Travel news Botswana

• Flights
• 05/09/2021 20:47

Fly Okavango set to launch in November

Botswana’s national airline flies to destinations within that country as well as to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.   Air Botswana does not operate a major international route network that facilitates the arrival of overseas tourists.

Botswana has always relied on major international airports in neighbourin… read more

• Destinations
• 01/09/2021 21:22

Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2021 - March 2022) outlook

According to the findings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-25), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely t… read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:13

Privatisation of Air Botswana: what if this time is right?

Initiated five years ago, all attempts to privatise Air Botswana have so far failed. 

And yet, the Botswana State has still not given up hope of finding an investor to revitalise the national carrier, which has been loss-making for several years. This is what is at stake in the discussions recently opened with a potential partner.

• Destinations
• 19/08/2021 07:12

Botswana rolls out e-visa regime to boost tourism and investments

The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched the Online Visa Application Platform.

Speaking during the launch, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs Ms. Anna Mokgethi said through the platform applicants will be able to apply f… read more

• Accomodation
• 05/08/2021 06:18

Tembo Plains Camp

Great Plains, the iconic eco-tourism company is thrilled to announce the much anticipated Tembo Plains Camp, scheduled to open in August 2021. The new Zimbabwean opening, located on the private 118,000-hectare Sapi Reserve, whose northern border is over 40kms of the Zambezi River. The well-known Mana Pools Reserve, a UNESCO … read more

• Destinations
• 03/08/2021 16:11

Zimbabwe – two tourism land borders to reopen

Zimbabwe has reopened the Victoria Falls land border with Zambia for fully vaccinated tourists to allow the smooth flow of tourists between the two neighboring countries. The development follows the successful rollout of a vaccination program that has seen more than 60 percent of residents in the border town of Victoria Falls being v… read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 01/08/2021 20:36

Great Plains' new Botswana tours transform guests into explorers

Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation, and his wife, Beverly, will be launching a new range of conservation expeditions in Botswana.

The expeditions will be about discovery-based adventures, as opposed to ticking off a checklist, and will contribute to science by cataloguing events and wildlife. Travelers will reli… read more

• Destinations
• 29/07/2021 05:45

Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe re-opens the Victoria Falls & Kazungula border post for vaccinated persons

The Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, has announced during a post-Cabinet briefing on 27 July 2021 that the Victoria Falls border post (… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/07/2021 07:54

TODAY!: Spotlight on Africa & Indian Ocean islands Virtual TravelExpo on 28 & 29 July

44 Exhibitors are waiting to meet you at Spotlight on Africa & Indian Ocean islands Virtual TravelExpo on 28 & 29 July

Buyers can connect with an excellent selection of products and Services -luxury safari lodges, boutique hotels, beach resorts from Maldives, Mafia Island, Zanzibar Kenya & Mauritiu… read more

• Flights
• 23/07/2021 05:50

Kenya Airways strengthens its presence in London

In early June, Kenya Airways resumed flights to London after a two-month forced halt amid tensions between the UK and Kenya over reciprocal travel conditions.

Kenya Airways is expanding its services to the UK.  Since 20 July, the Kenyan national airline has been offering two flights a week (compared to o… read more