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10 000 CFA = 15 Euro.
30 000 CFA = 50 Euro.

Since luggage took ages to arrive on the carousel, the time needed to process the visa arrival at Abidjan airport was not a total waste of time....

Hotel Ibis Marcory is well-located (in "zone 4"). That is if anything can be said to be well-located right now in Abidjan what with road works and constructions sites all over the place.
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The police have been instructed to stop racketeering cars and tourists. We were stopped a few times but they only checked the drivers' papers. They once extracted a small fine, allegedly for not...

No, I don't think the risk is worth it.

I can confirm that you can find dozens of girls in Abidjan's discos that look as good - or better - than the girl on the French escort site you mention (I...

Your report is worth a lot because it can prevent some of us from making a big mistake. I myself have had no good vibes relating to Abidjan since the civil war there but as it used to be such a good...

Routard,

Cabane de Bambou, Moulin à Huile, Anaconda, Iroko, Iguane ... You revive such unforgettable memories I feel like rushing to my travel agent's to book the next flight for Abidjan.

It...

Flights

Flights are bound to be expensive since there's little competition. I understand Brussels Airlines fly to Abidjan (from Brussels). They are the successor airline to the now defunct Sabena...

To farangsteve and others

I'm glad to hear Abidjan is back swinging again. I'm rather astonished to hear that "most girls were ready to have sex without protection". Before the civil war, Abidjan...

I think the Ivory Coast is out of bounds now.

Country under siege, probably lots of (jittery) army and police in the streets, curfew (= discos shut, night-life dead).

A tragedy for lovers of...