# eSIM for Botswana

> Compare 61 prepaid eSIM data plans for Botswana, from $1.56. 4G/5G local networks, instant QR code by email, no contract, validity up to 365 days.

Page: https://esimnest.com/botswana/ · Data as of: 2026-10-23 · Prices: US dollars

## Botswana eSIM at a glance

- **Prices from:** $1.56
- **Plans:** 61 in total, 15 made for Botswana
- **Data allowances:** 1 GB to 20 GB, plus 5 unlimited plans
- **Validity:** 7 to 30 days, or 1 to 30 days with daily plans
- **Price per GB:** from $5.00, typically $6.76
- **Networks:** beMobile, Mascom, MASCOM, Mascom Wireless Botswana (Pty) Limited +1 more
- **5G:** 4G / LTE
- **Hotspot:** 15 of 15 plans
- **Top-up:** 14 of 15 plans
- **Calls and SMS:** Data only

## Best eSIM for Botswana by trip length

The cheapest plan that covers the whole trip, for two kinds of use: light use is about 0.3 GB a day (maps and messaging), everyday use is about 1 GB a day (plus social media and some video).

| Trip | Light use | Everyday use |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 days | [1 GB for 7 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gb-7days): $7.49 | [3 GB for 15 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3gb-15days): $18.43 |
| 7 days | [3 GB for 15 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3gb-15days): $18.43 | [1 GB a day for 7 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gbday-unlimited): $47.18 |
| 14 days | [5 GB for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-5gb-30days): $28.16 | [1 GB a day for 14 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gbday-unlimited): $94.36 |
| 30 days | [10 GB for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-10gb-30days): $56.31 | [1 GB a day for 30 days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gbday-unlimited): $202.20 |

Each plan is in the table above with its full terms. Unlimited plans may slow down after a fair-use limit.

## How Botswana compares with nearby destinations

At a typical $6.76 per GB, Botswana costs more than 89% of the destinations we cover.

Prices of the plans made for each destination. The typical price per GB is the median across its plans of 1 GB or more.

| Destination | Cheapest plan | Typical price per GB | Plans |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Réunion](https://esimnest.com/runion/) | $0.47 | $1.16 | 29 |
| [Côte d’Ivoire](https://esimnest.com/ivory-coast/) | $1.56 | $6.52 | 11 |
| [Sierra Leone](https://esimnest.com/sierra-leone/) | $1.56 | $6.75 | 17 |
| Botswana | $1.56 | $6.76 | 15 |
| [Togo](https://esimnest.com/togo/) | $1.56 | $15.82 | 16 |

## Plans (61)

Price is what a customer pays; per-day plans are bought for 1 to 30 days at the daily price. Each plan name links to it on the page.

