Guinea Bissau Travel Adapter Kit | Going In Style

Guinea Bissau is located in Western Africa.  The Deluxe Guinea Bissau Adapter Plug Kit comes with both grounded and non-grounded plugs and ships Priority Mail with tracking.

Adapter plugs allow electrical connections up to 240 volts. An adapter plug does NOT change the current or voltage (this requires a converter) unless your appliance is dual voltage. Check to make sure your hair dryer, curling iron, electric razor and other appliances are dual voltage before you leave on your trip.  Non-grounded adapters may NOT be used with appliances that have grounded plugs; for these you will need a grounded adapter.

Many of our customers find it handy to have multiple adaptors while traveling - either to run several appliances simultaneously or simply as a backup.

Going In Style Guinea Bissau Adapter Model GIS-GUINEAB-B-GUB

Grounded Adapter Plugs

If you are traveling with a grounded United States dual/multi-voltage appliance or using a grounded Transformer you will need to use a grounded adapter plug. A grounded United States plug has two flat blades and one round pin.

Non-Grounded Adapter Plugs

Going In Style offers non-grounded adapter plugs for use with your voltage converter, transformer, or dual/multi voltage appliance. A non-grounded United States plug has two flat blades.

An adapter plug does NOT change the current or voltage (this requires a converter).

Cycles: 50 Hz vs. 60 Hz.

Guinea Bissau operates on 220 volt electricity and is generated at 50Hz (Cycles) Alternating Current. United States 110-120 volt electricity is generated at 60Hz (Cycles) Alternating Current. This difference in cycles may cause the motor in your 60Hz United States appliance to operate slightly slower when used on 50Hz foreign electricity. Most modern electronic equipment including battery chargers, computers, iPods, etc., will not be affected by the difference in cycle.

Computers and Apple Products

If you are traveling overseas with a Toshiba, HP, Lenovo, Asus, laptop or Apple device such as an iPad, chances are you won’t need a voltage converter. Most laptops are multi-voltage and will operate on voltages ranging from 100 to 240 volts. However, computers do need to make safe connections to foreign power systems and a surge protector is recommended and you will still need an adapter to use your plug.

About Guinea Bissau

Geography

The Guinea Bissau is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal. The area is three times the size of Connecticut. The climate is tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds.

Currency

Currency Guinea Bissau is the Guinea Bissau Franc. Credit cards are accepted at some establishments in the city of Bissau. Establishments outside of the capital will only accept cash. Foreign currency can be exchanged at banks.

Staying Connected

Guinea Bissau has a small telephone system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile-cellular communications. Fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approached 40 per 100 in 2010. When traveling to Guinea Bissau, some you can take an international or unlocked cell phone with a prepaid Guinea Bissau SIM card. You will need an adapter to charge your phone. Most cell phone battery rechargers should be multi-voltage, therefore will not require a converter. If the charger says 100-240 volts, 50-60 cycles then your charger in multi-voltage.

Guinea Bissau had 86 internet hosts and 37,100 internet users. Internet access is available at internet cafes in Bissau. When traveling with your laptop or iPad you will need an adapter to charge your device.