New yoga and safari retreat camp opens in northern Botswana
4 June 2024 Munga Plains, a new retreat centre offering a unique fusion of yoga and safari experiences opened its…
Tag: Kasane
Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana?
8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…
SA airline adds new flights to Botswana
19 August 2023 Next month, South African carrier FlyCemAir will launch flights to Kasane – the gateway to Botswana’s Chobe…
Botswana: First ever elephant wide aerial survey
A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to…
CemAir eyes Africa
Johannesburg-based CemAir has applied for a licence to operate scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Ndola, Lubumbashi, Dar…
Prince Harry’s sweet welcome message at Botswana charity was just revealed
Prince Harry recently visited a centre for his charity Sentebale in Botswana and was heralded with a special greeting. He’s…
Botswana’s top 12 birding sites
Botswana is renowned for having some of the best wildlife areas in the world, but it is also a bird…
Another life tragically cut short in Human-Wildlife Conflict incident
Last Sunday, a 28-year-old man was tragically trampled to death by an elephant at Muchenje Lodge, some 60 km from…
Hot air balloon safaris for Chobe
AirVentures will extend its hot air balloon Safaris to Chobe-based Elephant Valley Lodge, according to the company’s Environmental Management Plan…
Chobe looks to Sweden influence for Kasane Kazungula Re-development Plan
A renewed effort to liven up the area around Kasane-Kazungula termed the “Kasane-Kazungula Re-development Plan” is likely to get its influence…
Pangolin Chobe Hotel wins Africa’s Leading New Hotel 2019 award
The Pangolin Chobe Hotel has won the prestigious title of Africa’s Leading New Hotel at this year’s World Travel Awards…
In the Chobe people are at the mercy of the wildlife
Working early mornings and finishing work late in the evening is taken for granted by many people in Botswana. Not…
Memories of Botswana and an enduring friendship with one Isaac Motsusi
Isaac came to work for my family in Francistown when he will have been a mere teenager, in 1949 (mainly…
Explore 4 African countries in one easy road trip
No signpost indicates the exact spot, but in northern Botswana near a place named Kazungula, four countries meet at the…
Christmas in Botswana
Christmas in Botswana I have to admit, I didn’t know much about Botswana or southern Africa until one of my…
Steve Harvey gives one lucky audience member a once in a lifetime summer break to Chobe!
A friend sent us a video clip of Steve Harvey giving one of his lucky audience members a once-in a-lifetime…
Chobe residents support lifting of the hunting ban
Chobe District residents have expressed support for the lifting of the hunting ban. Kgosi Bafedile Lesoma said at a kgotla…
The stunning kaleidoscope of the Sedudu Island sunset
Sedudu Island – also known as Kasikili Island in Namibia – is an Island located on the Chobe River. A…
Kazungula Bridge | Gateway to SADC’s North-South Trade Corridor
The Kazungula Bridge in Kasane represents the triumph of regional integration and cooperation as the infrastructure has ripple trade benefits…
Showcasing Mowana Lodge, Kasane
Mowana Lodge is an up-market luxury hotel where you can expect only the best, complete with the standards of any…
Hotel Report: Chobe Safari Lodge
The Chobe Safari Lodge is on the banks of the Chobe River just outside the national park. Monkeys, warthogs and…
Aerial surveys of Botswana’s elephants show the numbers have stabilised
Aerial surveys indicate a greater concentration of elephants in Botswana than anywhere else in Africa. Botswana is home to the…
15 fun things to do in Kasane
It’ll come as news to many, but Kasane’s claim to fame is Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton getting married in…
Kasane home to the Chobe National Park
Kasane – The name Kasane is derived from the Subiya word ‘masane’ meaning the waterberry tree. Population approximately 24,688 (based…