Vaccinations

You should get a yellow (WHO) card and have the yellow fever vaccinations and any other mandatory vaccinations entered on your yellow card before travelling to Benin.

The yellow fever vaccine is required before entering the country and your vaccination certificate will be examined at your point of entry. It is also recommended that you get vaccinated against hepatitis and typhoid fever. Depending on the length of your trip, you may want to look into getting tuberculosis, tetanos, meningitis, and polio vaccinations.

Malaria is a serious health risk while you travel around the interior of Benin but a standard daily or weekly tablet, which should be prescribed by your doctor, will normally prevent this infection.

Currency

Benin uses the Franc CFA. 1 Euro = 655.957 Fcfa

Tour Operators with a good knowledge of Benin

CHEMINS DE SABLE
2, rue de la Roquette
75011 Paris
France
Tel. (33) 01 55 28 39 99
http://www.cheminsdesable.com

Tourisme Pour Tous
3, av. d'Ouchy - CP 1449
CH 1001 Lausanne Suisse
Tel. +41 21 341 10 80
Fax +41 21 341 10 20
www.tourismepourtous.ch

SAIGA (Voyages naturalistes)
4, rue Fleuriau
17000 La Rochelle France
Tel. 33 5 46 41 34 42
mainate@saiga-voyage-nature.fr
www.saiga-voyage-nature.fr

CLUB VOYAGES
Equinox Outremont
1059, ave. Laurier Ouest
Montréal (Québec) H2V 2L2
Canada
Tel. 1 (514) 274 4464
Telex 1 (514) 274 2351
eeven@clubvoyages.com
www.outremont.clubvoyages.com

Jacques Dubreuil
contact@concept-tourisme-loisirs.com
97, route de Liffremont
76440 Mauquenchy France
Tel. 33 (0)2 35 09 18 13
Gsm 33 (0)6 22 75 78 99

YUHINA
Le Bois Morin
79350 Chiche France
Tel. 33 (0)5 49 65 48 48
Fax 33 (0)5 49 65 13 29
pierreboutonnet@hotmail.com

LOGOS TRAVEL
ul. Mickiewicza 28
60-836 Poznan Pologne
Tel. 48 61 843 30 18
Fax 48 61 842 01 28
rezerwacje@wyprawy.pl
www.wyprawy.pl

Months to avoid on the coast are June and September due to heavy rainfall.
In the north it rains in July and August. Sometimes, during December and January the "Harmattan" blows. This is a hot, dry, dusty wind, which originates in the Sahara and blows towards the south. In the north it is usually very cold at night when the Harmattan blows.

Airline Companies

• Air France
• Afriqiyah Airways
• Air Burkina
• Air Ivoire