Come and have a taste of Southern Africa’s spirit and rich heritage at the Kuru Dance Festival, an annual event held in the heart of Botswana. This vibrant occasion is set to occur in August 2024 and it offers a unique opportunity for agents and industry professionals who wish to engage their clients in authentic cultural experiences. The festival is located near D’kar village at the Dqae Qare San Lodge which has nature game farm owned by Bushmen only.

The Kuru Dance Festival is a celebration of traditional songs, dances, and storytelling among the San people that are spread over three days. Apart from this there will be other types of ancient dance such as hunting dance, gathering dance rights of passage and dusk trance healing dances done in the desert hence creating very sacred energy. These performances do not just entertain but also educate attendees about San peoples history and way of living.

 Kuru Dance Festival is an opportunity for travel industry practitioners. Adding such events to travel programs offers tourists an opportunity to have an immersive experience into local cultures which is increasingly becoming popular within travel industry nowadays. The festival seeks to foster economic self-sufficiency among the San community thereby supporting local development and cultural preservation processes. On annual basis multiple organizations as well as businesses including major banks and community groups continue to sponsor this event with various entailing factors that contribute towards wider community development alongside cultural conservation drives.

It aimed at making sure that family members get entertained through having different activities lined up during ticketing process. Being alcohol free event depicts its commitment towards fostering cultural as well spiritual norms within san community itself.” Agents together with tour operators are advised to incorporate Kuru Dance Festival in their packages so as they can provide customers meaningful understanding concerning culture more than ordinary attractions going on holidays.

Kuru Dance Festival goes beyond being just another event; it celebrates birthing right, community sense plus culture all put together in one ballroom dancing arena. It provides travel agents and industry professionals with an opportunity to diversify their portfolio by adding a very authentic cultural experience that is not only educational but also entertaining.

If you want to travel to Botswana, please contact DMC Botswana. They can assist you and your clients with accommodation, restaurants, event building, and transportation in the main areas of Botswana.

If you would like to read more about the festival, please visit the following website.

Our DMCs can assist with accommodation, (gala) dinners, meeting rooms, transport, team building and other options you need around the festival