 680 0064 • Fax: +267 680 0955 Email: info@wildwheels4x4.com Web: www.wildwheels4x4.com

PO Box 22277, Maun Tel: +267 686 2962 Email: reservations@wildernessdawning.com Web: www.wildernessdawning.com

Wild Wheels 4x4 offers a modern fleet of 4x4s which are ideal for those planning a self-drive camping holiday in Botswana. Vehicles available include fully equipped camper vans and basic 4x4s. Wild Wheels also supplies specialist vehicles such as Toyota Land Cruiser game viewers, vehicles for filming and minibuses for road transfers. The company’s directors have more than 70 years of combined experience in rugged terrain vehicle exploration and have excellent knowledge about which vehicles work well in the bush. The customised 4x4s offered by Wild Wheels 4x4 are specifically designed for these harsh environments. The company’s self-drive vehicles and holiday packages are tailored to ensure clients get the best out of their holiday in Botswana.

Wilderness Dawning is a Botswana-based safari company offering a wide variety of mobile non-participation camping expeditions. The company also owns the ‘Kabbo’, a 16-bed en-suite houseboat that operates on the Okavango Delta. At Wilderness Dawning, safaris are personal. With over 30 years’ experience among the company’s directors, travellers are in capable hands; and Wilderness Dawning is able to provide accommodation combined with the best guides in the business. The company offers guiding with unspoilt wilderness. Groups are small on scheduled departures. 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.

XAA SAFARIS Matlapaneng, Maun Tel: +267 390 4852 / 715 11 512 Email: info@xaasafaris.com Web: www.xaasafaris.com

Below is a list of HATAB members for which full details were not available at the time of going to press with this edition of ‘This is Botswana’.

OKAVANGO EXPLORATION SAFARIS

Xaa Safaris is a mobile tour operator. Xaa is a Sesarwa word for fire, reflecting the commitment of the company to the first people to settle in Botswana, Basarwa. Fire serves various roles in the lives of Basarwa, being a symbol of domestic life as well as a key part of social gatherings. Thus the name Xaa epitomises the company’s commitment to serving all its stakeholders in the same way that ‘xaa’ has been crucial to the lives of the first settlers. Xaa Safaris operates a fully serviced boat and motor vehicle safari tours with custom-made routes to and around major tourist attractions such as the Okavango Delta, Moremi, Chobe, Savute, Nxai, Makgadikgadi Pans and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Other areas of interest, such as Tsodilo Hills, will be covered on request.

TOUR OPERATORS AFRICA INBOUND SAFARIS

AFRICAN ODYSSEY

PO Box HA88HAK, Maun Tel: +267 680 0012 Email: mel@africainboundsafaris.com Web: www.africainboundsafaris.com

PO Box 350, Kasane Tel: +267 625 0500 / +267 735 49482 Email: botsreservations@bots.wildhorizons.co.zw

Africa Inbound Safaris is a destination marketing company based in Maun, gateway to the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. It is an up-andcoming, vibrant and personalised company offering a wide range of safari options. The company prides itself on getting to know its individual clients and their safari expectations, budget and requirements before finding the perfect safari for them. Africa Inbound Safaris offers honest and upfront advice to all customers and promises to provide comprehensive information about quality pricing, best time to travel and guidance through every stage of planning a safari, packing for a safari and actual travel.

African Odyssey is an inbound tour operator operating in the Kasane and Kazungula area. African Odyssey began operating in 1993 and works hand in hand with Chobe Marina Lodge as well as Wild Horizons Zimbabwe and Wild Horizons Zambia, offering a wide variety of activities in Kasane, Livingstone and Victoria Falls. African Odyssey has a large fleet of both vehicles and boats. Activities on offer include: game drives into Chobe National Park, boat cruises on the Chobe River and into Chobe National Park, fishing, visits to a biodiversity centre, Lesoma Memorial tours and visits to the hot springs, Namibian village tours, Kasane cultural village tours, Victoria Falls day trips, Livingstone day trips, adrenalin activities in Victoria Falls and elephant interaction as well as transfers in and around Kasane and Kazungula and to and from Livingstone and Victoria Falls.

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TOUR OPERATORS AFRICA VOYAGES PO Box HA 59 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 686 5117 Email: info@africavoyages.co.bw Web: www.africavoyages.info

Africa Voyages specialises in French-speaking travellers. The company’s tailor-made itineraries are designed to suit the needs of guests while on safari in the most pristine area of Botswana. The classification of safaris offered by Africa Voyages covers a broad range including, but not limited to, family safaris, private safaris and photographic safaris. Africa Voyages also caters for a wide range of budgets, from small budget mobile safaris under the stars to charming bush lodges to some of the most luxurious accommodation in Botswana.

BALA BALA TRAVEL AGENCY

BOTSWANA FOOTPRINTS

Private Bag 234, Maun Tel: + 267 6860968 Cell: + 267 75016076 Email: reservations@balabalatravel.com

PO Box HA 84 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 7510 6530 Email: tara@ngami.net Web: www.botswanafootprints.com

Bala Bala Travel Agency is a small, dynamic company based in Maun. Owner run, the company has over 37 years combined experience in tourism in Botswana and is dedicated to offering guests customised and interesting adventures to ensure they experience the trip of a lifetime. The company also has its own mobile safari company, which helps to support this unique experience.

Bala Bala Travel Agency covers a vast range of activities, including self drives, mokoro canoes, boating, island camping, scenic flights, helicopter flights, horseback safaris, Tsodilo Hills, sleeping under the stars in the Makgadikgadik Pans and the humbling experience of being with the Xai Xai San people.

Botswana Footprints ensures that travellers enjoy the trip of a lifetime. The experiences on offer range from a luxurious safari retreat in the wilderness, to sipping cocktails under a dreamy sunset in the bush, to a self-drive camping trip on which guests can listen to the calls of the wild. Clients simply need to tell Botswana Footprints where and when they would like to travel and the company will do the rest.

