Category: Health and Safety

No vaccination is compulsory for a Botswana safari unless you are arriving from a yellow fever country, though travel clinics routinely recommend hepatitis A, typhoid and up to date tetanus, diphtheria, polio and measles cover. Malaria precautions matter in the…

Botswana's emergency numbers are 999 for police, 997 for ambulance and 998 for fire, all toll free but dialable only from a local SIM card. Private services including Emergency Assist on 991 and Okavango Air Rescue in Maun handle evacuations…

Botswana ranks among the safest countries in Africa, with violent crime against visitors rare and safari areas exceptionally low risk, though petty theft occurs in Gaborone, Francistown and Maun. The real hazards on a safari are wildlife, roads and the…

Malaria risk in Botswana is confined largely to the north, covering the Okavango Delta, Chobe and the Ngamiland district, while the southern half of the country including Gaborone, the Kalahari and the Tuli Block carries little to no risk. Transmission…