Category: Entry and Admin

Travel insurance for a Botswana safari needs one thing above all others: emergency medical evacuation cover, because most safari camps sit hours from a hospital and reachable only by light aircraft. Many operators treat proof of cover as a booking…

Most safari visitors need no visa for Botswana at all. Citizens of over a hundred countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the EU and most of southern Africa, enter for tourism stays of up to 90 days…

Botswana customs allows safari visitors to bring personal effects and camera equipment duty free, alongside limited quantities of alcohol, tobacco and other goods, while banning a list that surprises most travellers by including uncut semi-precious stones. Anyone carrying the equivalent…

Flying a drone in Botswana is legal but tightly controlled, requiring registration with the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana, an import permit obtained before you arrive, police fingerprint clearance and security vetting. Flying over national parks and game reserves is…