BOYA SAFARIS

CENTINARY TRAVEL AND TOURS

Plot 307, Extension 5, Gaborone Tel: +267 7330 5923 Email: boyasafaris@hotmail.com Web: www.boyasafaris.com

Boya Safaris is a tour operator specialising in personalised safaris and vacations across Africa. What sets the company apart from many others is its commitment to authentic and experiential travel as well as responsible tourism with luxury journeys that are specially designed and created to suit the travel style and budget of each client. Boya Safaris believes that the combination of expertise and luxury creates truly inspirational and personal lifetime travel experiences. The company cherishes uniqueness and individuality and believes that the best travel experience should be small-scale, intimate and personal.

PO Box 201976, Mochudi Tel: +267 577 7332 Email: centinary.travelandtours@yahoo.com

Centinary Travel and Tours is a locally owned travel and tour company based in Mochudi, Botswana, providing complete transport services. Its main objective is to transport its valued clients to their respective destinations safely and on time. The company is involved in school bus services as well as leisure, corporate and religious travel in Botswana and neighbouring countries. It operates services to a range of destinations with affordable rates and first-rate hospitality. The management is committed to providing customers with a high standard of travel services at all times and the company is constantly modernising its systems to change with the times.

DWAYNE TOURS & SAFARI

EASY ESCAPE TRAVEL & TOURS

Pop In Mall, Office 11, PO box 503324 Rail Park, Gaborone Tel: +267 7307 8444 / +267 7320 9193 Email: dwaynetourssafaris@gmail.com

PO Box 1681, Gaborone Tel: +267 398 0328 Email: easyescape.travel@gmail.com

Excellent delivery of service and customer satisfaction are the hallmarks of Dwayne Tours and Safaris in its daily activities. The company wants its clients to explore and enjoy the eternal beauty of southern Africa and it offers a wide range of travel options in order to encourage them to see and experience the world. With its premises situated in Gaborone, the capital city and heart of Botswana, the organisation aims to distinguish itself through good results and positive reviews. Dwayne Tours and Safaris aims for maximum customer satisfaction and allows word of mouth to market and promote it.

Easy Escape is a travel agency and tour operator dedicated to providing corporate, leisure, adventure and educational travel to its clients. The company is committed to offering competitive, value-for-money products and services in order to achieve total client satisfaction. Easy Escape Travel & Tours understands the importance of hospitality and is committed to providing new and exciting opportunities. As a top tour operator, it offers a diverse range of services along with complete support in a variety of environments such as sporting events that attract passionate fans, international conferences where participants discuss the future and also serving overseas visitors who come to Botswana.

FLIGHT CONNECT

GOLDEN AFRICA SAFARIS

PO Box 402697, Gaborone Tel: +267 3105 896 Email: flightconnectbw@gmail.com Web: www.flightconnect.net

PO Box HA 67 HAK, Maun Tel: +267 7269 1551 / 7741 8088 Email: info@golden-africa.com Web: www.golden-africa.com

Flight Connect offers one of the most comfortable and safest drives to and from Gaborone and O.R. Tambo International Airport. The luxury coach provides Wi-Fi on the move, so customers can work or stay in touch with family and friends every step of the way. Flight Connect’s courteous and friendly staff are on hand ensure that customers get the comforts they deserve on Flight Connect, with refreshments and multimedia entertainment.

Golden Africa Safaris is an independent specialist safari company, based in Maun, with vast experience and knowledge of the bush and the African safari industry. All itineraries are put together by Golden Africa Safaris personally to ensure that clients experience the ultimate and most memorable safari. The company’s motto is that every guest on safari with Golden Africa Safaris will experience a unique and life-changing journey in one of Africa’s most beautiful and varied landscapes.

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TOUR OPERATORS GOLDWAVE TRAVEL GROUP

INFINITE TOURS

PO Box 2798, Gaborone Tel: +267 3105916 • Fax: +267 3105916 Cell: +267 75900792 Email: info@goldwavetravel.co.bw dodo@goldwavetravel.co.bw Facebook page: GOLDWAVETRAVEL GROUP

Plot 39969 Litabi Way, Block 6, PO Box 20387 Gaborone Tel: +267 725 111 11 / +267 777 67396 Email: infinitetoursbw@gmail.com Web: www.infinitetoursbw.yolasite.com

Goldwave Travel Group is a multinational travel company with a versatile and unique service offering. The citizen-owned travel and tours agency is based in Botswana and its main activity focuses on inbound group travel, specialising in corporate, educational, sports, Christian and other special interest groups, catering for the outgoing and incoming tourist markets.

Goldwave Travel Group offers the following: inbound mobile safaris within southern Africa; Moremi day trips; scenic flights; flight ticket bookings; tour packages; team building; honeymoon packages; educational tours and more.

Infinite Tours specialises in designing, developing and operating tourism services in Botswana, giving local and international tourists an experience of the ancient cultures, wildlife and wilderness of Botswana. Tour services include: Gaborone Game Reserve, Gaborone city tour, art and crafts tour, expedition village trek, expedition Kalahari trek, business travel tours and honeymoon tours. The company also arranges safaris into northern Botswana (Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta and Central Kalahari Game Reserve) as well as transport and accommodation arrangements.

KHAKI & DUST SAFARIS

KHUDUGA BOTSWANA

PO Box HA 74 HAK, Maun Tel: +00267 7230 2489 / +00267 7230 3055 Email: katia@khakianddustsafaris.com Web: www.khakianddustsafaris.com

PO Box 350064, Maun Cell: +267 7430 7874 / +267 7624 1451 Email: khudugabotswana@gmail.com Web: www.khudugabotswanaselfdrives.com

Khaki & Dust Safaris hand-picks select lodges, game viewing experiences and activities in Botswana. Clients can leave the beaten track and experience areas of pristine wilderness and receive local advice on when, how and where to safari with Khaki & Dust.

Khaki & Dust is a small, personal safari company, based in Botswana, which prides itself on being family-friendly and honest. The company has private guides, vehicles and boats available to fit each guest’s itinerary and uses its local knowledge and expertise to ensure a great customer experience.

