No visa needed

Do citizens of Cyprus need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Cyprus 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Gaborone: ≈ 6,700 km, about 9 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 Cyprus passport?

Yes, citizens of Cyprus 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 Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Cyprus and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 39 countries, for example: Georgia, Kosovo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Angola, Malawi, Gambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, South Africa, and Eswatini.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Nicosia — Gaborone: about 6,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 128th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.