Is Tambaga safe? Mali travel risk
Is Tambaga safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Tambaga 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.
Tambaga 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 Tambaga: 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
Found at 12.9667° N, 9.8667° W within Kayes, Tambaga is situated 206.4 km E of Bamako.
Kayes
12.9667° N, 9.8667° W
Lowland
UTC
11,152
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Tambaga happened in December (6 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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