Khuduga Botswana organises tailor-made adventurous self-drives in a 4x4 vehicle through the wilderness of Botswana. These include a GPS as guide, a roof tent or lodge as accommodation, excursions and park fees. Clients can travel without worries, enjoying the rough nature and the great variety of wildlife and birds. On these tours, Botswana becomes reality, with elephants walking on the campsite and lions roaring in the night.

KIT ADVENTURE

LELOBU SAFARIS

PO Box 300002, Maun, Botswana Tel: +267 7180 6785 / +267 7188 0855 Email: info@kitadventure.com Web: www.kitadventure.com

Betty’s Travel Agency t/a Lelobu Safaris Plot 303, Boseja, Maun Tel: +267 7451 1635 Email: accounts@lelobusafaris.com Web: www.lelobusafaris.com

Kit Adventure is a small, independent tour operator, founded in 2011. The company has an extensive portfolio of lodges, camps and mobile safaris throughout the country. Kit Adventure specialises in selling various safaris across Botswana, covering Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta), Kalahari Game Reserve, Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan National Park, Savuti, Linyanti in Chobe National Park and private concession areas. The owners have a background in conservation and make sure guests have full assistance at any time during their travels. For those in search of unique wildlife encounters or with a thirst for adventure, this is the ideal safari partner. Kit Adventure aims to create an unforgettable custom safari experience for every traveller.

LET’S JUST TRAVEL AGENCY PO Box 312 AAH Masa, Gaborone Tel: +267 398 0306 Cell: +26775166915 Email: admin@letsjusttravel.co.bw

Let’s Just Travel Agency is simply a remedy to the world of travel adventures and discerning outdoor life that a traveller seeks while on vacation with the intention of discovering and appreciating the numerous sights locally, regionally and abroad. Travellers and tourists need to be connected with flights, bookings, accommodation and transport from one destination to the other; and they also need an efficient and reliable service provider to take care of all their needs; and that is where Let’s Just Travel Agency is able to step in and give diligent assistance.

Lelobu Safaris is a registered travel agency based in Maun. The word ‘lelobu’ means ‘chameleon’ in Botswana. The company chose this name to reflect its ability to tailor itineraries to suit individual needs and budgets. As a local travel agency, Lelobu supports local products, employs local staff and works to promote Botswana to the rest of the wold.

The company personally meets all its guests when arriving or departing from Maun and is on 24-hour standby throughout each safari for peace of mind. The personal relationships that Lelobu has developed with local travel providers will ensure a great safari for each guest.

LIQUID GIRAFFE TRAVEL SERVICES Shop No. 6, Nunga, Sedie, PO Box 21682, Boseja, Maun Tel: +267 6801 054 Email: info@liquidgiraffe.com Web: www.liquidgiraffe.com

Liquid Giraffe was founded in 2006 and has grown significantly since. The company was born out of an experience of seeing giraffe galloping gracefully through the waters of the Okavango Delta: giraffe in liquid motion – hence the company’s name. Liquid Giraffe strives to offer Botswana ‘from the heart’ and its mission is to provide an unparalleled and personalised booking service for visitors, with an emphasis on service. Liquid Giraffe aims to ensure clients get only the best out of their time and investment. The company’s office is close to Maun airport, where there is also an arts and craft centre selling gifts, crafts, curios and artefacts all made wholly in Botswana as well as a range of cards, postcards and safari books.

MAROON TOURS & SAFARIS

OMOGOLO TRAVELS

PO Box 601264, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 8121 Cell: +267 7189 3361 Email: maroonsafaris@hotmail.com Web: www.maroonsafaris.co.bw

The Village, Plot 448, Maun, PO Box HA 25 HAK Tel: +267 6800 700 Cell: +267 7758 2458/59 Email: contact@omogolotravels.com Web: www.omogolotravels.com

Maroon Tour & Safaris offers cross-border tours and transfers specifically tailored for groups or individuals. The company can also provide airport transfers to hotel, town and embassy. Maroon Tours offers the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Tour and also cultural tours. There are many safari packages focused on Botswana and southern Africa for visitors to choose from. Guests can sit back, relax and leave the arrangements to Maroon Tours & Safaris.

Omogolo Travels is an independent firm of travel consultants and Botswana specialists. It offers a choice of Botswana’s finest destinations and activities, including the Okavango Delta, Central Kalahari, Nxai and Makgadikgadi Pans, Chobe, horseback and houseboat safaris and everything else Botswana has to offer. Omogolo Travels aims to select destinations with the most character, the friendliest service and the most beautiful scenery and exciting wildlife.

Its service is friendly and adheres to high standards; and its dedicated team will provide clients with a tailor-made itinerary for an unforgettable and hassle-free holiday.

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TOUR OPERATORS SAFARI DESTINATIONS

SAFARI SPECIALISTS

Private Bag 0178, Maun Tel: +267 680 1234 Email: chantal@safaridestinations.net Web: www.safaridestinations.net

Tel: +267 723 113 21 Email: info@safarispecialists.net Web: www.safarispecialists.net

Safari Destinations is an independent destination management company based in Maun, providing local up-to-date advice and inside tips for getting the most out of each safari while crafting unique experiences beyond the ordinary. Aside from the major suppliers, Safari Destinations proudly supports locally owned, privately run camps, lodges and mobile safari operators. As an independent company, Safari Destinations has the freedom to be objective and to keep the client’s best interests at heart.

The company’s teams are on the ground, on 24-hour standby to meet and assist clients during travel.

Safari Specialists designs and co-ordinates safaris in Botswana and throughout southern Africa. Its key strength is being based in Maun, the heart of the nation’s safari industry, with the Okavango Delta on its doorstep.

The consultants offer a wealth of local knowledge as well as being able to offer on-the-ground support for guests travelling. By working solely with direct guests, Safari Specialists is able to offer first-hand advice and a personalised consultation service in order to create the best possible experience for each individual. The company doesn’t pick ideas out of a brochure and its choices are not dictated by what is the cheapest or most renowned. Rather, its staff dig deeper, think harder and work hand in hand with guests to create a lifetime experience.

