well known, is the biggest killer of tourists in Africa a traffic accident. Who in Africa once a taxi or car is driving itself, no wonder the more. In Gabon, every city has its own color in a taxi. In Lambarene they are blue and white, in Libreville, I think red and white and in Port Gentil also blue and white. They are all falling apart a little on and rust, but I've seen worse - at the Moscow car coming but they ran it yet. In Lambarene the prices are fixed. From hospital to Ile Lambarene it costs 200 CFA, after Isaac (another district of Lambarene) 300 CFA - because the districts are separated by bridges over the Ogoue, so you pay 100 CFA per crossing bridge. From 21.00 clock in the evening to double the prices. A taxi is only full when sitting on the rear seats three or four persons in the passenger seat two. If then a few more children Sitting on the lap, are just a few more people. Numbers can practically only in coin, even in the shops you need constantly coin - only do you get it anywhere (instead of smaller amounts in coins you get in supermarkets, sometimes, a return of money in the form of Maggi cubes, which is here thrown in almost all be). Often times out by the police at the taxi-driver by means of road blocks and identity checks. Since it also often happens that the driver has no such features, we just had to even walk to go home (most of these taxis are stuck in the control). One evening when we looked in vollgefülltem taxi to dinner Isaac wanted to go to the second bridge has burst a tire. Fortunately, the driver has thrown very little and then stopped cursing. ... We went walking in the city. And for those putting their concerns - as bad as it sounds now, it is not. These were the only two incidents. The 4x4 we had verlocht itself, as the taxi drivers were innocent (see Blog: Le vol).
Even more dangerous are apparently the taxi brousse (also called clandeau), the only means of transport over long distances on the few bad roads, there is - unless you can travel by river. According to guide you to recognize the fact that they absolutely run-down state and up top crammed with passengers, were mostly small VW buses. Like this, especially in the rain, ever get ahead is beyond me, since we travel with the 4x4 with all the potholes and the mud already had our love trouble. Speaking of travel guide: before I left I found just two different - one in English and the other in French. Gabon is really not just a tourist destination. would have to offer, especially for eco-tourists, but quite a bit. This has apparently also the eternal President Bongo realized several years ago when he founded a network of national parks - after it became clear that the oil reserves (in addition to the wood yet Gabon important source of revenue) slowly run out to be.
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