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Salt, Baobabs, and Settling into Gweta

Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe
S1 E3111:00
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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 drops. He plans a pan drive, remembers the festival that filled the lodges, and settles into his new base before the rains come. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Botswana: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Botswana guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 31 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Gweta, Botswana. Places in this episode: Gweta Lodge, Cross Roads Restaurant, Makgadikgadi Pans, Green's Baobab, Kubu Island, Planet Baobab, Jack's Camp, Serowe. Covered: Arrival and settling into Gweta, Makgadikgadi Pans landscape and history, Local food costs and village economy, Practical logistics: SIM, lodge, transportation, Wildlife: meerkats and brown hyena, Cultural context: kgotla and Bakalanga heritage. Chapters: 00:00 Serowe 01:00 Gweta 02:07 Gweta Lodge 03:46 Village 04:44 Green's Baobab 06:32 Night 08:13 Planet Baobab A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #BotswanaTravel #MakgadikgadiPans #Gweta #SaltPans #Baobab #KubuIsland #Seswaa #LocalFood #TravelAfrica #Overland #Meerkats #BrownHyena #VillageLife #Botswana #AfricanTravel #DrySeason https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/botswana/

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