SENSE OF AFRICA

SUNRISE TRAVEL & TOURS

PO Box 236, Maun Tel: +267 686 0822 Email: info@senseofafrica-botswana.com Web: www.senseofafrica.com/botswana

PO Box 403769, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 7807 Email: sunrisetravel74@yahoo.co.uk

Based in Maun, Sense of Africa Botswana is an on-the-ground tour operator with a team of safari specialists who are passionate about Botswana and have a reputation for providing high-quality customer care and personalised service at competitive prices. The company prides itself on having a small, knowledgeable and dedicated team whose enthusiasm and attention to detail, combined with first-hand experience and a love for the bush, maximises the guests’ safari experience. Sense of Africa offers versatile itineraries, insight into little-known tour and safari destinations and exclusive added value, bringing skills, experiences and expertise in creating, costing and executing travel for guests to Africa that is more than just a journey.

Sunrise Travel & Tours Ltd is a 100 per cent citizen-owned Botswana tours operator based in the heart of Gaborone. The company was incorporated in October 2006 and offers tailor-made scenic and mobile safaris throughout Botswana and southern Africa. The company arranges accommodation, offers transfers to and from airports and provides city tours around Gaborone, including the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Tour.

THE BOOKING COMPANY

THULISIZWE TRAVEL

P Bag 0198, Maun Tel: +267 686 1797 Email: info@thebookingcompany.net Web: www.thebookingcompany.net

Plot 117 Unit 6C, Kwena House, 2nd Floor, Gaborone International Finance Park, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 3949 Fax: +267 391 3899 Email: dudu@thulisizwe.com Web: www.thulisizwe.com

The Booking Company, a small independent tour operator based in Maun, provides a range of services including lodge and hotel bookings, mobile safaris, road and air transfers.

In combination with a safari package, The Booking Company also books regional air transfers on Air Botswana and South African Airlink.

For more information on services available, clients should contact The Booking Company directly.

Thulisizwe Travel is an upmarket travel agency dealing in domestic, inbound and outbound travel services. The company is passionate about offering clients the best in travelling and relaxation, encouraging them to learn more about the world.

Thulisizwe Travel prides itself on providing a comprehensive range of services and experiences, including: package holidays; family vacations; luxury travel; honeymoons; weekend breaks; expos, conferences and concerts; road trips; group tours; event travel; cruises and more.

TRANSJOE TRAVEL & TOURS

TRAVELINK CONCIERGE

PO Box 10395, Gaborone Cell +267 730 30 855 Email: joemotse@gmail.com Web: www.transjotours.com

Plot 54368, CBD, Regus iTowers Office TTO3, Ground Floor, Gaborone Tel: +267 398 19 78 Cell: +267 722 04924 Email: travelink@btcmail.co.bw Web: www.travelink.co.bw

Transjoe Travel & Tours is a destination management company specialising in unique travel and tour programmes in Botswana and southern Africa. The company offers single or group travel itineraries, including specialised safari experiences, overland transfer services, air charter services, incentive travel, corporate hospitality travel, team building and corporate retreats.

Transjoe Travel & Tours is committed to helping guests select the best destination by providing individual and/or group travellers with the best value and personalised service.

VINCENT EXCELLENT TOURS Plot Haile Selassie Road, P Bag 00324, Gaborone West Industrial, Gaborone Tel: +267 3959 003 / 7386 3217 Email: vtoursteam@gmail.com Web: www.vetours.net

Vincent Excellent Transport is a luxury passenger transport operator which provides a first-class coach charter service to destinations in southern Africa as well as offering first-class coach inter-city services in the subcontinent.

The company offers individual and group travel to leisure clients. These include prearranged tours, custom packages according to client’s specifications, travel consultation and making reservations for lodging. Vincent Excellent Tours is passionate about offering a safe, comfortable and reliable service; and it aims to offer an enjoyable and unforgettable experience that will exceed customers’ expectations.

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TraveLink Concierge offers a wide range of services for both corporate and leisure travel including: travel policies and budgets; entertainment; flight, accommodation and car reservations; travel insurance; sightseeing and excursions.

TraveLink Concierge prides itself on its bespoke concierge services, designed to help clients save time and enjoy the things that really matter.

Below is a list of HATAB members for which full details were not available at the time of going to press with this edition of ‘This is Botswana’.

MCKENZIE 4X4

SERVICES AON BOTSWANA

AVIS RENT A CAR

PO Box 624, Gaborone Tel: +267 361 7300 Fax: +267 391 4608 Email: enquiries@aon.co.bw Web: www.aon.com

PO Box 790, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 3093 Email: botswana.reservations@avisbudget.co.za Web: www.avis.co.za

AON Corporation is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human capital consulting. Through its 36,000 professionals worldwide, AON readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions.

Avis Budget Botswana is the only car rental company represented throughout Botswana. Its head office is in the commercial centre of Gaborone, with other offices at airports in Francistown, Maun and Kasane. Avis Budget Botswana is connected to the international Avis Wizard computer network, giving it an unbeatable technology lead on its competitors. The Avis fleet has a variety of late-model passenger vehicles, from economical hatches to luxury sedans.

For the leisure traveller, the range includes multi-seat minibuses as well as 4x4 vehicles. 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.

BOTHO UNIVERSITY

CURRY POT

Botho Education Park, Kgale, PO Box 501564, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 9999 Email: admissions@bothouniversity.ac.bw Web: www.bothouniversity.com

Plot 4775, University of Botswana Block 130 P Bag 00364, Gaborone Tel: +267 393 1895 Email: taswika.tibone@gmail.com

Botho University was established in 1997 and has evolved rapidly over the years to become a leading multidisciplinary tertiary education provider. The Department of Hospitality and Sustainable Eco-tourism offers a BSc (Hons) in Hospitality Management and is currently developing short courses and vocational programmes for delivery on-site in hotels and on campus. The Hospitality Management programme is founded on the notion of integrated learning by combining theory, practical learning and industry experience, ensuring that graduates are equipped with knowledge, skills and real-life experience before graduating. Currently, the university is working together with Avani Gaborone, Masa Square Hotel, Peermont Grand Palm and Travelodge.

