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Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe

Kabelo Molefe

Botswana Travel Podcast is a slow, grounded look at a landlocked country dominated by the Kalahari Desert and the flat tableland that surrounds it. Travelling here is shaped by semiarid seasons, by the people concentrated in the east around Gaborone and Francistown, and by the Okavango Delta's biodiversity.

The host covers a wide arc of southern and eastern Botswana, from Gaborone and Francistown out to the Kalahari's western edge. He also visits the Okavango Delta and the Makgadikgadi Pans, where the flat salt landscape demands a different pace from the waterways and channels further north.

The show unfolds over time, returning to places as seasons change and as his understanding deepens. A Kalahari pan seen in the dry months is revisited after rain; a village near Francistown becomes familiar over repeated visits. This is not a checklist. It is the slow accumulation of knowing somewhere properly.

Kabelo Molefe lives in Botswana and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Kabelo is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

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Episodes6

  • Today · 9 min

    Gabs Goodbye: Market Notes and a Book Festival Preview

    Kabelo spends his last full day in Gaborone soaking up the Main Mall, noting practical costs for newcomers, and getting the lowdown on the upcoming Gaborone Book Festival. He reflects on two weeks of settling in and what's next on the road north.

  • Yesterday · 11 min

    A Weekend of Festivals and Long-Term Plans

    Kabelo navigates a packed weekend of cultural events in Gaborone, from a comedy festival to the Old Naledi Fiesta, while reflecting on the practicalities of setting up a two-year base. He also checks in on public consultations for the TANA metro and plan…

  • Tuesday · 9 min

    Gabs Winter, Books and a New Rail Plan

    Kabelo settles into week one in Gaborone, checking out the city's cultural scene and a new metro plan. He also gets a look at the busy winter calendar and starts mapping his route north for the flood season.

  • Monday · 8 min

    Gaborone Winter: The Village and the River

    Kabelo settles into his Gaborone flat, walks the city's village-market mix, and looks ahead to the Old Naledi Fiesta and the Maitisong Festival before planning his route north to the Okavango.

  • Sunday · 10 min

    Gaborone Winter: City Sounds and Slow Mornings

    Kabelo Molefe settles into a second day in Gaborone, exploring the city's pulse from Main Mall to the Bus Rank, and begins planning his dry-season journey north. He discovers the quiet corners of the capital, meets locals, and learns what it costs to cal…

  • Saturday · 10 min

    Landing in Gaborone, Setting Up Base

    Kabelo Molefe arrives in Botswana's capital for a two-year stay, navigating permits, bank accounts, SIM cards, and first impressions. He hikes Kgale Hill, explores the Main Mall, and begins to map out the seasons ahead, from the Kalahari to the Okavango.