Adventurers up for another expedition
Staff Writer | Thursday May 28, 2015 13:55
The expedition supported by Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) and Hospitality & Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) is scheduled to start on May 30 until June 16, 2015.
Themed ‘Cross Okavango Delta Expedition’ will tell the story of the Okavango Delta to Botswana and the rest of the world through the eyes of young Batswana adventurers.
Charles and Lesejane will photograph the scenic landscape and wildlife to later be presented through an exhibition and coffee table book. The expedition is expected to assist in the promotion of the adventurous eco-friendly trail to attract more global tourists through social media, newspaper reports, blogs, video and coffee table book. The trip also seeks to encourage Batswana to travel to enhance their pride for their beautiful country. The expedition will also help Botswana promote green travel, since it will be by boat and mekoro.
The expedition will have Timeline Productions film crew, who will produce a travel documentary show.
About Thalefang Charles
Charles is a backpacker with great passion for travelling around Africa. He has travelled on road through Livingstone trail from Kolobeng in Botswana to Zanzibar in Tanzania. He has crossed the Indian Ocean, which is dogged by pirates, on a speedboat from Stone Town, Zanzibar to Mombasa, Kenya. He has successfully climbed the highest point of Kilimajaro, Uhuru Peak 5,895m, Africa’s highest point.
He has also hiked the Dranskensburg and Maluti mountains in South Africa and Lesotho. He has traversed the Kalahari Desert and Makgadikgadi Pans by foot.
He has spent days travelling through the true wilderness of the Namib Desert where the cold Atlantic Ocean meets the barren Namib sand dunes. He has also spent a month touring China in 2012. In 2014, he embarked on a month-long solo-backpacking odyssey through six African countries including Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.
A self-confessed ‘travelholic’, Charles loves to immerse himself in different cultures. In his words: “Eat local. Drink local. Do local”.
He is a shrewd trip planner who can double as a negotiator and fixer in any expedition.
About Pako Lesejane
Lesejane is a landscape photographer who successfully completed Landscape Master programme in Cape Town where he has exhibited some of his works. Lesejane has travelled extensively with Charles where they followed the Livingstone trail from Kolobeng in Botswana to Zanzibar in Tanzania. In 2012 he was sponsored by Namibia Tourism to explore its sights, photographing landscapes over the 15 days of travel.
He has climbed Kilimanjaro up to Uhuru 5,895m Peak.
He has also hiked the Drankensburg and Maluti mountains in South Africa and Lesotho. He has traversed the Kalahari Desert and Makgadikgadi Pans by foot raising money for charity. In 2014 he embarked on a self-drive safari through Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Nxai Pan and Moremi.
Pako oozes with happiness when he is on the road, with his always charming smile he is the connector and survival skills adviser (you would bet he is from the army). He is usually the chief cook and off-road driver in the expeditions. He is a former student pilot with an obsession for gadgets.