Phakalane

Worth seeing in and around Phakalane

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Botswana

   The University of Botswana was established in 1982, as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university currently has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun.

   3.1 km · university in Gaborone, Botswana · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Botswana National Stadium

   The Botswana National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

   2.4 km · stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Library Service of Botswana

   The National Library Service of Botswana is the legal deposit and copyright library for Botswana. It was officially opened on April 8, 1968.

   2.9 km · legal deposit and copyright library for Botswana, national library · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Botswana National Museum

   The Botswana National Museum, also known as the National Museum and Art Gallery, is located in the Botswana capital of Gaborone and is a multi-disciplinary institution that includes the National Art Gallery and Octagon Gallery, as well as—since November 2007—the National Botanical Garden. It displays traditional Botswana crafts and paintings and aims to celebrate the work of local artists.

   1.4 km · museum in Gaborone, Botswana · Wikipedia
5. 05
   University of Botswana Stadium

   University of Botswana Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gaborone, Botswana, owned by the University of Botswana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. The stadium holds 8,500 people.

   3.1 km · The University of Botswana Stadium is a stadium located in Gaborone, in Botswana, owned by the University of Botswana. It is used for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 8,500 people. · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Christ the King Cathedral

   Christ the King Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Gaborone, Botswana. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaborone.

   1.4 km · cathedral · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Three Dikgosi Monument

   The Three Dikgosi Monument is a bronze sculpture located in the Central Business District of Gaborone, Botswana's capital city. The 7-metre tall monument features 5.4-metre tall statues of Khama III, Sebele I, and Bathoen I—three dikgosi recognised as foundational figures in the nation's history.

   500 m · monument in Gaborone, Botswana · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Taras Shevchenko monument, Gaborone

   Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage, in particular the poetry collection Kobzar, is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and to some degree also of the modern Ukrainian language.

   2.5 km · monument of ukrainian poet · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce

   The Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce is a public university institution located in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

   3.2 km · university in Botswana · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital

    The Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital, also known as the University of Botswana Medical School, is the school of medicine of the University of Botswana, Botswana's oldest and largest public university. The medical school was established in 2009.

    2.7 km · The school of medicine of the University of Botswana · Wikipedia

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Getting to Phakalane

Airports

Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 10 km · Lanseria (HLA), 248 km · O.R. Tambo (JNB), 287 km

• Francistown → Phakalane

  407 km · quickest by air, 3h 51m · $130–200
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• Maun → Phakalane

  573 km · quickest by air, 4h 3m · $140–210
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• Kasane → Phakalane

  756 km · quickest by air, 4h 18m · $160–240
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