Village des Artisans — Local services in Estuaire Province

This place is a community of shops selling interesting souvenirs. Bargain, and bargain hard. If you do not know your timber, do not buy anything touted as Ebony - most of them are regular timber coloured/ dyed black (ebony is so heavy that it sinks in water, and the tree does not grow beyond 25-30cm diameter. Metal artifacts are not from Gabon, and so...

Like any other craft market in a country. Golden rule: negotiate. Sculptures made from ebony wood is more expensive than the others. An elephant made of ebony wood of around 30cm ×30cm cost 15000 xaf. Key rings, magnets cost around 500 xaf but can still be negotiated. Good cotton cloth can also be...

Super Gabonese handicrafts here. A lot of them. You have the choice. Sizable ones as well so you can put them in your laggages. But you need to bargain A LOT to have the best price. Don't hestitate to halven the proposed price. I did and I bought with half the price...