- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Ghana
When travelling to Ghana, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Ghana.
| Ghana overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 22 August 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
| Tamale municipality, Yendi District and Bimbilla area in northern Ghana | ||||
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
[top]Summary
- We advise you to exercise caution and monitor developments that might affect your safety in Ghana because of the risk of criminal activity.
- We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution around Bawku in the Upper East region, Tamale municipality, Yendi district and the area around Bimbilla in northern Ghana because of the possibility of outbreaks of violence over disputes within or between local ethnic groups.
- A State of Emergency has been declared for the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions of Ghana following severe flooding. See Local Travel below.
- Pay close attention to your personal security and monitor the media for information about possible new safety or security risks.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
