Reverse currency exchange is feasible only upon receipt proving exchange into national currency.

There are only two big hotels where you can use bank cards. And keep cash for all other places.

Make markets selling local produce your first choice. In stores almost everything is imported and thus very expensive.

Come to markets in the morning, around 8AM. This is when local produce is the freshest. The local heat makes it spoil faster.

Don’t drink aced beverages. Ice is made from tap water which is potentially contaminated. And moreover, jars of water can be seen on the streets to slake the thirst in heatwave. Well, never, ever drink from those jars.

Always take your documents with you. There are lots of checkpoints on roads.

In front of N’Djamena Mosque there is a market that is considered to be the best one in Central Africa. Go there to buy souvenirs and vegetables.

In Chad it is forbidden to take photos without special photography permit that you can get at the police station. But in most instances it doesn’t save. So, the only thing there is to do then to take your photos discreetly.