Is Koundara safe? Guinea travel risk
Is Koundara safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Koundara 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.
Koundara 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 Koundara: 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
Found at 12.4800° N, 13.2960° W within Boké, Koundara is situated 333.4 km S of Conakry at an altitude of 77 m.
Boké
12.4800° N, 13.2960° W
77 m
Africa/Conakry
13,990
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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