Guide to travel to Botswana

Looking for a Botswana travel guide? If you still don’t know What do you need to travel to Botswana?, we are going to explain everything you have to prepare for entering Botswana and leaving. general information and Requirements to travel to Botswana with its customs, laws and limitations in the customs of Botswana. You have available this travel guide with the emergency telephone numbers, the best time to travel to botswana and everything you need to know to travel safely.

BOTSWANA DATA

Capital	Botswana (See map)
Languages	English and Setswana
Currency	botswanese pula
Voltage	230 volts
Freq.	50Hz
Plug	Guy D and C

Botswana Overview

With the current situation you may have to fill out some kind of form to travel to Botswana or covid Botswana requirements, so we recommend you check What do you need to travel to Botswana? or any destination in the country in this travel guide.

Given the current situation due to COVID-19, the Government of Botswana established various measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including:

• Partially closed borders.
• People who are allowed to enter the country must present a negative result of a COVID-19 test, carried out within 72 hours before arrival in the country.
• Medical check-ups are carried out on people entering the country.
• The health authority determines if the people who enter must remain in quarantine.
• At the moment, there are no international commercial flights operating to or from Botswana.

If you have planned a trip to or from Botswana, we suggest you check with your airline the status of your reservations.

Guide to travel to Botswana entry requirements

These are the Botswana entry requirements:

• A valid COVID-19 full vaccination certificate or, failing that, a negative PCR test that is no more than 72 hours old is required.
• Minors traveling across the country’s borders must present a certified copy of their birth certificate, a valid passport and a consent form/sworn statement from the father or mother who is not accompanying the child.
• You will need to present information about your family, work or financial ties in the country of origin to demonstrate your intention to return.
• You must prove that you have sufficient resources to finance your stay.

Guide to travel to Botswana requirements to leave

Once your stay is over, these are the Botswana exit requirements:

Passport valid for at least 6 months.

Botswana customs information

The import and export of the following goods is totally prohibited in Botswana:

• Narcotic drugs, drugs that create the habit of consumption and related substances, in any form
• Firearms, ammunition and explosives
• Indecent and obscene material such as pornographic books, magazines, movies, videos, DVDs, and software.
• Semi-precious stones such as agate, amethyst, Botswana rose, jade, rose quartz, carnelian, chalcedony, crystal quartz, jasper, tanzanite, garnet, moss agate, tiger’s eye, sodalite, aquamarine, azurite, and malachite.

Botswana local currency

The legal tender in Botswana is the botswanese pula («P», BWP).

For more information regarding the local currency or payment methods of the country, consult the section recommendations in money to travel abroad..

Botswana customs

Make sure you know the customs of the country so you can know what the best time to visit botswana. Here are the most common.

• It is recommended to follow the indications of the guide staff in the tourist areas.
• You must carry some form of identification with you at all
• Always ask permission before taking pictures of people in Botswana.

Is it safe to travel to Botswana?

• Crime rates remain low compared to other countries in the region.
• Leave your valuables somewhere safe.
• Avoid uncrowded places at night.
• Do not lose sight of your personal items, especially in public places.

Laws of Botswana

• It is illegal to buy, sell or capture protected wild animals, or trade in their parts
• The use of face masks is still mandatory in public places.

Other recommendations in a guide to travel to Botswana

• Do not forget to notify your bank that you will travel to Botswana, so that they can inform you how to act in case of theft or loss of your credit cards in Botswana, or problems that you could have when withdrawing money with your cards abroad.
• Recommendations and more advice by topic or type of traveler, visit the section of recommendations for your trip abroad of this guide to traveling to Botswana.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)