The best cards for traveling outside Côte d'Ivoire ✈️

Travel is exciting, but it takes a bit of planning. And if you want a smooth trip, nothing beats a VISA prepaid card for handling all your transactions. Here’s what to know.

Buying your travel ticket

The starting point for any trip is getting your ticket - plane, train, or bus. For train and bus tickets, even if paying by VISA card isn’t always common in Côte d’Ivoire, your card is still useful for storing money and making payments along the way. For flights, the process is simple - here’s how it works.

You’ll find plenty of booking sites on Google. On Go Voyages, for example, a banner appears: enter your departure city (Côte d’Ivoire, say) and your destination. Then pick your departure and return dates, choose your flight type (round-trip or one-way, direct or with stops), fill in your personal info carefully, and you’re at the payment step.

Shopping and paying abroad

You can usually tell if a merchant accepts card payments before you even start. Most of the time, there’s a “Visa” or “Mastercard” logo on the door or window letting you know the terminal will accept your card.

Since you tend to spend more on a trip, take a minute to read our article: Prepaid card limits in Côte d’Ivoire

With your Djamo VISA card, you can withdraw cash from ATMs or pay merchants directly in more than 200 countries, with instant exchange rate calculations and real-time spending tracking. A great experience only the Djamo card delivers. Using your card abroad comes with a few fees, but they’re the most affordable on the Ivorian market.

Also worth reading: How to order on Amazon without the headache 😍

Withdrawals and payments: what’s it cost?

• Withdrawal abroad: 2% (minimum 2,500 F)
• Zero fees on all payments

Other prepaid cards on the market charge more, and the customer experience often falls short.

Block or unblock your card from abroad

It happens - you forget where you put your prepaid card, and panic sets in. While you look for it, the smart move is to block it to prevent anyone from misusing it. With some prepaid cards, you’d first have to call your bank advisor from abroad. With Djamo, you just block and unblock your card from the app, instantly.

A few precautions worth keeping in mind

Stick to this golden rule: never lose sight of your prepaid card. Don’t let a merchant walk away with your card, and check ATMs carefully for skimming devices.

It always pays to plan for the worst. Before your trip, jot down all the key info for your card in case it goes missing.