Equipment

• Power Source
  The usual voltage in Botswana is 220-240AC: be sure to bring a 3-prong, round-point adapter with you for all those appliances which run on 110-120AC.

   

  Electricity is provided by generators in each camp, which usually work only during the day due to their noise; in the evenings lighting is provided by traditional lanterns and by solar lamps. Depending upon the electricity needed for camp operations, it may not be possible to recharge your video and digital cameras every day: this will be at the discretion of the camp managers.
  Lastly, hairdryers CANNOT be used in some of the camps due to their high energy consumption.

   

• Phone Calls
  To call your country dial your country code + your whole city code + telephone number.

   

  Mobile phones suitable for international roaming work in the major towns and nearby.

   

• Photos and Videos
  You had better bring with you extra films, tapes and spare batteries from home due to their high prices in Botswana and to the risk of not managing to find the brand you normally use.

   

  It is forbidden to take pictures of bridges, dams, airports, military equipment, government buildings and all those structures which may be considered of strategic importance. If you have any doubt, you had better ask somebody for permission in order to avoid forfeiting your video/photographic equipment or at worst being arrested.

   

  Besides, not all the locals like being photographed or videoed, as it happens in many other cultures. You should always ask them for permission and, if they deny it, you should neither insist nor shoot a video or photographs anyway.