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Modern Abidjan — West Africa's economic hub
Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa

Where History
Meets Ambition

From the colonial arcades of Grand-Bassam to the steel towers of the Plateau — Ivory Coast holds centuries in a single skyline.

Duration 5 – 10 days
Focus Urban & Coastal
Best Season Nov – Apr
Group Size 2 – 12 people
History & Identity

Two Cities,
One Country

Ivory Coast carries two distinct souls: the sun-bleached arcades of Grand-Bassam, where French colonial ambition once built its capital, and the glass-and-concrete skyline of Abidjan — the most dynamic city in francophone Africa.

Grand-Bassam, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, was the colony's first capital from 1893. Today its faded pastel buildings house artisan workshops, mask museums and open-air studios — history reclaimed by Ivorian culture.

Forty kilometres north, Abidjan hums with an entirely different energy. Ferries cross the Ébrié Lagoon between glass towers. The Plateau district concentrates banks, embassies and the iconic La Pyramide.

Every Asina Tour journey is guided by Spanish-speaking local experts — historians, chefs and coastal guides who navigate both worlds with ease.

2012
UNESCO Grand-Bassam
#1
Cocoa producer, world
6.3M
Greater Abidjan
Grand-Bassam colonial
Then · 1890–1960
Quartier France, Grand-Bassam
Crumbling colonnades, faded pastel walls — the colony's golden era, frozen in time.
Modern Abidjan
Now · The Plateau, Abidjan
West Africa's Financial Capital
Glass towers, lagoon bridges and the energy of six million people building the future.
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UNESCO
Grand-Bassam Heritage
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40%
World's Cocoa Supply
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550km
Atlantic Coastline
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158m
Basilica — Tallest in Africa
Three Ways In

Choose Your Ivory Coast

Each tour is a different lens on the same extraordinary country — sacred basilicas, jungle cocoa estates or deserted Atlantic beaches.

St Paul Cathedral Abidjan
Sacred & Monumental
The Basilica Tour
Faith, Architecture & Heritage
Begin at the Cathédrale Saint-Paul d'Abidjan — its tapestry-covered concrete shell one of Africa's great works of modern sacred architecture. Journey to Yamoussoukro's Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix, the tallest basilica on earth. En route, explore the colonial chapels of Grand-Bassam.
⏱ 3 days🗺 Abidjan → Yamoussoukro👥 2–10
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Cocoa industry Ivory Coast
Farm to Bar
The Cocoa Experience
Plantations, Process & People
Ivory Coast produces 40% of the world's cocoa — yet few travellers ever see where it grows. Journey inside working plantations in the western forest zone, alongside farming cooperatives, fermentation sheds and fair-trade pioneers. Return to Abidjan for a bean-to-bar tasting.
⏱ 4 days🗺 Abidjan → San-Pédro👥 2–8
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Ivory Coast beach Assinie
Coastal & Lagoon
The Beach Escape
Lagoon, Atlantic & Village Life
Follow the coast east from Grand-Bassam to the lagoon villages of Assinie — where pirogue fishermen set out before dawn. Days pass slowly: white sand, smoked barracuda, Attiéké grilled on beach fires and the extraordinary light of the late Ivorian afternoon sun.
⏱ 3–5 days🗺 Grand-Bassam → Assinie👥 2–12
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Ivorian Table

Eat Your Way Through Abidjan

Ivory Coast's cuisine is one of West Africa's most underrated — built on fermented cassava, ripe plantain, slow-cooked stews and the smoke of wood-fired street grills.

Attiéké Poisson Braisé
Staple Dish
Attiéké
& Poisson Braisé
Fermented cassava couscous, grilled over charcoal until fragrant, served with whole braisé fish — red onion, tomato and chilli alongside. The Ivorian answer to rice, found at every table from street stall to family lunch.
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Alloco — fried plantain
Street Favourite
Aloco
Ripe plantain, sliced thick and deep-fried to caramelised perfection — crisp outside, yielding inside. Sold at every roadside stall with fried eggs or grilled chicken.
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Kedjenou chicken stew
Slow Cooked
Kedjenou
Guinea fowl sealed in a clay pot with tomatoes, onion and chilli — steamed entirely in its own juices. The national dish of the south, cooked by the Baoulé people for generations.
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Garba — tuna and attiéké
King of Street Food
Garba
The Abidjanais worker's lunch — tuna fried golden, heaped over Attiéké with onion rings. Fast, cheap, essential. Named after the Hausa traders who first sold it in the city.
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Attiéké — fermented cassava couscous
To Drink
Bangui &
Gnamakoudji
Fresh palm wine tapped at dawn — sweet, slightly fizzy and deeply refreshing. Alongside it, Gnamakoudji: a cold ginger juice that cuts through every meal.
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A Guided Table — Eating with Your Local Expert

Every Asina Tour itinerary includes dedicated food experiences — not restaurant recommendations, but guided meals at the stalls, markets and family kitchens where Ivorian cooking is actually made. Your local guide eats alongside you, explains every ingredient, and takes you to the exact spot where the city's best Attiéké is grilled each morning before 7am.

Your Journey Awaits

Experience
West Africa's Hub

Abidjan doesn't wait. Plan your Ivory Coast journey with a local Spanish-speaking expert who knows both the historic arcades and the living city behind them.

Spanish-speaking guides
Personalised itinerary
Ethical travel promise
Flexible booking