With the desert boasting some of the Sahara’s most beautiful dunes, the stark splendour of the Aïr Mountains & Ténéré Desert being one of West Africa’s most spectacular sights, and the intriguing, ancient trans-Saharan trade-route towns of Agadez and Zinder playing home to magnificent mazes of mudbrick architecture and fascinating locals, the international appeal of Niger as a destination is undeniable.
Odd then, that friends often ask prospective travellers ‘Why Niger?’. Press regarding Niger’s problems with localised food shortages dominates headlines and paints the entire nation in the same poor light. Some news reports would have you believe that locusts and drought regularly destroy Niger’s entire food supply. Niger is undoubtedly one of the world’s poorest countries, but taking your tourist dollars elsewhere only exacerbates the problem.
Time GMT/UTC + 1
Population 12.5 million
Borders Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Chad; land crossing into Libya is forbidden, though entry from Libya is possible
Seasons Hot and dry (September-May), wet (June-August)
Telephone Country code 227; international access code 00
ATMs Nonexistent
Budget US$15 to US$100 a day
Capital Niamey
Visa US$35 to €50; obtained in Algeria, Benin, Chad, Mali and Nigeria
Languages French, Hausa, Djerma, Fulfulde, Tamashek
Area 1, 267, 000 sq km
Money West African CFA franc; €1 = CFA656, US$1 = CFA498
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