Development of Cultural Tourism in Botswana

Although efficient heritage management and development started about 45 years ago in Botswana, some concerned groups argue that cultural tourism has been lacklustre, haphazard and often with no tangible benefits to communities living near them. This paper seeks to offer a broad view of efforts that have been undertaken in the development of heritage sites for tourism in Botswana.

In the last few weeks I have scrupulously indicated that although cultural tourism remains a vital way of diversifying Botswana's tourism industry, there is still a lot of room to cover. Active involvement of the private sector, the public, the media and individuals interested in cultural and natural heritage of Botswana is required to realise tangible cultural tourism benefits to Batswana.