Send SMS to Botswana online
Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, is busy with small businesses like hair salons, car repair shops, and local markets. Schools, clinics, and transport services in Botswana often use text messages to communicate with their customers. In Gaborone and Francistown, texts inform parents about school news, patients about clinics, or travelers about buses. Texts are perfect in Botswana, reaching busy locals in Maun and Kasane without needing apps or internet.
Botswana
+267 · Central and Southern Africa
Price per message
$0.00998
- For $40
- 4,008 SMS
- Alphabet
- GSM-7
- 1,000 messages
- $9.98
- Example number
- +267 71 123 456
What a bulk SMS campaign to Botswana costs
Need a different count? The pricing calculator works it out for any number of messages, and the workspace shows the exact total for your own list, including names merged into the text.
| Recipients | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.00 | $2.00 |
| 500 | $4.99 | $9.98 |
| 1,000 | $9.98 | $19.96 |
| 5,000 | $49.90 | $99.80 |
| 10,000 | $99.80 | $199.60 |
Who sends text messages to customers in Botswana
Bus companies
Transport services in Gaborone text passengers about departure times and route changes.
Private schools
Schools in Francistown text parents about exam schedules and parent-teacher meetings.
Local clinics
Clinics in Maun text patients to remind them of upcoming appointments or lab results.
Tour operators
Guides in the Okavango Delta text travelers about safari timings and weather updates.
Phone number format in Botswana
A mobile number in Botswana has 8 digits after +267 and no leading 0, so 71 123 456 becomes +267 71 123 456 in international format. With Botswana as the default country you can paste the local form.
Alphabet and message length
Messages in English use the plain GSM-7 alphabet, so a text to Botswana holds 160 characters in one segment and 153 in each part of a longer one. Curly quotes or an emoji pasted from another app switch it to Unicode (70 characters); the composer shows those characters and replaces quotes with plain ones in one click.
Main languages: English.
Best time to send to Botswana
Botswana stays on UTC+2 all year, so 10:00 in Gaborone is always 08:00 UTC. The scheduler takes your own time zone and shows the same moment in UTC, which makes a 10:00 local send easy to set from anywhere.
Your business
Text Message · Today 09:30
Hi Lee, your order is ready. Collect it today from 2 pm at the front desk.
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Questions about texting Botswana
How much does it cost to send an SMS to Botswana?
One message (one segment) to Botswana costs $0.00998. A campaign to 1,000 people with a short text costs $9.98, and a two-segment text costs twice that. Failed messages are refunded to your credit.
How many messages to Botswana does a $40 top-up send?
$40 sends 4,008 single-segment messages to Botswana, and more with the bonus on your first top-up. Credit has no expiry date, so what you do not use stays in your account.
How long can a text to Botswana be?
Messages in English use the plain GSM-7 alphabet, so a text to Botswana holds 160 characters in one segment and 153 in each part of a longer one. Curly quotes or an emoji pasted from another app switch it to Unicode (70 characters); the composer shows those characters and replaces quotes with plain ones in one click.
What number format do I use for Botswana?
A mobile number in Botswana has 8 digits after +267 and no leading 0, so 71 123 456 becomes +267 71 123 456 in international format. With Botswana as the default country you can paste the local form.
What language should I use for texts in Botswana?
English is the official language and works best for reaching most customers.
Are there busy seasons when texts are more effective?
Texts are especially useful during school holidays and public holidays, when people plan travel and events.
Ready to text Botswana?
Create an account, paste your Botswana numbers and see the exact total before you send. Top up from $40: that is 4,008 messages to Botswana.