Podcast
Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe
Episodes — page 3
Maun Flood Season: Mokoros, Murals and River LifeKabelo navigates the exceptionally high Thamalakane River in Maun, exploring submerged parks, new public art ahead of Bots60, and the logistics of Delta tourism from his Boseja fla…
- Maun Floods, Mokoro Rides, and Delta Logistics
Kabelo navigates Maun's exceptional flood season with a mokoro ride through the submerged Educational Park, shares practical advice on banking and safety, and reflects on life in B…
- Maun Floods, Mokoro Rides, and Delta Logistics
Day two in Maun: navigating the historic Thamalakane floods, taking mokoro rides through the submerged Educational Park, and breaking down the real costs of living and visiting Bot…
- Maun Arrival: Floods, Pula, and the Delta Gateway
Kabelo drives from Gweta to Maun, settling into the flooded town at the edge of the Okavango. He explores the Thamalakane River, visits the Nhabe Museum, and breaks down the real c…
- Final Morning on the Salt: Packing Up for Nata
Kabelo spends his last full day in Gweta, reflecting on the stark beauty of the Makgadikgadi Pans before heading north. He packs up from Gweta Lodge, shares final practical tips on…
- Last Light on the Salt: Gweta's Final Day
Kabelo spends his last full day in Gweta, reflecting on the stark beauty of the Makgadikgadi pans, the history of the baobabs, and the practicalities of leaving this gateway villag…
- Gweta Dry Season: Meerkats and Salt Crusts
Kabelo explores the Makgadikgadi Pans at dawn, observing meerkats and reflecting on the landscape's history. He visits local spots like Cross Roads Restaurant, buys a craft item, a…
- Salt Crusts and San Stone Walls
Kabelo explores the ancient stone walls of Kubu Island on the Sowa Pan, reflecting on San heritage and the stark beauty of the dry season. He shares practical costs for dining in G…
- Kubu Island and the Ancient Salt Crust
Day four in Gweta takes us onto the Makgadikgadi Pans to visit Kubu Island, a baobab-covered rock in the middle of the salt. We discuss the logistics of driving on the crust, the h…
- Meerkats, Salt Crusts, and the Dry Pan Morning
Kabelo explores the Makgadikgadi Pans at dawn, hunting for meerkats and brown hyaenas on the salt crust. He reflects on the stark beauty of the dry season, the history of the ancie…
- Baobabs, Salt, and the Road to Nata
Kabelo drives south from Gweta to see Green's Baobab and reflects on the Makgadikgadi pans' dry season landscape, local costs, and the ancient lake that once covered this salt crus…
- Salt, Baobabs, and Settling into Gweta
Kabelo arrives in Gweta at the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, finding a room at Gweta Lodge, eating seswaa at Cross Roads Restaurant, and walking the village as the dry-season sun…
- Serowe's Last Day: Poetry, Rhinos, and the Road North
Kabelo spends his final day in Serowe with a dawn hike up Swaneng Hill, a visit to the Khama III Memorial Museum's poetry circle, and a last look at the rhino sanctuary, reflecting…
- Serowe's Last Light: Poetry, Rhinos, and the Road North
Kabelo spends his final day in Serowe with a dawn hike up Swaneng Hill, a visit to the Khama III Memorial Museum's poetry circle, and a last look at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. He r…
- Serowe's Sewing Circle and the Village Economy
Kabelo spends day seven in Serowe at the Boithselo craft collective, talking with artisans about the village economy, the cost of living, and the legacy of Patrick van Rensburg. He…
- Serowe's Swaneng Hill and the View North
On day six in Serowe, Kabelo hikes Rra-Swaneng at dawn, visits the site of Patrick van Rensburg's Brigades experiment, and plans his route north to the Makgadikgadi Pans. With the…
- Serowe's Sewing Circle and the Village Economy
On day five in Serowe, Kabelo visits the Boithselo Project craft collective, watches artisans at work, and reflects on the village's cooperative economy, the politics of land and w…
- Serowe's Water, Poetry, and the Rhino Sanctuary
Kabelo spends his fourth day in Serowe observing a kgotla session, visiting the Khama III Memorial Museum's new poetry circle, and exploring the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. He reflects…
- The Kgotla and Serowe's Living Politics
Kabelo spends a full day around Serowe's kgotla precinct, watching a community meeting, reflecting on the Khama dynasty and Botswana's shifting politics, and checking in on the tow…
- The Rhino Sanctuary and Serowe's Living History
Day two in Serowe: a dawn drive to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, rhino tracking on foot, and a visit to the Boithselo craft collective. Plus a walk past the LMS Church and the kgotla,…
