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- <text id=93CT1620>
- <title>
- Botswana--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Southern Africa
- Botswana
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: American citizens do not need visas to enter
- Botswana. They may stay for up to 90 days without a residence
- permit.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Botswana's climate is basically healthful, and
- tapwater is potable in the major towns. Seek advice before
- swimming in lakes or rivers, in wich bilharzia (causing
- schistosomiasis) is prevalent. Hepatitis is a problem in urban
- areas.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Botswana is served by air from Johannesburg,
- South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya by Kenya Air and Air Botswana;
- London England by British Airways; Paris, France by UTA;
- Lusaka, Zambia and Harare, Zimbabwe, by Air Botswana, Air
- Zimbabwe, Royal Swazi Arlines, and Zambia Airways. Rental cars
- are available in Gaborone and other major towns. Traffic moves
- on the left.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: Roughly 16% of the land has been
- designated as national parks or game reserves, and Botswana's
- Chobe National Park and Moremi Wildlife Reserve are considered
- superb in terms of wildlife and setting. The Okavango Delta also
- is a major tourist area. Hotel facilities are comfortable in all
- major centers.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Business establishments and the US Embassy
- may be closed on the following holidays:
- </p>
- <p>New Year's Day, January 2; Good Friday, varies; Easter Monday, varies;
- Ascension Thursday, varies; President's Day, July 16; Botswana Day,
- September 30; Christmas Day, December 25; Boxing Day, December 26.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- December 1988.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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