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Required travel documents for Gabon

Required travel documents for Gabon: passport [...]

Electric power

Electric power: 220V / 50 Hz [...]

Area code to Gabon

Area code to Gabon: +241 [...]

Credit & debit cards

Limited use of Visa, American Express and MasterCard. In general, the use of credit cards in Gabon remains relatively limited. Check with your credit or debit card company for merchant acceptability and other facilities which may be available. [...]

Currency exchange

Gabon is part of the French Monetary Area. Only currency issued by the Banque des Etats de lAfrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is valid; currency issued by the Banque des Etats de lAfrique de lOuest (Bank of West African States) is no [...]

Currency

CFA (Communauté Financiaire Africaine) Franc (CFAfr) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFAfr10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of CFAfr250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. Cameroon is part of the French Monetary Area. Only [...]

Shopping

In Libreville there are two bustling markets at Akebe-Plaine, Nkembo and Mon-Bouet. Stone carvings can be bought on the outskirts of both, fashioned by a group of carvers who have adapted traditional skills for the tourist market. Crafts from local villag [...]

Nightlife

There are nightclubs in Libreville with music and bars. Food is often served, although this can be expensive. There are also casinos at several hotels. [...]

Food & Drink

Most hotels and restaurants serve French and continental-style food and are expensive. Gabonese food is distinctive and delicious, but not always readily available, as most restaurants serve Senegalese, Cameroonian and Congolese food.
Licensing hours [...]

Required clothing:

Lightweight tropical, with raincoats advised during the rainy season. [...]