Eastern Delights (Pty) Ltd, trading as Curry Pot, is a full-service catering company specialising in modern, elegant and creative events. Over the past 20 years it has helped hundreds of clients to create memorable and unforgettable celebrations all over Botswana. The founding principle of Curry Pot is to combine meticulous planning with fabulous food and service; and its team of professionals design wonderful platters in settings that range from an intimate garden wedding to a gala held in the grandest hall. For many years, Curry Pot has catered the most elegant events in and around Gaborone and across the country. The company aims to transform each occasion into something truly magnificent. Call or email for a private consultation.

EUROPCAR BOTSWANA

EXECUTIVE CATERING

Private Bag SK10, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 7233 Fax: +267 390 2366 Cell: +267 7131 2928 Email: botswana@europcar.co.za

PO Box 943, Gaborone Tel: +279 390 0500 Email: chandap@executivecatering.co.bw

Europcar Botswana is owned and managed by the Imperial Group and has a history spanning over 35 years in Southern Africa. Europcar has branches at all major airports including Gaborone, Francistown, Maun and Kasane. Personal service and attention to detail have been the foundation of the company, with a focus on delivering impressive customer service. Europcar attributes its success to raising the service level bar, which is the key differentiator in a fiercely competitive industry.

Choose from the company’s wide selection of vehicles, including economy, SUVs, 4x4s and luxury vehicles that will meet individual travel requirements.

Executive Catering is a wholly citizen-owned business registered in Botswana since 1999. Since its inception, the business has seen impressive growth in the areas of events deco, events catering and events management. The holding company, Judtel Interior (Pty) Ltd, undertakes the event deco management, with most of the services tailored to the client’s expectations in terms of company identification, brand and theme of event. Executive Catering has established itself in Botswana and has already made a big impact in southern Africa. Key operations include greater Gaborone, Debswana’s Orapa and Letlhakane mines in northern Botswana. Whether it’s a wedding, a party, a conference or a funeral, the company provides tasty meals that will suit one’s appetite. The chefs are highly experienced in food combinations and able to create sumptuous meals with the gourmet customer in mind.

FAIRGROUND HOLDINGS

GABORONE ELECTRONICS

Private Bag BO3, Gaborone Tel: +267 397 5555 / 365 1600 Email: tmogomotsi@fgh.co.bw Web: www.fairgroundholdings.com

Private Bag 00425, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 9003 Fax: +267 390 5427 Email: info@gaboroneelectronics.co.bw Web: www.gaboroneelectronics.co.bw

Fairground Holdings (Pty) Ltd t/a Botswana Conference & Exhibition Centre is a key player in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector of the hospitality and tourism industry. Located in Gaborone’s city centre, Botswana Conference & Exhibition Centre offers versatile venues for conferences, fairs and exhibitions ranging in size to up to 10,000 indoor seats. The centre’s 18 conference rooms are suitable for workshops and board meetings and are ideal as breakaway rooms. The product on offer and services delivered have established the Botswana Conference & Exhibition Centre as a prime venue for major annual exhibitions and events locally and internationally.

LETSHEGO HOLDINGS LIMITED PO Box 381, Gaborone Tel: +267 364 3000 Email: info@letshego.com Web: www.letshego.com

Letshego Holdings Limited is the first consumer lending company to be established in Botswana and is still the leading provider of unsecured credit to Botswana. Letshego Holdings Limited was set up to provide unsecured loans to formally employed clients. The company began trading in September 1998 after being incorporated in March of the same year. Since September 2002 the company has been dealing directly with its clients, who are mainly employees of the central and local governments, parastatals or quasi government and some private companies.

Gaborone Electronics, trading as GE Laundry & Catering, is a specialised contracting company, established in 1993, which provides various services in the field of laundry, catering, refrigeration, site solutions and dry cleaning expertise.

The company is one of the leading suppliers in Botswana of industrial laundry, catering, refrigeration, site solutions and dry cleaning equipment. As the industry leader, the company has been appointed as direct distributor, service and spares provider and warranty agent by various brands in the kitchen, refrigeration, cold and freezer room, ice machine, bakery and butchery industries both in South Africa and worldwide.

LOCAL ENTERPRISE AUTHORITY Private Bag 191, Gaborone Tel: +267 364 4000 Email: botsalea@lea.co.bw Web: www.lea.co.bw

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) was established by the Small Business Act of 2004 to carry out on behalf of the Government of Botswana – and more specifically the Ministry of Trade and Industry – the mandate of entrepreneurship and enterprise development in Botswana. The authority prides itself on having an extensive countrywide footprint of 13 branches. Through the guidance of the Quality Management System Standard, the high quality of service is standardised in all the branches and clients are thus guaranteed excellent service in the whole LEA branch network, regardless of location. The 13 branches are in: Francistown, Gaborone, Ghanzi, Kanye, Kasane, Masunga, Maun, Mochudi, Molepolole, Ramotswa, Selibe-Phikwe, Serowe and Tsabong.

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SERVICES MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT FUND 3rd Floor, MVA Fund House, Plot 50367 Fairgrounds Office Park, Private Bag 00438, Gaborone Tel: +267 360 1000 Fax: +267 318 8124 Email: mvafund@mvafund.bw Web: www.mvafund.bw

The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund reaches out to all who are affected by road crashes, compensating and supporting them in their time of pain, grief and need and helping to restore them to health and productive life.

If, as the result of a road crash, a person is injured and needs medical treatment and special care, loses a member of his (or her) family and needs help with funeral costs, loses earnings because he cannot work as a result of his injuries or is caring for someone who has been severely disabled in a crash, then he can make a claim for assistance from MVA Fund.

