Maitisong Festival
| when: | Mar - Apr 2010 (annual) |
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| where: | Gaborone |
The Maitisong Festival is Botswana's biggest annual festival of performing arts. Events takes place in several venues around Gaborone and there are no holds barred - so expect the unusual!
The outdoor programme of theatre, music and dance takes place on stages in four different locations with an amazing variety of performances, where the classical often shares the same space as the modern. Also on offer is traditional dance, choir and marimba music and solo singing. Even in the intervals, the entertainment doesn't stop - impromptu musicians, dancers and comics get up on stage to continue entertaining!
There is a real buzz throughout Gaborone during the festival. Stalls serve food and drink and the streets are alive with spectators and performers alike.
Related Information
Website: Maitisong Festival Website
| Town Information: | Gaborone |
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| Full Name: | |
| This fascinating country embraces both the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari Desert. The eastern region is hilly bush country and grassland, while the Okavango Swamps and the Kalahari Desert lie to the west. The only sources of permanent surface water are the Chobe River, the Limpopo and the Okvango. In seasons of heavy rainfall, floodwaters flow into the Makarikari Salt Pans and Lake Ngami. | |
| Directions: | Bordering Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia, Botswana is located in southern Africa. Its capital city Gaborone lies in the east of the country.
By Air: internal flights between Gaborone, Francistown and Maun are available from Air Botswana. By Train: Botswana has an inexpensive and fairly good rail service between Francistown, Gaborone and Lobatse. By Bus: bus and minibus services operate mainly in the eastern part of the country, but the service is often unreliable. |
| Name: | Botswana Department of Tourism |
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| Location: | Botswana |
| Address: | Plot 50676, Fairgrounds Office Park, Block B, Ground Floor |
| Email: | board@botswanatourism.co.bw |
| Phone: | +267 39 13 111 |
| Fax: | +267 39 59 220 |
