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\r\n\r\n Botswana, a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nAverage temperature for the year
\r\nTerritory of the country
\r\n\r\n Welcome to Botswana,\r\n
\r\n\r\n a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent. With a full 38 percent of its total land area devoted to national parks, reserves and wildlife management areas - for mostly part unfenced - allowing animals to roam wildly and free - travelling through many parts of the country has a feeling of moving through an immense nature wonderland.\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nBotswana is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert - a sand-filled basin averaging 1,100 metres above sea level. The country lies between longitudes 20 and 30 degrees east of Greenwich and between the latitudes 18 and 27 degrees approximately south of the Equator.
\r\n \r\n \r\nBotswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which runs through the summer months. Rainfall tends to be erratic, unpredictable and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 kilometres away there is no rain at all. Showers are often followed by strong sunshine so that a good deal of the rainfall does not penetrate the ground but is lost to evaporation and transpiration.
\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n The Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) advises its clientele that the payment gateway for online VISA applications has been restored and as such the application platform is back to normal.\r\n
\r\nIn this regard, applications that were paid during the period 14th October 2022 up to 26th December 2022 will be fully refunded through the Bank.
\r\nAny inconveniences caused by the non-functionality of the system is greatly regretted.
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nFor any other queries please contact the Help-Desk for assistance using the following:
\r\nTELEPHONE: +267 3611300/02/27/40/43
\r\nE-mail Addresses:
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\r\nTechnical Support: evisa-support@gov.bw
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\r\nContinue the online Visa Application process
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\r\n\r\n Botswana, a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent\r\n
\r\nAverage temperature for the year
\r\nTerritory of the country
\r\n\r\n Welcome to Botswana,\r\n
\r\n\r\n a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent. With a full 38 percent of its total land area devoted to national parks, reserves and wildlife management areas - for mostly part unfenced - allowing animals to roam wildly and free - travelling through many parts of the country has a feeling of moving through an immense nature wonderland.\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\nBotswana is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert - a sand-filled basin averaging 1,100 metres above sea level. The country lies between longitudes 20 and 30 degrees east of Greenwich and between the latitudes 18 and 27 degrees approximately south of the Equator.
\r\n \r\n \r\nBotswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which runs through the summer months. Rainfall tends to be erratic, unpredictable and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 kilometres away there is no rain at all. Showers are often followed by strong sunshine so that a good deal of the rainfall does not penetrate the ground but is lost to evaporation and transpiration.
\r\n \r\n \r\nYou're travelling; itinerary planned, bags packed, and ready to board! But have you checked whether you need a tourist visa, or require a travel document?
\r\n\r\nYour application number is
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\r\nThe following provisions apply to all applicants who have opted for or intending to opt for services at the Visa application Centre in Gaborone, and all Botswana consulates across the world.
\r\nApplicants acknowledge that the Botswana visa office responsible for the world reserves the right to request for additional documentation or interview in order to make a decision on visa applications.
\r\nThe applicant will be required to fill in a Visa application form accurately and submit the same with the applicable Visa fees, valid passport and necessary documentation as specified in the visa application form. Applicants must hold valid travel documents and comply with the requirements of the government of the Republic of Botswana.
\r\nThe decision to grant or refuse a Visa is the sole prerogative of the government of Botswana. In case of rejection of Visa application, no correspondence will be entertained and no Visa fees will be refunded and no reasons will be required to be given.
\r\nVisa fees are non-refundable under any circumstances whatsoever.
\r\nAny charges for services availed by applicants are non-refundable.
\r\nIssuance of a visa or approval on the visa application does not in any way give the applicant/passenger a right to Botswana. The entry is at the sole discretion of the Immigration officer at any point of entry into the country who is a representative of the Government of the Republic of Botswana.
\r\nThe Visa must be accepted as offered and non- transferable.
\r\nThe Visa is valid as per the government of the Republic of Botswana rules and regulations as amended from time to time. The Visa must be availed within its period of validity.
\r\nApplicant will be solely responsible to ensure they fulfill Botswana government requirements for travel which may include police clearance e.t.c
\r\nApplicants expressly declare that they do understand these terms & conditions and are individuals and not a company or any professional and or commercial entity.
