Travel Guides

Accessible travel across twenty African countries: what varies between them, what to ask an operator before booking, and where the continent is misrepresented.

Island-hopping, steep terrain and roads flanked by uncovered storm drains matter more here than any single building does.

Buses stop at eight, the roads on Mahé are narrow with uncovered storm drains, and the sea between the islands has its own advice.

There is no FCDO money page for Seychelles. What the advice does cover is a cash declaration made before you fly, and what not to carry.

A chikungunya outbreak, an unusually stern set of road hazards and beaches that are unsafe by season decide most of a Seychelles bag.

Seychelles is US Level 1 and no part of it is advised against. The real warnings are about the sea, the roads and things left unattended.

No visa is required, but you cannot board without a travel authorization, and it asks for your accommodation and your onward ticket.

On Ethiopia the accessibility question starts with which regions you can reach and what happens if you need a hospital outside Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia is a cash society with hard limits on carrying birr across the border, and one receipt decides whether you can change money back.

Altitude, a malaria line drawn at 2,500 meters and thin medical care outside Addis Ababa decide most of what goes in an Ethiopian bag.

Ethiopia is US Level 3. Three whole regions are closed by UK advice, and one warning speaks directly to travelers of Ethiopian descent.

A visa is required and is applied for online before you fly. Ethiopian Origin ID card holders are the exception worth knowing about.