| Plan | Coverage | Data | Validity | Speed | Hotspot | Top-up | Price (USD) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Botswana 500MB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-500mbday-unlimited) | Botswana | 500 MB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | No | $3.98/day |
| [Botswana 1GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gbday-unlimited) | Botswana | 1 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $6.74/day |
| [Botswana 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1gb-7days) | Botswana | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $7.49 |
| [Botswana 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-1-gb-7-days-3) | Botswana | 1 GB | 7 days | 4G | Yes | Yes | $8.50 |
| [Botswana 2GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-2gbday-unlimited) | Botswana | 2 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $14.98/day |
| [Botswana 2GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-2-gb-15-days-3) | Botswana | 2 GB | 15 days | 4G | Yes | Yes | $16.00 |
| [Botswana 3GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3gb-15days) | Botswana | 3 GB | 15 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $18.43 |
| [Botswana 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3gb-30days-2) | Botswana | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $19.58 |
| [Botswana 3GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3gbday-fup1mbps-unlimited) | Botswana | 3 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $21.89/day |
| [Botswana 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-3-gb-30-days-3) | Botswana | 3 GB | 30 days | 4G | Yes | Yes | $23.00 |
| [Botswana 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-5gb-30days) | Botswana | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $28.16 |
| [Botswana 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-5-gb-30-days-3) | Botswana | 5 GB | 30 days | 4G | Yes | Yes | $35.00 |
| [Botswana 10GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-10gbday-unlimited) | Botswana | 10 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $35.94/day |
| [Botswana 10GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-10gb-30days) | Botswana | 10 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $56.31 |
| [Botswana 20GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-botswana-20gb-30days-2) | Botswana | 20 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G | Yes | Yes | $99.99 |
| [Africa 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-1gb-7days) | 29 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.89 |
| [Africa 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-1-gb-7-days-2) | 36 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $11.00 |
| [Africa 2GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-2-gb-15-days-2) | 36 countries | 2 GB | 15 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $14.82 |
| [Africa 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-3-gb-30-days-4) | 36 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $17.28 |
| [Africa 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-3gb-30days) | 29 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $20.74 |
| [Africa 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-5-gb-30-days-3) | 36 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $27.32 |
| [Africa 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-5gb-30days) | 29 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $27.72 |
| [Africa 5GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-5-gb-7-days) | 36 countries | 5 GB | 7 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $29.11 |
| [Africa 5GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-5-gb-15-days) | 36 countries | 5 GB | 15 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $32.43 |
| [Africa 10GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-10-gb-7-days) | 36 countries | 10 GB | 7 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $59.04 |
| [Africa 10GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-10-gb-15-days) | 36 countries | 10 GB | 15 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $63.00 |
| [Africa 10GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-africa-10-gb-30-days-3) | 36 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $67.00 |
| [Global 300MB 3 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-300-mb-3-days) | 192 countries | 300 MB | 3 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $1.56 |
| [Global 200MB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-200-mb-30-days-3) | 192 countries | 200 MB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $2.11 |
| [Global 1GB 5 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-1-gb-5-days) | 192 countries | 1 GB | 5 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $3.90 |
| [Global 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-3-gb-7-days) | 192 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $4.99 |
| [Global 1GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-1gbday) | 117 countries | 1 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $6.94/day |
| [Global 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-1gb-7days) | 117 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $7.18 |
| [Global 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-1gb-7days) | 127 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.30 |
| [Global 2GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-2-gb-15-days-6) | 192 countries | 2 GB | 15 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $8.42 |
| [Global 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-3-gb-30-days-4) | 192 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $10.45 |
| [Global 1GB 365 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-1gb-365days) | 117 countries | 1 GB | 365 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $10.92 |
| [Global 2GB/Day Unlimited](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-2gbday) | 117 countries | 2 GB/day, then reduced speed | 1–30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $11.73/day |
| [Global 1GB 7 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-1-gb-10-sms-10-mins-7-days-4) | 165 countries | 1 GB | 7 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $13.26 |
| [Global 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-5-gb-30-days) | 192 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $15.12 |
| [Global 5GB 60 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-5-gb-60-days-4) | 192 countries | 5 GB | 60 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $15.12 |
| [Global 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-3gb-30days) | 117 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $16.42 |
| [Global 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-3gb-30days) | 127 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $19.56 |
| [Global 1GB 365 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-1gb-365days) | 127 countries | 1 GB | 365 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $21.02 |
| [Global 2GB 15 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-2-gb-20-sms-20-mins-15-days-4) | 165 countries | 2 GB | 15 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $23.76 |
| [Global 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-5gb-30days) | 117 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $25.92 |
| [Global 10GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-10-gb-30-days) | 192 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $25.92 |
| [Global 5GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-5gb-30days) | 127 countries | 5 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $27.35 |
| [Global 3GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-3-gb-30-sms-30-mins-30-days-4) | 165 countries | 3 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $30.76 |
| [Global 20GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-20-gb-30-days) | 192 countries | 20 GB | 30 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $38.54 |
| [Global 10GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-10gb-30days) | 117 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $44.88 |
| [Global 5GB 60 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-5-gb-50-sms-50-mins-60-days-4) | 165 countries | 5 GB | 60 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $48.05 |
| [Global 10GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-10gb-30days) | 127 countries | 10 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $49.16 |
| [Global 10GB 180 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-10-gb-180-days-4) | 192 countries | 10 GB | 180 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $57.00 |
| [Global 20GB 365 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-20-gb-365-days-4) | 192 countries | 20 GB | 365 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $66.00 |
| [Global 10GB 180 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-10-gb-100-sms-100-mins-180-days-4) | 165 countries | 10 GB | 180 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $79.00 |
| [Global 20GB 30 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-20gb-30days) | 117 countries | 20 GB | 30 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $79.20 |
| [Global 20GB 90 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global139-20gb-90days) | 127 countries | 20 GB | 90 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $82.78 |
| [Global 20GB 90 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-global-120-areas-20gb-90days) | 117 countries | 20 GB | 90 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $86.50 |
| [Global 20GB 365 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-20-gb-200-sms-200-mins-365-days-4) | 165 countries | 20 GB | 365 days | 4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $89.00 |
| [Global 60GB 125 Days](https://esimnest.com/botswana/#plan-discover-global-60-gb-125-days) | 139 countries | 60 GB | 125 days | 3G/4G/5G | Yes | Yes | $169.00 |

## Mobile networks in Botswana

- beMobile (4G)
- Mascom (3G)
- MASCOM (4G)
- Mascom Wireless Botswana (Pty) Limited (4G)
- Orange (4G)

## eSIM for Botswana: common questions

### Will an eSIM work on my phone in Botswana?

Yes, if your phone supports eSIM and is not locked to a carrier. That includes iPhone XS and later, Google Pixel 3 and later, and most recent Samsung Galaxy models. Check the device compatibility page if you are unsure.

### When should I install the eSIM?

Install it before you travel, while you have Wi-Fi. For most plans the validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a network in Botswana, not when you install it. Each plan's details show how long you have to activate it.

### Can I keep my own number and WhatsApp?

Yes. The eSIM is a second line for mobile data only. Your usual SIM stays in the phone for calls and texts, and WhatsApp, iMessage and other apps keep working with your own number.

### What happens if I run out of data?

Plans that support top-ups can be extended from your eSimNest account without installing a new eSIM. Whether a plan can be topped up is shown in its details. Otherwise you can buy a new plan at any time.

### Can I share the connection as a hotspot?

Most plans allow tethering. Plans marked with Hotspot in the list support it; check the plan details before you buy if it matters for your trip.

### How much does an eSIM for Botswana cost?

Plans for Botswana start at $1.56. For a week-long trip with everyday use (about 1 GB a day), the cheapest plan is $47.18: 1 GB a day for 7 days.

### Is there an unlimited eSIM for Botswana?

Yes, 5 plans have unlimited data, from $3.98. Unlimited plans usually slow down after a daily high-speed allowance; each plan's details state the policy.

### How long is an eSIM for Botswana valid?

Fixed plans are valid for 7 to 30 days from activation, and daily plans can be bought for 1 to 30 days.

### Does the eSIM work on 5G in Botswana?

The plans for Botswana use 4G/LTE networks.

### Can I make calls and send SMS with an eSIM in Botswana?

eSIMs for Botswana are data-only. You can still call and message over the internet with apps such as WhatsApp or FaceTime.

### Is a regional plan cheaper than a Botswana plan?

Regional plans that include Botswana cost a typical $5.62 per GB, against $6.76 for plans made for Botswana. A regional plan makes sense if you visit more than one country; for Botswana alone, compare both in the table.