INFORMATION FOR VISITORS
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Banks: (in Serowe)
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Standard Chartered Bank
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First National Bank
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Barclays Bank
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**Note: can withdraw directly from all ATMs using Credit Card or you can enter the bank to exchange currency
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Currency: Botswana Pula
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Country Code: 00267
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Time Zone: GMT +2hours
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Places of Accommodation
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Mabogo Rest Inn 00267 460 0626
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Thuso Inn Hotel 00267 463 1130
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Serowe Hotel 00267 463 0234
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The White Palace Hotel 00267 463 1744
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Honeymoon Hotel 00267 463 4673
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Lentswe Lodge 00267 463 4333
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Basiamisi Cultural Village 00267 463 1119
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Cost of Transport
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Minivan (Combi): P4.00
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Taxi : P5.00
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Capital City: Gaborone (Sir Seretse Khama Airport - the main airport, is here)
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Distance from Gaborone to Serowe: 310km
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Bus fee from Gaborone to Serowe: P86.50
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Communication:
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There are 3 cellphone providers in Botswana
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To use cellphone services here you need to ensure that your phone is "Open" and not "SIM locked" and therefore able to accept foreign SIM cards.
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3 SIM cards are currently available for use by our visiting scholars. Their numbers are as follows:
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Standard sized SIM number: 77 514 457
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Micro sized SIM number: 77 514 429
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Nano sized SIM number: 72 219 251
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