Is Saré-Yamou safe? Mali travel risk
Is Saré-Yamou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Saré-Yamou scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Mali Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 8 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Jul 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Saré-Yamou scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mali (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Saré-Yamou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mali travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 16.0897° N, 3.2353° W in Tombouctou. The settlement is located 639.6 km SW from Bamako.
Tombouctou
16.0897° N, 3.2353° W
Lowland
UTC
19,357
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Mali
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Saré-Yamou happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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