Kutlwano Magazine

The beauty of spontaneity in tourism

Source : Kutlwano

Author : Calviniah Kgautlhe

Location : MAUN

Event : Interview

Up north, just at the pinnacle of Botswana map, as one travels within the purview of the Okavango Delta, it is a given to spot groups of tourists roving the thick hoar dust in Land Cruisers heading to various tourism destinations.

German nationals, Thomas Dederer, 24 and Stefan Dederer, 25, can be spotted in Maun old mall buying bottled water and other camping necessities.

Dressed in portable earthy, khakhi tourism gear, it suddenly strikes the mind that these are part of millions of tourists who throng Botswana each year to enjoy pristine flora and fauna.

“We have travelled to Kgalagadi, we have seen the Okavango Delta, we are now heading to Moremi Game Reserve, Savuti, Chobe National Park and we will end our journey in Zambia, and all the way, so far, we see something new and exciting as we go along which is really exciting, we will be touring Botswana for 17 days!” says Thomas excitedly about their Okavango safari.

Along with other tourists from other countries such as Canada, United States of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) packed in a Bushway Safaris Land Cruiser, the Dederes tell Kutlwano that they are visiting Africa for the very first time and Botswana is their first stopover.

“We live mostly in built-up areas in Germany and we cannot see the stars, here the sky is much clearer, and it is a wonderful experience to be closer to nature!” explains Thomas.

“I really enjoy seeing the natural landscape, everything is just so natural which is great!” adds Stefan who is filled with joy to share his experience with Kutlwano.

The duo shares that they stayed in camps all the way to Zambia which gave them a true African experience as they felt closer to nature.
“So far we`ve had a wonderful experience we would like to visit Botswana again, get away from city lights in Germany and sleep under the beautiful stars and the moon,” says Stefan.

Their tour guide, Marks Kehaletswe, 38, tells Kutlwano that he has been a tour guide for over 16 years and enjoys interacting with tourists.

“Most tourists that I meet say they enjoy the fact that Botswana`s tourism is different from other countries.

Tours here are not planned and boring. Things are left to happen naturally which makes it exciting for tourists when they do not know what they will see next or which animal they will see next, this becomes really exciting.” Ends

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Editors Note

We return once more with another mouthwatering edition. We bring you the Miss Botswana 2026 as our cover story to encourage young beautiful ones out there that hard work and perseverance always pays.

Our youth need to know that their God-given talent can be utilised to earn them a living. Be it in sport, beauty pageants or any pursuit they wish to undertake.

Life is not always about having a white or blue-collar job, waking each day to sit behind a desk in an office or working for someone or some company. It is all about maximising every little opportunity we have to accomplish that, which we desire.

We also feature a story of the Botswana Sports Awards, which saw a young man of the moment, a 400 metre World Champion and a national records breaker, Collen Kebinatshipi become the toast of the awards night. He came out of the night as the biggest winner.

This edition also brings to you the Foot and Mouth Disease painful reality as the nation continues to grapple with having very limited supply of beef.

Lesotho Jazz Music artist, Budhaza once sang that he has never seen a feast with no meat (Mokete o senang nama, kere ha ke so o bone). The reality is that this disease has truly affected one of the nation’s staple foods, beef. Lets all do what is necessary to ensure it does not continue to become a thorn in the flesh (beef) of our beloved cattle-rearing nation.

This edition also contains a solemn feature of a nation in grief following the death of its 3rd President, Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae. The distinguished statesman was widely loved and appreciated for so many things that he was to Botswana and the world.

We see it fit to share with you his story and to help you find closure in this edition. Rra Nametso was laid to rest in Phomolong at the upmarket Phakalane Suburb in the North of the capital city, Gaborone.

In other news, we share with you stories of Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration. We share a story of late former South Africa President and global icon, Dr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela use of an airstrip in Kanye during the apartheid struggle.

We feature also a story about a monument built in Lobatse to remember Dr Mandela. So sit back and enjoy the read as well as many other interesting articles.

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