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Botswana Travel Advice

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Botswana is best known for its wetlands surrounding the Okavango Delta, here there is an abundance of wildlife and vegetation. It is one of Africa's most important wilderness destinations, you will be amazed that few people have yet to discover the natural beauty of Botswana.

Botswana Fact File


Flag of Botswana Capital: Gaborone
Currency: Pula (BWP)

Languages: Setswana, English
Main religion: Christianity
UK visa requirements: 90 days free upon entry
Time difference from UK: GMT +2
Temperature range in Francistown: 5-32C

Botswana Travel Advice


Month

Average Temperature
(at minimum)

Average Temperature
(at maximum)

Relative
humidity(am)

Relative
humidity(pm)

Average precipitation
(mm)

January

18

31

69

-

107

February

18

30

73

-

79

March

16

29

74

-

71

April

13

28

70

-

18

May

9

26

68

-

5

June

5

23

70

-

3

July

5

24

63

-

0

August

7

26

60

-

0

September

12

30

55

-

0

October

16

32

56

-

23

November

18

32

63

-

56

December

18

31

65

-

86


Real Gap's Botswana Highlights

The city of Gaborone
Gaborone the capital of Botswana offers most things you would expect to find in any modern city. In the city the most striking of the modern buildings is Orapa House, here Botswana's diamonds are sorted and dispatched! In the 'village' (the old part of the city), you can explore the remnants of Botswana's colonial history.

The Okavango Delta
The Okavango River has the only inland delta in the world! It's a natural phenomenon, an environment made up of many lagoons, rivers and channels. This wetland is home to a myriad of animals and a wealth of plant species who thrive in this type of ecosystem. Our Botswana Okavango River Project gives you the chance to experience the pure wilderness, observe wildlife and help to maintain it's ecological balance. 

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