https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:37:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/new-yoga-and-safari-retreat-camp-opens-in-northern-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/new-yoga-and-safari-retreat-camp-opens-in-northern-botswana/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:37:27 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17497

4 June 2024 Munga Plains, a new retreat centre offering a unique fusion of yoga and safari experiences opened its…]]>

4 June 2024 Munga Plains, a new retreat centre offering a unique fusion of yoga and safari experiences opened its…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/new-yoga-and-safari-retreat-camp-opens-in-northern-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/where-is-the-most-beautiful-town-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/where-is-the-most-beautiful-town-in-botswana/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:35:12 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16984

8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…]]>

8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/where-is-the-most-beautiful-town-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/sa-airline-adds-new-flights-to-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/sa-airline-adds-new-flights-to-botswana/#respond Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:07:11 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16711

19 August 2023 Next month, South African carrier FlyCemAir will launch flights to Kasane – the gateway to Botswana’s Chobe…]]>

19 August 2023 Next month, South African carrier FlyCemAir will launch flights to Kasane – the gateway to Botswana’s Chobe…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/sa-airline-adds-new-flights-to-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-first-ever-elephant-wide-aerial-survey/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-first-ever-elephant-wide-aerial-survey/#respond Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:28:40 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14850

A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to…]]>

A group has launched a more than $3 million dollar exercise that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to provide data to…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-first-ever-elephant-wide-aerial-survey/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/cemair-eyes-africa/ https://yourbotswana.com/cemair-eyes-africa/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:26:03 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=12130

Johannesburg-based CemAir has applied for a licence to operate scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Ndola, Lubumbashi, Dar…]]>

Johannesburg-based CemAir has applied for a licence to operate scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Lagos, Luanda, Lusaka, Ndola, Lubumbashi, Dar…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/cemair-eyes-africa/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/prince-harrys-sweet-welcome-message-at-botswana-charity-was-just-revealed/ https://yourbotswana.com/prince-harrys-sweet-welcome-message-at-botswana-charity-was-just-revealed/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2019 12:43:49 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=9505

Prince Harry recently visited a centre for his charity Sentebale in Botswana and was heralded with a special greeting. He’s…]]>

Prince Harry recently visited a centre for his charity Sentebale in Botswana and was heralded with a special greeting. He’s…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/prince-harrys-sweet-welcome-message-at-botswana-charity-was-just-revealed/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-top-12-birding-sites/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-top-12-birding-sites/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:27:24 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8751

Botswana is renowned for having some of the best wildlife areas in the world, but it is also a bird…]]>

Botswana is renowned for having some of the best wildlife areas in the world, but it is also a bird…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-top-12-birding-sites/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-tragically-cut-short-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/ https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-tragically-cut-short-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:28:04 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8829

Last Sunday, a 28-year-old man was tragically trampled to death by an elephant at Muchenje Lodge, some 60 km from…]]>

Last Sunday, a 28-year-old man was tragically trampled to death by an elephant at Muchenje Lodge, some 60 km from…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/another-life-tragically-cut-short-in-human-wildlife-conflict-incident/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/hot-air-balloon-safaris-for-chobe/ https://yourbotswana.com/hot-air-balloon-safaris-for-chobe/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:15:59 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8817

AirVentures will extend its hot air balloon Safaris to Chobe-based Elephant Valley Lodge, according to the company’s Environmental Management Plan…]]>

AirVentures will extend its hot air balloon Safaris to Chobe-based Elephant Valley Lodge, according to the company’s Environmental Management Plan…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/hot-air-balloon-safaris-for-chobe/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-looks-to-sweden-influence-for-kasane-kazungula-re-development-plan/ https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-looks-to-sweden-influence-for-kasane-kazungula-re-development-plan/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:15:00 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8596

A renewed effort to liven up the area around Kasane-Kazungula termed the “Kasane-Kazungula Re-development Plan” is likely to get its influence…]]>

A renewed effort to liven up the area around Kasane-Kazungula termed the “Kasane-Kazungula Re-development Plan” is likely to get its influence…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-looks-to-sweden-influence-for-kasane-kazungula-re-development-plan/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/pangolin-chobe-hotel-wins-africas-leading-new-hotel-2019-award/ https://yourbotswana.com/pangolin-chobe-hotel-wins-africas-leading-new-hotel-2019-award/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:47:37 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8410

The Pangolin Chobe Hotel has won the prestigious title of Africa’s Leading New Hotel at this year’s World Travel Awards…]]>

The Pangolin Chobe Hotel has won the prestigious title of Africa’s Leading New Hotel at this year’s World Travel Awards…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/pangolin-chobe-hotel-wins-africas-leading-new-hotel-2019-award/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/in-the-chobe-people-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-wildlife/ https://yourbotswana.com/in-the-chobe-people-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-wildlife/#respond Sun, 19 May 2019 16:34:06 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=8089

Working early mornings and finishing work late in the evening is taken for granted by many people in Botswana. Not…]]>

Working early mornings and finishing work late in the evening is taken for granted by many people in Botswana. Not…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/in-the-chobe-people-are-at-the-mercy-of-the-wildlife/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/memories-of-botswana-and-an-enduring-friendship-with-one-isaac-motsusi/ https://yourbotswana.com/memories-of-botswana-and-an-enduring-friendship-with-one-isaac-motsusi/#comments Sun, 12 May 2019 11:49:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=7962

