The country code for all Gabon phone numbers is 241.

By Air:

La Nationale flies to Mayumba from Libreville twice weekly, on Fridays and Mondays. Perfect for a relaxing weekend at the beach! Call in advance to reserve tickets (Libreville: 06 66 90 77 or 07 41 05 11), and call the day of travel to confirm your flight. One way ticket cost: CFA 70,000 ($140).. Taxis are available for transport to hotels for 2000 CFA (about $4) from Mayumba airport, which is located less than 100 steps from the pounding surf of the Atlantic Ocean.

By Road:

Getting to Mayumba can be a real adventure. It is, quite literally, the end of the road. Be ready for the unpredictable and keep an open mind. Hang on and enjoy the ride!

Via Gamba:

Air Service (Libreville office: 74 71 18) flies twice a day Monday through Friday from Libreville to Gamba (68,000 CFA). A bush taxi goes directly from Gamba to Mayumba (15,000 CFA) on Saturdays, otherwise there are daily bush taxis from Gamba to Tchibanga (15,000 CFA), where, after a hand-cable ferry crossing at Bomé-Bomé, and a 10 minute trip down the Nyanga River on a second ferry, you can alight at the village of Lubomo and catch another truck going south to Mayumba for the last hour of the drive (5 hours total). Alternatively, continue on to Tchibanga and come down the following day.

If you are staying the night in Gamba, try the Auberge "Chez Rigon" or the Hotel of the Conseil Departemental.

Via Tchibanga:

There are also flights with La Nationale ( Libreville:) on Mondays and Fridays from Libreville to Tchibanga, Mayumba's closest neighbor town. It's best to reserve tickets in advance to avoid overbooking. Libreville to Tchibanga tickets cost: CFA 55,000.

There are taxis that can take you to a hotel in Tchibanga for the night, to leave early next day for Mayumba (CFA 2,000), or a bush taxi that can pick you up at the airport and take you directly to Mayumba with advanced notice. If you do choose to stay in Tchibanga, the most charming hotel in the town, (and we think, the country), is the Hotel Modibotie (landline: 82 02 51, cellulars: 06 04 20 49 or 07 54 83 76). It has a pool, sunken courtyard garden, restaurant/pizzeria, and bakery in its complex, and a lovely continental breakfast in the mornings. If there are no vacancies there, try the Hotel Relais, on the main road going to Mayumba, just before you leave town, which overlooks the Nyanga River and has spartan but clean rooms with air conditioning, ensuite bath, and TV.

The ‘gare routière' (bush taxi station) is at the ‘nouveau marché' (new market). Any taximan in town will know where to take you. You should be at the gare by 6:30 am to get a spot in one of the three trucks that do the Mayumba route. It is a bit of a madhouse in the mornings, with people travelling to many different towns in the interior. Keep a close eye on your bags. One-way transport to Mayumba in the cabin is CFA 6,000, and in the back of the truck CFA 5,000.

The road from Tchibanga to Mayumba is a bumpy but beautiful 108 kilometers, taking you through savannah to hilly forest, then to bamboo groves. About halfway through the voyage, there is an enormous tree that is said to be inhabited by magic spirits. Because of this, roadbuilders left it standing, and the road splits in two around this sacred tree. The trip usually takes about 3 hours, but can take longer on the slippery roads of the rainy season. Your first breathtaking view of Mayumba comes about 7 km before you arrive at the free ferry, where you will cross the Banio lagoon onto the Mayumba peninsula. The bush taxi can drop you off at your hotel, in the central market, or in the fishing village of l'Office.

If you are driving a private vehicle from Libreville :