Looking at basket weaving
Look for Botswanan basketry in a craft shop or market and compare the patterns and materials.
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A date with a touch of Botswana.
Choose a manageable plan centred on nature or crafts. A lovely date doesn't need a major safari on the itinerary.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Mokoro with a local guide
Where suitable, book a relaxed mokoro excursion in the Okavango region and give each other a nature task along the way.
Meal with sorghum
Try a sorghum dish at a local eatery or make a simple porridge together with a savory accompaniment.
Birdwatching nearby
Choose an accessible public nature spot and note down five birds you see or hear together.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
Go out and taste something
- Birdwatching nearby
Choose an accessible public nature spot and note down five birds you see or hear together.
- Meal with sorghum
Try a sorghum dish at a local eatery or make a simple porridge together with a savory accompaniment.
Try two new things
- Looking at basket weaving
Look for Botswanan basketry in a craft shop or market and compare the patterns and materials.
- Mokoro with a local guide
Where suitable, book a relaxed mokoro excursion in the Okavango region and give each other a nature task along the way.
Try two new things
- Looking at basket weaving
Look for Botswanan basketry in a craft shop or market and compare the patterns and materials.
- Meal with sorghum
Try a sorghum dish at a local eatery or make a simple porridge together with a savory accompaniment.
Things to do together anywhere
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You can also try these ideas in Botswana. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Local juice blind tastingTaste three fruit juices together without looking at the labels first.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Creative classTake a short class together in making something neither of you has ever made before.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A tasting without labelsTaste three versions of the same product without knowing which brand each one is.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Workshop swapEach choose a skill you can teach the other in twenty minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Map without namesDraw a map of your neighbourhood from memory and compare what each of you remembers.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Take turns drawing a comicDraw a comic, taking turns to come up with the next panel.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE City beachFind a spot by the water and enjoy a drink for a short date with a holiday feel.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Canoe or ferrySee your surroundings from the water on a short trip or crossing.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Autumn forest colorsWalk a forest trail together and look for the most beautiful color transition in the leaves.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One special treeChoose a tree nearby and take a close look at its shape, bark and surroundings.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bridge routeWalk past three bridges and compare how they connect the neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE An autumn playlist walkEach make a short playlist for a walk around your neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mini food tourTry three small bites along the way at three places close to one another.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Leaf printsCollect fallen leaves and use them to make prints on paper.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Build and test a kiteMake a simple kite together and try it out in a suitable open space.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Digital postcard chainSend each other three photos that together tell a mini story of your day.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea