Central African Republic: General Travel Information
Money / Currency Safety advice Health Issues Visas
Weather Commuications Electricity Public Holidays
Overland Safaris
Cape Town to Kenya
Kenya to Cape Town
Johannesburg to Kenya
Kenya to Johannesburg
South to East Overlands
East to South Overlands
East Africa
Masai Mara Safaris
Serengeti safaris
Zanzibar Tours
Gorilla Treks
Kenya Tours
Tanzania Tours
Uganda Tours
Ethiopia Tours
Eritrea Tours
East Africa Overlands
Southern Africa
Kruger Park Safaris
South Africa Tours
Namibia Tours
Botswana Tours
Mozambique Tours
Cape Town To Victoria Falls
Southern Africa Overlands
Game Reserves
Kruger Park safaris
Etosha Safaris
Okavango delta Tours
Masai Mara safaris
Serengeti Safaris
Gorilla Treks
East Africa safaris
Southern Africa Safaris
Off The Beaten Track
Angola Tours
Comoros Tours
Congo Tours
Eritrea Tours
Ethiopia Tours
Gabon Tours
Sao Tome & Principe
Sierra Leone tours
Sudan Tours
Uganda Tours
CFA (Communaut Financiaire Africaine) Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr500, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. The Central African Republic is part of the French Monetary Area
Credit cards are rarely accepted
Euro travellers cheques can be exchanged
International direct dialling is available although sometimes you may need to call through an operator
Mobile phone cpverage is only in the capial Bangui
Internet is available in a couple of the larger towns
Post to europe will take at least one week, surface mail up to 3 months. the postal service is not very reliable.
Country code ++236
Electric Power is 220V running at 50Hz.
The Plug types used are :
Round pin attachment plug
Round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
US State department
Australian Foreigh affairs
Canadian Consular affairs
New Zealand Foreign Affairs
all Nationalities require a visa contact your local embassy for details, (or a French embasy)
Hot all year with a rainy season from May to October, the south is more humid then the north.
| 1st January | New Years' Day |
| 29th March | Boganda's Remembrance Day |
| Easter Monday | |
| 1st May | |
| 30th June | National Prayer Day |
| 13th August | Independence |
| 15th August | |
| 1st November | |
| 1st December | National Day |
| 25th December | Christmas Day |
East Africa / Masai Mara Safaris / Serengeti safaris / Zanzibar Tours / Gorilla Treks / Kenya Tours / Tanzania Tours / Uganda Tours / / Ethiopia Tours / Eritrea Tours
East Africa Overlands / Southern Africa / Kruger Park Safaris / South Africa Tours / Namibia Tours / Botswana Tours / Mozambique Tours / Cape Town To Victoria Falls
Southern Africa Overlands / Game Reserves / Kruger Park safaris / Etosha Safaris / Okavango Delta Tours / Masai Mara safaris / Serengeti Safaris / Gorilla Treks
East Africa safaris / Southern Africa Safaris / Off The Beaten Track / Angola Tours / Comoros Tours / Congo Tours / Eritrea Tours / Ethiopia Tours / Gabon Tours / Sao Tome & Principe / Sierra Leone tours / Sudan Tours / Uganda Tours /