Located in Southern Africa, Botswana is truly an african odyssey, and timeless tale for a traveler to walk through. It shares borders with Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Botswana is a remarkably beautiful country with high standards of education healthcare and a stable economy. Botswana economy relies mainly on diamond mining and tourism. According to a recent report Botswana tourism industry is expected generate US$ 1.620 mn of economic activity.
Landlocked, the country lies at an elevation of 1000m and consists of variety of wild life game reserves and wild parks. Apart from these, Botswana has a lot more to offer as well; visit the sparsely populated Kalahari Desert which covers the hollow basin of Botswana Venture into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the second largest game reserve in the world .Visit the Okavango Chobe –the northern part of the country with Okavango Delta and the finest game reserves. See the gigantic elephant herds at the Chloe National Park. Glide through the Okavango Delta and experience the pristine wilderness, the grasslands, the flooded plains and low tree covered ridges. Have the experience of life and find all southern African mammals at the Moremi Wildlife reserves and Chobe National Park.
Besides these, Botswana offers a choice of finest accommodation mixed with options from top class hotels to luxury hotels, luxury lodges and Safari Camps to budget guest houses. In addition Botswana also has its own university the University of Botswana located in Gaborone.
Botswana main airport Sir Seretse Khama airport is situated in Gaborone. It caters to all the domestic and international flights to Botswana. The airport is located 9 miles (15 km) north of Gaborone. Hotel minibuses and taxis services are available for tourists to commute towards the city centre.
Gaborone is the capital of Botswana, a lot can be found in this city where most of the country’s population is concentrated. It has a well maintained public transport system so getting around is easy. Grab a taxi, a combi or a bus one can easily travel in these. In Gaborone, one can find the finest shopping malls, shop at the Game city Mall, the biggest store in Botswana or buy cheap at one of the pavement stalls at the River walk mall. Dine at the capital finest cafes or the restaurants. Gaborone nightlife is no less for a traveler who looks for entertainment at night. Clubs and bars are open. Theatres and cinemas can be found in the city that stage theatrical performances. For one can never be left bored with such entertainments available for tourists to enjoy.
Most travelers are advised on their trips to such areas due to HIV/AIDS pandemic and alleged maltreatment of the Kalahari Bushmen.
