Botswana

Government advisories

• ☐ United States: level 2/4 — Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
• ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
• ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution

Health notices

• ☐ Global Measles (level 1)

Practical

• ☐ Plug type D/G/M, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
• ☐ Drives on the left
• ☐ Emergency (police): 999
• ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 997
• ☐ Emergency (fire): 998

Laws that could get a tourist arrested

• ☐ Drug trafficking penalties — Drug trafficking carries a mandatory prison sentence. Any type of drug smuggling is strictly prohibited.
• ☐ Prescription medication requirements — Travelers must carry a prescription for all medications brought into the country. Failure to declare these drugs results in fines or imprisonment.

Before you go

General trip-prep, not specific to Botswana — the same short list applies anywhere.

• ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
• ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
• ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
• ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
• ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
• ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM