Places to visit in Botswana

961 places in Botswana, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Botswana on the map.

By type

• Churches in Botswana · 353
• Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Botswana · 164
• Other attractions in Botswana · 119
• Hills & Viewpoints in Botswana · 102
• Forts & Heritage in Botswana · 85
• Parks in Botswana · 45
• Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Botswana · 27
• Museums in Botswana · 20
• Mosques & Dargahs in Botswana · 15
• Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Botswana · 14
• Caves in Botswana · 8
• Temples in Botswana · 5
• Waterfalls in Botswana · 2
• Treks in Botswana · 2

Must-see places in Botswana

• Chobe National Park · sanctuary · Chobe District · Must-see
• Phuthadikobo Museum · museum · Kgatleng District · Must-see
• Otse Hill · viewpoint · South-East District · Must-see
• Tsodilo · fort · North-West District · Must-see
• Khutse Game Reserve · sanctuary · Kweneng District · Must-see
• Nxai Pan National Park · sanctuary · North-West District · Must-see
• Lobatse Masjid · dargah · Lobatse · Must-see
• Three Dikgosi Monument · fort · Gaborone · Must-see
• Monalanong Hill · viewpoint · Southern District · Must-see
• Okavango Delta · sanctuary · North-West District · Must-see
• Kgale Hill Public Park · park · Gaborone · Must-see
• Mokolodi Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gaborone · Must-see
• National Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Gaborone · Must-see
• Tswapong Hills · viewpoint · Central District · Must-see
• Xau · lake · Central District · Must-see
• Toutswemogala Hill · viewpoint · Central District · Must-see
• Gaborone Dam · lake · Gaborone · Must-see
• Nxai Pan · sanctuary · North-West District · Must-see
• Khama Rhino Sanctuary · attraction · Central District · Must-see
• Central Kalahari Game Reserve · sanctuary · Ghanzi District · Must-see
• Church of St. Sava · church · Gaborone · Must-see
• Nata Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Central District · Must-see
• Kgagodi crater · viewpoint · Central District · Must-see
• Thune Dam · lake · Central District · Must-see
• Gcwihaba Caves · cave · North-West District · Must-see

By district

• North-West District · 264
• Central District · 206
• Gaborone · 151
• Chobe District · 75
• Kweneng District · 55
• Francistown · 46
• Southern District · 42
• South-East District · 30
• Kgalagadi District · 23
• Kgatleng District · 22
• Ghanzi District · 15
• North-East District · 14
• Lobatse · 8
• Selebi Phikwe · 8

Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.