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  1. zenithafrique avatar

    WORKING SITES CAMPS IN TOGO(TRAINING AND TEACHING CHILDREN)

    by zenithafrique 03 May 2012

    A camp site is two (2), three (3) weeks during which a men and women forming a team of ten (10) to twenty five (25) persons from various…

  2. Okwantuni avatar

    RE: New Airline in W.Africa

    by Okwantuni 28 April 2012

    Hello, does anyone have any experience with Asky Airlines? I'm planning to travel from Accra to Yaoundé in July, which would be possibl…

  3. zenithafrique avatar

    HUMANITARIAN WORK CAMPS SITES IN TOGO

    by zenithafrique 16 April 2012

    A camp site is two (2), three (3) weeks during which a men and women forming a team of ten (10) to twenty five (25) persons from various…

  4. markharf avatar

    RE: Ghana visa

    by markharf 10 April 2012

    It has not been easy during the past couple of years to get a Ghana visa outside your own country. In fact it has been almost impossible.…

  5. markharf avatar

    RE: West Africa questions

    by markharf 23 January 2012

    Viaggero, I've got lots of experience in West Africa, but I'm not willing to go to a lot of trouble on your behalf. Much of my experience…

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    RE: Going to Togo from Ghana (visa question)

    by markharf 18 November 2011

    If you think this is "nightmarish," you're going to suffer mightily in West Africa. This is not nightmarish: this is merely the price…

  7. jackiechanbabe avatar

    Going to Togo from Ghana (visa question)

    by jackiechanbabe 17 November 2011

    I'm planning on visiting a friend in Togo. Tickets are much cheaper to fly into Accra, and then I will drive or bus to Lomé after spending…

  8. markharf avatar

    RE: Ghanian visa help...pretty please! :-)

    by markharf 12 October 2011

    You've got five weeks; what are you waiting for? Shuffle around hoping to get through by phone and you might run out of time completely....…

  9. rdistler avatar

    Travel from Accra to Lome?

    by rdistler 11 July 2011

    Hey! If I'm an American citizen, currently in Ghana on a multiple-entry tourist visa, how easy is it to travel to Lome, Togo for the…

  10. richardtrillo avatar

    RE: Backpacking during rainy season

    by richardtrillo 13 May 2011

    Hannes, I'm not sure where you got your climate info from, but the coastal region roughly from Accra to Cotonou is drier than the regions…

  11. BigBri avatar

    RE: How to Spend a Day in Lome

    by BigBri 16 April 2011

    "As the sun set we made our way back to Lomé to end what had turned out to be a fantastic day, one of our best in 10 weeks in Africa."…

  12. kenif avatar

    How to Spend a Day in Lome

    by kenif 16 April 2011

    We recently found ourselves with two days in Lomé, passing through on our way to catch a flight to Mali. Our Lonely Planet West Africa…

  13. taharqa avatar

    RE: Least expensive flights to Dakar

    by taharqa 13 February 2010

    Also try Royal Air Maroc via Casablanca. I know they have flights to Dakar and they may even go to Accra from Casa. In addition, try…

  14. LizaD avatar

    RE: Ghana to Mali overland?

    by LizaD 29 January 2010

    I am not familiar with the Accra-Lomé-Cotonou-Niamey-Agadez part but I don't think you need to fly Ouaga to Accra, although it is possible…

  15. carl08 avatar

    RE: Ghana to Mali overland?

    by carl08 29 January 2010

    @BB/LizaD/seraphim: If I read this thread right you're very up on bus-travel in West-Africa, that's why I'd like to ask you the followin…

  16. tokorua avatar

    Re: Visa-Entende in Accra or Niger Visa in Accra, Lomé or Cotonou

    by tokorua 29 January 2010

    although i have yet to do it i have been told that the togo embassy in accra is the most hassle free way to gat this visa.

  17. carl08 avatar

    Visa-Entende in Accra or Niger Visa in Accra, Lomé or Cotonou

    by carl08 25 January 2010

    Has anyone up-to-date experience withe the visa-Entente (which embassy in Accra is issuing it and do Togo, Benin, Niger and BF accept…

  18. UsvaAuer avatar

    Re: Ghana Visa Troubles

    by UsvaAuer 14 January 2010

    I don't kow what's wrong with the Ghanian embassies. In Lomé, Togo, I got a Ghanian visa for 20 days and a French girl only for 15. I…

  19. chrisben1 avatar

    Togo/Ghana visit

    by chrisben1 31 December 2009

    Hello, I am planning to visit Togo in march 2010 . I will stay 1 week in Agou, where my son is doing his internship as a volunteer.…

  20. pollux avatar

    RE: Airport visa

    by pollux 13 November 2009

    I concur with the above. I got knocked back by Air France when flying out to Lomé in Togo. In Togo there is an official visa given for…

  21. melker avatar

    SKV?

    by melker 10 November 2009

    Any experiences of SKV buses (http://www.kossouka.com/index.php?q=fr/skv) , driving Ouagadougou to Lomé? How many hours, which days of…

  22. tiny_tuck avatar

    Help with Itinerary and transport to Burkina Faso

    by tiny_tuck 29 October 2009

    Hello Benin-travellers! I've just been reading up the Benin chapter of my (older) LP guide and came up with the following rough plan about…

  23. tiny_tuck avatar

    RE: Benin or Togo?

    by tiny_tuck 27 October 2009

    Ok, so maybe my information was about getting a visa at the airport. I think we will just spend a day in Lomé and try to get a visa for…

  24. tiny_tuck avatar

    Benin or Togo?

    by tiny_tuck 26 October 2009

    Hi! My friend and I are leaving for our West Africa trip next weekend. We were going to focus on Mali, but due to the recent travel warnin…

  25. Abenaa avatar

    RE: Togo Visa on Arrival

    by Abenaa 13 September 2009

    I don´t think so, that you´ll get visa on arrival at Lomé as a European citizen. Or what nationality are you?

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