Ivory Coast: Travelling

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Visa HQ
List of diplomatic representations (in French)

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Abidjan - Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ)	15 km / 9 miles	XOF 1500 - USD 12 / 20-30 min	XOF 210 / 25 min	-	Available

Health Precautions: A certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required for all travelers over one year old. There is a risk of malaria in its malignant P. falciparum form all year round throughout the country. Resistance to chloroquine has been reported. Recommended prophylaxis: MEF. Vaccination is strongly advised against tetanus, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, meningococcal disease, typhoid fever, hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
To avoid traveler's diarrhea, you should avoid the foods most at risk: dishes prepared and then eaten cold later; seafood, meat, fish which are badly cooked or not cooked enough, and raw vegetables and fruit you have not peeled yourself. Drinking water must be boiled and filtered or drunk from sealed bottles. You are also advised to wash your hands with water and soap or with a hydroalcoolic solution.
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: Recommendations for travelers from the World Health Organization (WHO) (in English)
For Further Information on Safety Conditions: The UK Foreign Office Travel Advice
Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
U.S. Department of State Crime & Safety Report

Time zone

Type of Climate: Equatorial climate in the South (rains from April to July and October to November), becoming tropical in the North (rains from April to October). Take light clothing for all times and protection from the rain in that season.
For further information: Côte d'Ivoire weather forecast (in French)

Climate

Domestic Currency: CFA Franc BCEAO
ISO Code: XOF
Possible Means of Payment: You must take a very large quantity of cash, as shopkeepers often have little change. Visa and MasterCard cards can be used in the large hotels in Abidjan.

Official Language: French
Other Languages Spoken: There are numerous local dialects such as Dioula (a language close to Bambara), Sénoufo (in the North), Bété and Baoulé (in the South).
Business Language: French

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