Botswana

Official Name Republic of Botswana Capital Gaborone Area 581730 km² Population 1 Mio. Population Density 2 per km² Currency Pula (P) Languages English, Setswana

Fair Game Hyaena Striped, Duiker blue, Lechwe, Bushbuck, Sitatunga, Leopard African, Roan Antelope, Sable Antilope, Steenbok, Wild Dog, Warthog, Waterbuck, Zebra Burchells, Gnu Brindled, Buffalo African, Cheetah, Elephant African, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Impala, Kudu Greater, Lion, Hartebeest, Bushpig African, Duiker Common, Serval, Eland, Civet African, Zebra Grevy?s, Spotted Hyaena, Gemsbok, Springbuck South African, Red Duiker, Impala black faced, Nile Crocodile, Ostrich, Oribi

Import Regulations For Firearms
To enter Botswana as a foreign hunter with guns you need a temporary firearm import import / export permission. You have to give following information to authorities:
exact date of entry into Botswana. Please ensure min. two weeks time for your application. From April to September (hunting season) the Department of Police are pressed for time.
Fees:
- Pula 100.00 per firearm permit
- Large hunting party - Pula 70.00 per firearm permit to be processed for a large number of firearms

Climate
Most of the country has a subtropical climate, with cooler temperatures in the higher altitudes. Winter days are warm and nights are cool, with heavy frost common in the desert. Temperatures range from 26.6 C - 32 C, from October to February to minimums of 2 C from June to August. The summer rainy seasons runs from November to March and rain is rare between the months of May to August. Rainfall averages 18 inches but ranges from 27 inches in the north to less than 9 inches in the Kalahari.

Dress
Dress is light, casual and informal - trousers and long sleeved shirt and pullover for early mornings and evenings; loose fitting, warm weather clothes including hat for daytime. In some of the more sophisticated venues, men may be required to wear a tie and jacket and ladies may require dresses. For safari, bring a comfortable pair of walking shoes, light windproof jacket, sun hat and sunglasses. Don't forget binoculars, insect repellent, sunscreen, swim wear and a flashlight.

Geography
Botswana has land borders with Zimbabwe in the northeast, South Africa in the south and southeast and with Namibia to the west.
The country is on a mean altitude of 3,300 ft. A vast plateau of about 4,000 ft in height, extending from near Kanye north to the Zimbabwean border, divides the country into two distinct topographical regions. The eastern region is hilly bush country and grassland. To the west lie the Okavango Swamps and the Kalahari Desert. The only sources of permanent surface water are the Chobe River, the Limpopo and the Okvango.

Contacts
Botswana Police
Privat Bag 0012
Gaborone Botswana

Department of Wildlife and National Parks
P.O. Box 131
Gaborone, Botswana
Fax: (267) 312354

Maun, Botswana