\r\n\r\nYou're travelling; itinerary planned, bags packed, and ready to board! But have you checked whether you need a tourist visa, or require a travel document?
\r\n\r\nYour application number is
\r\nMake sure you save this number for future refence
\r\nClick Payment to go to the next step
\r\nEach applicant must submit a color photograph, without corners, with a full face;
\r\nThe photo must have been taken within the last six months;
\r\nThe photo must be in color, on a white background, without frames and retouching
\r\n read more\r\nPlease upload an image, in color, of your passport information page that contains photo and personal details in PDF format. The size of the photo must be less or equal to 1 megabyte (MB)
\r\nUse a scanner or camera for taking a photo of the passport (not a copy of it)
\r\n read more\r\nUpload here all relevant supporting documents for your Visa type. For details see the Visa Terms and Conditions page. All documents must be scanned in a single file not bigger that 5Mb in size.
\r\nEach applicant must submit a color photograph, without corners, with a full face;
\r\nThe photo must have been taken within the last six months;
\r\nThe photo must be in color, on a white background, without frames and retouching
\r\n read more\r\nPlease upload an image, in color, of your passport information page that contains photo and personal details in PDF format. The size of the photo must be less or equal to 1 megabyte (MB)
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\r\nPlease fill-in your email address, evisa application number, and your passport number to log into the evisa system
\r\nPlease fill-in your email address, evisa application number, and your passport number to log into the evisa system
\r\nPlease upload an image, in color, of your passport information page that contains photo and personal details in PDF format. The size of the photo must be less or equal to 1 megabyte (MB)
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\r\nBefore uploading, please review the taken image and make sure that the following information is clearly readable:
\r\nIf your passport image is not clearly readable it will be rejected at verification stage and you will be required to send another image thus delaying your application Process.
\r\nPlease upload an image, in color, of your passport information page that contains photo and personal details in PDF format. The size of the photo must be less or equal to 1 megabyte (MB)
\r\nUse a scanner or camera for taking a photo of the passport (not a copy of it).
\r\nBefore uploading, please review the taken image and make sure that the following information is clearly readable:
\r\nIf your passport image is not clearly readable it will be rejected at verification stage and you will be required to send another image thus delaying your application Process.
\r\nBotswana is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert - a sand-filled basin averaging 1,100 metres above sea level. The country lies between longitudes 20 and 30 degrees east of Greenwich and between the latitudes 18 and 27 degrees approximately south of the Equator.
\r\nBotswana is bordered by Zambia and Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the north and west, and South Africa to the south and southeast. At Kazungula, four countries - Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia - meet at a single point mid-stream in the Zambezi River.
\r\nThe Chobe River runs along part of its northern boundary; the Nossob River at its southwestern boundary; the Molopo River at its southern boundary; and the Marico, Limpopo and Shashe Rivers at its eastern boundaries. With the exceptions of the Okavango and Chobe areas in the north, the country has little permanent surface water.
\r\nThe country is situated in the southern African region and about two-thirds of Botswana lies within the Tropics; it is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn (the imaginary line of latitude which is 23° 30' south of Equator) just south of the town of Mahalapye (see maps). This is the most southern latitude where the sun is directly overhead at noon. This happens on December 22st, the longest day of the year in this hemisphere.
\r\nThe distance between the extreme north and the extreme south of Botswana is about 1,110 kilometres. It is 960 kilometres across at its widest. The area of Botswana is approximately 581,730 square kilometres and is about the size of France or Kenya. It is approximately 500 km from the nearest coastline, to the southwest.
\r\nThe eastern hardveld, where 80% of the country's population lives and where its three largest urban centres are situated, is a wide strip of land running from the north at Ramokgwebane to the south at Ramatlabama. It has a more varied relief and geology with inselbergs (outcrops of resistant rock) and koppies (rocks that have been weathered into blocks) dotting the landscape. The south eastern hardveld also has a slightly higher and more reliable rainfall than the rest of the country (except Bobirwa, which is about dry as Kgalagadi); indeed the natural fertility and agricultural potential of the soils, while still low, are greater than in the Kalahari sandveld.
