Mashatu Game Reserve

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Located in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Mashatu Game Reserve's closest border crossing into South Africa is at Pont Drift.


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Mashatu is the largest privately owned conservation area in Southern Africa, and is remarkable for its diversity of landscape and wildlife; its elephants are particularly well known.


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Other large animals to be found there include lion, leopard, cheetah, giraffe and many types of antelope.


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There are two camps at Mashatu.


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Main Camp accomodates a maximum of 34 guests in luxuriously appointed air-conditioned standard and superior rooms.


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A feature of the camp is a thatched observation bar, the "Gin Trap", overlooking a floodlit waterhole.
There is also a filtered plunge pool.


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Day and night game drives are conducted in open four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Also on offer are walking tours led by experienced rangers.


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Tent Camp is a luxury tented camp accomodating a maximum of 16 guests.
Its character is entirely rustic, although every convenience is available to guests.
The tents are insect-proof and each has an ensuite shower and toilet.


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Other notable features of the camp are its very personalised atmosphere and the sense of wilderness it imparts.
It has a swimming pool.


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Game-viewing outings are conducted in the same manner as the Main Camp.


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Fly-in facilities are available; customs and immigration clearance at the local airfield can be arranged when booking.
Charter flights and accomodation may be booked through your travel agent in Botswana or South Africa.


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The drive time from Johannesburg via Polokwane and Alldays is roughly four to five hours; the drive from Gaborone is approximately the same.
Self-drive guests are met at the border by the game reserve staff and then transported to the camps.


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Serowe, the Khama Rhino Sanctuary

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The Khama Rhino Sanctuary lies 29 km north of Serowe on the Orapa road in the central district of Botswana.

The project, sustained by a community trust established in 1992, is dedicated to the safeguarding and breeding of some of Botswana's last rhinos - the rhino population was in danger of being poached out.


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At the moment, it conserves a small group of three black rhino and the largest herd of white rhino in the country.
It is situated on 4,300 ha of Kalahari sandveld and a Serwe Pan, a large calcrete depression, lies in the centre of the reserve.


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The reserve not only has the largest breeding herd of rhino in Botswana, but is also home to a diverse range of antelope and smaller mammals, such as bat-eared fox.


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Leopard, although not common, have been seen.
There is abundant bird life - over 230 species identified - with a large variety of raptors.
A bird hide has been constructed, and one may join organised game drives and nature walks.

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The sanctuary offers an education and conference centre, delightful self-catering chalets, three "squaredavels" (rectangular huts) ideal for backpackers and extensive, clear, serviced campsites. 
All the campsites and other accomodation are situated in stands of mongongo trees, which provide privacy and shade.


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An ordinary car is suitable for getting to the chalets and campsites, but one needs to join a conducted game drive or drive a bakkie (pick-up) or 4X4 follow all the routes within the sanctuary.


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CONTACT DETAILS :

The Khama Rhino Sanctuary Trust

P.O. Box 10, Serowe

krst@botsnet.bw

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Serowe

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This interesting town lies on the route from eastern Botswana into the Kalahari and on to Makgadikgadi, the Boteti River, Maun and the game regions beyond.

Most travellers pass it by, but it deserves more than a fleeting stop.

Your first call should be to the Khama III Memorial Museum, located in the old "Red House", a splendid Victorian building beautifully restored with the assistance of Danish aid.


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Next to it is the Phineas McIntosh House.
McIntosh, a white man, was flogged at the command of the Regent, Tsekedi Khama, in an incident that shocked the 1933 Bechuanaland establishment and brought Marines from Cape Town by rail to "apply discipline".


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The Royal Cemetery, which contains the grave of the country's first president Sir Seretse Khama, and the Serowe Kgotla, are also well worth a visit.
There is only one hotel in Serowe.


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Cafés & Restaurants in Gaborone

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There are many cafés and good restaurants in the city.

Better-known cafés and restaurants include:

• The Chutney (Indian)

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• Mokolodi Restaurant

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• Caravela Portuguese Restaurant

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• Café Dijo

• Embassy (Indian)

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• Cappuccino's

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• Beef Baron Grill and Rib Room (African)

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Other restaurants are: Rodizio (Brasilian), Mug & Bean, Sanitas, Espretto (International), Fresh Cafe, Bill & Bush Pub, Beijing Red Lantern Chinese Restaurant (Chinese), Apache Spur (South African Steakhouse), Cafe Portugalia (Portugal), Equatorial Cafè, Nandos Game City, Cappellos (European), Par 5 Restaurant (Indian), Fego Caffè (Italian), Number 1 Ladies Opera House Restaurant (African), Maharajia Restaurant, Mahogany's Restaurant (International), The Fig Tree, Primi Piatti (Italian), News Cafe, Landing Strip, Melodi Café (African), Pizza Den (Indian, Pakistan), Pool Bar, The Mogul (Indian), Linga Longa (European), Terrace Restaurant, Panarottis (Italian), Bimbos, Dros (fish).


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........ and again Raphsody's Gaborone, Savuti Grill, Conservatory and Pool Terrace, Slots Cocktail Lunch, Kgotla Restaurant & Coffee Shop, Caffè Prego, Milano's Chicken & Pizza, King's Take Away, Chatters.

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Mokolodi Nature Reserve

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A little further out of town, 15 km south of Gaborone on the Lobatse road, is the only formal animal sanctuary in the country, Mokolodi Nature Reserve.

This is a private reserve established in 1994 by the Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation, whose aim it is to further environmental education and to conserve the flora and fauna of southeastern Botswana.


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Animals you can see there include white rhino, giraffe, kudu, eland, impala, gemsbok, ostrich, wildebeest, red hartebeest, wharthog and zebra.


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There are also three young elephants that have been trained from Sri Lanka.


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Mokolodi provides accomodation in the form of well-equipped chalets, dormitories (booking essential) and campsites, and has a restaurant, education centre and a gift shop.

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The Mokolodi cheetah encounter allows visitors to stand with and touch these animals. Beautiful !!!!                                                                                                                                              

Activities include game drive and walks, the tracking of rhino and giraffe, a cheetah encounter, a snake park, night drives, star-gazing, bush braais and bush lunches.

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Gaborone, what to see and do

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If on foot around the Mall, it is worth taking in the Parliament Building and the House of Chiefs, both in the Government enclave.

At the opposite end of the Mall are the National Museum and the Art Gallery.
Both are in the same building and are definitely worth a visit.
The Museum, especially, offers a very good overview of the country and its material culture.

Further afield, an especially interesting place to visit is the Craft Centre in Broadhurst (Nakedi Road). In addition to its fascinating shops there's a good food and coffee at several venues within the complex.


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Those with an interest in the South African War will appreciate a visit to the Military Cemetery in Gaborone Village.
Also worth a visit in the village are the National Botanical Garden and the Natural History Centre.
Still in its infancy, the 7 ha grounds are being developed with the establishment of lawns, walking trails and a display house for reptiles, fish and amphibians.
In pursuit of its vision, the University of Botswana has been improving in every aspect of its endeavour.
It aims to become a leading centre of academic excellence in Africa, and already has an enviable reputation in the wider region.


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Somewhat further afield- and you'll need a car for this, plus a local guidebook for specific directions - are some nice walks around the Gaborone Dam and up Kgale Hill.


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A visit to Gaborone Game Reserve is recommended.
This reserve opened in 1988 on the initiative of the Kalahari Conservation Society and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
Created mainly for educational purposes, the reserve consists of 5 km2 of varied habitat on the edge of the Ngotwane River,
The reserve is open from 6,30 am to 6,30 pm each day, and entrance fees are nominal.


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Despite its tiny size, this remarkable reserve is one of the most visited protected areas in Botswana.
Within it you'll find a wide range of mammals, including kudu, eland, wildebeest, impala, gemsbok and zebra, moving freely throughout the park.


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The reserve has a good network of roads, two picnic sites with toilets, water and braai facilities, a visitor's information centre with a mini-museum, and a game-viewing hide overlooking a permanent artificial waterhole.
There is also a bird hide in the marshy area of the park.
Viewing is best in the early morning and is also quite good in the evenings.


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Gaborone

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Gaborone began its life as "Gaberone's Village" on the west bank of the Ngotwane River, some distance to the east of the modern city.
It took its name from the chief of the Batlokwa tribe, whose village was on the east bank of the Ngotwane River.
It was established in 1890 and was for some time the administrative centre for the southern part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.


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At that time, there was a great deal of political activity both within the Protectorate and around its borders.
Britain was sufficiently concerned to believe it necessary to increase the strenght of the Bechuanaland Border Police from 350 to 450, and to establish a centre of police strenght in the south of the country.


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To that end, Colonel Frederick Carrington, Officer Commanding the Bechuanaland Border Police, was dispatched to seek a suitable site site for an additional fort in the south, preferably near Kolobeng or Molepolole.
He was unsuccessful and suggested instead a well-known crossroads on the banks of the Ngotwane River.
Thus, the administrative centre of Gaborone's Village was born.


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Originally, what was to become the heart of modern Gaborone was a siding on a railway line some 4,8 km west of the village.
The place was selected as the site for the new capital city in 1964, and became the capital of the Republic of Botswana in September 1966.

Gaborone is not considered a prime tourist destination, since 90 per cent of leisure traffic goes to Ngamiland.
However, many people, mainly for business and diplomatic reasons, do come to the city and there are things of interest to see.


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The tourist infrastructure isn't very well organised, so it's a matter of finding your own way around, and this is usually best done by hiring a car or contacting local guides.

Gaborone has a population of approximately 300,000.

The city centre is the Main Mall, with the City Council offices at one end and Government Offices at the other.

The bigger hotels have casinos, there are several large shopping malls, all with excellent restaurants, and two of them have cinema clusters.


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The streets are safe to walk in; theft does occur but it is not a serious problem, it is wise not to offer temptation, however.
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink.

Years ago, cities went through a phase of "recognising" their antipodes.
That of Gaborone is marked by a plaque in a park in the city of Honolulu in Hawaii.


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