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Côte d'Ivoire is best known for its vibrant economic capital, Abidjan. However, it hides many other treasures for travelers curious to go further afield. Between ocean and lagoon, its 350 kilometers...
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You can quite easily go alone to Côte d'Ivoire. It is advisable to book your flight tickets and accommodation in advance. This will make your trip much easier. If Côte d'Ivoire is a safe country overall, do not forget that it is a relatively poor country and where your wealth can attract envy: be vigilant. Being accompanied by a local guide can be useful, especially to "face" African trails.
Many organized trips are available to discover Côte d'Ivoire: discovery of Ivorian nature, observation of elephants and chimpanzees, solidarity trips, ecotourism trips, seaside resorts, combined, 4x4 tours, immersion trips with local populations... The offer is varied!
The discovery of the country is mainly done by private vehicle (standard or 4x4) or by public transport (bus, gbaka, bush taxi). Locally, it is also possible to use motorized or non-motorized two-wheelers (and yet rather discouraged if one takes into account the road conditions and driving habits of many Ivorians), pinnace, pirogue, or simply on foot.
When you arrive in Abidjan, you're immediately struck by the height, excess and immensity of this sprawling megalopolis, nicknamed "Africa's little Manhattan" when the Plateau towers were built. Once inside, the city is an urban whirlwind. The city is hidden beneath a fascinating architectural and social syncretism: vertically aggressive and modern on the Plateau; luxuriously languid and secretive in the villas of the tree-lined valleys of Cocody, where art galleries flourish; industrialized and portside on the lagoon in Treichville; trendy, chic and shocking in Marcory, chaotic and exuberant in Abobo and Yopougon... It takes time to discover and enjoy Babi's charms, and that's what makes it so interesting: it's a cosmopolitan city with a host of places to try out: maquis, restaurants, cafés, bars and, of course, clubs, to keep the party going all night long.