Makgadikgadi Epic this week

Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) in partnership with Parachute Association of Botswana (PAB), BOTASH and Nata Bird Sanctuary will host the fourth annual Botswana international Skydiving event in Sowa Town from the 9th to 12th August 2017. The event will feature Professional Skydiving, Tandem Jumps, Fun Quads rides ans scenic Flights among other fun filled activities. According to Tourism minister, Tshekedi Khama during the Makgadikgadi Epic, in 2015 alone the Nata Conservation Trust received P70 300 towards development. Acting Botswana Tourism Organization CEO Zibanani Hubona said with their tourism events the idea was to inculcate the spirit of travel amongst locals. “We see more locals attending the events nowadays with a noticeable interest in the regional market. Each of the events we host has its own patrons with some of the events having cross interests from the same interests,” he said.