MR. VEG Private Bag BR 235, Gaborone Tel: +267 318 2219 Email: mrveg@mega.bw Web: www.mrveg.co.bw

Mr. Veg is one of the largest wholesalers and distributors of fresh produce in Botswana. Over the past 24 years Mr. Veg has carved a niche for itself in Botswana’s fresh produce industry due to its commitment to quality and service and has earned a lot of goodwill in the market. Mr. Veg supplies fresh produce and dry goods to chain stores; the hospitality and catering industry; and safari companies including camps and lodges in the Okavango Delta and Chobe area. Mr. Veg operates from four wholesale depots: Gaborone, Francistown, Kasane and Maun. The company is a market leader that continues to innovate and set new standards for the fresh produce industry and contribute towards a healthy, self-reliant and prosperous Botswana.

MRI BOTSWANA

NTHULA LOUNGE

Private Bag BR 256, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 3066 Email: enquires@mri.co.bw Web: www.mri.co.bw

PO Box 81177, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 3230 Cell: +267 7231 0679 Email: enquiries@nthulalounge.co.bw Web: www.nthulalounge.co.bw

MRI Botswana Ltd (MRIB) has accumulated over 20 years’ experience in ground and air evacuation, transport and medical assistance to sick and injured patients in Botswana. The company works in cooperation with similar organisations in the southern African region and internationally. With the assistance of highly skilled personnel, MRI has a fleet of rapid response vehicles, ambulances, configured to ICU level, and a dedicated air ambulance. The company also has access to helicopters to ensure the most efficient and effective response possible. The essence of MRI is the 24-hour call centre in Gaborone, which forms the nucleus of expertise, information and care.

The Nthula Executive Airport Lounge is a private VIP lounge at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, located in the international departure hall. Nthula Lounge is a cool, serene and comfortable environment offering the executive traveller free Wi-Fi, complimentary snacks and speciality beverages. Check in and relax on a recliner with a book or iPad, or watch a news channel on a DSTV flat screen. Or, for the busy executive, open your laptop at the business table and continue working. Enjoy a favourite drink from the Nthula Bar with the full knowledge that the professional lounge hostesses will keep you informed of flight status as they receive it from the airline and let you know when it’s time to board. Open from 06.00 to 20.00 daily.

PANGOLIN PHOTO SAFARIS

PONY TRANSPORT

PO Box 418, Kasane Tel: +267 625 1244 Email: guts@pangolinphoto.com Web: www.pangolinphoto.com

Private Bag 093, Maun Tel: +267 686 0618 Email: ponytransport@gmail.com

Pangolin Photographic Safaris operates all year round in the Chobe region of Botswana, one of the most picturesque and game-filled parks on the African continent. It is a company set up by photographers for photographers.

The company will provide every client, should they require it, with a state-of-the-art camera and zoom lens free of charge while they are on safari. It uses Nikon D7000 bodies with Sigma 150 to 500 mm and 120 to 400 mm lenses.

Pangolin Photographic Safaris offers photographers an abundance of wildlife photo opportunities and the means by which to maximise those opportunities.

Pony Transport (Botswana) has been serving the safari industry since 1986.

The company offers road transport services, distributes fuel and lubricant and provides warehousing and logistics facilities. In terms of infrastructure, Pony Transport provides fork-lift trucks, cranes, workshops, parts, mobile storage and waste oil disposal. All these services aim to support clients in the smooth running of their day-to-day operations.

The company’s impressive fleet of vehicles includes 4x4 and 6x6 trucks, tractors and freight boats. By investing in staff training, environmental awareness and appropriate equipment for operating in and around the Okavango Delta, Pony Transport is becoming the transport provider of choice throughout Botswana.

SATIB AFRICA BOTSWANA

THE FITZWILLIAM PARTNERSHIP

PO Box AB 129 ABC, Gaborone Tel: +267 317 0574 Email: seamus@satib.co.bw Web: www.satib.co.za

Plot 831, Extension 2, PO Box 402182, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 1883 Fax: +267 390 9356 Email: fitzwilliam@fitzwilliam.co.bw Web: www.fitzwilliam.co.bw

Acknowledged as one of Africa’s leading tourism and hospitality insurance brokers and risk consultants, SATIB Africa has a fully staffed office in Gaborone. Staffed by experienced insurance personnel and situated in Unit 8, Carramba Park, Phakalane, this office is ideally positioned to deal with the tourism and hospitality sector as well as commercial and industrial sectors. SATIB represents all the major insurers in Botswana as well as having the capacity to work with certain Lloyd’s syndicates to provide both liability and professional indemnity cover on a wider basis. It also specialises in the placement of aviation risks and currently places the majority of the hull risks for Botswana-registered aircraft; and is confident that it can provide services and expertise to the local market.

VIVO ENERGY BOTSWANA 2nd Floor Tholo House, Plot 50369, Fairgrounds Gaborone, PO Box 334, Gaborone Tel: +267 398 5007 Web: www.vivoenergy.com

Vivo Energy Botswana Ltd took over Shell’s downstream business in Botswana on 1 August 2013 and continues in operation marketing Shell products. Shell established itself in Botswana in 1928 and has actively conducted business responsibly and contributed to national development.

Apart from its commercial activities, Vivo Energy Botswana recognises its social responsibility within Botswana and acts as leader in promoting regulatory standards, basic education, HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, road safety and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) standards across industry in Botswana.

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Founded in Ireland in 1987, The Fitzwilliam Partnership is one of Botswana’s leading consultancies, specialising in construction cost management, facilities management, project management and quantity surveying. The practice has offices internationally in Botswana, Malawi, Qatar, South Africa, the UK and Zimbabwe (Harare).

The Fitzwilliam Partnership has a good understanding of the components of successful development and is constantly looking to innovate in order to deliver optimum solutions. With a focus on achieving the best in class, The Fitzwilliam Partnership strives at all times to be dependable, imaginative and purposeful.

