28/07/2023
PROMOTING SPORTS TOURISM IN BOTETI
VISIT BOTETI BEFORE,DURING AND AFTER Tour Boteti Marathon.
To go with our refreshed brand,we've introduced new features designed to make you think of everytime you hear the words marathon,sports and tourism.
THE RHINO
Orapa Game Park which is situated in Orapa Diamond Mine is the home to several wild animals including the rhinoceros;which is the iconic feature in our logo-We Promoting The Save Of The Endangered Species,THE RHINO. Other wild animals found in the park includes giraffes,zebras,birds and many other species in the wilderness.
THE PANS OF BOTETI
The white colour ring feature represents the salt pans of .Makgadikgadi pans technically is not a single pan,but comprises of white,salty,alkalinity clay crust made up of small and bigger different pans including adjacent to Mokoboxane village and which is located in the north of Mmatshumo village. Makgadikgadi Pans is the scene of large migrations of wild animals.
MINING DIAMONDS IN BOTETI
is Botswana's diamond hub with four diamond mines. A feature of a diamond figure placed in the presence of letter A in the wording MARATHON represents Diamond Mine, Diamond Mine, Diamond Mine (OLDM Mines) owned by Debswana Diamond Company,a joint venture of De Beers Botswana and Botswana Government.
Karowe Mine in Letlhakane which is owned by Botswana.
THE ADRIAN GALE DIAMOND MUSEUM
Orapa Diamond Mine is the home of the museum that holds the history of mining diamonds in Botswana 🇧🇼,from exploration to the finished product. The outer circular ring feature in our logo represents a finished product of a jewellery ring manufactured from a diamond.
BOTETI RIVER
The crescent moon like shape feature behind the iconic rhino represents the movement of River which is not a permanent flowing system, but fed from the overflowing of the Okavango Delta via the Thamalakane River in Maun. From July to January the river forms strings of water ponds that attracts migration of animals.
KALAHARI SANDS
The golden-khaki colour feature on the iconic rhino represents the sandy soils which covers part of Boteti situated in the Kalahari desert.The soils play a vital role in the ecosystem.
VEGETATION
The green colour feature represents the vegetation of Boteti comprising of grasslands and woodland. Hyphaene palms fringe the woodland and along Boteti River.Thick baobab trees in Boteti specially in Lekhubu Island are nothing to ignore.
Visit www.tourbotetimarathon.co.bw to register for the most scenic marathon in 🇧🇼 .07 October 2023.
