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Gabon.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Lastoursville, Gabon
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Lastoursville

Gabon

This pocket-sized Gabonese river town in the forested Ogooué-Lolo province, where dense equatorial jungle meets a broad winding river and scattered riverside…

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Port-Gentil, Gabon
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Port-Gentil

Gabon

Gabon's economic capital and second-largest city, Port-Gentil sits on Mandji Island in the Ogooué-Maritime province, a short distance southwest of the nation…

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Franceville, Gabon
Gold
Bustling market & commercial towns

Franceville

Gabon

Gabon's third-largest city, Franceville sits at the confluence of the Ogooué River and the Mpassa River in the country's southeast, a short drive from water…

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Tchibanga, Gabon
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Tchibanga

Gabon

This town in southern Gabon sits on the banks of the Nyanga River, with mountains visible from the centre, and serves as the provincial capital of Nyanga.

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Cocobeach, Gabon
Gold

Cocobeach

Gabon

Modest Gabonese estuary town where a waterfront war memorial, flanked by Gabonese and French flags, overlooks a wide river mouth fringed with palm trees and…

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Mouila, Gabon
Bronze

Mouila

Gabon

A riverside town in Gabon's Ngounié province, Mouila sits along the broad Ngounié River, where colonial-style yellow buildings with green roofs rise above th…

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Mimongo, Gabon
Bronze

Mimongo

Gabon

This pocket-sized town in southern Gabon's Ngounié province, Mimongo sits close to upland country and water, with basic accommodation — including a pink road…

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Moanda, Gabon
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Moanda

Gabon

Moanda, a town in Gabon's Haut-Ogooué province, is the centre of the country's manganese mining industry, with extraction forming the dominant activity of th…

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Ntoum, Gabon
Silver
Bustling market & commercial towns

Ntoum

Gabon

This Gabonese town in the Estuaire province takes its name from the Fang word for the fromager tree — a giant, thorny species considered sacred by local resi…

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Silver
Inland waterside towns

Makokou

Gabon

Riverside town in Gabon's forested interior, Makokou offers a base for exploring the dense equatorial jungle and waterways that define this remote corner of…

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Silver

Bakoumba

Gabon

A compact Gabonese town set in the country's forested interior, Bakoumba offers a quiet basecamp feel with water within easy reach and the surrounding equato…

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Bronze

Minvoul

Gabon

This small town in northern Gabon set close to the water, offering a quiet basecamp for travelers drawn to the country's dense equatorial forest interior.

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