Below is a list of HATAB members for which full details were not available at the time of going to press with this edition of ‘This is Botswana’.

KWIKFORM BOTS

CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT BOTSWANA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Private Bag 098, Maun Tel: +267 686 2671 Email: botswanawildlife@yahoo.com

The Botswana Wildlife Management Association (BWMA) promotes the welfare of the wildlife industry in Botswana and has established a platform for the industry to facilitate contact with the government, its ministries and departments concerned with wildlife. 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, it works with the Department of Wildlife & National Parks and other governmental organisations and interested entities.

DESTINATION SOUTH Private Bag 351, Maun Tel: +267 686 1875 Email: dessouth@info.bw

Destination South was founded by Alan Michael Schmidt, who has more than 25 years of professional hunting experience. Tonuga Camp, in the central hunting area, CT1, is in the central district of Botswana and is one of the largest hunting concessions in the country. The major trophy in this area is elephant. Owing to the remoteness and inaccessibility of the concession, the serious trophy hunter has an excellent choice of big ivory. Other species found in the area include lion, leopard, buffalo, eland, gemsbok, kudu, impala, zebra, duiker, steenbok and giraffe.

KALAHARI CONSERVATION SOCIETY

MOKOLODI WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

PO Box 859 Tel: +267 3974557 Email: publicrelations@kcs.org.bw

Private Bag 0457, Gaborone Tel: +267 316 1955 Email: info@mokolodi.com Web: www.mokolodi.com

The Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS) is Botswana’s oldest environmental non-governmental organisation and the only nationwide organisation dedicated to the general conservation of Botswana’s natural resources. The vision of KCS is to be an organisation of outstanding repute, priding itself on partnerships and commitments that result in sustainable biodiversity conservation in Botswana. Its mission is to drive conservation programmes that promote integrated management of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources in Botswana. KCS is a membership-based organisation, funded by annual member subscription as well as by domestic, regional and international grant support and donations.

The Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation was formed in 1991 to promote wildlife conservation and environmental education for the children of Botswana.

The first project of the foundation was the creation of the Mokolodi Nature Reserve. In addition to naturally occurring animal species such as warthog, steenbok, kudu and snakes, several species have been reintroduced, including zebra, giraffe, eland, ostrich, hippo and rhino. The philosophy behind Mokolodi Nature Reserve is that income from tourism is used to subsidise the conservation projects and the environmental education programme.

SOMARELANG TIKOLOGO

THE BOTSWANA SOCIETY

Private Bag 00376, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 3709 Email: info.somatiko@gmail.com Web: www.somatiko.org.bw

PO Box 71, Gaborone Tel: +267 391 9745 Email: botsoc@info.bw Web: www.botsoc.org.bw

Somarelang Tikologo (Environment Watch Botswana) is a member-based environmental non-government organisation in Gaborone. Its aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues through events and demonstration projects. ST consists of dedicated staff and committed volunteer members who undertake numerous environmental awareness-raising activities throughout the year. ST operates through four subcommittees: environmental planning, resource conservation, waste management and PR and fund-raising. Somarelang Tikologo has a collection of hand-made green crafts from local producers. The organisation has nearly 100 members and donors. They include government agencies, banks, private companies and multinationals.

The Botswana Society is a non-governmental body, founded in 1969, which advances knowledge of Botswana in all disciplines and on all aspects of the nation’s cultural, scientific and environmental heritage.

The society reports, debates, collates and disseminates the findings of recent research on Botswana. It publishes an annual journal (Botswana Notes and Records, Volume 40 in 2008) and other publications and holds lectures, workshops and symposiums on vital questions of national development.

AIR CHARTER & AIRLINE SECTOR AIR BOTSWANA

AIR SHAKAWE

PO Box 92, Gaborone Tel: +267 368 8419 / 425 / 505 Email: hfraser@airbotswana.co.bw Web: www.airbotswana.co.bw

PO Box 1936, Maun Tel: +267 686 3620 Email: airshakawe@ngami.net Web: www.airshakawe.com

Air Botswana, the national carrier of Botswana, was created in 1972 and is the flagship and pride of Botswana. Today, Air Botswana enjoys a reputation as a quality airline operating a fleet of three ATR 42-500 and one ATR 72-500 advanced turboprop aircraft. In addition, the carrier operates regional services in full support of national development and the tourism industry. As a national carrier, the airline supports a wide range of community endeavours. Air Botswana operates a route network consisting of Gaborone-Maun; Gaborone-Kasane; Gaborone-Francistown; Maun-Kasane; Gaborone-Johannesburg; Maun-Johannesburg; and Francistown-Johannesburg.

Air Shakawe began operating in June 2010 from the small town of Shakawe in north-western Botswana. In 2012 Air Shakawe moved its aircraft and operations from Shakawe to Maun International Airport in order to meet the high demand of tourists travelling into and desiring scenic flights over the Okavango Delta. The company operates a fleet of Cessna 207 aircraft and also has one Cessna 210. It also has access to a wide variety of larger aircraft for both business and pleasure purposes.

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AIR CHARTER & AIRLINE SECTOR AIRLINK

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Building 3, Greenstone Hill Office Park Emerald Boulevard, Modderfontein, South Africa Tel: +27 11 451 7300 Email: info@flyairlink.com Web: www.flyairlink.com

Plot 54354 Section 9, Unit 1 CBD Central Square, Gaborone Tel: +267 311 1631 • Cell: +267 762 43467/759 99547 Email: allgbectostaff@ethiopianairlines.com Web: www.ethiopianairlines.com

Airlink, with more than 20 years of customer-focused experience, connects its customers to the widest network and choice of flights within southern Africa, connecting 37 destinations in nine African countries. Through Airlink’s alliance with SAA, customers can enjoy convenient connections with SAA, their Star Alliance partner airlines and other carriers throughout southern Africa and the world. Customers can earn Voyager Miles and book flights direct on www.flyairlink. com or contact their travel agent or SAA central reservations on: +27 11 978 1111.

