Govt freezes mobile tourism licenses for Okavango Delta
Friday, March 06, 2015
Okavango and Chobe are congested with mobile tour operators
The minister revealed the sad news at a media briefing in Maun recently. Khama said all the new mobile Safari licenses had to take their tourists’ clients only to Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Tuli block.
He, however, said his ministry was working on finding a way to ease congestion in the Okavango Delta before opening the prime tourism to more mobile safari entrants.
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