ExploCountry guide · Southern Africa
Botswana travel guide: visa, best time, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Botswana. Capital: Gaborone.
Do you need a visa for Botswana?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 103 passports can enter Botswana without a visa.
All 198 passports for Botswana · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Botswana
Botswana at a glance
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Botswana pula (P, BWP)
- Languages
- English, Tswana
- Calling code
- +267
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type D, G, M · 230 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit Botswana
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
May–Oct. Dry-season safaris in the Okavango.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Gaborone
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Botswana
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Botswana
- Type Dthree large round pins
- Type Gthree flat pins in a triangle
- Type Mthree very large round pins
Mains power is 230 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Botswana?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Botswana or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Botswana?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 103 passports can enter Botswana without a visa, 94 passports can apply for an e-Visa and 1 passport needs a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Botswana.
When is the best time to visit Botswana?
May–Oct. Dry-season safaris in the Okavango.
What plug type and voltage does Botswana use?
Botswana uses plug types D, G, M at 230 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Botswana?
Traffic keeps to the left in Botswana.
What currency does Botswana use?
Botswana pula (P, BWP).
What is the calling code for Botswana?
+267.
What is the capital of Botswana?
Gaborone.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.