Garborone is located at South East area in Botswana.
In 1966 Gaborone became the capital of newly independent Botswana and is by
far the most important city in Botswana. The capital has a fascinating history
and still offers much for the tourist or the passing businessman to see and do.
Gaborone has also become an important arts and crafts centre to tempt the most
discerning shopper.Gaborone is located in the southeast corner of Botswana near
the South African border.
It offers a choice of modern hotels, good restaurants, casinos, cinemas and
nightclubs alive to the local kwaito music. The statue of Sir Seretse Khama
stands serene, guarding the approach to the architecturally distinguished
parliament building. The main mall is crowded with flourishing shops, cyber
cafes, and large institutions while hawkers sell a range of goods in the streets
below. Stalls selling carving, leather work, and other local crafts jostle with
the food and fruit sellers. A range of local crafts such as African carvings,
pottery and traditional and modern weaving are readily available. On Saturdays
and Sundays the Barankelo Flea Market sells a range of goods at Broadhurst Mall.
Tourists passing through the capital or hard-pressed businessmen who cannot
travel the country can find much to do in the capital. Here are some of the
attractions:
The Gaborone Game Reserve is actually the third busiest park in the country.
It 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. Tourists will find a visitors education
centre, two picnic sites and game and bird hides for viewing the animals.
The National Museum & Art Gallery, offering the usual collection of
historic artefacts and stuffed animals. The small national gallery is a
repository for both traditional and modern African and European pieces,
including some San artwork.
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