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The three bronze chiefs of the Three Dikgosi Monument

The Best Gaborone Tours

Twenty-two tours, ranked by what they actually deliver — not by who pays us most.

We rank on four things: how much you see and learn for the time, the quality of the guiding, value for money, and what travellers say afterwards. Ratings and review counts come straight from GetYourGuide and were last checked in October 2026.

A word of caution that applies to the whole page: Gaborone tours have few reviews — nineteen is the most any of them has. A 5.0 from three people is encouraging, not conclusive, and we say so where it matters. We earn a commission if you book through these links, at no cost to you; it does not change the order.

  1. Best overall

    Gaborone: 3-Hour Historical City Tour

    🕒 3 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.8 (19) 💶 from €102

    The most-reviewed tour in the city at 4.8 from nineteen travellers. Three hours with a local guide, the Three Dikgosi Monument, Parliament, Main Mall and a taste of local food: the right first thing to do in Gaborone.

    First-time visitors and anyone with only half a day

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    The bronze statues of the Three Dikgosi Monument in Gaborone
  2. Best value

    Safari Game Drive and Gaborone City Tour

    🕒 6 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.6 (6) 💶 from €105

    A guided game drive in the Gaborone Game Reserve and the city’s main sights in six hours, for about the same price as the short city tour. Rated 4.6.

    Travellers who want animals and the city in one day

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    Impala grazing under acacia trees in the Gaborone Game Reserve
  3. Best full day

    Around Gaborone Adventure

    🕒 8 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.4 (10) 💶 from €258

    The only single-day tour that puts Mokolodi Nature Reserve, the city and a boat cruise together. The most expensive day tour here, with ten reviews at 4.4 — worth it if this is your one free day.

    One full free day and no car

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    An open game-drive vehicle at Mokolodi Nature Reserve near Gaborone
  4. Best literary tour

    No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Literary Tour: Gaborone

    🕒 3 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 5.0 (3) 💶 from €111

    If you have read the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books, this is a delight: Zebra Drive, Tlokweng Road, Kgale Hill. Perfect scores, though from only three reviews.

    Readers of the books — and their patient companions

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    Tlokweng Road in Gaborone on a clear day
  5. Best village trip

    Manyana Village Visit from Gaborone + Rock Paintings

    🕒 3.5 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.8 (5) 💶 from €151

    Rock paintings, Livingstone’s fig tree and village life in three and a half hours, rated 4.8. The best way out of the city for half a day.

    History lovers and anyone curious about village Botswana

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    Ochre rock paintings of a giraffe and antelope at Manyana
  6. Best private guide on a budget

    Gaborone: Private Historical City Tour

    🕒 6 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.7 (6) 💶 from €76

    Six unhurried hours with a private guide at the lowest per-person starting price among the city tours, rated 4.7.

    Budget-minded travellers who like to ask questions

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    The arches of Botswana’s Parliament building in Gaborone
  7. Best two-day package

    2-Day City Tour, Safari Game Drive & Boat Cruise

    🕒 2 days 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 5.0 (3) 💶 from €184

    City, Old Naledi, the Gaborone Game Reserve, Mokolodi and a cruise over two days at a very fair price. Three reviews, all five stars.

    A weekend in Gaborone, fully organised

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    Granite boulders on the shore of Gaborone Dam
  8. Best for crafts

    Art & Craft Tour: Villages around Gaborone

    🕒 Full day 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 4.9 (3) 💶 from €240

    Four craft villages and lunch in a day, rated 4.9. Pricey, but it reaches workshops you would struggle to find alone.

    Shoppers and craft lovers

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    A craftswoman making beaded jewellery at an arts centre in Gaborone
  9. Best for food

    Gaborone: City Tour with Game Drive and Tswana Cuisine

    🕒 6 hours 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 5.0 (1) 💶 from €178

    The game-drive-and-city formula with a proper Tswana meal added. Only one review so far — a good one.

    Food-curious travellers

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    A plate of seswaa, pounded beef, with maize meal
  10. Best for culture over two days

    Multi-Day Tour from Gaborone: 2-Day City + Village Experience

    🕒 2 days 📍 Gaborone ⭐ 5.0 (2) 💶 from €195

    City on day one, Manyana village on day two. Choose this over the other two-day tour if rock art interests you more than Mokolodi.

    Culture first, wildlife second

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    A traditional thatched house in a village compound near Gaborone
  11. For hikers — with a caveat

    Gaborone: Kgale Hill Hike and Gourmet Picnic Experience

    🕒 3 hours 📍 Kgale Hill trailhead 💶 from €44

    The idea is excellent: Kgale Hill with a guide and a picnic at the top. But the two reviews so far are poor, so read the latest feedback before booking.

    Active travellers who want company on the hill

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    The rocky trail up Kgale Hill above Gaborone
  12. Most unusual

    2-Day City Tour, Safari Drive, Diamond Tour & Boat Cruise

    🕒 2 days 📍 Gaborone 💶 from €385

    A rare chance to look inside Botswana’s diamond business, added to a two-day city and wildlife programme. New and unreviewed.

