Halfway between Gaborone and Francistown, Serowe is one of the largest villages in Botswana, the seat of the Bangwato tribe, and the birthplace of Botswana’s charismatic first president, Sir Seretse Khama. He is buried in the local graveyard. The Khama III Memorial Museum, located in the Red House at the base of the Serowe Hill has memorabilia of the Khama Family. On Khama III’s grave (Sir Seretse’s grandfather) is a bronze duiker sculpted by the famous South African artist Anton van Wouw. Thathaganyana Hill is home to the ruins of an 11th-century settlement.
Nearby, the small Khama Rhino Sanctuary houses almost all of Botswana’s rhino collection, gathered here to protect them from poachers. There are also 28 other animal species and over 150 bird species.