Togo Travel & Emergency Guide

Emergency Numbers in Togo

Key Travel Facts

Driving Rules & Speed Limits in Togo

Toll & Vignette: No vignette. Toll plazas on the main N1 highway from Lome to the north.

Tipping & Etiquette

Recommendation: 5 to 10 percent in dining places. 5–10% in sit-down restaurants. Guides in Koutammakou and hotel staff appreciate cash gratuities.

• DO Explore Lake Togo in a traditional pirogue and respect ancestral sacred sites in Togoville.
• DO Bargain cheerfully on local markets like the Grand Marche or Akodessawa.
• DON'T Do not photograph border checkpoints, port facilities, or government ministries.
• DON'T Avoid walking along isolated beach stretches after sunset.

Power Sockets & Tap Water

Plug Type & Electricity: Type C (220V, 50Hz – standard European two-pin plugs fit).

Tap Water: Avoid tap water. Always drink sealed bottled mineral water.

Insider Tip: Visit the Grand Marché in Lomé run by the famed 'Nana Benz' fabric merchants, and explore Akodésséwa fetish market with respect.