Geography
The Republic of Botswana is in Southern Africa and has no outlet to the sea. In the north and west borders lies Namibia in the north-east - with Zambia and Zimbabwe in the south-east and south - with the Republic of South Africa. Botswana is the plain country, almost the entire south-western part of the Kalahari Desert covers (almost 85% of the country), for the most part this road less wilderness - savannas, deserts, wetlands and saline basin. In the north-west of the country Okovango river flowing from Namibia and soaks into the sands of the desert, creating 15 thousand sq. M. km. intricate canals, channels and islands that form a unique "Okavango Delta". The total area of the country is 581.7 thousand sq. M. km. The capital city of Botswana is Gaborone.
Vaccinations
You are recommended to take course for the prevention of malaria, lariama meflahili or other drugs, after consultation with the doctor.
Customs
Resolved duty is free import 2 litres of wine or a litre of spirits, 50 cigars or 250 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco. The importation of drugs and pornographic material is prohibited. The export of skins of animals by special license of customs authorities is allowed. At export obligatory customs are subject to control weapons, processed diamonds and ostrich eggs (for transportation of any "ostrich souvenir" also requires a veterinary certificate). The export of local currency is limited to the amount of 5 000 BWP. Import and export of foreign currency is unlimited (Declaration is obligatory).
Currency
Currency can be exchanged in banks and exchange offices, as well as the major hotels and the airport. It is easy to find a bank in any major city, there can be cashed and travel cheques. In remote towns and villages where there are no banks, there are so-called "traveling banks" — mobile banking points with the standard complex of services, weekly or monthly working in this area. These Bank items may produce Exchange tourist cheques, but practically not working with cash. Accepted credit cards Visa and Master Card in most places gratuity is included in the account automatically so that you can give them only in the event of exceptionally high quality care: 10%over the invoice will be considered here riding generosity. Tipping taxi drivers is not generally accepted. But it is customary to leave a tour guide-drivers on Safari 5-10USD per day per person in the vehicle. Tourists visiting national parks and reserves for two or three nights, you can even decide not to change money. All hotels are paid in dollars.
Security
Unlike many African countries, Botswana is a very safe place. Here is an incredibly low crime rate, and the locals are very hospitable and deservedly love tourists for helping the country's economy. Photographing or video shooting of the President, Government Ministers, representatives of the police or military, and the police buildings, airports and military installations is prohibited.
Cuisine
A typical dish is called “braai” and is grilled meat and corn mixed with water, served with tomato and onion sauce. More can be ordered “sesvaa” - beef, cooked in the traditional way. Special culinary delights in Botswana there, and constitute the basis of food dishes of meat, game and fish. The most popular drink in the male population is considered to be a local beer St. Louis, while the female - Coca-Cola.у женской — кока-кола.
Transport
In Botswana, a few roads, so some places can only be reached by air. Local airlines fly regularly between the four main cities of Botswana, but flight worth quite expensive. Six major bus routes and railway line to connect Francistown, Gaborone and Lobatse. Low cost and high quality service make these modes of transport very popular. there is no place to land to land aircrafts particularly in the Okovango Delta, so to travel there you can make use of boat or "canoe" of the system (mokoro), or on horseback , which in contrast to the clunky equipment available in almost all locations.
