Botswana’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama, has revealed that his ministry has acquired P45 million (€4m) to develop the Maun Educational Park.
In an interview, Khama said the money would be used to develop tourism facilities but that he was not in position to state what facilities would be built, saying they were planning to change the park’s original plan.
Khama said initially a casino, eco lodge and a five-star hotel were planned on the site, but he indicated that the plan was likely to be changed. “We may decide that the park should remain as a wildlife park which has accommodation. We want this park to also reflect the culture of the people in Maun.”
He said a tender would be circulated to the private sector after finalisation of the latest plan for the operation of the facilities.
The park was established in 1970 and is situated on a strategic zone within the Thamalakane river front, an area that has been earmarked as a tourism development zone under the revised Maun development plan.
