Traveling to Botswana

1. The Okavango Delta: This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a unique inland delta known for its stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and mokoro safaris.

2. Chobe National Park: Known for its large herds of elephants and boat safaris on the Chobe River, this park offers excellent wildlife viewing opportunities.

3. Moremi Game Reserve: Located in the Okavango Delta, this is the best place for Big Five safaris and bird watching.

4. Makgadikgadi: These vast salt pools create a surreal and mesmerizing environment where you can observe seasonal zebra migrations and starry night skies.

5. Kgalagadi Park: This park offers stunning red dunes, desert landscapes and unique wild desert-adapted fauna.

The best time to visit Botswana is during the dry season from May to October, when you can enjoy great wildlife watching and pleasant weather. The wet season from November to April is ideal for bird watching and lower prices, but can be quite rainy.

Free export

- 200 cigarettes

- 20 cigars

- 250 g of cigarette or pipe tobacco

- 2 liters of wine

- 1 liter of spirits and alcoholic beverages

- 50 ml of perfume

- 250 ml of eau de toilette

- 25 kg per family of red meat

- 5 kg per person of poultry meat

- 36 eggs per person

- 12 kg of sugar per person

- Other new or used goods with a total value not exceeding R3000.00

Prohibited

- Illegal drugs

- Military firearms, explosives and ammunition

- Knives and deadly weapons

- Unauthorized plants and plant products

- Unauthorized meat and meat products

- Unauthorized pets and animals

- Semi-precious stones such as agate, amethyst, Botswana pink, jade, rose quartz, carnelian, chalcedony, crystal quartz, tourmaline, jasper, tanzanite, garnet, moss agate, tiger's eye, sodalite, aquamarine, azurite and malachite.

- Radioactive or hazardous materials

- Counterfeit money and goods

- Pornographic materials

Restricted

- Firearms and ammunition may only be imported into Botswana with a police permit issued by the Central Firearms Registry. Importation of firearms that do not have a factory serial number or other identifiable number stamped or engraved on the metal part of the weapon is completely prohibited.

- No boats, mokoro or water devices may be imported into Botswana unless the owner has an import permit issued by the Department of Water Resources.

- All plants, seeds and other products of plant origin imported into the country require the permission of the Chief Inspector of Agricultural Research.

- Import and export of wild animals or their products (trophies or meat) is prohibited without an export permit issued by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.

- Cats, dogs and other animals imported into the country must have a veterinary certificate issued by the Director of Animal Health and Production, as well as a rabies vaccination certificate.

- Rescue service 997.

- Police 999.

- Fire service 998.

- Ambulance service 911

- Medical air rescue service - 390 1601 is paid at the standard local rate