Area Attractions
HISTORICAL SITES
- National Museum and Art Gallery - exhibition of historical, natural and cultural history with beautiful exhibitions of life and animals in earlier times. There is also a fine collection of traditional art and craft and rotating exhibitions of modern art and sculpture.
- Kolobeng Ruins - the remains of David Livingstone’s 1840 mission and the site of Botswana’s first Christian church.
- Thamaga - It is best known for the Thamaga Pottery Workshop, which produces original ceramic work and household pottery. Botswelelo Handicrafts also sell folding kgotla chairs, intricately carved and originally used by chiefs at important meetings.
NATURE LOVERS
- Gaborone Game Reserve - Although it is small at only 550 ha, the Gaborone Game Reserve has a good network of roads where game can be observed—impala, kudu, ostriches, wildebeest, zebra, gemsbok, eland and even two rescued rhino, but no dangerous predators except eagles and other raptors. There is a wide range of birds in the diverse habitat of scrub, woodland and forest. Protected and endangered species breed in the ponds. Also features an education centre, two picnic sites and game and bird hides for viewing the animals.
- Kgale Hill- It offers a pleasant climb with breathtaking views of the Dam and city. Visitors can choose one of three well-defined routes up the hill, each takes less than an hour. There is a resident troop of baboons living on Kgale and a pair of black eagles consistently nests in the craggy cliff-face just below the peak. There have also been reports of early morning sightings of leopard.
GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
- Phakalane Golf Estate – 15km from Gaborone, Phakalane is a golfing haven with an 18-hole championship golf course featuring 15 dams which have been used to create tricky water hazards.
- Gaborone Golf Club – 18-hole golf course in the heart of Gaborone.
ADVENTURE ADDICTS
- Gaborone Dam - Offers sailing, fishing and other activities. Drinks, snacks and Sunday lunch are available at the Yacht Club open-air bar. There are picnic sites and a well-equipped children’s playground.
LOCAL SHOPPING
- Odi and Mochudi Craft Villages - about 18km northeast of Gaborone on the Francistown road. The main attraction is the cooperative of the Lentswe-la-Odi weavers that have gained an international reputation with their striking modern designs. In Mochudi there are traditional crafts including handmade jewellery and products of the tin workshop. Mochudi also boasts a museum and the most southerly baobab trees in the country.
- Shopping - Gaborone has a variety of Shopping Malls, shops, banks, business offices, as well as arts and crafts centres.
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