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Best May–Oct
~A$250/day
Botswana
A delta in the middle of a desert, which is as strange as it sounds. The country chose fewer visitors paying more, so it is costly and very quiet by design.
When to go
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026Best time to visit Botswana: May–Oct
Cities
Where people go in Botswana
Landmarks
What people go to see in Botswana
Gaborone· 5 landmarks
Christ the King Cathedral
Gaborone Dam
Kgale Hill
National Botanical Garden
Three Dikgosi Monument
Maun· 4 landmarks
Moremi Game Reserve
Nhabe Museum
Okavango Delta · UNESCO
Thamalakane River
Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
Where to stay
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Things to do
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Sourced experiences
Fly to Botswana
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Practical
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The facts you look up on the plane
Driving
On the left
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
D / G / M
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
230V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
BWP · Botswana pula
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Around 10%, and camp staff are tipped as a crew at the end of a stay.
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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