No visa needed

Do citizens of Iceland need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Gaborone: ≈ 10,710 km, about 14 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 Iceland passport?

Yes, citizens of Iceland 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 Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Iceland and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Belize.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Reykjavík — Gaborone: about 10,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Gaborone 14:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 168th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.