Gaborone
Top Places to Eat
Par 5 Indian Restaurant
Par 5 Indian Restaurant (in Gaborone Golf Club next to Gaborone Sun Hotel). Tel: 3912299. Unfussy south Asian cuisine serving a range of meat and veg dishes, ... more
Ashoka Palace
African Mall
, Gaborone
Phone: ☎ +267 316 5452
Phone: ☎ +267 316 5452
Ashoka Palace, African Mall, ☎ +267 316 5452, [22]. One of Gaborone's oldest Indian restaurants.
Embassy
Embassy - Excellent Indian food - located in the Riverwalk Mall. Note: food can take up to one hour, especially if with large group. Mains around P60.
The Moghul
171 Tlokweng Road
, Gaborone
Phone: ☎ +267 397 5346
Phone: ☎ +267 397 5346
The Moghul, 171 Tlokweng Road (inside Oasis Motel), ☎ +267 397 5346. Set under a thatched roof at the back of the Oasis Motel this place serves up flavoursome ... more
Top Shopping Places
Oodi Weavers
Oodi Weavers, (about 5km east of Phakalane on the road to Modipane), [11]. 10am - 4.30pm Monday - Friday (closed weekends). Established in 1972 by Swedish ... more
Pelegano Village Industries
Pelegano Village Industries in Gabane (30 minute drive west of Gabs) – interesting for an afternoon – a small cluster of arty / handicraft shops under the trees...
Thamaga Pottery
Thamaga pottery [10] – long established shop in Thamaga (45 minutes west of Gabs) selling good quality glazed pots and crockery. Open 7 days a week but if you ... more
The Bike Shop
Halle Selassie Road
, Gaborone
Phone: ☎ +267 71306146
Phone: ☎ +267 71306146
The Bike Shop, Halle Selassie Road (look for lots of yellow trucks belonging to a neighbouring freight company), ☎ +267 71306146, [14]. Great little bike shop ... more
Craft Market
Nakadi Street, Broadhurst Industrial
, Gaborone
Craft Market, Nakadi Street, Broadhurst Industrial. Curiously located in the middle of an industrial estate, The Craft Market is a little oasis comprising a ... more
Botswana Craft
Botswana Craft, (on the western by-pass, opp, Block 8), ☎ (+267) 3922 487, [13]. Established in 1970 to develop the rural based handicraft industry Botswana ... more
Top Places for Nightlife
Fusion Lounge In Phakalane
Fusion Lounge in Phakalane
Bull And Bush
Bull and Bush - English pub in north part of [Gaborone]. A common ex-pat hangout big-screen TV and pool tables. Friday night is usually for the younger kids, ... more
Sundowner Bar
Sundowner bar at the Landsmore Hotel. Not very African but an excellent view.
Gaborone Yacht Club
Off the old Lobaste road near the railway crossing
, Gaborone
Phone: ☎ 71579707
Phone: ☎ 71579707
Gaborone Yacht Club, Off the old Lobaste road near the railway crossing, ☎ 71579707, [26]. Evenings Wednesday & Fridays, lunch Saturdays & Sundays. Hidden away ... more
Bull And Bush
Bull and Bush
O'hagans Irish Pub
O'Hagans Irish Pub, in Game City Mall. Decent food, mix of ex-pats and Batswana
Top Activity Places
Kgale Hill
Kgale Hill - Do not forget to make the pleasant climb up Kgale Hill, one of Botswana's largest hills (at about 100m). It provides a magnificent view over the ... more
Gaborone Game Reserve
Maaloso
, Gaborone
Established in 1988, the park has a good network of game viewing roads, a visitors education center, a couple of picnic sites, a game hide and a remote bird ... more
Gaborone Cycling Club
Gaborone Cycling Club, ☎ +267 71811472, [6]. Actually a mountain biking rather than cycling club. Afrikaaner flavoured.
Madikwe Game Reserve
South Africa
, Gaborone
The Madikwe Game Reserve belongs to the latest park developments in South Africa. It was opened in 1991 and is still in the initial stages. The reserve ... more
Gaborone Stables
Plot 646 Crocodile Pools
, Gaborone
Phone: ☎ +267 3161539
Phone: ☎ +267 3161539
Gaborone Stables, Plot 646 Crocodile Pools (opposite Lion Park on the road south to Lobatse), ☎ +267 3161539.
New Capital Cinema
New Capital Cinema have two multiscreen theatres; one in Riverwalk Mall and one in Game City Mall. Movies typically cost 40 Pula per seat (February 2012). Films... more
