TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
TBA |
| Currency |
(LRD)
Liberian Dollar |
| Electrical |
120 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 231 |
Time:
GMT.
Electricity:
110 volts AC, 60Hz.
Telephone:
IDD service to some cities. Country code: 231 (no area codes).
Outgoing international code: 00. The internal network in Monrovia
is gradually being extended over the country.
Climate:
Hot, tropical climate with little variation in temperature. The
wet season runs from May to October. The dry Harmattan wind blows
from December to March, making the coastal belt particularly arid.
Clothing:
Lightweight cottons and linens are worn throughout the year, with
waterproofing advised during the wet season.
Food
& Drink: Liberia’s hotels, motels and restaurants
serve a variety of American, European, Asian, Chinese, Lebanese
and African dishes, as well as the more predictable fare of hotel
dining rooms. Here, as well as in the smaller towns of the north
and east, the visitor should enjoy sampling some of the more unusual
West African foods in ‘cookhouses’ which serve rice
with traditional Liberian dishes.
Liberia produces a lot of its own brands of alcoholic drink, which
are readily available – some of the beers are excellent;
wines and imported beverages are also available.
Shopping:
Monrovia’s sidestreets are crowded with tailors
selling brightly coloured tie-dyed and embroidered cloth which
they will make up immediately into African or European styles.
Monrovia offers the shopper elegant boutiques and shops as well
as modern, air-conditioned supermarkets which compete with old-fashioned
stores. Liberian handicrafts include carvings in sapwood, camwood,
ebony and mahogany, stone items, soapstone carvings (such as fertility
symbols from the Kissi), ritual masks, metal jewellery and figurines
and reed dolls of the Loma. Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0800-1300
and 1500-1800.
Tipping:
There is no need to tip taxi drivers, but other tips are normally
around 10 per cent.
Currency:
Liberian Dollar (L$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of
L$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. US Dollar notes are in circulation in
the following denominations: US$100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1.
Credit
& debit cards: Not generally accepted.
Travellers
cheques: These are generally not accepted.
