TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
TBA |
| Currency |
(XOF)
Africaine Franc |
| Electrical |
220 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 228, City Code, Lome Municipality 2+6D, Central 5+6D,
Kara Region 6+6D |
Climate
and clothing:
Bring warm weather clothing. A light wrap is useful in July and
August.
Customs: Innoculation against
yellow fever is required unless the traveler is arriving from
a noninfected area and is staying in Togo less than 2 weeks. Malaria
is a risk. As health requirements change, please check latest
information.
Currency: The CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine-African Financial
Community) franc is legal tender, and no ceiling is imposed on
the number of CFA francs which may be brought into the country.
The CFA franc is freely convertible into French francs. However,
for conversion into U.S. dollars, obtain permission from the government
agency handling foreign exchange. Dollars and travelers checks
can be exchanged in Lome.
Health: Avoid tap water and unwashed fruits and vegetables.
Local medical services are limited.
Telecommunications: Telecommunications improved dramatically
when a new satellite ground station came into service in 1981.
It is possible to directly dial many countries (including the
United States) from Togo, and telecommunications services continue
to be upgraded.
Transportation: Air travel is the best way to get to Lome,
which has daily international flights to and from Europe and major
West African cities. Uncertain road conditions or frontier difficulties
can complicate automobile travel to Benin other than via the direct
road from Lome to Cotonou. Accra is an easy 3-hour drive from
Lome, but the border has been closed occasionally. Lagos is about
5 hours by road, depending on border crossing formalities.
