Things to Do in Riverwalk Mall

Catch a late-night movie at Cinema Nouveau

Leather seats recline almost flat, the popcorn machine pops like distant firecrackers, and the auditorium smells of caramel and eucalyptus oil from the on-site spa next door. Tuesday screenings tend to be half-full, so you can stretch out and hear the surround-sound rumble through your ribs.

Stock up on Kalahari truffle oil at the Spar deli

Little glass bottles clink as you lift them from wire racks. The oil inside glows amber under fluorescent light and smells faintly of earth after rain. Locals drizzle it over seswaa. But it works just as well on pizza when you get back home.

People-watch from Mugg & Bean's balcony balcony

From up here you look down on the central fountain where kids toss coins. The water plinks like marbles in a tin. Steam from your flat-white drifts into cool mall air while below, security guards in navy blazers pace in slow, looping orbits.

Try on beaded Herero sandals at the craft market

Seed-beads rasp softly under your fingertips, each pair stitched by women who sit on overturned Coke crates humming church hymns. The sandals smell faintly of smoked cowhide, a scent that lingers even after you leave.

Let kids loose on the indoor trampoline court

Sneakers squeak against polished beech and electronic dance beats thump at kid-friendly volume. Through the mesh you catch glimpses of the upper-level clothing racks, a reminder you're still technically inside a mall.

Block 10 apartments behind the mall. Balconies overlook the pool and security guards braai boerewors after dusk.

Grand Palm Hotel Casino five minutes north. Evening corridors smell of curry and chlorine from the indoor pool.

Avani along the Gaborone dam. Morning mist lifts off the water, and weaver birds chatter above the parking lot.

Cresta President in the CBD. 1950s lobby tiles echo like a school corridor. Rooftop bar faces the twinkling city grid.

Airport Lodge on the old A1. Zebra-print cushions, cockerel wake-up calls, and coffee that tastes faintly of eucalyptus.

Airbnb flats in Extension 11. Quiet cul-de-sacs where bougainvillea petals stick to warm tarmac after wind.