This national park is a major Chadian success story. After poaching and civil war ravaged the area's wildlife, the animal population has been steadily…
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Chad
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to much of Chad, and against all but essential travel to the remainder of the country. Click here for more information.
Chad has always been some place where travellers wave goodbye to their comfort zone and say hello to adventure. Even when it is safe to visit, which sadly it is currently not, the art of travel here is demanding in every sense of the word. This, though, is part of the country's allure, an opportunity to break emphatically away from all that you know, and come to a place that promises experiences, good and bad, that happen nowhere else. But if Chad is such a demanding place to travel, why ever bother? Picture sublime oases hiding in the northern deserts, stampeding herds of wildlife running through national parks and deep blues awaiting boats on Lake Chad – put simply, when Chad is accessible it's a country and an experience that can never be forgotten.
Explore Chad
- ZZakouma National Park
This national park is a major Chadian success story. After poaching and civil war ravaged the area's wildlife, the animal population has been steadily…
- BBol
Lake Chad was once one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. Its dry season area of under 10,000 sq km can rise to 25,000 sq km at the height of…
- EEnnedi
The Tibesti Mountains remain off-limits but Ennedi desert is just as weird and wonderful. Attractions include prehistoric cave paintings, slot canyons,…
Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Chad.
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Zakouma National Park
This national park is a major Chadian success story. After poaching and civil war ravaged the area's wildlife, the animal population has been steadily…
See
Bol
Lake Chad was once one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. Its dry season area of under 10,000 sq km can rise to 25,000 sq km at the height of…
See
Ennedi
The Tibesti Mountains remain off-limits but Ennedi desert is just as weird and wonderful. Attractions include prehistoric cave paintings, slot canyons,…