Is Gaoual safe? Guinea travel risk
Is Gaoual safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gaoual scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guinea Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 25 Feb 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gaoual scores 58/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guinea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gaoual: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (81/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Boké at 11.7540° N, 13.2130° W (elevation 79 m), Gaoual lies 255.5 km SSW of Conakry. Time zone: Africa/Conakry.
Boké
11.7540° N, 13.2130° W
79 m
Africa/Conakry
7,461
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Guinea)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Guinea travel advice & laws.
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