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Grenada Destination Guide Grenada Destination Guide Overview of Grenada Key Facts Language: English is the official language and is widely spoken, but Grenadian Creole is considered the main language of the island. Passport/Visa: Currency: Electricity: Electrical current is 220 to 240 volts, 50Hz. British three-prong plugs (Type G) are in use. Travel guide by wordtravels.com © Globe Media Ltd. By its very nature much of the information in this travel guide is subject to change at short notice and travellers are urged to verify information on which they're relying with the relevant authorities. Travmarket cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or inconvenience to any person as a result of information contained above. Event details can change. Please check with the organizers that an event is happening before making travel arrangements. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or inconvenience to any person as a result of information contained above. Page 1/8 Grenada Destination Guide Travel to Grenada Climate in Grenada Health Notes when travelling to Grenada Safety Notes when travelling to Grenada Customs in Grenada Duty Free in Grenada Doing Business in Grenada Communication in Grenada Tipping in Grenada Passport/Visa Note Entry Requirements Entry requirements for Americans: Entry requirements for Canadians: Entry requirements for UK nationals: Entry requirements for Australians: Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Entry requirements for New Zealanders: Entry requirements for South Africans: Travel guide by wordtravels.com © Globe Media Ltd. By its very nature much of the information in this travel guide is subject to change at short notice and travellers are urged to verify information on which they're relying with the relevant authorities. Travmarket cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or inconvenience to any person as a result of information contained above. Event details can change. Please check with the organizers that an event is happening before making travel arrangements. We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss or inconvenience to any person as a result of information contained above. Page 2/8 Grenada Destination Guide Tourist Offices Page 3/8 Grenada Destination Guide Grenada Embassies In the United States: In Canada: In the United Kingdom: In South Africa: Foreign Embassies in Grenada American Embassy Canadian Embassy British Embassy Australian Embassy South African Embassy Page 4/8 Grenada Destination Guide Currency Exchange rate for 1 XCD - East Caribbean Dollar 0.37 BMD 0.33 EUR 0.37 USD 0.26 GBP 40.40 JPY 0.49 CAD Bermudan Dollar Euro U.S. Dollar U.K. Pound Sterling Japanese Yen Canadian Dollar 0.37 CHF 0.51 AUD 9.32 UAH 125.29 KZT 558.69 LBP 0.26 LYD Swiss Franc Australian Dollar Ukrainian Hryvnia Kazakhstani Tenge Lebanese Pound Libyan Dinar 2.55 BOB 40.02 NPR 0.14 OMR 1.35 QAR 0.51 SGD 3.07 SEK Bolivian Boliviano Nepalese Rupee Omani Rial Qatari Rial Singapore Dollar Swedish Krona 2.46 TTD 3.70 VEF 17.00 DOP 2.49 HRK 6.91 MXN 217.53 XOF Trinidad Tobago Dollar Venezuelan Bolivar Dominican Peso Croatian Kuna Mexican Peso West African CFA Franc 1.17 PGK 0.37 BSD 0.78 FJD 8.40 HNL 41.01 DZD 441.99 MMK Papua New Guinean kina Bahamian Dollar Fiji Dollar Honduran Lempira Algerian Dinar Myanma Kyat 4.15 BWP 1.25 PEN 257.31 CLP 177.38 AMD 8.97 CZK 7.41 MDL Botswana Pula Peruvian Nuevo Sol Chilean Peso Armenia Dram Czech Koruna Moldova Lei 46.11 ISK 1,090.32 UZS 1.43 ILS 0.26 JOD 0.11 KWD 11.63 UYU Icelandic Krona Uzbekistan Sum Israeli New Sheqel Jordanian Dinar Kuwaiti Dinar Uruguayan Peso 13.18 MUR 10.58 NIO 3.10 NOK 1.46 PLN 1.39 SAR 54.17 LKR Mauritian Rupee Nicaraguan Córdoba Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty Saudi Riyal Sri Lanka Rupee 13.21 THB 1.36 AED 1.33 BRL 1.50 RON 2.88 HKD 218.02 XAF Thai Baht U.A.E Dirham Brazilian Real Romanian New Leu Hong Kong Dollar Central African CFA Franc 8,338.42 VND 5.17 ARS 2.91 GTQ 3.63 MAD 0.14 BHD 0.37 PAB Vietnamese Dong Argentine Peso Guatemalan Quetzal Moroccan Dirham Bahrain Dinar Panamanian Balboa 0.55 AZN 1,156.75 COP 25.34 KGS 103.79 HUF 2.92 TJS 5,076.61 IDR Azerbaijan Manat Colombian Peso Kyrgyzstan Som Hungarian Forint Tajikistan Ruble Indonesian Rupiah 3.29 EGP 441.91 KRW 2,103.43 PYG 1.54 MYR 199.88 CRC 0.54 NZD Egyptian Pound South Korean Won Paraguayan Guaraní Malaysian Ringgit Costa Rican Colón New Zealand Dollar 38.86 PKR 24.78 RUB 5.79 ZAR 0.79 TND 0.74 BBD 0.65 BGN Pakistani Rupee Russian Rouble South African Rand Tunisian Dinar Barbadian Dollar Bulgarian Lev 1.09 TRY 17.30 PHP 12.10 TWD 72.90 NGN 39.75 XPF 1.45 GHS Turkish Lira Philippine Peso New Taiwan Dollar Nigerian Naira CFP Franc Ghanaian Cedi 46.35 JMD 0.67 ANG 0.51 BND 41.02 RSD 2.44 CNY 7,382.61 BYR Jamaican Dollar Neth. Antillean Guilder Brunei Dollar Serbian Dinar Chinese Yuan Belarussian Ruble 2.47 DKK 1.27 TMT 24.96 INR Danish Krone New Turkmenistan Manat Indian Rupee Page 5/8 Destination Guide Port of Call - St George Shopping in St George Best Buy: Dining in St George Best Dish: Page 6/8 Grenada Destination Guide Overview of the Attractions in Grenada Page 7/8 Grenada Destination Guide Public Holidays in Grenada Page 8/8 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).
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