Tsutsubega Community Experience Tour
Discover the heart of Botswana through the Tsutsubega Experience, a half-day village tour.
This unique experience offers an authentic and respectful introduction to daily life within the local community. Guided by community members themselves, guests are invited to connect, learn, and engage in a meaningful way.
One of the highlights of the tour is a visit to the local preschool, where you will gain insight into early childhood education in rural Botswana. Here, you will have the opportunity to meet teachers and children, experiencing the learning environment in a natural and respectful setting. You will also be welcomed into a traditional homestead, hosted by women from the community. Together, you will share a home-cooked meal while learning about local customs, values, and everyday life. The experience is enriched with cultural elements such as traditional singing, dancing, and storytelling, offering a glimpse into the community’s heritage.
The Tsutsubega Experience is intentionally small-scale and community-centered. This ensures that interactions remain respectful and that daily life continues undisturbed, while also creating meaningful social and economic opportunities for women in the community. An experience that connects, enriches, and stays with you long after your visit.
We had such a meaningful and memorable experience visiting Tsutsubega.
We first visited the playgroup and classroom, where we met the children. They were absolutely lovely, and it was wonderful to see their learning environment and spend some time with them. After that, we met a group of local women who were singing and dancing by the river. It happened to be Botswana’s Independence Day, so everyone was dressed in beautiful blue, the color of the Botswana flag. As soon as they saw us, they warmly invited us to join them. We danced and celebrated together, and it became one of the most touching moments of our entire trip.
As a woman myself, I was especially moved by the connection I felt with the women there. In that moment, nationality didn’t seem to matter anymore. We were simply women celebrating together, and I could really feel the bond of women supporting and empowering one another. I was also very happy to learn that the women in the community have different ways to earn their own income, making handicrafts, running small shops, raising chickens, and working at the farm where we stayed. We bought some handmade products, snacks and eggs from them. It was only a small contribution, but we were very happy to support them in whatever way we could.
At lunchtime, the women prepared a delicious traditional Botswana meal for us. It was my first time trying sorghum, and I really enjoyed it! We could feel how much effort they had put into welcoming us and sharing their food and culture with us, and we were deeply touched by their hospitality and generosity.
Thank you so much, Katja, for creating and supporting such a meaningful community project, and also for making this village experience available to visitors like us. It gave us the opportunity to see a side of Botswana that we would never have experienced through a normal safari or sightseeing trip.
We came away with a much deeper understanding of Botswana’s culture and everyday life, but also with a stronger awareness of women’s empowerment, nature conservation, sustainability and social responsibility. This was much more than a village tour for us. It was a genuine human connection and one of the most meaningful experiences of our journey in Botswana. I hope women everywhere can have the ability to be independent and the freedom to choose their own path in life. Xinyu, China
Visit the first and only gin distillery in Botswana!
We are fortunate to be neighbours with the distillery, enjoy an introduction to gin distillation, and specifically about the award-winning Okavango Gin! Savour the cocktails designed to maximise the flavours after bottling your own gin, which you get to take home.
