Kabelo drives south from Gweta to see Green's Baobab and reflects on the Makgadikgadi pans' dry season landscape, local costs, and the ancient lake that once covered this salt crust.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 32 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Gweta, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Nata, Green's Baobab, Chapman's Baobab, Kubu Island, Shell Station, Co-op Store, The Daily Grind Cafe + Kitchen, Cross Roads Restaurant.

Covered: Baobab Monuments, Gweta Local Costs, Dry Season Pans, Bakalanga Culture, Road Safety.

Chapters:
00:00 Gweta
02:56 Gweta Lodge
06:54 Ntwetwe Pan

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#BotswanaTravel #MakgadikgadiPans #GwetaVillage #CentralDistrict #GreenBaobab #SaltFlats #KalahariAdventure #DrySeasonSafari #BotswanaRoadTrip #A3Highway #KubuIsland #BrownHyena #BakalangaCulture #KgotlaTradition #SeswaaAndPap #WinterInBotswana #SustainableTravel #AfricaOverland

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

Kabelo arrives in Gweta at the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, finding a room at Gweta Lodge, eating seswaa at Cross Roads Restaurant, and walking the village as the dry-season sun drops. He plans a pan drive, remembers the festival that filled the lodges, and settles into his new base before the rains come.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 31 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Gweta, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Gweta Lodge, Cross Roads Restaurant, Makgadikgadi Pans, Green's Baobab, Kubu Island, Planet Baobab, Jack's Camp, Serowe.

Covered: Arrival and settling into Gweta, Makgadikgadi Pans landscape and history, Local food costs and village economy, Practical logistics: SIM, lodge, transportation, Wildlife: meerkats and brown hyena, Cultural context: kgotla and Bakalanga heritage.

Chapters:
00:00 Serowe
01:00 Gweta
02:07 Gweta Lodge
03:46 Village
04:44 Green's Baobab
06:32 Night
08:13 Planet Baobab

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#BotswanaTravel #MakgadikgadiPans #Gweta #SaltPans #Baobab #KubuIsland #Seswaa #LocalFood #TravelAfrica #Overland #Meerkats #BrownHyena #VillageLife #Botswana #AfricanTravel #DrySeason

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

Kabelo spends his final day in Serowe with a dawn hike up Swaneng Hill, a visit to the Khama III Memorial Museum's poetry circle, and a last look at the rhino sanctuary, reflecting on the town's royal history and practical costs before heading north.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 30 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Rra-Swaneng Hill, Signature Bistro Cafe, Khama III Memorial Museum, Kennedy Gardens, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Boiteko Junction Mall, Access Bank Serowe, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse.

Covered: Serowe daily life and leave-taking, Khama III Museum poetry circle, Khama Rhino Sanctuary visit, Practical costs and banking in Serowe, Local food and restaurants, Planning the route north.

Chapters:
00:00 Signature Bistro Cafe
02:33 Khama III Memorial Museum
04:55 Restaurant interior
06:06 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
07:16 Boiteko Junction Mall
08:30 Lormasol Mews Guesthouse

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #KhamaIII #RhinoSanctuary #SwanengHill #BessieHead #MakgadikgadiPans #OkavangoDelta #TravelAfrica #VillageLife #PoetryCircle #SeroweDiaries #Botswana #CentralDistrict #TravelPodcast #SoloTravel #BudgetTravel #Wildlife

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

Kabelo spends his final day in Serowe with a dawn hike up Swaneng Hill, a visit to the Khama III Memorial Museum's poetry circle, and a last look at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. He reflects on the town's royal history, practical costs, and the journey ahead to the Makgadikgadi Pans.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 29 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Swaneng Hill, Khama III Memorial Museum, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Cafe Latte, Cross Roads Restaurant, Thathaganyana Hill.

Covered: Poetry circle, Rhino sanctuary, Cost of living, Local politics, Travel planning.