\r\nThe Kalahari Desert stretches west of the eastern hardveld, covering 84% of the country. The Kalahari extends far beyond Botswana's western borders, covering substantial parts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola.
\r\n'Desert', however, is a misnomer: its earliest travellers defined it as a 'thirstland'. Most of the Kalahari (or Kgalagadi, which is its Setswana name) is covered with vegetation including stunted thorn and scrub bush, trees and grasslands. The largely unchanging flat terrain is occasionally interrupted by gently descending valleys, sand dunes, large numbers of pans and, in the extreme northwest, isolated hills, such as Aha, Tsodilo, Koanaka and Gcwihaba. Many of the pans have dune systems on the southwest side, which vary in size and complexity. The pans fill with water during the rainy season and their hard surface layer ensures that the water remains in the pans and is not immediately absorbed. These pans are of great importance to wildlife, which obtain valuable nutrients from the salts and the grasses of the pans.
\r\nIn the north-west, the Okavango River flows in from the highlands of Angola and soaks into the sands, forming the 15,000 sq. km network of water channels, lagoons, swamps and islands. The Okavango is the largest inland delta system in the world a bit smaller than Israel or half of Switzerland. The north-eastern region of the Kalahari Basin contains the Makgadikgadi Pans - an extensive network of salt pans and ephemeral lakes.
\r\nAlthough Botswana has no mountain ranges to speak of, the almost uniformly flat landscape is punctuated occasionally by low hills, especially along the southeastern boundary and in the far northwest. Botswana's highest point is 1,491m Otse Mountain near Lobatse, but the three major peaks of the Tsodilo Hills, in the country's northwestern corner, are more dramatic.
\r\nBotswana is a land-locked country dominated in geographical terms by the Kalahari Desert - a sand-filled basin averaging 1,100 metres above sea level. The country lies between longitudes 20 and 30 degrees east of Greenwich and between the latitudes 18 and 27 degrees approximately south of the Equator.
\r\nBotswana is bordered by Zambia and Zimbabwe to the northeast, Namibia to the north and west, and South Africa to the south and southeast. At Kazungula, four countries - Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia - meet at a single point mid-stream in the Zambezi River.
\r\nThe Chobe River runs along part of its northern boundary; the Nossob River at its southwestern boundary; the Molopo River at its southern boundary; and the Marico, Limpopo and Shashe Rivers at its eastern boundaries. With the exceptions of the Okavango and Chobe areas in the north, the country has little permanent surface water.
\r\nThe country is situated in the southern African region and about two-thirds of Botswana lies within the Tropics; it is bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn (the imaginary line of latitude which is 23° 30' south of Equator) just south of the town of Mahalapye (see maps). This is the most southern latitude where the sun is directly overhead at noon. This happens on December 22st, the longest day of the year in this hemisphere.
\r\nThe distance between the extreme north and the extreme south of Botswana is about 1,110 kilometres. It is 960 kilometres across at its widest. The area of Botswana is approximately 581,730 square kilometres and is about the size of France or Kenya. It is approximately 500 km from the nearest coastline, to the southwest.
\r\nThe eastern hardveld, where 80% of the country's population lives and where its three largest urban centres are situated, is a wide strip of land running from the north at Ramokgwebane to the south at Ramatlabama. It has a more varied relief and geology with inselbergs (outcrops of resistant rock) and koppies (rocks that have been weathered into blocks) dotting the landscape. The south eastern hardveld also has a slightly higher and more reliable rainfall than the rest of the country (except Bobirwa, which is about dry as Kgalagadi); indeed the natural fertility and agricultural potential of the soils, while still low, are greater than in the Kalahari sandveld.
\r\nThe Kalahari Desert stretches west of the eastern hardveld, covering 84% of the country. The Kalahari extends far beyond Botswana's western borders, covering substantial parts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola.