Isaac came to work for my family in Francistown when he will have been a mere teenager, in 1949 (mainly…]]>

Isaac came to work for my family in Francistown when he will have been a mere teenager, in 1949 (mainly…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/memories-of-botswana-and-an-enduring-friendship-with-one-isaac-motsusi/feed/ 1 https://yourbotswana.com/explore-4-african-countries-in-one-easy-road-trip/ https://yourbotswana.com/explore-4-african-countries-in-one-easy-road-trip/#respond Sun, 05 May 2019 14:13:12 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=7850

No signpost indicates the exact spot, but in northern Botswana near a place named Kazungula, four countries meet at the…]]>

No signpost indicates the exact spot, but in northern Botswana near a place named Kazungula, four countries meet at the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/explore-4-african-countries-in-one-easy-road-trip/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/christmas-in-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/christmas-in-botswana/#respond Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:59:02 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=6888 https://yourbotswana.com/christmas-in-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/steve-harvey-gives-one-lucky-audience-member-a-once-in-a-lifetime-summer-break-to-chobe/ https://yourbotswana.com/steve-harvey-gives-one-lucky-audience-member-a-once-in-a-lifetime-summer-break-to-chobe/#respond Sun, 04 Nov 2018 15:22:33 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=6173 https://yourbotswana.com/steve-harvey-gives-one-lucky-audience-member-a-once-in-a-lifetime-summer-break-to-chobe/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-residents-support-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/ https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-residents-support-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/#respond Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:26:20 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=6032

Chobe District residents have expressed support for the lifting of the hunting ban. Kgosi Bafedile Lesoma said at a kgotla…]]>

Chobe District residents have expressed support for the lifting of the hunting ban. Kgosi Bafedile Lesoma said at a kgotla…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/chobe-residents-support-lifting-of-the-hunting-ban/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-stunning-kaleidoscope-of-the-sedudu-island-sunset/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-stunning-kaleidoscope-of-the-sedudu-island-sunset/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:44:41 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5811 https://yourbotswana.com/the-stunning-kaleidoscope-of-the-sedudu-island-sunset/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/kazungula-bridge-gateway-to-sadcs-north-south-trade-corridor/ https://yourbotswana.com/kazungula-bridge-gateway-to-sadcs-north-south-trade-corridor/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 16:00:08 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5742

The Kazungula Bridge in Kasane represents the triumph of regional integration and cooperation as the infrastructure has ripple trade benefits…]]>

The Kazungula Bridge in Kasane represents the triumph of regional integration and cooperation as the infrastructure has ripple trade benefits…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/kazungula-bridge-gateway-to-sadcs-north-south-trade-corridor/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/showcasing-mowana-lodge-kasane/ https://yourbotswana.com/showcasing-mowana-lodge-kasane/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2018 15:33:17 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5740

Mowana Lodge is an up-market luxury hotel where you can expect only the best, complete with the standards of any…]]>

Mowana Lodge is an up-market luxury hotel where you can expect only the best, complete with the standards of any…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/showcasing-mowana-lodge-kasane/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/hotel-report-chobe-safari-lodge/ https://yourbotswana.com/hotel-report-chobe-safari-lodge/#respond Sun, 02 Sep 2018 17:11:55 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=5702

The Chobe Safari Lodge is on the banks of the Chobe River just outside the national park. Monkeys, warthogs and…]]>

The Chobe Safari Lodge is on the banks of the Chobe River just outside the national park. Monkeys, warthogs and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/hotel-report-chobe-safari-lodge/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/aerial-surveys-of-botswanas-elephants-show-the-numbers-have-stabilised/ https://yourbotswana.com/aerial-surveys-of-botswanas-elephants-show-the-numbers-have-stabilised/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 13:06:37 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=3463

Aerial surveys indicate a greater concentration of elephants in Botswana than anywhere else in Africa. Botswana is home to the…]]>

Aerial surveys indicate a greater concentration of elephants in Botswana than anywhere else in Africa. Botswana is home to the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/aerial-surveys-of-botswanas-elephants-show-the-numbers-have-stabilised/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/15-fun-things-to-do-in-kasane/ https://yourbotswana.com/15-fun-things-to-do-in-kasane/#comments Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:15:48 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=1338

It’ll come as news to many, but Kasane’s claim to fame is Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton getting married in…]]>

It’ll come as news to many, but Kasane’s claim to fame is Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton getting married in…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/15-fun-things-to-do-in-kasane/feed/ 8 https://yourbotswana.com/kasane-home-to-the-chobe-national-park/ https://yourbotswana.com/kasane-home-to-the-chobe-national-park/#comments Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:23:34 +0000 http://yourbotswana.com/?p=1335

Kasane – The name Kasane is derived from the Subiya word ‘masane’ meaning the waterberry tree. Population approximately 24,688 (based…]]>

Kasane – The name Kasane is derived from the Subiya word ‘masane’ meaning the waterberry tree. Population approximately 24,688 (based…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/kasane-home-to-the-chobe-national-park/feed/ 1