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edition “Bradt Guides are expertly written and longer on local detail than any others” ~ Michael Palin ? yN OsCic aar Scmata »f iad i\ f~ %- 2 : B.S 7 eS ii af deg . t eee | # <«* Equatorial Guinea Essentials THE BASICS ABBREVIATIONS AND CODES Currency Central African CFA franc (CFA) AC air conditioning Rate of Exchange (September 2015) B&B bed and breakfast US$1 = 586CFA, £1 = 901CFA, €1 = 655.957CFA FB full board Time GMT +1 hour HB half board Electricity 220V AC pp per person International telephone code +240 telephone/mobile/email/fax Useful telephone numbers 113 police, 114 gendarmeria, 115 fire department RESTAURANT PRICE CODES Prices are based on the cost of am ain course per person $$$$$ expensive ° 30,000CFA+ €45+ $$ss above average 20,000—30,000CFA €30—45 $$$ midrange - 10,000—20,000CFA €15-30 $$ cheap and cheerful 5,000—10,000CFA e015 $ rock bottom: <5,000CFA <€7.50 ACCOMMODATION PRICE CODES Prices are based on a double room per night, including taxes $$$$$ luxury 100,000CFA+ €150+ $$$$ upmarket-~* 70,000—100,000CFA €105-150 $$$ \ mid range 40,000—70,000CFA €60-105 $$ jg budget. «. 20,000—40,000CFA €30-60 <20,000CFA <€30 WiBteexmt ax o yeseh e wht i * Restaurant —-— International boundary Y Bar Regional boundary be Nightclub/casino Main road (regional) e Internet Other road (regional) d Telephone Airport (internationa!/regional) + Church/cathedral Bus station/bus stop Cemetery Taxis/car rental G Mosque Pirogue ferry A ZOO Filling station AD Beach Car park 4 Viewpoint Embassy/consulate {Waterfall Cinema a Woodland feature Historic/important buiding —_ Border crossing Monument/statue Toll booth =X Bank Historic site Hospital A Summit (height in metres) Pharmacy/clinic Stadium/sporting facility Hotel/guesthouse, etc Urban park >|O +Ceampoinng aagouetdat National park/reserve Equatorial Guinea the Bradt Travel Guide Oscar Scafidi edition wun bradtoiiides cam TI) TCOLUNTY vLIBaRARYi Bra The 30118132576 Bioko ) Dance the night away in the oceantront bars of Malabo, with the lit up Punta Europa KCM ALABO aipopo Mm Punta Europa LNG processing plant as your backdrop <r foy(=- \Pael a ATLANTIC droleN acional gel Pico Basile o Pico Santa Isabe OCEAN Punta / : eR: Argelejos a 1 Enjoy panoramic views of Bioko Island from the rs Reserva Ctem lookout point at Moka Natural de become page 134 IRio Campa S \ Mbia > \ San Joaquin de Ndyiacon Hike through the jungle to the black volcanic shores of Bioko Sur, where you will find a waterfall on the beach page 145 Go whale-spotting ‘™ on the mysterious , and isolated Annobén Island 12 _GBitika Ma|xg ala Watch endangered turtles Punta llende nesting on the northern Natural Reserve shores of Rio Muni in the Punta Llende Natural Reserve ef-\e[ =K oya) Relax on your own private, : Calatrava hite-sand beach with views of Gabon on Corisco Island pages 171-4 Grande Porte tme ; ER / MALABO 96 ~~ ; Bioko )Dousla. Explore the diverse colonial history of the Principe, Bata¢ Corisco Bay area by wandering the Sets " European ruins on Elobey Grande and 0 Tomé © a(Sg LIBREVILLE Elobey Chiacor islands Annobén e pee pages 168-71 4 aS a . a Yr = a * ¢ f : +d ‘ * ' Capital city | CAMEROON -*4 Main town @ Other town (9) Airport a Marvel at the scale of Oyala; :7 the new Bioaridne rt ocardo ssing -«* capital city rising out of the jungle Other road pages 202-5 National park/reserve 9- ----- y ~ National oT |e ay rs “fips Acurenam ee ae e ee ae ee Se ee eeeef : G ( Edum Track wildlife along the abandoned Follow the forest elephants' trail trails of Monte Alen National Park of destruction around the forests | pages 187-9 of Altos de Nsork National Park - ; page 201 teemeeneenieempenccn 30K2)( ) miles <4 / Equatorial Guinea Don't MISS... Bioko The 250m-tall lladyi Cascades, located only a short trek from Moka in central Bioko (CM/A) page 143 LANCASHIRE COUNTY LIBRARY Nesting turtles The beaches of Equatorial Guinea, 3011813257645 9 both on Bioko and mainland Rio Muni, are important nesting sites Askews & Holts |1 1-Dec-2015 for rare sea turtles such as this leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) (SS) page 162 (3 Se Malabo Malabo’s waterfront skyline includes the Santa Isabel Cathedral, the Sofitel hotel, the presidential palace and the infamous Black Beach prison (IVA) pages 105-36 Anno Locals await the return of fishermen with their daily catch in San Antonio de Palé, Annobon (OS) pages | 75-93 Corisco The last vestiges of Spanish colonialism, here in the form of a Claretian mission house, are being slowly reclaimed by the jungle on Corisco island (OS) pages |7 1-4 The Catholic missionary Iglesia Parochial Maria Reina still Serves as a spiritual and educational focal point for the community of Niefang (OS) page |87 La Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion in Mongomo is one above left of the largest and most highly decorated cathedrals in all of Africa (OS) page 198 The Iglesia Parroquial Corazon de Maria was renovated in above 2010, marking a new wave of investment on the isolated island of Annobon (OS) page 181 below left Overlooking Corisco Bay and neighbouring Gabon, this church and mission house is one of the few places to stay in Cogo (OS) page 168 below The Torre de la Libertad dominates Bata’s coastal skyline, and features a great Italian restaurant with panoramic views (OS) page 161 above left Pico Quioveo, the extinct volcanic peak at the centre of Annobon (Os) page 181 above right Frogs are common on Bioko, such as this modest forest tree frog (Leptopelis modestus) (PM/BBPP) page | | The unspoilt Arena Blanca beach, less than an hour south of Malabo (OS) page 134 below Bioko’ lush rainforests are teeming with wildlife and are easily accessible from Malabo (SS) page 137-45 Football is the national sport of Equatorial Guinea, with informal games taking place wherever space will permit (WS/F) page 125 left Most Equatoguineans are subsistence farmers, growing tropical crops such as this papaya (GD/F) pages 50-| below left The shores of the sacred Lago Mazafim on Annobon are used for subsistence agriculture (OS) page |80 below Riaba, once a global centre for cocoa exports, still processes a small harvest every year in the traditional manner (OS) page 50