Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Temperatures begin to rise across the Sahel
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May can be unbearably hot in the Sahara
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Rains can arrive in May and humidity very high along the coast
Low Season(Jun-Oct)
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High humidity and heavy rains in coastal countries and many roads impassable
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Many wildlife reserves closed to visitors and tracks impassable
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Extreme temperatures in the Sahara and Sahel
Useful Websites
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com
) Destination information, hotel bookings, traveller forum and more.
Ecowas
(
www.ecowas.int
) The official site of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) with a few
useful links.
Sahara Overland
(
www.sahara-overland.com
) The best practical guide for travellers to the Sahara, with useful forums,
route information and book reviews.
Travel Africa
(
www.travelafricamag.com
) Excellent print magazine on Africa; articles on West Africa thinly scattered.
Africa Geographic
(
www.africageographic.com
) Nature-focused Africa mag with good wildlife and birdwatching.
Important Numbers
To dial listings in this topic from outside the region, dial your international access code ( 00), each country's coun-
try code, then the area code (if applicable), then the number. To dial international numbers from Cape Verde dial
0
and from Nigeria dial
009.
Currencies
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo (West African Franc;
CFA)
Cape Verde (escudo; CVE)
The Gambia (dalasi; D)
Ghana (cedi; C)
Guinea (Guinean franc; GF)
Liberia (Liberian dollar; L$)
Mauritania (ouguiya; UM)
Nigeria (naira; N)
