Traveling tips

Traveling Tips

Embassy of the United States of America

BP 852, angle rue Pelletier Caventou et rue Vauban, Lomé, Togo
Tel: 217 717 or 212 991.
Fax: 217 952.
Web site: http://usembassy.state.gov/togo

Office National Togolais du Tourisme

BP 1289, Route d'Aného, Lomé, Togo
Tel: 215 662 or 214 313.
Fax: 218 927
For further information, contact the Office National Togolais du TourismeTime: GMT.

Duty Free

The following goods may be imported into Togo by persons over 15 years of age without incurring customs duty: 100 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 100g of tobacco; 1 bottle of spirits and 1 bottle of wine; 500ml of eau de toilette and 250ml of perfume Currency restrictions: The import of local currency is limited to CFAfr1 million, the export to CFAfr25,000. The import of foreign currency is limited to the equivalent of CFAfr1 million, which should be declared on arrival. The export of foreign currency is limited to the amount declared on entry.

An International Driving Permit is required.

Electricity:

220 volts AC, 50Hz single phase. Plugs are square or round 2-pin.

Communications:

Telephone: IDD is available to main cities. Country code: 228. There are no area codes. Outgoing international code: 00.
Mobile telephone: GSM 900 network covers main urban areas. Operators include Togo Telecom (web site: http://togotel.net.tg).
Fax: Available in cybercafés.
Internet/E-mail: ISPs include Cybercom (web site: http://www.cybercom.tg). Public access is available in cybercafés all over the country.
Telegram: The telegram service is dependable; messages to France and West Africa are less expensive.
Post: Postal facilities are limited to main towns. Post Restante facilities are available and are very reliable. Airmail to Western Europe takes up to two weeks.

BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies:

From time to time these change.
BBC
MHz 17.89 15.42 7.160 6.005
Voice of America:
MHz 17.79 12.00 6.035 0.909