Senegal international travel guide in 2023

Senegal 🇸🇳

Last updated: February 27, 2023

Senegal is part of Africa with main city at Dakar. It's usually 🌤️ 28.28 °C in Senegal with a rainfall of 🌧 0.26 mm. Internet speed in Senegal is on average 1.8 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 15M people. The main currency is West African CFA franc. The languages spoken are French. Automatic teller machines are rare in Senegal. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~28.28 °C 🌧 ~0.26 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 15M people

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Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution

If you're fully vaccinated you must show a COVID-19 vaccination certificate with a QR code before boarding your flight. If you're not fully vaccinated you must show a negative COVID-19 PCR or RT-PCR test result issued within 72 hours of departure. The Australian High Commission in Accra currently has very limited capacity to provide consular assistance in Senegal. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Senegal overall due to the threat of criminal activity and civil unrest.

Issue date: April 22, 2022

Weather

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General

🔌 Sockets

Senegal uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type D, Type E and Type K.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Senegal uses the West African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XOF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 250, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 francs.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Senegal. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Senegal is on average 1.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Senegal is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📞 Calling

To call Senegal, dial +, then 221 (the country code for Senegal), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Senegal, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 33 .

Driving

🆘 Emergency

Police

100

Ambulance

101

Fire department

102

Senegal travel details

It's important to consider getting travel medical insurance to ensure you're covered in case of unexpected medical emergencies. For just $42, you can get coverage for 4 weeks, providing peace of mind and financial protection while you're away from home.

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