\r\n'Desert', however, is a misnomer: its earliest travellers defined it as a 'thirstland'. Most of the Kalahari (or Kgalagadi, which is its Setswana name) is covered with vegetation including stunted thorn and scrub bush, trees and grasslands. The largely unchanging flat terrain is occasionally interrupted by gently descending valleys, sand dunes, large numbers of pans and, in the extreme northwest, isolated hills, such as Aha, Tsodilo, Koanaka and Gcwihaba. Many of the pans have dune systems on the southwest side, which vary in size and complexity. The pans fill with water during the rainy season and their hard surface layer ensures that the water remains in the pans and is not immediately absorbed. These pans are of great importance to wildlife, which obtain valuable nutrients from the salts and the grasses of the pans.
\r\nIn the north-west, the Okavango River flows in from the highlands of Angola and soaks into the sands, forming the 15,000 sq. km network of water channels, lagoons, swamps and islands. The Okavango is the largest inland delta system in the world a bit smaller than Israel or half of Switzerland. The north-eastern region of the Kalahari Basin contains the Makgadikgadi Pans - an extensive network of salt pans and ephemeral lakes.
\r\nAlthough Botswana has no mountain ranges to speak of, the almost uniformly flat landscape is punctuated occasionally by low hills, especially along the southeastern boundary and in the far northwest. Botswana's highest point is 1,491m Otse Mountain near Lobatse, but the three major peaks of the Tsodilo Hills, in the country's northwestern corner, are more dramatic.
\r\nBotswana, a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent. With a full 38 percent of its total land area devoted to national parks, reserves and wildlife management areas - for mostly part unfenced - allowing animals to roam wildly and free-travelling through many parts of the country has a feeling of moving through an immense nature wonderland.
\r\nExperience here the stunning beauty of the world's largest intact inland Delta - the Okavango Delta; the unimaginable vastness of the world's second largest Game Reserve - the Central Kalahari Game Reserve; the isolation and other worldliness of the Makgadikgadi - uninhabited pans the size of Portugal; the dramatic rocky and rugged wilderness - Northern Tuli Game Reserve; and the astoundingly prolific wildlife of the Chobe National Park.
\r\nBotswana is the last stronghold for a number of endangered bird and mammal species, including Wild Dog, Cheetah, Brown Hyena, Cape Vulture, Wattled Crane, Kori Bustard and Pel's fishing owl. This makes your safari experience even more memorable and at times you will feel simply surrounded by wild animals. Your safari experience will cover an array of Products including: Wildlife (flora & fauna), Wilderness/Wetlands experience, Culture and Heritage, Sports and Adventure, Business Tourism (Meetings Incentives, Conferencing and Events). Travelers will enjoy the following Activities: Game Drives, Walking safaris, Boat cruises, Mokoro excursions (traditional dug-out canoe), Hiking, Sports and cultural based activities.
\r\nBotswana has a wealth of culture and heritage embodied in its people, music, food, knowledge and art: and cultural festivities and celebrations still provide key social and economic opportunities for the rural communities. These events form part of our national events calendar and have drawn audiences from all over the world. A visit to the villages to experience culture; taste the food; and discover the warmth and sincerity of the Batswana. Deep cultural tour should take you from the South to the North or vice versa.
\r\nBotswana offers a large number of different accommodation facilities. Whether it is budget bed & breakfast, guesthouses, tented camps and game lodges, hotels or nature-orientated campsites - every visitor will find the right accommodation for a perfect vacation.
\r\nThe country is also one of the most attractive FDI destinations in Sub Saharan Africa, consistently ranking high in providing a stable, corruption free business environment with strong institutions, boasting of one of the highest sovereign credit ratings in the continent.
\r\nBotswana's strong economy is the hallmark of its success. The country's economic stability has been the result of the prudent management of its diamond wealth which in the early years of its independence, fueled the country's rapid growth and robust infrastructural development, rapidly changing Botswana into a modern African metropolis. Botswana has over many years maintained a high economic growth rate, (our real GDP growth rate is 4.3%), resulting in the accumulation of substantial foreign reserves and investment in the development of its people.
\r\nBotswana presents a low operational risk environment for FDI. Operational Risk Index provides a country-comparative evaluation of the labor, logistics, trade and investment and crime and security risks to business operations. The country has fewer labor market unrests and lower security risks than competitor FDI destinations in Sub Saharan Africa.
