Gaborone

The capital of Botswana, Gaborone, was named after Chief Gaborone and has all the amenities you would expect from a modern and vibrant capital city. And the home of Alexander McCall-Smith's 'Number One Ladies Detective Agency'.

Located in the south-eastern corner of Botswana, Gaborone is a great starting point for a trip to the Mokolodi Nature Reserve for an education on preservation and the environment.

Flights to Gaborone

In Gaborone itself there is a range of hotels and restaurants. A choice of cinemas, casinos and nightclubs are on offer for evening entertainment. The National Museum is situated near the centre of town and is a great opportunity to see important collections of traditional crafts and southern African fine art. To purchase your own souvenirs there are many busy shopping malls in the area and the best crafts to buy are woven handicrafts and handmade wooden furniture.

The National Sports Stadium along with the Gaborone Golf Club, Cricket Club, Rugby Club, and the Botswana Tennis Association Courts are only 2 km from the centre of Gaborone.

The St.Claire Lion Park is only 14km from Gaborone and is a great day trip from the city to experience the woodland area for a picnic. There are also horse trails, motorbike rides, game viewing and camping grounds.

Flights to Gaborone with Air Botswana

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport located 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Gaborone is the main international airport of the capital city of Botswana. The airport is named for Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana.
Air Botswana is managing flights to Gaborone, Francistown, Harare, Johannesburg, Kasane, Maun and Lusaka

Francistown

Francistown, said to be the oldest urban settlement in Botswana, is the second largest urban centre. The main reason to visit Francistown would be for its location, as well as being the gateway to the north with main roads to Gaborone, Zimbabwe, Main and Kazungula passing through it, there is easy access to the Okavango delta, Moremi Game Reserve and the Chobe National Park.

Flights to Francistown

Francistown itself has undergone near enough total regeneration in recent years and the frontier town atmosphere of the past has almost disappeared. A wide range of good restaurants, shopping malls, a cinema, night clubs, a couple of excellent hotels, one of the largest referral hospitals in Botswana, sports facilities, numerous well-kept parks and colourful markets are now all in place.

Flights to Francistown with Air Botswana

Francistown Airport is a public airport in Francistown, Botswana. It has two runways, one paved and one not and most flights fly for the airline Air Botswana.
Air Botswana is operating flights to Francistown, Gaborone and Johannesburg.