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Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, and the adapted television series starring Jill Scott, will already feel like they know the Botswana capital of Gaborone. When I found myself in South Africa covering the 2010 World Cup, the opportunity to explore the neighbouring country was too good to pass up, and, intrigued by Africa Insight's "No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" literary tour, I headed for Gaborone.

Botswana Tourism

It is fair to say Gaborone does not feature on most tourists' Botswana itineraries. Typically, visitors skip the capital city and focus solely on the admittedly amazing safaris the country has to offer. Charter flights from Johannesburg and the northern hubs of Maun and Kasane directly to the safari camps of the Okavango Delta, Kalahari Desert and Chobe make it easy to bypass Gaborone, and many travel agents and guidebooks advise just that.

But my experience of Botswana was enormously enhanced by a few days' stay in the small capital city; and for fans of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books or series, it is a must-see destination.

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