The Niari Valley sits inland between the Republic of the Congo's coastal region and the capital in Pool.
Cities
- Dolisie — a busy logging town that attracts few foreigners
- Mossendjo — the regional hub city of the Chaillu Massif mountainous region
Other destinations
Understand
The Niari valley is a fertile region in the Niari Department in the south west of the Republic of the Congo. The soil in the area is good and this state is an important agricultural and industrial region.
Get in
By plane
Dolisie's Ngot Nzoungou airport can be reached from Brazzaville's Maya Maya airport twice a day or from Pointe-Noire by Air Congo or Trans Air Congo (TAC), +242 811046.
By train
The Congo-Ocean Railway (COR; French: Chemin de fer Congo-Océan, CFCO), built in the 1920s, is the government owned rail authority of the Republic of Congo. It links the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire with Brazzaville, a distance of 502 kilometres.
Get around
See
- L'arbre de Brazza, a giant baobab tree named after Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, located 8 km from downtown Dolisie towards Pointe-Noire.
- Église Saint Paul
Do
Eat
Budget
- La Benediction, Open 7:00-16:00
- Airport Cafe, Open during flight operation times, serving drinks, cakes and pastries, sandwiches, omelettes, etc.
- Patisserie
- Café restaurant Le Ménuphar
- G4
Mid-range
- Le Mess Gaps, +242 520–9985, is the best food in the city. The owner, Gérard Athané, serves up his famous “le missala à la diable”, which consists of locally caught freshwater prawns, and various bush meat including antilope, pangolin (scaly anteater) and porcupine.
- Kitoko Hotel, Avenue Ciavaldini, +242 557–3666. Fresh prawns, pastas, salads, etc.
Splurge
Drink
Stay safe
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