\r\nBotswana's approach to business is visionary and inclusive. The country has embarked on long-term plans to broaden and further diversify its sectoral offerings. The manifestation of these efforts is the Economic Diversification Drive, a comprehensive master plan that charts the course of sustainable growth, economic diversification and increased contribution from the non-mining sectors.
\r\nThe country welcomes investment into a number of strategic areas for innovation, growth and diversification, including the:
\r\nMining, Transport and Logistics, Leather and Leather Goods, ICT, Health, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Education, Infrastructure and Property Development, Financial and Business Services, Automotive and Manufacturing sectors.
\r\nTo this end, continuous review of the investment climate has remained an important priority in ensuring that Botswana fully exploits its potential as an investment location of choice. Investors benefit from a number of competitive investment incentives.
\r\nBotswana has opportunities to access international markets through bilateral and multilateral agreements. These include the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), which gives market access to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Protocol which gives access to a market of some 293 million people. The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) offers Botswana access to the USA market. The EU-SADC EPA agreement provides duty free, quota free market access for products coming from Botswana, and other ACP countries.
\r\nIn this regard Botswana has unlimited access which provides an opportunity for Botswana to send her products into 28 EU countries without duty, qouta or any encumbrance. The market access opportunities make it attractive for investors to use Botswana as a base for doing business, and target both regional and international markets at preferential rates.
\r\nThe people of Botswana, Batswana have a literacy rate of 83% and a young, vibrant and creative population. Out of a population of 2.2 million 19.5% are young people between 15-24 year, one of Africa's highest percentages. The new generation of Batswana are highly accustomed to new technologies and which they adopt rapidly.
\r\nThe country has modern, adequate housing, excellent public, private and international schools and a number of reputable colleges, universities and technical and vocational colleges and a variety of public and private health care facilities.
\r\n \r\nBotswana is the ideal place to live, work and invest.
\r\n \r\nWhy you should invest in Botswana
\r\nWhy you should visit Botswana
\r\nBotswana, a landlocked African country known for its political stability and multi- party democracy, is widely regarded as having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas on the African Continent. With a full 38 percent of its total land area devoted to national parks, reserves and wildlife management areas - for mostly part unfenced - allowing animals to roam wildly and free-travelling through many parts of the country has a feeling of moving through an immense nature wonderland.
\r\nExperience here the stunning beauty of the world's largest intact inland Delta - the Okavango Delta; the unimaginable vastness of the world's second largest Game Reserve - the Central Kalahari Game Reserve; the isolation and other worldliness of the Makgadikgadi - uninhabited pans the size of Portugal; the dramatic rocky and rugged wilderness - Northern Tuli Game Reserve; and the astoundingly prolific wildlife of the Chobe National Park.
\r\nBotswana is the last stronghold for a number of endangered bird and mammal species, including Wild Dog, Cheetah, Brown Hyena, Cape Vulture, Wattled Crane, Kori Bustard and Pel's fishing owl. This makes your safari experience even more memorable and at times you will feel simply surrounded by wild animals. Your safari experience will cover an array of Products including: Wildlife (flora & fauna), Wilderness/Wetlands experience, Culture and Heritage, Sports and Adventure, Business Tourism (Meetings Incentives, Conferencing and Events). Travelers will enjoy the following Activities: Game Drives, Walking safaris, Boat cruises, Mokoro excursions (traditional dug-out canoe), Hiking, Sports and cultural based activities.
\r\nBotswana has a wealth of culture and heritage embodied in its people, music, food, knowledge and art: and cultural festivities and celebrations still provide key social and economic opportunities for the rural communities. These events form part of our national events calendar and have drawn audiences from all over the world. A visit to the villages to experience culture; taste the food; and discover the warmth and sincerity of the Batswana. Deep cultural tour should take you from the South to the North or vice versa.
\r\nBotswana offers a large number of different accommodation facilities. Whether it is budget bed & breakfast, guesthouses, tented camps and game lodges, hotels or nature-orientated campsites - every visitor will find the right accommodation for a perfect vacation.
