The Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) says the relationship between Botswana and Kenya can go beyond the support the East African country gave in the Tsabong Camel project by find new ways of collaboration.

The camel project is meant to diversify the product offering in a country where tourism is concentrated in the north parts of the country and based mainly on wildlife. Director of Marketing and Investment Promotion at BTO, Malebogo Morakaladi says they touched base with Kenya Tourism when they started the project in 2010.

She said through Kenya Tourism, they contacted the Kenya Camel Association who then brought in the personnel to assist people ride camels and it was discovered during the process that camel milk is nutritional.

“These are the sort of skills Kenyans were able to impact to these communities,” Morakaladi told a Kenya Business Forum at Lansmore hotel in Gaborone. “This is (Tsabong Camel project) what we are doing to diversify the product and this is what we can do to collaborate further,” she added.

Morakaladi told the Kenyan delegation that there are opportunities in Botswana tourism sector. For example, she said the East Africa’s giant can help in hospitality training where Kenya is excellent in the space.

She revealed that a needs assessment conducted previously by BTO discovered that training in Botswana is conducted more in a theoretical manner and there was a need for practical training. The survey also saw the need for Hospitality and Culinary school of the world class status.

Morakaladi also said with the relocation of DTC from London to Botswana, there is a need for luxury hotel brands. There are about 10 De Beers’ Sights which attracts monied guys with different tastes.

“We will assist you as investor to get suitable land and also assist find partnerships with locals”. Kenya has more diversified tourism sector compared to Botswana.