Thousands of hectares of rainforest inside the city — half a day, no travel required.
Banco is a genuine rainforest inside a city of five million people, and the contrast is the whole point. You leave the traffic, drive through a gate, and within a few minutes you are under closed canopy with monkeys overhead. Very few capitals have anything comparable.
It also serves an entirely practical purpose: if your trip is short, or your first day is jet-lagged, this gives you the forest without the eight-hour drive. The arboretum and the marked trails make it easy to visit without a full expedition setup.
Marked paths through primary and secondary forest, walkable in ordinary shoes. Monkeys, squirrels and a long list of birds.
Labelled specimens of the region's tree species — useful before going to Taï, where nothing is labelled at all.
At the river's edge, hundreds of men wash clothes by hand in individual hollows worn into the rock. It is a working laundry, not a display; ask before you photograph.
One of the last primary rainforests in West Africa, and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
ExploreOne of the largest protected areas in West Africa: savanna, gallery forest and a great river.
ExploreA national park of lagoon islands: mangrove, water birds, and islets held sacred.
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