\r\nThe country is also one of the most attractive FDI destinations in Sub Saharan Africa, consistently ranking high in providing a stable, corruption free business environment with strong institutions, boasting of one of the highest sovereign credit ratings in the continent.
\r\nBotswana's strong economy is the hallmark of its success. The country's economic stability has been the result of the prudent management of its diamond wealth which in the early years of its independence, fueled the country's rapid growth and robust infrastructural development, rapidly changing Botswana into a modern African metropolis. Botswana has over many years maintained a high economic growth rate, (our real GDP growth rate is 4.3%), resulting in the accumulation of substantial foreign reserves and investment in the development of its people.
\r\nBotswana presents a low operational risk environment for FDI. Operational Risk Index provides a country-comparative evaluation of the labor, logistics, trade and investment and crime and security risks to business operations. The country has fewer labor market unrests and lower security risks than competitor FDI destinations in Sub Saharan Africa.
\r\nBotswana's approach to business is visionary and inclusive. The country has embarked on long-term plans to broaden and further diversify its sectoral offerings. The manifestation of these efforts is the Economic Diversification Drive, a comprehensive master plan that charts the course of sustainable growth, economic diversification and increased contribution from the non-mining sectors.
\r\nThe country welcomes investment into a number of strategic areas for innovation, growth and diversification, including the:
\r\nMining, Transport and Logistics, Leather and Leather Goods, ICT, Health, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Education, Infrastructure and Property Development, Financial and Business Services, Automotive and Manufacturing sectors.
\r\nTo this end, continuous review of the investment climate has remained an important priority in ensuring that Botswana fully exploits its potential as an investment location of choice. Investors benefit from a number of competitive investment incentives.
\r\nBotswana has opportunities to access international markets through bilateral and multilateral agreements. These include the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), which gives market access to South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Trade Protocol which gives access to a market of some 293 million people. The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) offers Botswana access to the USA market. The EU-SADC EPA agreement provides duty free, quota free market access for products coming from Botswana, and other ACP countries.
\r\nIn this regard Botswana has unlimited access which provides an opportunity for Botswana to send her products into 28 EU countries without duty, qouta or any encumbrance. The market access opportunities make it attractive for investors to use Botswana as a base for doing business, and target both regional and international markets at preferential rates.
\r\nThe people of Botswana, Batswana have a literacy rate of 83% and a young, vibrant and creative population. Out of a population of 2.2 million 19.5% are young people between 15-24 year, one of Africa's highest percentages. The new generation of Batswana are highly accustomed to new technologies and which they adopt rapidly.
\r\nThe country has modern, adequate housing, excellent public, private and international schools and a number of reputable colleges, universities and technical and vocational colleges and a variety of public and private health care facilities.
\r\n \r\nBotswana is the ideal place to live, work and invest.
\r\n \r\nWhy you should invest in Botswana
\r\nWhy you should visit Botswana
\r\nBotswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which runs through the summer months. Rainfall tends to be erratic, unpredictable and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 kilometres away there is no rain at all. Showers are often followed by strong sunshine so that a good deal of the rainfall does not penetrate the ground but is lost to evaporation and transpiration.
\r\n'Pula', one of the most frequently heard words in Botswana, is not only the name of Botswana's currency, but also the Setswana word for rain. So much of what takes place in Botswana relies on this essential, frequently scarce commodity.
\r\nThe summer season begins in November and ends in March. It usually brings very high temperatures. However, summer is also the rainy season, and cloud coverage and rain can cool things down considerably, although only usually for a short period of time.
\r\nThe winter season begins in May and ends in August. This is also the dry season when virtually no rainfall occurs. Winter days are invariably sunny and cool to warm; however, evening and night temperatures can drop below freezing point in some areas, especially in the southwest.
\r\nThe in-between periods - April/early May and September/October - still tend to be dry, but the days are cooler than in summer and the nights are warmer than in winter.
