Self Drive Tours Botswana

Our company was really born in 2016. Graeme was working at Botswana International University of Science and Technology. He and Gillian wanted to start a business in Botswana and he was fortunate to meet up with two enterprising young women, Peo and Naomi, with a similar vision. It takes a while to get things done in Botswana. Back in 2017 the World Bank ranked 190 countries in terms of the ease of starting a business. Botswana was ranked 153rd out of 190. But perseverance and some very useful help from the Botswana Investment & Trade Centre got us there in the end. We always intended to run the self-drive tours side of Segaigai as a separate business unit. DIY was officially incorporated as DIY Driving Tours (Proprietary Limited) at the end of 2019. Tourism started sending up a few green shoots during 2021. The pandemic has brought opportunities as well as challenges. The first tourists to reappear have been the self-drive segment. If you are going to travel in the midst of a pandemic there is some attraction in doing so in your own bubble on wheels, and doing your own catering. With visitor volumes slowly picking up it was finally time to launch.. Our office is based in Palapye, Botswana which is a place very near and dear to all of us. Our vision has come from our love of Botswana . We have seen first hand the potential that Botswana has for providing the most amazing holiday experience. We have spent the past few years travelling this beautiful country and experiencing everything it has to offer and believe us, you will be amazed.