Where to stay in Gaborone

from €48/night10 hotels sampledBW

3★+ hotels in Gaborone from €48/night (range €48–142, 10 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Indaba Lodge Gaborone hotel · Gaborone
from €48/night★ 3
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Aquarian Tide Hotel hotel · Gaborone
from €48/night★ 3
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Cresta Lodge Gaborone hotel · Gaborone
from €54/night★ 3
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Getting there

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Weather in Gaborone

Sun ☀️ 34° 19° 💧0%
Mon 🌦️ 37° 21° 💧35%
Tue 🌧️ 29° 19° 💧51%
Wed ☀️ 33° 17° 💧0%
Thu ☀️ 31° 19° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 32° 19° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 34° 20° 💧1%

In Oct, Gaborone typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Best time to visit Gaborone — climate

Jan: ~29°C daytime, 13 rainy days 29° JanFeb: ~29°C daytime, 17 rainy days 29° FebMar: ~28°C daytime, 9 rainy days 28° MarApr: ~25°C daytime, 12 rainy days 25° AprMay: ~22°C daytime, 0 rainy days 22° MayJun: ~20°C daytime, 1 rainy days 20° JunJul: ~21°C daytime, 0 rainy days 21° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 0 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days 30° SepOct: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days 30° OctNov: ~28°C daytime, 11 rainy days 28° NovDec: ~29°C daytime, 14 rainy days 29° Dec

Things to do in Gaborone

Top-rated tours and tickets from €154 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €154
Half Day Tour from Gaborone (Manyana Village Visit)★ 5.0 (15)
from €200
Multiday Tour From Gaborone : 2 day Gaborone Experience★ 5.0 (14)
from €713
1 Night Madikwe Game Reserve★ 5.0 (6)
from €272
Madikwe Game Reserve Day Tour (Minimum per booking: 5 People)★ 5.0 (5)
from €154
Experience a village from Gaborone (Molepolole Village Visit)★ 5.0 (5)
from €3438
Johannesburg or Gaborone to Victoria Falls 10 Day ACROSS BOTSWANA SmallGroupTour★ 5.0 (4)

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About Gaborone

Gaborone is the capital of Botswana. It is in the south of the country, near the border to South Africa. Generally it is a clean, safe and functioning city that is spreading ever further outwards into a suburban sprawl that today measures about 15 km from east to west.

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