Beautiful Botswana - The Travel Podcast

Tessa Bell

5.0 (11)
PLACES & TRAVEL

Travel around Botswana and learn about this wonderful safari destination as we chat with experts, tourism professionals and safari legends who share stories, recommendations and help you plan your Botswana holiday.

11/02/2021

17 - The Magic of Makgadikgadi with Dr Sallie Burrough

Send us a text Dr Sallie Burrough knows the Makgadikgadi from the inside out by soil samples and mud. She is Trapnell Fellow of African Environments at the University of Oxford, a Quaternary Scientist, National Geographic Explorer and leading expert on the prehistory of southern African saltpans. In this episode she shares why the pans matter academically, what makes them noteworthy and how their time scale is so vast it is hard to comprehend. The pans have been highlighted by many of ...

54 min
09/27/2021

16 - Traditional Tswana cuisine with Ncinci Motsemme

Send us a text Ncinci Motsemme is enthusiastic about all things and particularly food. She joins me from her new restaurant in the heart of Maun, Kwa ga Ncinci, to discuss different foods eaten in Botswana and their cultural meaning. We discuss foods that are readily accessible as snack foods from Tuckshops through to regional and seasonal foods and foods found predominantly at celebrations. Kwa ga Ncinci can be found on the corner of Sir Seretse Khama Road and Motshaba street in the centre ...

1h 8m
07/30/2021 · BONUS

Bonus Episode sharing requirements for Botswana Border crossings and crossing the new Kazangula Bridge

Send us a text I headed off on a break in June and went exploring our neighboring country Zambia. It was my first time crossing a border with Covid-19 regulations and requirements so I am sharing my experience in this bonus episode. We crossed the new Kazangula Bridge between Botswana and Zambia and I share both tips on crossing into Botswana through any border post as well as the process required to enter Zambia. I share a lot of info so have a pen and paper handy! Covid-19 PCR testing in...

32 min
06/24/2021

15 - Moa Monwela - Maun: donkey town or so much more?

Send us a text Moa Monwela is a professional guide who grew up in Maun and has a shared history with the village. He joins me to discuss the history of Maun and he shares his experiences growing up here and the changes he has seen over the decades. in 2011 Moa founded Endurance travel and based himself out of one of the hotels offering experiences to people visiting Maun who are not able to get into the camps and lodges and wildlife areas for longer. He shares the activities available to pe...

1 hr
06/11/2021

14 - Dr Mike Murray-Hudson - Variability in the Okavango's floods and the flood of 2021

Send us a text Dr Mike Murray-Hudson returns to attempt to predict this year's flood. Making predictions of a natural occurrence is not easy but Mike shares his expectations based on his years of experience. We discuss base floods in the Eastern Delta in the Gomoti region and the new data that are being collected there and at Divundu. He discusses the impacts of the low flood of 2019 and the peat fires that followed on the vegetation and water flow and how that impacted the 'fast flood...

44 min
04/25/2021 · BONUS

Bonus Episode with Stephen O'Meara on upcoming events in the night sky

Send us a text Our summer clouds have disappeared and the stars are becoming more visible. I have asked Stephen O'Meara, author of the wonderful book Night skies of Botswana to join me for a bonus episode updating us on what to expect from the night skies in the next while. Steve also shares some info on when to look for the man in the moon and what a Supermoon really is and how to get the best view of the moon looking as large as possible. Steve's episode was the most listened to of ...

19 min
04/20/2021

13 - Dr Graham McCulloch - How living with elephants led to making Okavango Craft Beer

Send us a text Ecoexist is a project in Northern Botswana established in Eretsa village in 2013. The project was established by Dr Anna Songhurst, Dr Graham McCulloch and Dr Amanda Stronza to support communities living on the edges of wildlife areas who share their space with elephants. Graham joins me to share their work in the area and the realities of life in this area. As well as the story of how this work led them to develop and open Maun's Okavango Craft Brewery and associ...

1h 6m
03/25/2021

12 - Jason Kennaugh - A successful self-drive safari

Send us a text Jason Kennaugh has deep family farming roots in Ghanzi, Botswana and after moving to Maun for his kids' schooling witnessed people needing help with recovery after getting stuck and so started 4x4 Bushwarrior recovery service. In this episode he shares what he learned through his years of Kalahari driving on the farm and then what he has learned about driving in the Delta after many rescues and recoveries. There are some similarities, tyre pressure being one of them, and some d...

1h 5m

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5

out of 5

11 Ratings

Great information for those planning a trip

12/29/2024

Gregory Speth

Botswana is an exceedingly large country with a huge variety of options for viewing wildlife and experiencing the culture. These podcasts are great resources for understanding where to go, when to go and what to expect.
fantastic!

09/18/2022

lrm10f

I have been dreaming of visiting Botswana for ages and this podcast pushed me to finally book the trip—and to include the Makgadikgadi pans in our itinerary, which we wouldn’t have known to do. The host is excellent and the guests all so knowledgeable. I only wish there were more from safari guides, especially in the Okavango Delta. And I wish there were more episodes! But even these few have been so valuable.
Insightful!

05/30/2021

Ronald S Badubi

Insightful conversations on Botswana’s tourism product.
There is more to Botswana than just the Delta.

07/05/2020

Karen - Africa

Fabulous podcast highlighting many of Botswana’s “other” treasures. Very informative and relevant to developing a diversity of experiences in Botswana.

Travel around Botswana and learn about this wonderful safari destination as we chat with experts, tourism professionals and safari legends who share stories, recommendations and help you plan your Botswana holiday.

Creator

Tessa Bell
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

19
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

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Places & Travel

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Updated 10/11/2024
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Beautiful Botswana - The Travel Podcast

17 - The Magic of Makgadikgadi with Dr Sallie Burrough

16 - Traditional Tswana cuisine with Ncinci Motsemme

Bonus Episode sharing requirements for Botswana Border crossings and crossing the new Kazangula Bridge

15 - Moa Monwela - Maun: donkey town or so much more?

14 - Dr Mike Murray-Hudson - Variability in the Okavango's floods and the flood of 2021

Bonus Episode with Stephen O'Meara on upcoming events in the night sky

13 - Dr Graham McCulloch - How living with elephants led to making Okavango Craft Beer

12 - Jason Kennaugh - A successful self-drive safari

Great information for those planning a trip

fantastic!

Insightful!

There is more to Botswana than just the Delta.

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Beautiful Botswana - The Travel Podcast

Episodes

17 - The Magic of Makgadikgadi with Dr Sallie Burrough

16 - Traditional Tswana cuisine with Ncinci Motsemme

Bonus Episode sharing requirements for Botswana Border crossings and crossing the new Kazangula Bridge

15 - Moa Monwela - Maun: donkey town or so much more?

14 - Dr Mike Murray-Hudson - Variability in the Okavango's floods and the flood of 2021

Bonus Episode with Stephen O'Meara on upcoming events in the night sky

13 - Dr Graham McCulloch - How living with elephants led to making Okavango Craft Beer

12 - Jason Kennaugh - A successful self-drive safari

Ratings & Reviews

Great information for those planning a trip

fantastic!

Insightful!

There is more to Botswana than just the Delta.

About

Information

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