Botswana Visa is not required for Sierra Leoneans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Sierra Leoneans can travel to Botswana for a period of 90 days without applying for a visa.
- The passport is required to have a validity of 6 months from the date of arrival into the country.
- The passport must have at least three or more unused pages for entry stamps upon entry into the country.
- A Yellow Fever certificate of vaccination will be requested from Sierra Leoneans at the port of entry.
- There are no restrictions on local and foreign currencies taken in and out of the country.
- Travellers must provide proof of sufficient funds to support stay in Botswana as well as return or onward tickets.
- Visitors are not required to pay any airport tax upon entry and departure from the airport.
- About 38% of the country is set aside for national parks, reserves, and wildlife management areas.
- All kinds of pets are allowed to enter the country but cats and dogs must be accompanied by an import permit from the Director of Veterinary Services in Botswana.
- The estimated flight time from Sierra Leone to Botswana is 6 hours, 53 minutes.
- The Botswana Pula (BWP) is the official currency in Botswana.
- Trophy hunting in which large animals are targeted for their horns, size, skin to be displayed as “trophies” is illegal in Botswana and has been since January 2014.
- Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world having lands bursting with thriving African animal species.
- The country is home to the Kalahari Desert, which takes up about 80% of the entire country and the desert is home to many animals ranging from Meerkats, Flamingos, and Leopards to African wild dogs.
- Tourist sites in Botswana include: The Chobe National Park , The Moremi Game Reserve, The Central Kalahari Game Reserve , The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park and Nxai Pan National Park.
- The official language of Botswana is English although Setswana is widely spoken across the country.
- In Botswana, the power plugs and sockets are of type D, G and M. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- An estimate of 77% of the country’s citizens are Christians followed by a minority of Muslims mainly from South Asia, Hindus and Baha’is.
- The cuisines in Botswana share some characteristics with cuisines in South Africa. A heavily salted mashed-up meat dish called Seswaa is the national dish in Botswana.
- Botswana uses the Central Africa Time zone (GMT+2) which places Botswana 2 hours ahead of Sierra Leone.