(Note: Anansi travel to Cote d'Ivoire has been suspended until complete peace has been restored in this most interesting country.)
Abidjan is less than 30 minutes travel time away from Grand Bassam by taxi with galleries, museums, football, the Super Hayat and a fine West African fabric shop, Woodin’s.
Yamoussoukro is approximately four hours north of Abidjan. It is the home of the famous Basilica, Park and the Baule people. Yamoussoukro has been called the "Brazilia" of Africa.
Korhogo is six hours north of Yamoussoukro by bus. Everything, from the markets to the arts and crafts and nearby villages, reflects the beliefs of the Senufo people, a very different culture than that of the neighboring ethnic groups to the south.
Man is located in the west central part of Côte d'Ivoire, Man can be reached by a six to eight hour bus ride from Abidjan. There are mountains to climb, an impressive Cascade waterfall to visit and monkeys who can be enticed out of the forest for treats. One of Whatcom's students, Alicia, wrote about her stay in Man with Diallo in 2000. She also wrote about the trip to Grand Lahou.
Grand-Lahou It takes about three hours on public transportation to reach this ocean side village located to the west of Grand Bassam and Abidjan. Yonk, one of the students from Whatcom, wrote about his trip to Grand-Lahou (also Man and Ghana). Photos from this 2000 student trip can be found in the Grand Lahou historical file.
Sassandra is four hours west of Abidjan along the southern coast of Côte d'Ivoire, Sassandra is a beachside settlement with swimable ocean beaches. This most pleasant hillside fishing village is one of the more picturesque places in West Africa.
For information about the country of Côte d'Ivoire, it's ethnic groups, culture and art see Christopher Roy's Art and Life in Africa site from the University of Iowa, or for more updated U.S. Government information, click here.
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