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Electric power

Electric power: 220V / 50 Hz [...]

Area code to Central African Republic

Area code to Central African Republic: +236 [...]

Activities

There are plenty of opportunities for hiking and bushwhacking through rainforest, as well as mountain climbing and rock climbing if you look hard enough around the Bongo and the Yadé Massifs. You can cycle in the CAR, and it is a great way to make contac [...]

History

Archaeological remains indicate that a civilisation existed in the region of modern day CAR before the rise of Egypt. Little is known of that, however, and of the CAR's present inhabitants, pygmies were the first to arrive. More than 1000 years ago people [...]

Culture

You're likely to hear modern African music on the radio, most of which comes from the two Congos. Some of its exponents have become world famous, and while traditional African music influenced the music of the USA, the Caribbean and Latin America, modern [...]

Getting Around

The only place with regular flights scheduled to Bangui is Berbérati, but you can charter five-seater passenger planes in Bangui. Roads are poor throughout the country, and the only sealed ones lead out from Bangui, 157km (97mi) northwest to Bos [...]

Money

The CAR will put a happy grin on the face of most budget travellers. It's cheap, and if you're careful, eat in the markets or on street stalls and stay in the cheapest accommodation (or camp in the bush for free) you could get by easily on US$15-20 a day. [...]

When to visit Central African Republic

Rain is the most important point to consider when planning a trip to the CAR, because a wet season downpour can strand you for days. In most of the CAR the best time to travel is from November to April, but the rains come by late February in the south and [...]

Introduction

The Central African Republic (CAR) has possibly the most pristine national park in the whole of Africa, where pygmies guide you through forest that's the domain of elephants and rare lowland gorillas. Dense rainforests explode in riots of colour [...]

M'Baďki

M'Baďki is a major timber and coffee growing area, and is the home of the Lobaye people and pygmies. Most of the pygmies are on average 120cm (4ft), but some are a lot smaller. There are a few permanent settlements just south of town, and some of [...]