TOURIST ACTIVITY IN GABON


Use the Travel Diary (tourism heading) to find all the information and addresses you need to organise your trip. This Diary will also reveal to you the true facets of a country which has skilfully conserved what makes it authentic: its natural resources, arts and cultural diversity.

• Hotel capacities: 124 hotels
  - Libreville and the surrounding area: 1,377 rooms
  - Inside: 1,330 rooms
  Total: 2,707 rooms
  
  


Tourist’s entries by type of trip (2005):



Motifs de voyage	Nombre de touristes
Affaires	88 000
Familles	43 000
Conférences-congrès	26 000
Vacances	10 000
Autres	55 000
Total	220 000



Provenance des touristes :


• Source of tourists:
  
  Africa = 28.3%
  Europe = 28.1%
  America = 5.6%
  
  



• Number of international passenger arrivals in the Libreville airport
  
  
  
  The three main urban centers (Libreville, Port-Gentil, Franceville) are host to around 70% of European visitors, the majority of whom are French.
  
  The demand for tourism services comes primarily from two sources:
  
  - Demand coming from abroad, primarily from Europe, and mostly for exploration, fishing and business trips, which tend to be long (1-3 weeks),
  - Demand from local residents. These are short stays (a maximum of 2-3 nights, and generally long weekends) that occur frequently throughout the year.
  
  
• Transportation
  
  Positive factors:
  A solid network allows for easy travel between Gabon and multiple areas of the globe (frequent flights to Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
  Good airport service
  Reliable national airline companies
  Rail links connecting the eastern and western areas of the country.
  
  Factors needing improvement
  The structure for tourist charters
  Rail and road transportation during the rainy season
  
  
• Tourist Desinations
  
  Fifteen sites throughout the country offer tourists the chance to explore, view the country and stay in well-equipped accommodations.
  - Pointe Denis, Ekwata, Nyonié, Port-Gentil,
  - Oguendjo Tarpon club, Loango, Gavilo, Sette Cama, Gamba, Lambaréné, La Lopé,
    Koulamoutou, BaKoumba, Franceville, Evaro
  
  And there are five sites for sport fishing: Sette Cama, Oguendjo Tarpon club, Loango, Gavilo, Gamba.