Vivre au Gabon

Hi Canto,

In my opinion, the two is offering different packages. Well, my stayed in Gabon was too short, but what I can be sure Port Gentil is less hectic than Libreville. It is more calma and if you know how to manouvre the place, life is "ok".  In terms of insfrastructure, Libreville is more advanced than Port Gentil and in terms of prix, not much different and basically price of goods in Gabon is in Euro if not in dollar.

Good Luck !

Thanks for your answer.

I have now a new question concerning malaria prevention. One doctor advise me Malarone,  another one Doxycycline.

Which one do you consider the most efficient and with less inconvenients ?

Thanks again.

Port Gentil is sleepy sleepy and dominated by oil workers.  Libreville has more going on / more of a city.  Depends on your life situation - maybe married with kids in Port Gentil (golf, beaches) and single in Libreville (discos, larger community, more vibrant).

Malarone is just too harsh - I told my doctor I would be taking it and he said, "Oh, be sure to come back in one year so I can check for macular (eye) degeneration'!  I took some sort of malaria pill for about a week after arriving in Gabon, then stopped.  I was there for 15 months ++ without taking any medication - no one who lives there long term does.  The risks of getting malaria are outweighed by the risks of taking that type of medication long term.

If you're going for a short term, either is fine.