Libreville\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Mbolo Samba<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
It\u2019s been dubbed the \u2018<\/span>seafront boulevard\u2019 <\/span>for its vibrant nightlife, but without looking too hard you\u2019ll discover cultural and culinary riches aplenty in <\/span>Libreville the capital city of Gabon<\/span>, <\/span>situated<\/span> on the coast of Central Africa. <\/span>Visitors to Gabon are spoilt for choice of fun destinations, and what to do whenever they visit. Soon, all it will take is an Ibom Air Flight ticket and your vacation a-game, and you could spend the entire holiday hopping from one destination to another.<\/span> The country has about 13 national parks, including La Lop\u00e9, a World Heritage Site.\u00a0<\/span>For a cosmopolitan experience of Africa, add another commercial city of Gabon such as <\/span>\u00a0Port-Gentil, and Franceville <\/span>to your short-break bucket list. The choices available in Libreville are truly breathtaking.<\/span><\/p>\n Population: 1.8 million (UNDP 2018)<\/span><\/p>\n Culture<\/b><\/p>\n Discover traditions of Gabon<\/b><\/p>\n ETHNIC GROUPS<\/b> MASKS<\/b> DANCE<\/b> MUSIC<\/b> Dishes common to the whole country:<\/span><\/p>\n Popular drinks are the national beer called R\u00e9gab, palm wine.<\/span><\/p>\n On the other side of the Gabon estuary, in front of Libreville, Pointe Denis is a true Eden, with its superb stretch of sand bordered by forests and crystal clear waters. It is the favourite seaside resort of the locals, who like to spend the weekend enjoying sunbathing, walking along the lagoon or having fun with water scooting and quad biking. On site, a few hotels and restaurants will allow you to extend the pleasure for a day or two, and live in harmony with nature. The place is known to be the breeding place for leatherback turtles. Come to see this incredible natural show on the preserved beach! After the bustle of the city, it is nice to take a break and enjoy the tranquillity of a perfect vacation spot.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Libreville\u00a0 Mbolo Samba It\u2019s been dubbed the \u2018seafront boulevard\u2019 for its vibrant nightlife, but without looking too hard you\u2019ll discover cultural and culinary riches aplenty in Libreville the capital city of Gabon, situated on the coast of Central Africa. Visitors to Gabon are spoilt for choice of fun destinations, and what to do whenever they…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,296,226,227],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-8th-edition","category-destination","category-tourism","category-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16352,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393\/revisions\/16352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iafulcrum.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>Gabon has nearly fifty ethnic groups, the pygmies is the oldest one. Several ethnic groups are spread over the territory. The biggest ones in terms of numbers are the Fang (32%), followed by the Mpongwe (15%), the Mb\u00e9d\u00e9 (14%), the Punu (12%)\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Masks have an important place in the ethnic group’s life. Each group has its own masks, dedicated to different ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Gabon\u2019s traditional dances reflect the diversity of the ethnic groups and are closely linked to the rites, like the initiatory rite of Bwiti. Both ritual and recreational, they remind the close link between real world and sacred.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Gabonese music is characterized by pop and folk styles carried by artists such as Pierre-Claver Akendengue, Patience Dabany, Annie-Flore Batchiellilys, Vickos Ekondo or Oliver N\u2019Goma.<\/span><\/p>\nTaste some traditional food with a local beer!<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Pointe Denis<\/span><\/h3>\n