Cluster · Libreville
Mont-Bouët market
Early-morning cluster: the big market at its busiest before 09:00; go with a driver waiting, carry little, and leave by 10:30.
Map to the centre
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Rules in force · 7Broken pavements and heat
- Gabon ↗Check visa and e-visa rules for your passport on Gabon's official e-visa portal or with the embassy before booking.
- Gabon ↗Book a travel-clinic visit several weeks ahead; ask about malaria prevention and check the yellow fever vaccination certificate requirement for entry.
- Gabon ↗Visits to national parks are arranged through licensed lodges or operators; park fees are set by the national parks agency, so confirm what your package includes.
- Libreville area ↗Sleep in Libreville the night before any onward flight; small planes and the train run late or cancel.
- Libreville ↗Broken pavements and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Libreville ↗After dark, use a hotel-arranged or known car door to door; do not walk between clusters.
- Libreville ↗Do not photograph government buildings, the presidential palace or security forces.
Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
The Mont-Bouët market and the streets around it (approximate box).
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- mixed
- Surface
- market lanes, uneven
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Mont-Bouët north-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
B — Mont-Bouët north rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Mont-Bouët north-east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Mont-Bouët west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
E — Mont-Bouët centre rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Mont-Bouët east rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
G — Mont-Bouët south-west rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
H — Mont-Bouët south rest point (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
I — Mont-Bouët 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
- Mont-Bouët market — Go early with a driver waiting: the biggest market in Libreville, crowded and hot by 10:00, no place for big bags or phones in hand.
Edges out (directed)
- Bord de Mer & city centre
- Car west · ~14 min
- Nkembo & Saint-Michel
- Car north-west · ~14 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.