Manshamakose Heritage Trail
Manshamakose concept is now being resuscitated among these people through an ambitious project aimed at utilising the diverse cultural background of these villages for tourism purposes. The idea of establishing a trail linking these heritage sites forms part of the Botswana National Museum's plan to open and develop 100 cultural and natural heritage sites of Botswana for cultural tourism purposes. The project aims to establish access roads, install signage, design site trails and employ custodians or community guides through Ipelegeng Programme. To date, no heritage sites in the region have benefited from the 100 Monuments Project. As part of a programme addressing the shortcomings of this 100 Monuments Project, the Botswana National Museum recently embarked on an extensive and inclusive project aimed at developing a trail linking the majority of outstanding heritage sites in the Bukalanga region. The Greater Francistown Heritage Trail was launched at this year's Domboshaba Cultural Festival. During the development of this heritage trail many elders and community leaders interviewed suggested the need to develop more heritage sites in the area. This motivated the development of the proposed heritage trail linking these villages. Community mobilisation has already been done in Sebina and will be extended to the other four villages to help kick start the project. Once operational, the trail is anticipated to provide tourists with camping facilities near certain heritage sites, local guides and perhaps the Levuna Mpapho Museum concept will follow suit.
