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Botswana international travel guide in 2024

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Botswana ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ

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Botswana is part of Africa with main city at Gaborone. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 24.28 ยฐC in Botswana with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 56.63 mm. Internet speed in Botswana is on average 1.4 Mbps. Its Developing country with a population of 2M people. The main currency is Pula. The languages spoken are English and Tswana. Automatic teller machines are common in Botswana. Current travel safety advice is Exercise normal safety precautions. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Developing ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~24.28 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~56.63 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 2M people

Botswana Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Exercise normal safety precautions
We've reviewed our advice for Botswana. We haven't changed the level of our advice, exercise normal safety precautions. We advise: Exercise normal safety precautions in Botswana.
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Botswana Weather

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Botswana Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Botswana uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type D and Type G.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English and Tswana

Money in Botswana

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Botswana uses the Botswana pula (symbol: P), code BWP.Banknotes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 pulas. Pula is subdivided into 100 thebes. Coins come in denominations of 5, 2 and 1 pulas and 50, 25, 10 and 5 thebes.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Botswana. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling in Botswana

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Botswana is on average 1.4 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Botswana is low. It is not as easy to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 774.87 BWP, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: BTC mobile, Mascom or Orange. Botswana uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Botswana upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Botswana, dial +, then 267 (the country code for Botswana), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Botswana, start with the area code. In the case above area code is - .

Driving in Botswana

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

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Botswana travel details

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