Capital cities and seaside idleness
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Abidjan ?
The map of your stay "Capital cities and seaside idleness"
Detail of the stay : Capital cities and seaside idleness
How to get there - Abidjan
Abidjan - Visit of the Plateau
Steps: Abidjan
Immerse yourself in the frenetic bustle of the city with a visit to the Plateau, the economic capital's teeming business district and the original expansion point ofAbidjan, whose center is largely accessible on foot. Among the must-sees are the Saint Paul Cathedral and the Administrative City, the Great Mosque, the District Hotel and the shady alleys of the Presidential Palace and the Prime Minister's Office, the National Library, the Museum of Civilizations of Côte d'Ivoire and the Court Garden, which offers a breathtaking view of the Cocody Bay. In the afternoon, opt for the markets: the KAVA(Craft Center of the city of Abidjan) in Zone 3, the Cocody market, or the large Belleville market in Treichville. In the evening, a little trip to Ambroise or the rue des Mille Maquis in Marcory is a must: nothing like it to get initiated into the festive atmosphere of the Ivorian nights.
Places of interest : LA CATHÉDRALE SAINT-PAUL CENTRE ARTISANAL CAVA LA CITÉ ADMINISTRATIVE
Abidjan - Cocody
Direction Cocody, then, for a coffee on one of the superb terraces on stilts of the mythical Ivory Hotel with a beautiful view on the skyline of the Plateau on the lagoon, and on the majestic swimming pool glistening peacefully under your feet. On the way to the Banco, a beautiful national park near the center. Back from your sylvan escapade, push on to Cocody-Riviera. Want a trendy evening to end the day in style? You'll be spoilt for choice between the many lounge bars and gourmet restaurants. Alternatively, Boulay Island, a 15-minute boat ride from the Marcory marina, is the place to go for an afternoon of relaxation in one of the island's restaurants, each with its own swimming pool.
Yamoussoukro
Steps: Lac De Kossou
Direction Yamoussoukro, which you will reach after a maximum of three hours. The visit of the basilica alone is worth a few hours. Not to mention the great mosque, the lake with the sacred crocodiles, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for peace, the Kossou dam... On the spot, some maquis and restaurants along the lagoon offer the promise of a pleasant evening, even if the real show is on the central avenue, with its feverish night rhythm and its lot of braiseuses and passers-by.
Places of interest : BARRAGE DE KOSSOU
Back to Abidjan
Steps: Bingerville
Return to Abidjan with, if possible, a stopover at the Ahouakro archaeological park (north of the Tiassalé sub-prefecture, around 150 km from Abidjan), an unjustly overlooked marvel of Côte d'Ivoire set amidst a massif of magmatic and granitic rocks. Back in Babi, you can take the afternoon to stroll the quiet streets of Bingerville, visit the Nouvelle Normandia farm, the Botanical Garden, the former Governor's Palace, the Combes Museum, the Bonafos flower plantation, or the partial Dahliafleur nature reserve on the edge of the lagoon...
Places of interest : JARDIN BOTANIQUE FERME NOUVELLE NORMANDIA
Grand-Bassam
Steps: Grand-Bassam
Departure for Grand-Bassam, classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site since 2012. Count on a good half-hour drive in all. You will quickly spend a whole day marvelling at the old colonial buildings in the France district, a real open-air museum, but it would be a shame to miss the pleasures of the beach and its string of hotels and restaurants, not to mention the pirogue rides on the lagoon. And finally the effervescent Bassam by night, in the joyful local agitation.
Assinie
Steps: Assinie
Last but not least, here you are in Assinie, some sixty kilometers further on. Long sandy beaches, bordered on one side by the lagoon and on the other by a jealous and exclusive sea, in a heavenly setting. Here, everything is possible: lounging under coconut palms, long walks along the beach.
