Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
POST & TELEPHONE
For postal services, head to
La Poste
(Pl de la République; 7.30am-noon & 2.30-4pm Mon-Fri)
, which
also has a Western Union and poste restante. Mobile phone SIM cards are sold on the
roadside all around town (from CFA2000). Inkoo has phone booths for local, national and
international calls.
TOURIST INFORMATION
République, Le Plateau; 7.30am-noon & 2.30-4pm Mon-Fri)
There's a good map on the wall and the
helpful staff will happily shower you with brochures.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
Agence Catran
(
21-759163; Blvd de Marseille , Zone 4)
Amak Agence
(
20-211755;
www.amak-international.com
;
ground fl, Botreau Roussel Bldg, Le Plateau)
Getting There & Away
The shiny Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport takes all of the international air
traffic. The main bus station is the chaotic Gare Routière d'Adjamé, some 4km north of
Le Plateau. Most UTB and Sotra buses and bush taxis leave from here, and there's fre-
quent transport to all major towns.
Bush taxis and minibuses for destinations east along the coast, such as Grand Bassam,
Aboisso and Elubo at the Ghanaian border, leave primarily from the
Gare de Bassam
Getting Around
Woro-woro
(shared taxis) cost between CFA300 and CFA800, depending on the length of
the journey. They vary in colour according to their allocated area. Those between Plateau,
Adjamé, Marcory and Treichville, for example, are red, while those in Les Deux Plateaux
and Cocody are yellow, and Yopougon's are blue.
A short hop in a cab from Le Plateau to Zone 4 costs around CFA2000. If you want to
hire a taxi driver for a day, bank on anywhere between CFA15,000 and CFA30,000 de-
pending on the strength of your negotiating skills (and the state of the economy).
