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Accommodation
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Getting There & Around

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

Money / Currency

CFA Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1
Credit Cards are not widely accepted.

International direct dialling is available in major cities only, and even then coverage can be poor.
Mobile phone coverage is limited to Brazzaville and Point Noire
Internet is availble at a couple of hotels
Postal service is unreliable, and can take 18 days to Europe

Country code: ++242

Electricity

Electric Power is 230V running at 50Hz.

The Plug types used are :
Round pin attachment plug
Round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin

 

 
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