- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Liberia
When travelling to Liberia, 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 Liberia.
| Liberia 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 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
[top]Summary
- We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Liberia at this time because of the tense and unpredictable security environment and the risk of serious crime.
- If you do decide to travel to Liberia, you should exercise extreme caution.
- Liberia is recovering from a devastating civil war which ended in August 2003 and which has left it with little or no infrastructure. Although there is a large deployment of UN peacekeepers and police advisers in Liberia, the security situation remains unpredictable. The potential for unrest and violence is high due to ongoing political and social tensions.
- Because of the unpredictable security situation we strongly recommend that you register your travel and contact details with us, so we can contact you in an emergency.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in Liberia. The Australian High Commission in Ghana provides consular assistance to Australians in Liberia.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
