Tourism in Botswana
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BOTSWANA, 2015/09/29
Known for its rich diamonds resources and magnificent tourist attractions of the Okavango Delta, a lot of would at no time think motor racing would become one of the majority sought next activities of Botswana's tourism industry.
The Kalahari Desert, covering most of the western part of the country, has just turned out to be a hub for off-road racing in this landlocked southern African country.
This year marked a historic 30th edition of the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000km Desert Race, the biggest off-road racing event in southern Africa, with the winner getting a ticket to the world renowned Dakar Rally. It's the wee hours of the morning and large motor engines can be heard roaring and disturbing the tranquil often experienced in the small mining town of Jwaneng, at the entrance of the vast sands of the Kalahari Desert.
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BOTSWANA, 2013/08/12
Senyati Safari Camp in Botswana has constructed an elephant bunker at their lodge near Kasane. It was a massive undertaking with huge earth works to dig a tunnel to allow people to walk quietly and unseen to the waterhole where they are allowed to watch and photograph wildlife at ground level.
Anyone who has visited Senyati will tell stories of hundreds of elephants at a time visiting the waterhole in front of the bar each afternoon and particularly in the dry season at the same time as Oom Louw (Senyati’s owner) pumps fresh water in to give the desperate animals some respite from the bone dry savannah.
