Mokolodi Nature Reserve

Overview

Mokolodi is a registered non-profit charity organization established in 1994 and is 3700 hectares in size. The land was donated into a Trust for the children of Botswana to provide a natural area that would allow them to learn about nature, conservation and the environment. For nature and wildlife lovers, Mokolodi is the closest excursion from Gaborone that offers a wide variety of activities. The Reserve is situated approximately 15 kilometers from the city and offers game drives, guided walks, horseback safari, rhino tracking, walks with trained elephants, and cheetah visits.

Wildlife resident in the reserve include elephant, kudu, warthog, duiker, giraffe, steenbok, zebra, blue wildebeest, gemsbok, ostrich, impala, springbok, waterbuck, baboons, vervet monkeys, mountain reedbuck, eland, bushbuck and leopard. There are eight white rhinos in the reserve after a highly successful reintroduction and breeding program.

 

Mokolodi nature reserve

Best time to visit

Mokolodi is a year round reserve that can be visited practically any time. The weather is rarely extreme, and the reserve is small enough to be easily navigable. Its only when the rains arrive (October to April) that movement around the park may be a challenge.