Pointe-Noire

Worth seeing in and around Pointe-Noire

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Stade Municipal

   Stade Municipal is a multi-use stadium in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is used for football matches and serves as the home of Association Sportive des Cheminots and Jeunesse Sportive les Bougainvillées.

   400 m · stadium in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, Pointe-Noire

   The St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral or Cathedral of St.

   3.1 km · building in Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   African Circle Museum of Pointe-Noire
2. 02
   Mâ-Loango Regional Museum

   Housed in a former royal palace, displays artifacts (weapons, baskets, etc) pertaining to tribal life and the history of the region of the Republic of the Congo.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Diosso Gorge

   Just outside Pointe Noire, there's the spectacular Diosso gorges.

2. 02
   Côte Sauvage

   The premiere beach of Pointe-Noire with pretty sand but a little bit contentious as far as surf, theft, and safety (at night) go.

3. 03
   Tchimpounga Animal Sanctuary

   Jane Goodall's chimpanzee sanctuary for rescued primates who have been caught up in illegal bushmeat trade.

4. 04
   Conkouati-Douli National Park

   A five-hour drive (in the dry season) North of Pointe Noire, near the Gabonese border is the vast and relatively scarcely visited national park of Conkouati-Douli.

From Wikivoyage: Pointe-Noire, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Citronnelle, Opposite Atlantic Palace Hotel. Typical French patisserie, which has some excellent patisseries, cakes and fresh orange juice La Cite, Taxi will take you there. Typical bakery that also serves shawarma, sandwiches and kebab, for good prices, Shawarma is around FCFA 2000, try the Chocolate Bread (Pain de Chocolat) ~ FCFA 500.

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Getting to Pointe-Noire

Airports

Antonio Agostinho-Neto (PNR), 5 km

Stations

Agostinho-Neto Airport, 4.8 km · Gare de Pointe-Noire, 3.8 km

• Brazzaville → Pointe-Noire

  383 km · quickest by air, 3h 45m · $120–190
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• Kinshasa → Pointe-Noire

  386 km · quickest by air, 4h · $140–210
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• Luanda → Pointe-Noire

  476 km · quickest by air, 6h 42m · $190–300
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