{"id":19010,"date":"2023-02-20T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T10:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/faqs\/payment-methods-and-currency\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T10:09:47","slug":"payment-methods-and-currency","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/faqs\/payment-methods-and-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"Payment methods and currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Botswana&#8217;s currency is called pula, which means rain and clearly indicates how essential rain is to the country. All major credit cards are accepted in the country, but you should make sure that your PIN code works, as withdrawals from cash machines are safer and quicker. It has been observed that VISA cards are the most successful in Southern Africa. If you are travelling as a couple, it is advisable for your partner to carry a second credit card. But EC cards can also be used at cash dispensers. In the best lodges, you can also pay by credit card. Tips for staff and guides can be paid in Pula, dollars, euros, credit cards or rands. Other currencies can only be converted into local currency by local people with great difficulty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[77],"class_list":["post-19010","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry","category-static-page","countries-botswana-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/19010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africanelegancesafaris.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}