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Gabon

10 places in Gabon, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionMiddle Africa

CapitalLibreville

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Gabon - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C · 220 V travel adapter →

CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)

LanguagesFrench

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (7) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (1) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Lope National Park

Ogooue-Ivindo

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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lake

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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old town

Libreville

Estuaire

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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museum

Lambarene

Moyen-Ogooue

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Gabonese Cuisine

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Gabon

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Lope National Park

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Fernan Vaz Lagoon

Ivindo and the Kongou Falls

Loango National Park

Lope National Park

Mayumba

Pointe Denis and the Beaches

The Crystal Mountains

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Libreville

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Lambarene

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Gabonese Cuisine

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