Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough with Undiscovered Frontiers of Opportunity
If you’re seeking a new trend in travel for 2008, a fresh investment and lifestyle opportunity or you just want to broaden your physical and spiritual horizons, then the time is right to discover Botswana.
As one of the most dynamic and successful economies and one of the most progressive and politically stable nations on the African continent, Botswana is ironically one of the least well-known countries in Southern Africa – so let’s uncover this diamond in the rough and unveil an as yet undiscovered frontier of opportunity: –
Botswana: Introducing a Diamond in the Rough…
Botswana, landlocked and bordered by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, is officially ranked by the credit rating analysts at Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s as the best credit risk in Africa, it has one of the most dynamic economies on the African continent and Transparency International rate Botswana as the least corrupt nation in Africa. Significantly it is also the one country in Africa to have an advanced, progressive and thorough programme for dealing with HIV/AIDS.
Independent from Great Britain since 1966, Botswana has managed to maintain one of the highest economic growth rates in the world ever since and is considered a middle-income nation according to UN rankings. Until recently the majority of the nation’s economy was built on cattle farming and mineral extraction – principally diamond mining – but in an intelligent effort to diversify the economy away from overdependence on these two sectors alone, the government of Botswana is doing everything it can to foster and develop its emerging tourism industry.
Tourism is a very strong area for development and there is massive potential in this industry sector in Botswana.
Tourism focus is principally aimed at the promotion and development of conservation, safari, game and eco projects within the nation’s extensive nature reserves. To support economic diversification and to enable the development of the tourism sector specifically, the government has abolished foreign exchange controls, reduced corporate tax to an attractive rate of 15%, removed restrictions on the foreign ownership of local companies and adopted both a Privatisation and Competition master plan to bring foreign direct investment to Botswana.
Botswana: Unveiling an Undiscovered Frontier of Opportunity
One of the most exciting, ambitious and fascinating tourism and investment focused projects to take advantage of the new supportive governmental legislation is the Limpopo-Lipadi Game and Wilderness Reserve – and for anyone with a passion for Africa, travel, wildlife, conservation, big game and unique potential, the Limpopo-Lipadi project represents unrivalled opportunity.
As an investor into the reserve you will be contributing to a unique and internationally acclaimed ecosystem sustainability model that Limpopo-Lipadi founders hope will set the standard in conservation sustainability in the 21st century. This sustainability model includes:
- Training you to become a ranger to self drive, walk and sleep in the bush or be driven by experienced rangers;
- Managing the reserve using a unique model based on a new approach to ecosystem management;
- The eco friendly way in which to design, construct and manage the lodges. This ensures minimising carbon, water and waste footprints.
- An unique approach and way in which Limpopo-Lipadi enables all stakeholders to benefit from the reserve;
- A uniquely structured financial model that ensures that no monthly or annual operational costs need to be paid by the investor;
- The Limpopo-Lipadi support the promotion of Motswana history and culture;
As an investor into the project you own the game and wilderness reserve which is at an exciting point in its development; you will be able to visit the reserve as often as you like, be part of the decision making process of the reserve or just simply enjoy the many diverse ecosystems when you visit., Your capital will be used for everything from further land purchase to the development of the lodges, camps and two commercial tourism properties for the introduction of paying guests to the reserve.
While you are on the reserve you can choose to stay in any of the six lodges and camps, all of which are completely differently designed in different locations to maximise your accommodation experience. You can choose to stay at the Island Lodge, River Camp, Kirkia Forest Camp, Mountain Rock Lodge, Marula Tree Tented Camp or Wilderness Tented Camp. These lodges and camps enable you to enjoy the reserve through the diverse seasons in different locations and cater for your every bush experience need.
This is a project for passionate people that will enable the preservation of spectacular landscapes, the protection of untouched archaeological sites and the reintroduction of species such as white and black rhino, wild dog, sable antelope and lion into a reserve that already covers a vast expanse of over 80,000 acres of stunning ground and has 21 kilometres of valuable river frontage on the famous Limpopo River, immortalised by Rudyard Kipling in ‘The Elephant’s Child.’
According to Judge Nigel Willis, Chairman of the Limpopo-Lipadi project, “an investor seeking a long-term and unique opportunity, as well as a project that they can be passionate about and hands on with, will be unlikely to find a more exciting and potentially profitable project than this.”
All investors further benefit from having the option of driving or walking with experienced rangers in the reserve or even qualifying to self-drive and explore freely. They can sleep on tree platforms or in game hides, they can fish in the Limpopo River or picnic in the bush, they can star gaze, wildlife watch and lose themselves in the breathtaking beauty of the Botswana countryside. There will be local knowledge courses available so that investors and their guests can learn about anything and everything to do with the reserve – from the trees that grow within it to the species that inhabit it, from the stars that light up the night sky above it to the Setswana language spoken within it.
This is an investment opportunity like no other – it is an opportunity for passionate people, people who prefer to earn their rewards rather than simply buying them, people who want hands on exposure to the development of an exciting tourism project and more significantly, people who want to be a part of preserving and enhancing the natural landscape of a stunning African nation.
For more information please visit http://www.limpopo-lipadi.com/default.aspx