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INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

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  • Banks: (in Serowe)

    • Standard Chartered Bank

    • First National Bank

    • 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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  • Mafoko Manuscript Services

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  • Places of Accommodation

    • Mabogo Rest Inn                          00267 460 0626

    • Thuso Inn Hotel                           00267 463 1130

    • Serowe Hotel                                00267 463 0234

    • The White Palace Hotel               00267 463 1744

    • Honeymoon Hotel                       00267 463 4673

    • Lentswe Lodge                             00267 463 4333

    • Basiamisi Cultural Village          00267 463 1119

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  • Cost of Transport

    • Minivan (Combi): P4.00

    • 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:

    • There are 3 cellphone providers in Botswana​

    • 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.

    • 3 SIM cards are currently available for use by our visiting scholars. Their numbers are as follows:

      • ​Standard sized SIM number:  77 514 457

      • Micro sized SIM number:        77 514 429

      • Nano sized SIM number:         72 219 251​

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