Cluster · Conakry
Madina market
Early-morning cluster: the largest market in Conakry, crowded and hot by 09:30; go with a driver who waits, carry little and leave by 10:30.
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Rules in force · 7Broken pavements, traffic and heatAfter dark, use a hotel-arranged or known car door to door
- Guinea ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Guinean government sources before booking.
- Guinea ↗Avoid demonstrations and political gatherings; check your government's advice for current restrictions.
- Guinea ↗Check the yellow-fever vaccination certificate rules for Guinea before you fly.
- Conakry and the Coast ↗Sleep in Conakry the night before an international flight: traffic on the airport road can pass two hours.
- Conakry ↗Broken pavements, traffic and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Conakry ↗After dark, use a hotel-arranged or known car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
- Conakry ↗Traffic is heaviest 07:00–09:30 and 16:30–19:30: plan one cluster per morning and leave a long margin before any flight.
Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
Madina market and the roads around it (approximate box; field-verify).
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- mixed
- Surface
- market lanes, uneven and wet
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Madina north-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
B — Madina north rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Madina north-east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Madina west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
E — Madina centre rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Madina east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
G — Madina south-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
H — Madina south rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
I — Madina south-east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 3.8′, worst cell 3.8′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Madina market — Go early with a driver waiting: the largest market in Conakry, crowded and hot by 09:30, no place for bags or phones in hand.
Edges out (directed)
- Camayenne & the Corniche
- Car west · ~25 min
- Kaloum centre & Sandervalia
- Car south-west (traffic) · ~50 min
Red lines here
- Pickpocketing is common in the crowd: carry only what you will spend.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.