Destination Guides
Gabon

 
assport/Visa
 
Passport/Visa

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Passports

Passport valid for more than six months required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

 
Visas

Required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

 
Types of Visa and Cost

Single-entry: £50 (Tourist or Transit); £70 (Business). Double-entry: £100 (Tourist or Transit); £140 (Business). Multiple-entry: £280 (Tourist, Transit or Business).

 
Validity

Single-entry: Three months from date of issue.

 
Applications to:

Consulate (or consular section at embassy); see Contact Addresses.

 
Working Days Required

Minimum of four days.

 
 
 
ontact Addresses
 
Centre Gabonais de Promotion Touristique (GABONTOUR)

Street address: 622 Avenue du Colonel Parant, Centre Ville, Libreville, Gabon
Postal address: BP 2085, Libreville, Gabon
Tel: 728 504 or 723 949.
Website: www.gabontour.ga

 
Embassy of the Gabonese Republic in the UK

27 Elvaston Place, London SW7 5NL, UK
Tel: (020) 7823 9986.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1500.

 
Embassy of the Gabonese Republic in the USA

2034 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA
Tel: (202) 797 1000.
Website: www.ambagabonusa.net 

 
 
 
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Health

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Health Care

Travellers in rural areas should take a first-aid kit with anti-tetanus and anti-venom serums. Medical facilities are limited. Comprehensive medical insurance is essential.

 
Note

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers over one year of age. Yellow fever risk is particularly high in Ogooue-Ivindo province.

 
 
 
ublic Holidays
 

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
12 Mar Renovation Day.
9 Apr Easter Monday.
17 Apr Women’s Day.
1 May Labour Day.
6 May Martyrs’ Day.
28 May Whit Monday.
15 Aug Assumption.
16-17 Aug Independence Days.
13 Oct Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov All Saints’ Day.
20 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.

2008
1 Jan New Year’s Day.
12 Mar Renovation Day. 
24 Mar Easter Monday.
17 Apr Women’s Day.
1 May Labour Day.
6 May Martyrs’ Day. 
12 May Whit Monday.
15 Aug Assumption.
16-17 Aug Independence Days. 
2 Oct Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov All Saints’ Day. 
9 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.

 
Note

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.