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Botswana tourist information with details about travel to and around the country. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Botswana links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.

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Botswana Country Information

Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa.

Countries neighbouring Botswana are: Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

English is the official language of Botswana, but many people still speak Setswana; the language of the Tswana people who lend their name to the country.

The Bantu Tswana migrated to the area that is now Botswana, around 1800, and displaced the indigenous San.

Often called the Bushmen by early white settlers, the San people are still hunter gathers in the dry Kalahari Desert.

David Livingstone and Robert Moffat came to the Botswana area in the early 19th century.

Bechuanaland, as the territory was formerly called, came under British protection in 1885, at the request of Tswana chiefs who claimed that Boers were invading their territories from the Transvaal.

The country achieved independence, under the name Botswana,  in 1966.

Although Botswana opposed the former apartheid policies of South Africa, economic necessity forced them to maintain close ties with the neighbouring country.

Diamond mining has helped the country to prosper during the last decade.

Weather in Botswana

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Gaborone Weather, Kasane Weather, Maun Weather, Tsabong Weather.

Gaborone

The capital of Botswana is characterless Gaborone, and travellers might find themselves here if they are travelling between Zimbabwe and South Africa by rail.

Gaborone houses the national museum and art gallery.

Gaborone Accommodation

Gaborone Sun Hotel:
Nyerere Drive North, Gaborone.
This luxury class hotel and casino is the ideal place to pamper yourself before or after visiting Okavango and Kalahari. Hotel facilities include 2 restaurants and 4 bars.

Botswana Highlights

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Botswana Safari Holiday:
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Cyber Safari:
A trip to Botswana wouldn't be complete without a visit to at least one of the National Parks. Botswana's Okavango Delta can best be appreciated with National Geographic's Cyber Safari.

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