Chad Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Chad Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Chad and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Chad.

Etymology: Named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border. The word "tsade" means "large body of water" or "lake" in several local native languages.

Capital: N'Djamena.

Independence / foundation: The French arrived in the region in the early 1900s and defeated the Sanusiyya in 1910 after years of intermittent war. By 1910, France had incorporated the northern arid region, the Lake Chad Basin, and southeastern Chad into French Equatorial Africa.

Chad achieved its independence in 1960 and saw three decades of instability, oppressive rule, civil war, and a Libyan invasion.

Population: 19 million.

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
1 USD = 599 - 610 XAF
1 EUR = 656 XAF

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects.

Religions: Muslim 52%, Protestant 24%, Roman Catholic 20%, animist <1%, other Christian <1%, none 3%, unspecified <1%.

Climate: Tropical in the south, desert in the north.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $25 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $1,400.

Main airports: N'Djamena International Airport.

World heritage sites in Chad

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 2.

Top world heritage sites:

- Lakes of Ounianga.
- Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape.

Interesting facts about Chad

- Grains are the staple food of the country, including sorghum, millet, and rice. Most people eat a dish that contains grains at least once a day.

- Chad is culturally and linguistally diverse. The nation has more than 200 ethnic groups and more than 100 languages. Most of these ethnic groups preserve their traditions and several scrify their faces to illustrate the group they belong to. Many are nomadic and live in the remote, arid parts of the country.

- Mastering the Kakaki, a traditional musical instrument, comands respect in Chad's society.

- Camel racing is practiced as a sport by Toubou tribe, which lives in the Tibesti Mountains.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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