Gaborone City Tour: Taste Indigenous Fruits and Experience Local Art in the Diamond Capital
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18 Ratings
Gaborone
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Gaborone, the diamond capital. Taste indigenous fruits and witness local art in action on this engaging city tour.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Three Chiefs’ Statues - Our guide will walk you through the stages of history that took Botswana from being a handful of tribes to a prosperous nation
  • Main Mall - Here we visit Botswana’s very first mall. Now a thriving collection of vendors and supermarkets, it is a chance to meet locals, buy local ornaments, and taste available indigenous fruit.
  • University of Botswana - Cattle play a big part in Botswana peoples culture. Through contributions of cattle and other livestock, the people built their very first university
  • David Arts and Gallery bw - From a magistrates court to a visual arts center. View the artwork, meet the artists, an old dugout fort is also in the area, as well as Gaborone’s first prison and first post office
  • Tlokweng - The capital of Botswana is named after the late chief of the Batlokwa tribe, chief Gaborone (pronounced Gaboronee) his people now live in Tlokweng adjacent to the city. Get a different view of greater Gaborone as we drive through this modern village.
  • Old Naledi - We drive through the only township in Botswana, it provided the labor force that built the city and today provides the labor that runs the city
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience Gaborone through eyes of a local. Get a chance to taste our indigenous fruit (optional and seasonal) and experience art in the making. On the surface its a typical city with its afro-western style. We discover what makes the diamond capital a special place for locals and visitors alike.
Don’t shy away from sharing your interests so we can try incorporate them into your tour time if possible at no extra charge…

Location
Three Chiefs' Statues
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lore_m
May 18, 2024
Well spent and insightful few hours! - Our tour guide Otto was very knowledge and above all, very patient and friendly with my kids. Unfortunately, we couldn't get to take pictures at the Three Chiefs Monument because there was a private event by The Culturati and the security/organizer wanted us to pay to take pictures. Quite sad, but Otto offered to take us another day if possible. The rest of the tour was great, learnt a lot about Bostwana history, got to taste indigenous nuts and we even got to see a wedding going on as we drove pass the modern village.
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Sophiefn5327au
Apr 26, 2024
Exploring Gabarone - We had an amazing time touring Gabarone with Heritage Adventures. Our guide really tailor made the trip for our interests and their historical knowledge of the area brought a whole new dimension to the experience. We even took part in a jewelry workshop. I can thoroughly recommend this tour.
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179sofieb
Apr 24, 2024
A very authentic and lovely tour I can highly recommend. - Wonderful tour of Gaborone. The company is owned by Otto and her husband Andy. We had Otto as our guide. She grew up in gaborone, and is very knowledgeable. We were picked up by our hotel, walked at the local market and also visited the university grounds. A very authentic and lovely tour I can highly recommend.
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Nathanbe9970ky
Mar 6, 2024
A wonderful experience - Wonderful time! The guide (Andy) was very knowledgeable and took me to many interesting sights. Lots of opportunities to buy wonderful souvenirs and gifts. Also gave lots of advice on things to do.
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Atinuke_a
Feb 28, 2024
Wonderful - The Three Dikgosi Monuments . Beautiful and impressive. The tour guide Andy very knowledgeable, professional, kind, went over and above to make sure I enjoyed my trip, and get back to the airport on time, so I don't miss my flight back to Johannesburg.
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Rashad_e
Dec 31, 2023
I had an amazing... - I had an amazing experience. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone that wants to learn the history of Botswana in a short amount of time.
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Gabriela
Aug 23, 2023
Excellent City Tour - It was a pure delight, my City Tour with Andy today. He is very knowledgeable and professional as well as very nice. I learnt a lot about Botswana today and also had a lot of fun. THANK YOU, Andy. Kind regards, Gabriela from Switzerland
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Globetrotter1london
May 6, 2023
A wonderful city tour with Otto and Andy - Today my husband and I did a City Tour of Gaberone with Otto and Andy. These two guides were so warm hearted and kind. They spoke excellent English and they were very knowledgable, patient and helpful. We saw the Three Chiefs statues and heard about the history surrounding them, a local market where we tasted pounded beef (looked like pulled beef) and sugar beans and maize, a graveyard with British soldiers who had died in the Boer war, an art gallery, the university, a township and local villages. Most importantly we learnt about how people in Botswana live; healthcare, marriage and all the ceremonies it entails, social care, education, and even law enforcement and capital punishment and just so much more. We very much loved our afternoon with these two peeps.
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Suwayne_p
Apr 21, 2023
Epic Half Day Gaborone City Tour - A wonderful toir.3 hours went by so fast,especially because i was having fun and learning.My tour guide Otto was amazing+
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Daniel_w
Feb 10, 2023
Amazing experience - Just did the tour today and it was fantastic! Learned a ton about the city and country and got an amazing perspective from a local. We even got to try some native fruits and eat traditional food! Couldn’t ask for a better tour.
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