7 Days in IVORY COAST

Itinerary

Day 1: City Tour

Pass By: Aéroport Félix Houphouët Boigny, 07 BP 30 Abidjan 07, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan is the economic capital of Ivory Coast and the most populous French-speaking city in West Africa. Abidjan lies on the south-east coast if the country, on the Gulf of Guinea. The city is located on the Ebrie Lagoon. The business district, Le Plateau, is the center of the city, along with Cocody, Deux Plateaux (the city’s wealthiest neighborhood and a hub for diplomats), and Adjame, a slum on the north shore of the lagoon. Treichville and Marcory lie to the south, Attecoube, Locodjro, Abobo Doume and Yopougon to the west, and Ile Boulay is located in the middle of the lagoon. Further south lies Port Bouet, home to the airport and main seaport. We will visit the city, the museum of Civilization- the main museum of the country. His collection is interesting, an exhibition bases- folk art of tribes a trunk and Yaqub, a hand made articles from ivory, ritual masks, household items and many other things. Also we will visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, which was designed by Italian architect Aldo Spirito.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at "Ibis" hotel

Day 2: Yamoussoukro

Pass By: Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast
After breakfast we will move to Yamoussoukro.

It's the political capital and administrative capital city of IVORY COAST and an autonomous district of the country. Located 240 kilometers north-west of Abidjan, the administrative centre on the coast, upon rolling hills and plains, the municipality covers 3,500 square kilometers. There will be an excursion in Baselique Notre-Dame-De-La-Paix or Blessed Virgin’s Basil of Maria of the world- the Catholic Church in Yamoussoukro, it's in Guinness Book of Records as the biggest Church in the world. It has been built between 1985 and 1989 on a sample of St. Peter's Baselique in Rome. Consecration of the temple was made on September 10, 1990 by the pontiff John Paul II. On October 30 the same year the temple has been given the honorable status of a small Baselique.

You will see lake of lotus and canal with a cayman.


Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at "Ibis" hotel

Day 3: Eco Tour

Pass By: Cathedral Saint Michel, Bouake Ivory Coast
During this days you will try local foods and drinks: foutou, bandji...Meeting with the chief's notability and the chief. Afternoon: visit the organic cocoa plantation and latex plantations.

Meeting with local producers. Trekking in the classified forest, Lunch on the river shore, visit of the village .In the part of Ivory Coast where live the Attie ethnical group, between nature, people and culture.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at private villa

Day 4: Eco tour

Pass By: Bouaké Airport, Bouake, Côte d'Ivoire
This two days trip will allow you to see and understand how do people live in deep Ivory Coast. You will feel how amazing are their culture and their traditions while being surrounded by the native forest. Housing in private homes (complete bathrooms)


Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at "Ibis" hotel

Day 5: Grand-Bassam

Pass By: National Museum of Costume, Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire
After breakfast we will depart to Grand - Bassam.

Grand – Bassam is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. The town has the aura of a ghost town, since large sections have been abandoned for decades. Grand – Bassam is divided by the Ebrie Lagoon into two halves: Ancien Bassam is a former French settlement, facing the Gulf of Guinea. It is home to the grander colonial buildings, some of which have been restored. Nouveau Bassam, linked to Ancien Bassam by a bridge, lies on the inland, northern side of the lagoon. In 2012, it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In March 2016, the town was targeted in a terrorist attack. We will visit National museum

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at "Ibis" hotel

Day 6: Assinnie

Pass By: Assinie, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Get in the huge wood fishing boat used by the local fisherman to sail on the sea shores until the mixing point between the sea and the river. A local story teller may accompany us to tell us about the stories and the

legends of this people of the sea.


Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at "Kame Surf" hotel

Day 7: End of the Program

Pass By: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Last hours on the Coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Check-out.

Transfer to airport.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.