Dikgathong Dam has huge tourism potential

Dikgatlhong Dam has been identified as a possible tourist destination thanks to a combination of factors, including its scenic landscape where the elephant population roams, as well as antelopes, and predators like lions and a variety of bird species are in abundance.

The area has also been identified as ideal for water sport, fishing, adventure, all of which may present an opportunity for a unique experience.

An expert hired to do consultancy regarding the tourism potential of the dam, currently under construction, Dr Alfred Tsheboeng, told a gathering in Gaborone yesterday that with its central location between the two towns of Selebi-Phikwe and Francistown, and hardly two hours' drive to the Shashe-Limpopo Tourism Hub, Dikgatlhong Dam area, proffers itself for a near effortless modification into a tourism product and destination.

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