 Gabon Travel Guide
Kongou Falls, Gabon
Author: Lengai101 (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Gabon is a country on the western coast of Central Africa. It is a republic headed by a president and a prime minister. The official language here is French, while the local languages include Fang and Myene.
Guide to Gabon Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Gabon that you can book online, listed by city, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
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Gabon covers 267,745 sq km (103,347 sq mi) and a population of 1.5 million people. Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north and the Republic of Congo to the east. Gabon has a coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Beach at Port Denis, Gabon
Author: Nolween (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)
Gabon is in the West Africa Time Zone, which is an hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1). The official currency here is the Central African CFA franc (XAF). Traffic is driven on the right. The phone IDD code is +241. The electricity is 220V/50Hz using European plugs.
Gabon is in a class of its own compared to its neighbors. It is one of the most prosperous countries in Central Africa blessed with abundant natural resources for a low population. In 2009, it had a nominal GDP of $11 billion, equivalent to $7,468 per capita, and a per capita GDP at purchasing power parity of $14,317.
Kwele-Congo tribal mask, Gabon
Author: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
Planning your visit to Gabon
There are regular connections between Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) in Gabon and Paris on Air France and Gabon Airlines. Lufthansa also has a service here via Accra, Ghana.
Port-Gentil Airport, Gabon
Author: Brian Ecton (public domain)
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Major Cities in Gabon
- Libreville - capital
- Cap Lopez
- Franceville
- Gamba
- Kango
- Lambarene
- Mayumba
- Owendo
- Port-Gentil
National Parks in Gabon
- Akanda National Park
- Banteke Plateau National Park
- Crystal Mountains National Park
- Ivindo National Park
- Loango National Park
- Lope National Park
- Mayumba National Park
- Minkebe National Park
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Gabon
- Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda
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