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Rated 4 out of 5

Learing how to make beurre de karité or ‘Women’s Gold’

Northern Côte d’Ivoire is renowned for its shea-butter production, and as we travelled through small, remote villages, we had often seen shea kernels spread
Rated 4 out of 5

Painting traditional clay beads

Kapélé, a village just a few kilometres from Korhogo in northern Côte d’Ivoire, is renowned for its traditional clay beads which are made into
Rated 4 out of 5

Even my museum-adverse husband enjoyed this one

Whilst tribal dancing had featured heavily on our itinerary in Côte d’Ivoire, much to my husband’s relief there had been no museums. However, having
Rated 3 out of 5

Exploring a National Park by boat

Whilst relaxing on the coast in Grand Bassam, we ventured on a day trip to the Îles Ehotilé National Park, a small, protected area
Rated 3 out of 5

Exploring Quartier France and French colonial buildings

Whilst relaxing on the beach in the Ivorian town of Grand Bassam, we dragged ourselves from our sunbeds to visit the UNESCO listed historic
Rated 3 out of 5

Mountains, Masks, Monkeys and Manleu

We stayed in the Ivorian city of Man, reputed to be one of the prettiest in the country, for three nights, using it as
Rated 3 out of 5

A capital city influenced by Félix Houphouët-Boign

Yamoussoukro, known locally as Yakro for obvious reasons, is the political capital of Côte d’Ivoire. It was originally a small village and the birthplace
Rated 3 out of 5

A Tale of Two Mosques

Northern Côte d’Ivoire is home to a group of eight traditional earthen mosques, built mainly between the 17th and 19th centuries, that together form
Rated 3 out of 5

Exploring Côte d’Ivoire economic capital

Abidjan is the largest city in Côte d’Ivoire and its economic powerhouse, although the official political capital is Yamoussoukro. It is spread across several
Rated 4 out of 5

When the Drums Called

The sixty ethnic groups which live across Côte d’Ivoire belong to four main cultural families: the Akan, the Gur (including the Senufo), the Kru
Rated 3 out of 5

An African capital founded by freed Black Americans and former Caribbean slaves

Our tour of Liberia began in Monrovia, when we quickly discovered it was a capital unlike any others we had visited in West Africa.
Rated 5 out of 5

The Mackintosh Tearooms

The Mackintosh Tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow changed its name from the Willow Tearooms in February 2026. The National Trust for Scotland

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