As a visitor to Botswana you are naturally one of the privileged few - privileged to see a land of nature and endless horizons little changed by man. Travel through Botswana and you are discovering a land of contrasts - wild waterlands of the Okavango Delta, gigantic white salt pans where ancient lakes have long since dried, vast grasslands and the seemingly endless Kalahari Desert with its orange sand and low vegetation. Most hotels and lodges will accept foreign exchange and traveller's cheques and to a lesser extent Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cards. Phone calls can be made from any post office or business that provides office services. Public call boxes are found in towns.
International calls are expensive.
Very hot dry days and hot nights. Frequent rains and thunderstorms cooling the hot days and nights. Outdoor summer clothes in neutral tones, hats, sunblock, etc. Thermals for winter nights and in general wear a number of thin layers that can be peeled off as the day progresses. Special precautions to be taken for Cholera, Typhoid,Polio and Malaria.