Chad
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Visas, Embassies & Border Crossings
Arriving at Chad customs I was asked to pay CFA3,500 by the officer in charge. I paid up although the legality of this demand was questionable.
Each incomer to Chad is required to register with the Security Department in N'Djamena within 2 days of entry. Two photos and confirmation from your hotel is required (a stamped receipt signed by the hotel staff). It's a fairly straightforward process.
Jim Mackie (Mar 03)
Travel Tips
Although N'Djamena is the capital city, except for a few small individual premises there was no electricity in the city at this time of year (the hydro-electric system is on minimum power in the dry season). A good torch is essential. Although the city streets are lit only by vendors' hurricane lamps I felt absolutely safe - no threatening behaviour, only friendliness and kindness from the locals. The temperatures here are high, 40 degrees - and a cold drink is the only means of keeping cool.
Jim Mackie (Mar 03)
Scams & Warnings
I just wanted to write a short warning for anyone travelling to N'djamena, Chad. There is a particular problem with the boys begging on the streets. I was warned by my hotel not to walk to or from town as I would be attacked by these "boys". I foolishly didn't heed their warnings and decided to walk from Avenue Charles de Gaulle to the Novotel on Rue Brosset. Not three minutes from the hotel I suddenly felt the breeze of a large rock thrown at my head. I turned around to see three of these boys chasing me throwing more rocks in an attempt to extort money from me. Luckily a man driving by on a motorcycle stopped and picked me up before any money was stolen or I was hit by a rock. But at any rate if you want to visit the moon and you don't have a space rocket, N'djamena is the next best thing.
Kevin Kelleher, USA (June 01)
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