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Alpha_Ghana Says: This is the weekend place for people of Pointe Noire.Almost all companies have a land there with some bungalows for the entertainment of the staff. The place is very quiet, far from the noisy and crowdy Pointe Noire, although less than 20 km from it.When you reach Pointe...
Alpha_Ghana Says: There are only two ways to go from Pointe Noire to Brazzaville: plane or train. Road is out of the question, not only it is in a very bad shape but also roadjackers will stop you.Almost everybody must take the train (that is very often shot). The few days when there is a...
TWIGA: BEAUTIFUL PLACE, BAD FOOD
crisrol Says: Twiga is a beautiful Hotel/bar /restaurant with swimming pool.I didn't try hotel but I can give my opinion about bar and restaurant. Hope it will be helpful for you.Twiga was built near 2001, at the beginning it was a nice place.in 2011 I have returned back in Congo and I...
Le Cédre: Don't miss lebanese, shawarmas, khaboos
noprejudiceguy Says: While in the city of pointe noire, you should try Lebanese and Arab delicacies like shawarmas, khaboos, and hamoos. Umm yum yum yum….muh mein paani aa raha hai na? ..The Restaurant Le Cédre is centrally located very near to Park & Shop the Grand multi Indian Supermarket.Head...
noprejudiceguy Says: "MB" is one of the more popular nightclubs amongst other nightclub in congo,second best in comparison is jacardis."MB" is got the right ambience,good dj's who whip some fantastic,french,english,indian and lebanese music.the area is swarmed by girls from congo as well...
Alpha_Ghana Says: jacadis is opposite Casino.It is a good night club, the music is quite not too bad. However, this is a real pick-a-lady place. There is no filtering at the gate, so everybody can enter. Between 12 and 2, the place is overcrowded by money girls. They don't harrass you too...
Alpha_Ghana Says: RAM apparently specialised in desserving African places during the night. It is cheaper than Air France but you go to and fro at 3 AM. I had a guest for New Year. The plane from Europe arrived 15 minutes too late and the correspondence to COngo did not wait. A bundle of...
Alpha_Ghana Says: To go to Pointe Noire from Brazzaville, the best is the plane. the company TAC has a good rotation, two or three times a day, for 45000 CFA (90$)The line is also desserving Kinshasa, Luanda, Libreville and Cotonou. You can also go to Bangui and Douala
Casino supermarket: probably the best supermarket in town
Herwig1961 Says: It is a clean,western style supermarket.The speciality is that you don`t need to buy food ,vegetables etc. on the street In this supermarket it is mainly food more than in Europe because everything has to be imported
Alpha_Ghana Says: Score is the first general store of Pointe Noire, with only imported food of course. They offer a large range of fresh food from Europe (milk, cream, yoghourt, canned food, etc), from Cameroon (fruits and vegetables) and from South Africa (meat). As a normal Congolese, it is...
Always rent a car with a known company.
Alpha_Ghana Says: The cost of renting a car in Pointe Noire is prohibitive. The daily price (for long periods!) makes it more interesting to purchase a brand new car from Europe for not more than four months of renting. So make your calculation. Also, because of this juicy business, plenty of...
Alpha_Ghana Says: It is not allowed to take pictures in Congo. Everything might be secret defense. All public buildings are secret defense, as well as houses of employees of any governmental office. It means that you can be arrested and kept in jail, of course after confiscation of your...
wooden masks,jewelry,paintings
Herwig1961 Says: You will be followed and disturbed by street traders.Once you leave your hotel they will be all over you.Most of the masks are not even produced in Congo.And the first prices are by far too high.Once you bought something somebody will visit you or try to talk you into a...
Pointe Noire is a nursery for virus and bacteria
Alpha_Ghana Says: Always have good mosquito repellent. The malaria of Congo is bad, sometimes leads to dead. Take tablets against diarrheas and stomac pain, if you eat in Pointe Noire, you will definitively have a problem.Very important, don't use deodorant, but put talc under armpits,...
Fishing under the petrol stations
Alpha_Ghana Says: Fishing is one the possible activities in Pointe Noire. They have some few boats. Go around the Kouillou River and try.The best places however are udner and around all the platforms. This is a high sea big fish trip. If you are lucky you can also see the dolfins. You can...
Alpha_Ghana Says: Plato already said 2500 years ago that in each city there were always two cities, the city of the wealthy people and the city of the poor people. It is very true in Pointe Noire. You have one or two nice neibouroughts like Cote Sauvage, and the rest is La Cite, a giant town...
Alpha_Ghana Says: If it is not allowed to enjoy a quad or a motorbike on the European beaches, these restrictions don't apply in Pointe Noire. At least, we can enjoy riding quads at sunset on the beaches around Pointe Noire On of our best days ever in Pointe Noire: a long trip on the beach...
Alpha_Ghana Says: One of the only advantages of Pointe Noire is fishing.This is the only real local thing coming from the region, even if all fishermen come from West Africa. However, you can eat fresh crayfishes, scalops, shells, oysters, crabs at a very cheap price. Best is to go on the...
Alpha_Ghana Says: You cannot leave Pointe Noire without being in a huge Eucalyptus plantation. There are 78000 Ha of plantation around the city, going practically from Gabon to Cabinda. This forrestry plantation was an porject of Shell in the nineties but could never take off. Even today,...
Alpha_Ghana Says: Most of the beaches are wild. There are very few accessible beaches. Most of the places are short sandy beaches and directly a cliff or a unpracticable forrest. Walking on the beach can be very difficult due to rocks and dead timber.I remember a 20 miles quad trip: once on...
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I did not stay there, nobody stays there anylonger. Since the civil war in 1998-1999, the has been stolen to Accor group and run by a local lady bound to the...
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Pointe Noire, as dark as the name...
The harbour of Pointe Noire is well known for the exportation of petrol and timber. It is also known as the most corrupted harbour on the Atlantic ocean. The government is so corrupted that...
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They want your best there,your money:-)
I was working in Pointe Noire and have been there for 2months.It is a very expensive place and during my stay I got robbed by soldiers.Mainly everything there is very expensive and many things are a...
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The capital is the city of Brazzaville.Pointe Noire or Point Black in english is a small laidback commercial capital of Republic Of Congo,Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern...
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