Botswana travel advisory: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Source answer
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. Department of State advisory for Botswana is Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution, with an advisory date of 2026-06-17. No CiteFacts-observed level change since first observation on 2026-09-10T23:02:54+00:00.
CDC Travelers' Health currently publishes 0 travel health notice(s) whose title names Botswana.
Official levels only. CiteFacts does not judge whether travel is safe and does not provide medical, vaccination, or travel advice. The advisory may assign different levels to regions inside the destination.
State Department advisory summary
Petty crime and crimes of opportunity, primarily the theft of money and personal property, are common in Botswana. Potentially violent crimes are also common, including home invasions, break-ins, muggings, and “smash and grabs” from vehicles.
CDC travel health notices naming Botswana
| Notice | CDC level | CDC date |
|---|---|---|
| No current CDC travel health notice names this destination in its title. This is not a statement that no health risk exists. | ||
CDC notices are matched by destination names in the notice title. A CDC destination page may list additional destinations; global and regional notices are listed on the family index, not attached here.
Observed level history
| Observed | Level | Kind | Source advisory date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10T23:02:54+00:00 | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | Baseline (first CiteFacts observation) | 2026-06-17 |
The source feed carries only the current advisory. Levels before CiteFacts' first validated observation are unknown, not assumed unchanged.
State Department feed · CDC notice feed · JSON · Markdown
Sources retrieved 2026-10-26T05:20:33+00:00. Derived fields are documented in this record's derivations.
Official sources remain authoritative; not travel or medical advice.