Botswana Travel & Emergency Guide

Emergency Numbers in Botswana

Key Travel Facts

Driving Rules & Speed Limits in Botswana

Toll & Vignette: No vignette. Cross-border vehicles must pay the national Road Safety Levy and Third Party Insurance at borders.

Tipping & Etiquette

Recommendation: 10 percent in restaurants; safari guides and trackers customarily receive 100 to 200 Pula per day. Tips in restaurants can be added to cards or left in cash. Lodges often provide a communal staff tip box.

• DO Stay strictly inside safari vehicles inside parks and never approach wildlife on foot.
• DO Watch for free-roaming elephants, donkeys, and cattle on all highways.
• DON'T Do not transport meat or dairy across veterinary cordon fences without authorization.
• DON'T Do not photograph military installations, government buildings, or border posts.

Power Sockets & Tap Water

Plug Type & Electricity: Type D, G & M (230V, 50Hz). Adapter for Type M or Type G needed in most lodges.

Tap Water: Chlorinated and generally potable in cities; bottled water recommended in safari camps and rural areas.

Insider Tip: Book national park permits and campsites in the Okavango Delta and Chobe months in advance due to strictly limited daily quotas.