    Anyone curious about the diamond industry

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    View across the new central business district of Gaborone
  13. Best Botswana safari day

    From Kasane: Chobe National Park Full-Day Wildlife Safari

    🕒 8 hours 📍 Kasane ⭐ 4.6 (123) 💶 from €108

    Not in Gaborone, but the best-value big-game day in the country: the Chobe riverfront by boat and 4x4 from Kasane, with over a hundred reviews at 4.6.

    The best-value big-game day in Botswana

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    A herd of elephants on the green floodplain of the Chobe River
  14. Best Okavango experience

    Okavango Delta: Full-Day Mokoro/Canoe Tour All-Inclusive

    🕒 1 day 📍 Maun ⭐ 4.7 (117) 💶 from €152

    More than a hundred reviews at 4.7 for a full day in a mokoro with a local poler. If you fly north to Maun, do this.

    Adding the delta to a Gaborone trip

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    Polers steering mokoro canoes across open water in the Okavango Delta
  15. Best for big cats

    Okavango: Moremi Game Reserve Guided Safari Adventure

    🕒 11 hours 📍 Maun ⭐ 4.8 (4) 💶 from €280

    The top-rated way into Moremi Game Reserve from Maun in a day — long and dusty, and the best chance of lion and leopard on a short trip.

    Big-game viewing on a tight schedule

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    A male lion roaring in the green grass of northern Botswana
  16. Best scenic flight

    Maun: 45-Minute Doors-Off Scenic Flight

    🕒 45 minutes 📍 Maun Airport ⭐ 5.0 (2) 💶 from €298

    Doors-off over the Okavango from Maun Airport: the delta finally makes sense from above.

    Photographers and short stopovers in Maun

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    Aerial view of channels and islands in the Okavango Delta
  17. Chobe alternative

    Chobe Park Day Safari: Game Drive & River Cruise

    🕒 10 hours 📍 Kasane ⭐ 4.5 (101) 💶 from €169

    A longer Chobe day with over a hundred reviews at 4.5; useful when the cheaper option is full or if you are starting from Victoria Falls.

    Travellers continuing to Victoria Falls

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    The Chobe River winding between green banks
  18. Best multi-day safari

    From Maun: 3-Day Moremi Game Reserve Safari Tour

    🕒 3 days 📍 Maun ⭐ 5.0 (1) 💶 from €1066

    Two nights camping inside Moremi with a guide and crew — the classic Botswana safari at a fraction of fly-in prices.

    A real safari without fly-in camp prices

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    An open safari vehicle on a sandy track in the bush
  19. Best Johannesburg stopover

    From Johannesburg: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve Game Safari

    🕒 12 hours 📍 Johannesburg ⭐ 4.8 (1,599) 💶 from €159

    Nearly 1,600 reviews at 4.8. If your route to Gaborone includes a free day in Johannesburg, Pilanesberg is the safari to do. It does not depart from Gaborone.

    A stopover day in Johannesburg

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    An elephant by the water in Pilanesberg National Park
  20. For Madikwe lodge guests

    From Johannesburg: Madikwe Game Reserve Scenic Journey

    🕒 5 hours 📍 Johannesburg 💶 from €407

    A private transfer from Johannesburg to Madikwe. It is transport, not a safari — the drives are run by your lodge.

    Lodge guests combining Madikwe with Gaborone

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    The Abjaterskop Gate sign at Madikwe Game Reserve
  21. The scenic way in

    From Johannesburg: Botswana Cross-Border Road Experience

    🕒 7 hours 📍 Johannesburg 💶 from €469

    Johannesburg to Gaborone by private car with help at the border. Sensible for a group of three; solo travellers should fly.

    Small groups arriving via Johannesburg who would rather not fly

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    The skyline of Gaborone seen across the bushveld
  22. Airport comfort

    Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama International Airport: Nthula Lounge

    🕒 2 hours 📍 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport 💶 from €37

    Lounge access at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport — handy before a long regional connection.

    Long waits before a regional connection

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    An Air Botswana turboprop on the runway at Gaborone airport

How to choose

  • One morning: the 3-hour historical city tour.
  • One day: Around Gaborone Adventure (Mokolodi + city), or the city tour in the morning and the Manyana trip in the afternoon.
  • Two days: the two-day city, game-drive and cruise package, keeping your own hotel.
  • Three days or more: add Mochudi and the craft villages — or fly north for the Okavango and Chobe.
What GetYourGuide does not sell here: rhino and giraffe tracking at Mokolodi is booked directly with the reserve, Madikwe game drives are run by the lodges, and there are no bookable tours yet for Mochudi, Matsieng or Khama Rhino Sanctuary. Our destination guides explain how to visit each independently.
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Best Gaborone tours: FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Which Gaborone tour has the most reviews?

The 3-hour historical city tour, with nineteen reviews averaging 4.8 when we last checked. Everything else in the city has ten reviews or fewer.

Is there a tour that includes Mokolodi Nature Reserve?

Yes. The Around Gaborone Adventure includes a Mokolodi game drive, and the 2-day city, game-drive and boat-cruise package visits it on the second day.

Are the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency tours official?

They are run by local guides rather than by the author or publisher, but they visit the real places the books describe — Zebra Drive, Tlokweng Road, Kgale Hill and the President Hotel.

Is it cheaper to book tours on arrival?

Rarely. These are small operators with fixed prices, and booking ahead guarantees a guide on your date. Free cancellation on most tours means there is little risk in reserving early.