ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=760 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG height=60 src="gabon.gif" width=86 align=left border=1 VLINE="60"> </TD> <TD><A name=anchor100> <H1>Gabon - Tourism </A></H1> </TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=770 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=140 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="#anchor0">Review</A></FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=140 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="#anchor2">Places</A></FONT></B></DIV></TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: lightgreen; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=140 bgColor=#008888> <DIV><B><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue size=-1><A href="#anchor4">Products </A></FONT></B></DIV></TD> </TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=770 bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=140 bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE height=919 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=155 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top height=0%> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Headings</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="#anchor0">Review</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="#anchor2">Places</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="#anchor4">Products</A></FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1> <B>Tourists Information</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1> <FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/95/country_guide/Africa/Gabon.html">World travel guide</A> </FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/gabon">World destinations</A> </FONT></td></tr> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B><A href="adv_eng.htm">Advertise here</A></B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">Click here </A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">to see the prices</A></FONT><BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="adv_eng.htm">of advertisement.</A></FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD> <TD vAlign=top width=520 bgColor=#ffffff> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=520 align=right border=0> <DIV align=left> <TABLE width=520> <FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H4><A name=anchor0>Review</A></H4></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Gabon - tourism -- Review -- </U></H5></DIV></DIV> <DIV align=center> <P align=justify> The heading TOURISM maintains two catalogues - a catalogue of touristic places and a catalogue of touristic products.</P> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="south_eng.html">Africa</A></H3></DIV> <FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H4><A name=anchor2>Places</A></H4></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Gabon - tourism -- Places -- </U></H5></DIV> <DIV align=center> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2> <CAPTION ALIGN=top><FONT SIZE=2><I>Most visited places in Gabon</I></FONT></CAPTION> <!--***** Start of row 1 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center><BIG><B>!</BIG> </TD> <TD ALIGN=center><BIG><B>Place</BIG></TD> <TD ALIGN=center><BIG><B>Information</BIG> </TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 2 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>1</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Franceville</TD> <TD ALIGN=justify>Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa. Features of the town include St Hilaire's Church a large statue of President Omar Bongo and a primate medical research institute. The town also has a golf course, many waterfalls, of which one the best known is the Poubara falls;</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 3 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>2</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Libreville</TD> <TD ALIGN=justify>Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. Sights in Libreville include the National Museum of Arts and Traditions, the French cultural centre, St Marie s Cathedral, the carved wood church of St Michael, Nkembo, the Arboretum de Sibang and two cultural villages. Alongside the Komo estuary is the Pongara National Park of 929 km2. Behind Cap Esterias is Akanda National Park, famed for its large congregations of migrating waterbirds;</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 4 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>3</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Lambarene</TD> <TD ALIGN=justify>Lambarene is one of the chief tourist destinations in Gabon. One of the most frequently visited sites, Lambarene pulls in tourists from all corners of the world. The bustling capital of the political district Moyen-Ogooue in Gabon, Lambarene attracts tourists and travelers in droves;</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 5 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>4</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Moanda</TD> <TD ALIGN=justify>Moanda is one of the four largest towns in Gabon The local inhabitants rely on farming for their existence and sometimes have to walk miles to get to their farms. Moanda is one the world's major manganese mining regions;</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 6 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>5</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Makokou</TD> <TD ALIGN=justify>Makokou is a tourist's original delight one that will enamour and entrall anyone who travels to Gabon. The city of Makokou is a sophisticated bustle of glitz, lights and casinos. The city offers a little of everything to anoyone. It is one of those wonders in West Africa which offers a vast amount of historical grandeur. The city lies on the Ivindo River and the N4 road. It grew around iron ore mining and lies near the Ivindo National Park;</TD> </TR> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="south_eng.html">Africa</A></H3></DIV> <BR><FONT color=#000066> <DIV align=left> <H3><A name=anchor4>Products</A></H3></DIV></FONT> <DIV align=right> <H5><U>Gabon - tourism -- Products</U></H5></DIV> <DIV align=center> </CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2> <CAPTION ALIGN=top><FONT SIZE=2><I> Most visited hotels in Gabon</I></FONT> </CAPTION> <!--***** Start of row 1 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center><BIG><B>!</BIG></TD> <TD ALIGN=center> <BIG><B>Hotels</BIG></TD> <TD ALIGN=center><BIG><B>Rooms</BIG></TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 2 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>1</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Hotel Poubara, Franceville</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>210</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 3 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>2</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Hotel Monte de Cristal, Liberville</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>190</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 4 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>3</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Okourme Palace Intercontinental (five stars)</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>117</TD> </TR> <!--*****Start of row 5 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>4</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Le Meridian Re-Ndama Hotel (four stars)</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>109</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 6*****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>5</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Novotel Liberville Repontchombo</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>92</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 7 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>6</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Le Meridian Mandji Hotel Port Gentil (four stars)</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>81</TD> </TR> <!--***** Start of row 8 *****--> <TR> <TD ALIGN=center>7</TD> <TD ALIGN=left>Atlantique Hotel, Liberville( four stars)</TD> <TD ALIGN=center>72</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV align=center> <H3><A href="#anchor100">Beginning</A>***<A href="south_eng.html">Africa</A></H3></DIV> </CENTER> </div> <TBODY></TBODY></TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Contacts</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><A href="http://www.psp-ltd.com">www.psp-ltd.com</A></FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Languages</B></FONT></TD></TR> <tr><td> <font size="-1" face="MS Sans Serif" color=blue> <a href="gabon_tur_bg.html"><img border=0 width=30 height=21 src=bulgaria.gif>Bulgarian</a></font> </tr></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <FORM action=http://www.google.com/search method=get> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=120 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#e8e8e8><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#000066 size=-1><B>Search in Internet</B></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE width=100 bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://www.google.com/"><IMG height=45 alt=Google src="Google_Safe.gif" width=100 align=middle border=0></A> <INPUT maxLength=100 size=10 name=q> <INPUT type=hidden value=vss name=safe> <INPUT type=hidden value=1 name=vss> <INPUT type=submit value=Search name=sa> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FORM></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </BODY>