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the flag carrier of Ethiopia. During the past 70-plus years, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in Africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence. Operating at the forefront of technology, the airline has also become one of Ethiopia’s major industries and a veritable institution in Africa. It commands a lion’s share of the pan-African network, including daily and double-daily east to west flight across the continent. Ethiopian currently serves 100 international and 21 domestic destinations, operating the newest and youngest fleet.

FLYING MISSION SERVICES

HELICOPTER HORIZONS

Private Bag SK 7, Gaborone Tel: +267 390 0297 Email: charters@fms.co.bw Web: www.fms.co.bw

PO Box 68, Maun Tel: +267 680 1186 Fax: +267 680 1185 Email: info@helicopterhorizons.com Web: www.helicopterhorizons.com

Flying Mission Services is a Botswana charter service of note, established in 1980 (Flying Doctor). FMS claims to be the most reliable and rapid charter, maintenance and aero medical services company in southern Africa.

Services include: aero medical evacuation, aircraft maintenance, corporate and tourist charters, scenic flights, surveys and aerial work, desert and delta camp transfers, body repatriation and satellite aircraft tracking services. The company also has an aircraft maintenance engineering training school. The Flying Mission Services fleet comprises two King Air 200 aircraft and a King Air C90 at its Gaborone base as well as a King Air C90, two Cessna 206s and a Cessna 207 at its Maun base.

Helicopter Horizons is a bespoke helicopter company operating throughout northern Botswana. With various options and packages, the company is in a unique position to provide travellers with unforgettable photographic flights, excursions and private luxury transfers that only a helicopter can afford.

The company has more than a decade of experience flying over Botswana’s most remote landscapes, so travellers can comfortably let one of Helicopter Horizons’ seasoned pilots take them on a remarkable helicopter experience.

KALAHARI AIR SERVICES

MACK AIR

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport PO Box 41278, Gaborone Tel: +267 395 1804 • Fax: +267 391 2015 Email: kas@kalahariair.co.bw Web: www.kalahariair.co.bw

Private Bag 329, Maun Tel: +267 686 0675 Email: reservations@mackair.co.bw Web: www.mackair.co.bw

Kalahari Air Services is Botswana’s premier air charter and maintenance facility since 1968, operating mid-range jets and pressurised twin-turbine aircraft. The company’s fleet offers versatility to fly in luxury to secluded tourist lodges, isolated mining sites and business hubs throughout southern Africa. With 50 years of experience, the company prides itself on professional and service-driven operations, where safety and reliability are paramount.

Kalahari Air Services also offers personalised services for private and corporate aircraft owners, as well as bespoke survey and aerial photography operations.

Since 1994 Mack Air has been operating in and around the Okavango Delta from its base at Maun International Airport. It has become a leader in personalised, efficient and safe air charter operations. Mack Air operates a range of versatile aircraft, from the 10-seat Cessna Grand Caravan to the five-seat Gippsland Airvan and four-seat Cessna 206. The company employs a team of well trained and safety-conscious flight crew. On the ground, it works to ensure the flight schedule runs smoothly and efficiently and is coordinated with both the safari lodges and international air carriers. Mack Air offers a selection of air charter services, primarily into the delta but also throughout Botswana and neighbouring countries. In addition to safari camp transfers, it offers scenic flights over the delta.

MOREMI AIR SERVICES

OKAVANGO AIR RESCUE

Private Bag 197, Maun Tel: +267 686 3632 Email: info@moremiair.com Web: www.moremiair.com

Maun International Airport, Main Entrance Hall PO Box 1966, Maun Tel: +267 686 1616 Email: office@okavangorescue.com Web: www.okavangorescue.com

Moremi Air Services is an air charter company, based in Maun, operating a fleet of seven Cessna and Islander aircraft suited to regional and international flying. The company offers services from Botswana into Zambia, South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Moremi Air has an aircraft continuously based in Kasane. This allows easy and cost-effective daily transfers between Livingstone, the Caprivi and Victoria Falls. The company 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, Moremi Air ensures that everyone’s journey is as pleasant and smooth as possible.

Okavango Air Rescue is an airborne medical rescue organisation, operating a helicopter and a fixed wing plane out of Maun. For medical emergencies it provides a fully equipped helicopter with an emergency doctor to treat and stabilise the patient on the spot and take him or her to the nearest appropriate location. Its radius of operation is northern Botswana and the central Kalahari. It is financed by the annual subscriptions of patrons. This is not an insurance premium, but a contribution to help keep the helicopter airborne. With an annual patronage fee of only BWP 150 for citizens and residents and BWP 175 for tourists, rescue services are secured not only for patrons but also for the people of Botswana.

SAFARI AIR

WILDERNESS AIR

Cnr Airport Avenue and Mathiba Road, Maun Tel: +267 686 0022 Email: reservations@booking.co.bw

Maun Airport, Private Bag 159, Maun Tel: +267 686 0778 Email: alexh@wilderness-air.com Web: www.wilderness-air.com

Established in 1987, Safari Air provides a ‘seat in plane’ and charter service to camps and lodges throughout northern Botswana.

The company operates a mixed fleet of Cessna 206 and 208 (Caravan) aircraft as well as Gippsland Airvans. These aircraft are ideally suited for operating from the remote airstrips of the Okavango Delta and Chobe.

Safari Air’s operations base is in Maun, at the heart of Botswana’s safari industry.

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Wilderness Air is proud to be the air partner of Wilderness Safaris, a responsible ecotourism and conservation company with private access to the finest wilderness and wildlife areas of southern Africa. Wilderness Air began operating in 1991 with one aircraft based in Botswana serving two camps in the Okavango Delta. Today, the company is also based in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, operating over 35 aircraft and employing over 50 pilots. Throughout its time, it has maintained its excellent reputation for safety and guest service. It operates a varied fleet of light aircraft, chosen for their ability to transport visitors comfortably to remote wilderness destinations with dirt airstrips. Each aircraft type has been selected based on its ability to transport different numbers of passengers over different ranges.

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