{"id":41,"date":"2017-01-04T06:07:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T06:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/malile\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:18:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:18:50","slug":"travel-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ambamali-jp.org\/eng\/visa\/travel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Information on Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-497 size-full\" title=\"Travel information on mali\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ambamali-jp.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13.png\" alt=\"Travel information on mali\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ambamali-jp.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ambamali-jp.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/13-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n-The Malian currency is Franc CFA, pegged to the euro (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1 euro = 655.957 Francs CFA<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n-Visitors in Mali can bring any hard currency in bank notes or traveler cheques.<br \/>\n-Credit cards are accepted by some businesses.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u>CLIMATE:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<strong>Rainy season<\/strong>: from June to September\/October (average temperature in Bamako : 25\u00b0)<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Cold and dry season<\/strong>: from October to February (average temperature in Bamako : 25\u00b0)<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Hot and dry season<\/strong>: from March to June (average temperature in Bamako : 35\u00b0)<\/p>\n<p>-Visitors in Mali should bring suitable clothes for tropical climate.<br \/>\n-Administrations and businesses in Mali are officially operating <strong>between <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">07:30<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">16:00<\/span><\/strong> from Monday to Thursday with an hour break, and between <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">07:30<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">17:30<\/span><\/strong> on Friday with a break from <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">12:30<\/span><\/strong> to <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">14:30<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u><strong>COMMUNICATION<\/strong>:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<strong>Phone\u00a0<\/strong>: Limited IDD service.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Country code<\/strong>\u00a0: 233.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Mobile phone<\/strong>\u00a0: GSM 900 Network.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Operators<\/strong>\u00a0: Malitel SA, Orange, etc.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Internet<\/strong>: Main ISPs including private companies as Cefib, Datatech, Spider, Afribone etc.<br \/>\n&#8211;<strong>Postal service<\/strong>: International postal service is available in the main cities and at the Central Post Office in Bamako. Sending mail and packages to Europe, Asia, Oceania and America takes from 3 days to one week.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u><strong>ELECTRICITY<\/strong><\/u>: 220 volts AC, 50 Hz in Bamako<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><\/u>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<u><strong> Air transportation<\/strong><\/u>: The International Airport of President Modibo KEITA of Bamako-S\u00e9nou schedules international flights. Many African, European and Middle-Eastern air companies service Bamako.<br \/>\n&#8211;<u><strong>Rail transportation<\/strong><\/u>: Railway transportation for passengers and freight is available between Bamako and Dakar.<br \/>\n&#8211;<u><strong>River transportation<\/strong><\/u>: The Niger River is navigable from Kouroussa (Guinea) to Bamako and from Koulikoro (terminal of railway) to Gao during 5 to 6 month a year (from June to December, spate season). The traffic is weaker on the Senegal River, navigable during three months a year from Kayes to Saint-Louis (Senegal).<br \/>\n&#8211;<u><strong>Road transportation<\/strong><\/u>: The main roads are\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>Bamako-Sikasso-Bouak\u00e9-Abidjan<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-S\u00e9gou-Koutiala-Bobo-Dioulasso<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Dakar<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Kour\u00e9mal\u00e9-Kankan-Guin\u00e9e Conakry<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Sikasso-Ouagadougou-Niamey<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Mopti-Gao-Niamey<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Nouakchott<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-T\u00e9ma<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Lom\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Bamako-Cotonou<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u><strong>TIME DIFFERENCE WITH MALI<\/strong>:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mali\u2019s time is GMT (UTC). Therefore, time difference with the countries of the jurisdiction of the Embassy of Mali in Tokyo is as follows:<br \/>\n-Japan: GMT + 9h<br \/>\n-Australia (Perth): GMT + 8h<br \/>\n-Australia (Adelaide): GMT + 9h30<br \/>\n-Australia (Canberra): GMT + 10h<br \/>\n-New Zealand (Auckland): GMT + 12h<br \/>\n-South Korea: GMT + 9h<br \/>\n-Philippines: GMT + 8h<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0;\">\n<li><u><strong>TOURIST GUIDE<\/strong><\/u>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Contact Mali Touristic Promotion Agency if you need a national or local professional guide.<br \/>\n-For more details, please visit the following website:<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <a style=\"color: #336699;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.officetourismemali.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.officetourismemali.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI TO JAPAN WISHES YOU A VERY PLEASANT TRIP AND STAY IN MALI.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Enregistrer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Enregistrer<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-The Malian currency is Franc CFA, pegged to the euro (1 euro = 655.957 Francs CFA). -Visitors in Mali can bring any hard currency in bank notes or traveler cheques. -Credit cards are accepted by some businesses. 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