Is Tambacounda safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Tambacounda safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Tambacounda scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Senegal Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Dec 2025); 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.
Tambacounda scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Senegal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tambacounda: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (61/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Tambacounda belongs to Tambacounda (Senegal), centered at coordinates 13.7689° N, 13.6672° W (32 m above sea level). Distance to Dakar is 418.0 km towards the WNW.
Tambacounda
13.7689° N, 13.6672° W
32 m
Africa/Dakar
78,800
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Senegal)
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 Senegal travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Senegal entry requirements.
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