http://www.odyssei.com Democratic Republic of the Congo, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:26:04 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:26:04 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24685.html Required travel documents for Democratic Republic of the Congo: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24685.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24272.html Electric power: 220V / 50Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24272.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24014.html Area code to Democratic Republic of the Congo: +242 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24014.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13433.html The best time to visit is usually outside of the wet season. The wet season in the north is from April to October and the dry season from December to February. South of the equator, this is reversed with the wet season from November to March and dry seaso [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13433.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13430.html The Park National Des Virunga borders with Uganda and Rwanda. For US$ 45 you can get a seven-day permition and you can visit to all section of the park. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/13430.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11176.html The import and export of local currency is prohibited, except between countries of the Central African group. The import of foreign currency is unrestricted although amounts over Ł234/US$335 must be declared upon arrival. Export of foreign currency is r [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11176.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11175.html To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take travellers cheques in Euros or Pounds Sterling. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11175.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11174.html MasterCard and Diners Club all have limited use. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11174.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11173.html CFA Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. Congo is part of the French Monetary Area. Only currency issued by the Banque des Eta [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11173.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9075.html Railways: total: 4,772 km (2002), 5,138 km (1995); narrow gauge: 3,621 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2002), 3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9075.html