Is Selibe Phikwe safe? Botswana travel risk
Is Selibe Phikwe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Selibe Phikwe scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Botswana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Selibe Phikwe scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Botswana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Selibe Phikwe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Botswana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Selibe Phikwe (21.9667° S, 27.9167° E), Selibe Phikwe sits 362.7 km SW from Gaborone at lowland elevation.
Selibe Phikwe
21.9667° S, 27.9167° E
Lowland
UTC
49,724
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Selibe Phikwe happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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