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 National Parks: Azagny, Banco, Comoé, Iles Ehotile, Marahoue, Mont Peko, Mont Sangbe and Tai.
Wildlife and Flora Reserves: Haut Bandama.
Botanical Reserves: Bamoro, Bouafle, Divo, Kassa, Katiola, Moni, Mont Sangouine, Mont-Nieton, N'Ganda-N'Ganda, Niangbon, Orumba Boka, Singrobo, Tankessé, Tos and Yapo.
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar): Parc national d'Azagny.
Passports
Passports are valid for three months after intended length of stay required by all excluding the citizens of Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo producing national ID cards.
Visas
Required by all excluding:
(a) nationals of other ECOWAS countries for stays of up to three months;
(b) nationals of Andorra, Chad, Monaco, Morocco, Seychelles, Tunisia and the Vatican City for stays of up to three months;
(c) transit passengers leaving on the same or first connecting flight within 12 hours, provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.
Types of visa and cost
Prices vary according to nationality. Prices given are for UK nationals. Tourist, Business and Transit: US$60 (single-entry); US$77 (multiple-entry).
Visa validity lasts for three months.
Send your application to Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy).
Application requirements are as following:
Tourism:
1) Valid passport.
2) One application form.
3) One passport-size photo.
4) Evidence of hotel booking or faxed letter of invitation from a Côte d’Ivoire resident.
5) Return ticket or travel itinerary.
6) Stamped, self-addressed, registered envelope for return of passport (if applying by post).
7) Fee.
Business:
1-7 and,
8) Fax from home company confirming financial responsibility for the applicant and an invitation letter faxed from Côte d’Ivoire.
Note: Along with a valid visa, the following nationals require an authorization from the Ministry of Security well beforehand: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, China (PR), Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea (Dem Rep), Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Vietnam and Yemen.
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for all travelers over one year of age. A cholera vaccination certificate is no longer a condition of entry to Côte d’Ivoire. Immunization against typhoid is usually recommended. Malaria risk (and risk of other insect-borne diseases) exists throughout the year in the whole country, including urban areas. A recommended prophylaxis is a weekly dose of mefloquine.
Cote d'Ivoire Weather Conditions
Dry from December to April, long rains from May to July, a short dry season from August to September, and short rain season in October and November. In the north the climate is more extreme – rains (May to October) and dry (November to April).
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