home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View.iso
/
afr
/
mali
/
mali.pe3
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-05-02
|
3KB
|
72 lines
<text>
<title>
Mali: Travel
</title>
<article>
<hdr>
Background Notes: Mali
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Health: Malaria suppressants are strongly recommended.
Several doctors are available in Bamako, but medical facilities
are limited. Bring a supply of any needed medication; local
pharmacies do not always carry even simple remedies. Insects,
rats, and rabies are prevalent. Tapwater is not potable and
should be boiled and filtered. Avoid local dairy products.
Meats should be thoroughly cooked. Health requirements change;
check latest information.
</p>
<p> Climate and clothing: Summer clothing is suitable for
Bamako. Sturdy shoes are needed because of sand, gravel, mud,
and unpaved roads.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Long-distance telephone service is often
unsatisfactory. Local telegraphic service is unreliable. Mali
is on Greenwich mean time, 5 hours ahead of eastern standard
time.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Privately owned automobiles are the
principal means of transportation in Bamako for Americans. Bus
service is unreliable. Taxis are available at stands, and fares
are inexpensive. The road between Bamako, Mopti, and Gao, and
those branching south to Bougouni and Sikasso are paved. Other
roads are of laterite and usually passable in the dry season
without four-wheel drive. Depending on the seasons, between two
and four flights a week arrive in Bamako from Paris. From New
York, the best connections are made at Paris or Brussels.
Currently, there is no scheduled internal air service.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: The best time to travel to Mali is
during the cool season, November-February. Mali also is
comfortable during the rainy season from June to September, but
transportation is less reliable. Mali has some of West Africa's
most photogenic sights and a growing tourist business, but
trips are still quite difficult to arrange.
</p>
<p> National holidays: Businesses and the U.S. Embassy may be
closed on the following Malian holidays:
</p>
<table>
New Year's Day January 1
Army Day January 20
Easter Monday*
Labor Day May l
Day of Africa May 25
Ramadan*
Tabaski*
Independence Day September 22
Prophet's Baptism*
Mawloud*
Liberation Day November 19
Christmas December 25
</table>
<p>*Date varies.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
December 1989.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>