\r\nThe rainy season is in the summer, with October and April being transitional months. January and February are generally regarded as the peak months. The mean annual rainfall varies from a maximum of over 650mm in the extreme northeast area of the Chobe District to a minimum of less than 250mm in the extreme southwest part of Kgalagadi District (see the map for districts). Almost all rainfall occurs during the summer months while the winter period accounts for less than 10 percent of the annual rainfall. Generally, rainfall decreases in amount and increases in variability the further west and south you go.
\r\nSummer days are hot, especially in the weeks that precede the coming of the cooling rains, and shade temperatures rise to the 38°C mark and higher, reaching a blistering 44°C on rare occasions. Winters are clear-skied and bone-dry, the air seductively warm during the daylight hours but, because there is no cloud cover, cold at night and in the early mornings. Sometimes bitterly so - frost is common and small quantities of water can freeze.
\r\nIn summer during the morning period humidity ranges from 60 to 80% and drops to between 30 and 40% in the afternoon. In winter humidity is considerably less and can vary between 40 and 70% during the morning and fall to between 20 and 30% in the afternoon.
\r\nFor tourists, the best visiting months are from April through to October - in terms of both weather and game viewing. It is during this period that the wildlife of the great spaces gather around what water there is - the natural waterholes and the borehole-fed dams - and are at their most visible.
\r\n\r\n\r\nBotswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which runs through the summer months. Rainfall tends to be erratic, unpredictable and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 kilometres away there is no rain at all. Showers are often followed by strong sunshine so that a good deal of the rainfall does not penetrate the ground but is lost to evaporation and transpiration.
\r\n'Pula', one of the most frequently heard words in Botswana, is not only the name of Botswana's currency, but also the Setswana word for rain. So much of what takes place in Botswana relies on this essential, frequently scarce commodity.
\r\nThe summer season begins in November and ends in March. It usually brings very high temperatures. However, summer is also the rainy season, and cloud coverage and rain can cool things down considerably, although only usually for a short period of time.
\r\nThe winter season begins in May and ends in August. This is also the dry season when virtually no rainfall occurs. Winter days are invariably sunny and cool to warm; however, evening and night temperatures can drop below freezing point in some areas, especially in the southwest.
\r\nThe in-between periods - April/early May and September/October - still tend to be dry, but the days are cooler than in summer and the nights are warmer than in winter.
\r\nThe rainy season is in the summer, with October and April being transitional months. January and February are generally regarded as the peak months. The mean annual rainfall varies from a maximum of over 650mm in the extreme northeast area of the Chobe District to a minimum of less than 250mm in the extreme southwest part of Kgalagadi District (see the map for districts). Almost all rainfall occurs during the summer months while the winter period accounts for less than 10 percent of the annual rainfall. Generally, rainfall decreases in amount and increases in variability the further west and south you go.
\r\nSummer days are hot, especially in the weeks that precede the coming of the cooling rains, and shade temperatures rise to the 38°C mark and higher, reaching a blistering 44°C on rare occasions. Winters are clear-skied and bone-dry, the air seductively warm during the daylight hours but, because there is no cloud cover, cold at night and in the early mornings. Sometimes bitterly so - frost is common and small quantities of water can freeze.
\r\nIn summer during the morning period humidity ranges from 60 to 80% and drops to between 30 and 40% in the afternoon. In winter humidity is considerably less and can vary between 40 and 70% during the morning and fall to between 20 and 30% in the afternoon.
\r\nFor tourists, the best visiting months are from April through to October - in terms of both weather and game viewing. It is during this period that the wildlife of the great spaces gather around what water there is - the natural waterholes and the borehole-fed dams - and are at their most visible.
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\r\nWhile international travel and borders remain closed, the government has developed Standard operation Guidelines and toolkits to assist the Tourism Industry with basic Government Health Protocols in place. The guidelines address the code of conduct for all tourism operations including; tour operatorw's/ facility's responsibility as well as controls to be put in place in various areas to eliminate the spread of the virus in the work place. Business Owners, Managers and Employees are encouraged to improve on the hygiene and safety minimum standards wherever possible. These initiatives will equip the tourism operations in preparation for welcoming international guests. Still under COVID - 19 protocols, BELOW is an official communication from our government on soft opening of our International Airports and Border gates.
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