No visa needed

Do citizens of Bahrain need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for Botswana and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bahrain: the passport opens 50 countries visa-free; Manama — Gaborone: ≈ 6,250 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Botswana without a visa on a Bahrain passport?

Yes, citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for Botswana for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Botswana visa rules at a glance

With a Bahrain passport you can visit 50 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahrain passport ranks 105th of 199.
Bahrain passport: visa-free access to 50 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Bahrain and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Georgia, Kosovo, Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, Micronesia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Bahrain. Bahrain visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Manama — Gaborone: about 6,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Manama 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 124th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bahrain.