Gaborone is the capital of Botswana, home to around 246,325 people.
Best time
The dry season for the most comfortable travel
Weather
Largely warm year-round with distinct wet and dry seasons
Three Dikgosi Monument
Statue of Seretse Khama
National Botanical Garden
Three Dikgosi Monument
National Botanical Garden
Mostly free or pay-what-you-like — always double-check opening times and any seasonal fees before you go.
Day 1
Local favourites
White box food
Quick and simple lunch of rice and veg (P10) or rice, veg and meat (P20). Tasty and filling.
Deli's
One of the best lunch places in down. Real Italian food. Imported products. Amazing pastas and pizzas. Beef lasagne especially, at P55 for h
Funyama Holdings Chinese Restaurant
Authentic and good value Chinese with an extensive menu, including such delights as Crispy Pork Intestines with Hot Dry Chili. Also covers m
Bull & Bush
Bar & restaurant serves up a range of meat-centred dishes; does a pretty good job.
Par 5 Indian Restaurant
Unfussy south Asian cuisine serving a range of meat and veg dishes, including several daals. Nice setting overlooking the golf course, with
Beef Baron
Perhaps Gaborone's most expensive restaurant. Serves excellent and huge meat dishes, including some game, but beef is in the ascendancy. Des
Tourist favourites & top-rated
Riverside Lodge
Small lodge with about 10 rooms a few minutes from Riverside mall. The grounds are quiet, but it does feel a little like a car park. Rooms h
Royal Apartments Lodge
Good value lodge a 1-km walk from Riverside Mall. Rooms have a/c, flatscreen DSTV, fridge, free wi/fi, and are clean and sunny. There is a s
Protea Hotel by Marriott Gaborone
Gaborone's flashy business hotel, opened in 2012 and is something of a landmark. Architecture is akin to what you find in the financial dist
Motheo Apartments
Slightly aging compound offering serviced studio, one and two bed apartments and town houses. Daily, monthly and yearly rates available with
Innisfree Apartments
Comfortable serviced studio and one-bed apartments offering monthly rentals. Wifi is included. P9,000/month for a double room up to P13,500/