Chapters:
00:00 Khama III Memorial Museum
01:37 Museum courtyard
03:28 Cafe Latte
06:01 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
07:47 Cross Roads Restaurant

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #PoetryCircle #SwanengHill #BessieHead #MakgadikgadiPans #TravelBotswana #AfricanTravel #DrySeason #VillageLife #LocalCuisine #SeroweBotswana #KhamaDynasty #Kalahari #Okavango #Seswaa

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

Kabelo spends day seven in Serowe at the Boithselo craft collective, talking with artisans about the village economy, the cost of living, and the legacy of Patrick van Rensburg. He also checks in on the new poetry circle at the Khama III Memorial Museum and reflects on the town's royal history before planning his route north to the Makgadikgadi Pans.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 28 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Boithselo Project, Khama III Memorial Museum, Serowe Hill, Kgotla, Tasty Temptations Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Khama Rhino Sanctuary.

Covered: Craft and cooperative economy, Local politics and infrastructure, Cost of living and practical travel, History and education, Arts and culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Boithselo Project
02:07 Khama III Memorial Museum
03:32 Serowe
04:35 Kgotla
05:58 Sekgoma Memorial Hospital
06:50 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
07:55 Quiet village night

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Botswana #Serowe #TravelBotswana #BoithseloProject #KhamaIII #BessieHead #VillageOfTheRainWind #Makgadikgadi #Okavango #Kalahari #AfricaTravel #Seswaa #BotswanaFood #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #CentralBotswana #TravelAfrica #SeroweTravel

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

On day six in Serowe, Kabelo hikes Rra-Swaneng at dawn, visits the site of Patrick van Rensburg's Brigades experiment, and plans his route north to the Makgadikgadi Pans. With the winter dryness settling in, he reflects on education, the village economy, and the long road ahead.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 27 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Rra-Swaneng, Mma-Swaneng, LMS Church, Khama III Memorial Museum, Two Six Seven restaurant, Boithselo craft collective, Central shopping area.

Covered: Swaneng Hill hike and views, van Rensburg and Brigades experiment, Serowe local food and costs, Museum and Bessie Head, Planning travel north to Makgadikgadi.

Chapters:
00:00 Rra-Swaneng
02:44 Boithselo craft collective
05:22 Khama III Memorial Museum
07:26 Central shopping area
08:32 Guesthouse veranda

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #SwanengHill #BrigadesMovement #KhamaMuseum #BessieHead #Makgadikgadi #OkavangoDelta #AfricanTravel #TravelBotswana #VillageLife #WinterInBotswana #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #Seswaa #SeroweHistory #VanRensburg

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

On day five in Serowe, Kabelo visits the Boithselo Project craft collective, watches artisans at work, and reflects on the village's cooperative economy, the politics of land and water, and the practical costs of living in Africa's largest traditional village.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 26 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Boithselo Project, Khama III Memorial Museum, Serowe Hotel, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse, Swaneng School, Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Serowe Stadium, Central shopping area.

Covered: Craft and cooperative economy, Local politics and infrastructure, Cost of living and practical travel, History and education, Serowe daily life.

Chapters:
00:00 Boithselo Project
02:37 Khama III Memorial Museum
04:14 Central shopping area
05:02 Sekgoma Memorial Hospital
06:36 Swaneng School
08:04 Serowe Hotel
09:29 Quiet room

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Serowe #Botswana #BoithseloProject #CraftCollective #KhamaIIIMemorialMuseum #SwanengSchool #VillageEconomy #CostOfLiving #Seswaa #Magwinya #Kgotla #RoyalHistory #TravelBotswana #SeroweDiaries #BessieHead #CommunityCrafts #LormasolMews #MakgadikgadiNext

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

Kabelo spends his fourth day in Serowe observing a kgotla session, visiting the Khama III Memorial Museum's new poetry circle, and exploring the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. He reflects on local politics, water bills, and the cost of daily life in Botswana's largest traditional village.

Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide →

Some links are affiliate links.

Episode 25 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Swaneng Hill, Khama III Memorial Museum, Museum Cafe, Serowe kgotla, Serowe Barcelos, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Signature Bistro Cafe, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse.

Covered: poetry circle, kgotla politics, rhino sanctuary, land rights, housing delays, local food.

Chapters:
00:00 Swaneng Hill
01:17 Khama III Memorial Museum
03:31 Serowe Barcelos
05:15 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
08:36 Lormasol Mews Guesthouse
10:02 Quiet room

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #KhamaIII #PoetryCircle #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #SwanengHill #BessieHead #CentralDistrict #BotswanaLife #TravelAfrica #VillageLife #RhinoTracking #SeroweKgotla #RealBotswana #CostOfLiving #BotswanaHistory #Museum #KombiRide

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/