Botswana tourism waterhole Newsletter
Here you can find some of the up and coming events happening from August through to November 2013.
Please contact us if you have or know of an event which can be included in the next issue.
| Local Events – 2013 | ||||
| Date |
Event |
Venue |
Organiser |
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| July – August (TBC) |
National Art, Basket and Craft Exhibition |
Main Gallery |
Department of Arts and Culture |
Exquisite crafts of different types with a range of designs are produced across the country by ordinary Batswana using skills influenced by their respective custom. The best of Botswana arts and crafts can be viewed during national exhibitions and commemorations. |
| 2 – 7 August |
Tour de Tuli |
Mashatu Air Strip, Tuli, Botswana |
Children in the Wilderness |
The Tour de Tuli is the major fundraising arm for the non-profit organisation Children in the Wilderness. Cyclists get the opportunity to cycle in some of Africa’s most remote and beautiful areas whilst at the same time raising money for a charity.www.childreninthewilderness.com |
| 23 -24 August |
Khawa Dune Challenge & Cultural Festive |
Khawa Village, Botswana |
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture and Botswana Tourism Organisation |
You can look forward to a Motor Bike & Quad Challenge, a Camel Race, Camping, a Cultural festival & great fun with the family! |
| August (TBC) |
The Kuru Dance Festival |
Ghanzi |
Kuru Cultural Centre |
The Festival celebrates the traditional dance style of Botswana’s first people, who are referred to as Basarwa, San or Bushmen. |
| 27 September |
World Tourism Day |
World Tourism Day 2013 – promoting tourism’s role in water preservation | ||
| 28 September (TBC) |
Domboshaba Festival of Culture and History |
Domboshaba Ruins, Botswana |
Domboshaba Cultural Trust |
The Domboshaba Festival is the Kalanga festival that is aimed at promoting and preserving Bakalanga culture. The festival has grown to become one of the largest cultural festivals in Botswana. |
| 30 September |
Independence Day |
Maun, Botswana |
BTO Maun Office |
Botswana became Independent from Great Britain on September 30, 1966. |
| November – December |
Kuru Art Exhibition |
Exhibition at National Art Gallery, Gaborone, Botswana |
DAC & Prisons Department |
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| 27 – 28 November (TBC) |
Botswana Travel & Tourism Expo |
Seboba Recreational Park, Kasana, Botswana |
BTO in conjuction with Interface International, Germany |
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