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No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Tour

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- Gaborone

No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Tour

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Alexander McCall Smith's best selling series of books about Botswana's famous female detective Mma Ramotswe, have captured the hearts and imagination of thousands of readers. On this day trip around Gaborone you can experience the real culture of the local people and see the everyday sites that are part of these entertaining novels.

This suggested itinerary included 2 nights accommodation and airport transfers with a full day guided tour. There is a possible second day available which takes you further afield to the edge of the Kalahari to Mokolodi Nature Reserve.

Trip highlights

Mma Ramotswe's house and Mochudi
Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors
The Orphan Farm
Traditional lunch and meet local people

Itinerary

Day 1 You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel (The Metcourt Inn) on a B&B basis.

Day 2 You will be collected from your hotel around 0900 and the morning tour includes visits to Mma Ramotswe's home on Zebra Drive and her birth home of Mochudi where there is a fascinating museum. Then you visit a traditional home and enjoy local traditional food for lunch (buy drinks direct).

The afternoon tour includes Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, Mr JLB Matekoni's House, the Orphan Farm and The President Hotel.

Drop off back at your hotel at the end of the afternoon.

NOTE: If you wish to go inside the Orphan Farm and meet the residents, there is a small local donation entry fee and of course any additional donations are very welcome by the orphanage.

Day 3 Transfer to the airport.