Abidjan Walking Tour (French and English)

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore Abidjan on a walking tour and discover the hidden treasures of this beautiful city. Learn about the history and culture of Abidjan as you stroll through the streets and see sites such as the St Paul's Cathedral, a local mosque, and the distinctive 'La Pyramide'. Perfect for cruise passengers, with transportation to and from the port included. Unlike other tours, this walking tour of Abidjan runs to a regular schedule, taking place every week.

Get a unique perspective of the city by pounding the pavement
Your guide helps you navigate language barriers
See the highlights of Abidjan without having to plan an itinerary
Perfect option for cruise passengers looking to get their bearings

What's Included

Guide & Great Information!

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Place De La Republique, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
We meet at Place de la Republique (northeast quandrant in front of Office of Tourism Cote d'Ivoire & Air Cote d'Ivoire Office at 9am on Saturdays!

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

The Plateau

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Mosquee SALAM du Plateau

Admission Ticket Free

St. Paul's Cathedral

Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.3

based on 45 reviews

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Excellent guide.

pjwburden, Jan 2026

Josie is an excellent guide and a very nice person. Her English is pretty good. We walked solidly for 90 mins up the hills and she got us a taxi to and from the port gates. She had a car right at the ship. We communicated often with WhatsApp

Josiane was an exceptional guide for a quiet stroll through a beautiful neighborhood

Henry_S, Jun 2025

This was a great walking tour. Plateau is very quiet on a weekend so it was a nice peaceful walk. Josiane was my guide and she was knowledgeable and pointed out a lot of architectural sites and was able to explain the history of many of them. It's about 2 hours so be prepared, but it's a very easy and tranquil walk. Safety was not a concern as the area felt very safe on the weekend. She was able to give recommendations as well and took me to a local market. Overall a great way to begin a Saturday morning!

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Very good feedback, satisfactory and encouraging. I am always available for tourist guides.

Nice guide

Giovanni_M, May 2025

It was more of a guided tour by bus than a walking tour. There was a lot of confusion regarding the start time. The guide was very helpful and spent a lot more time with us than was listed. Not too much to see in this city - a lot of focus on shopping.

Response from Host, May 2025

Your presence was essential for this visit. You are very kind. I am very grateful for patience and encouragement.

Great Tour

Nancy_S, May 2025

This tour was amazing! Josian our guide provided us with lots of facts on the country and was super helpful when we wanted to purchase items from the vendor. One tip if you’re coming get the currency. So many places only accept the local currency. Also definitely visit Cap Sud.

Response from Host, May 2025

Wow, that's really nice of you for this positve comment. I will definitely do it again and take care of you too. This will be respected,thank you very much,see you next time

Don't recommend!

Claudia_C, Apr 2025

Very unhappy!!! Tour started over 2 1/2 hours late. Because of this we could not go into the Mosque or the Cathedral (which had beautiful stained glass only visible from inside) as both were now conducting prayer services. La Pyramid is an abandoned, dilapidated building with no significance given. We went to 3 markets and only the final stop (the Cava) was worthy of crafts, souvenirs, etc. It's not a walking tour- Abidjan points of interest are too far apart and not enough information was given at each stop. When any information was given it was done outside the air conditioned van in the beating sun and could have been done while driving or stopped before getting out. Guide could have messaged everyone the day before to confirm start time of 9 am to avoid the confusion of start time of 12am (people thought that meant noon) that delayed the tour. Very disappointing experience and way overpriced.

Josiane was an amazing...

Cai_D, Dec 2024

Josiane was an amazing guide. She knew her stuff, and takes you around all the major sites of the city. She gave me a gift as well which was unexpected and even went out of her way to help me find a working Cash machine. I highly recommend as she is very knowledgeable. She is also responsible for the day trip thay covers Abidjan and Grand Bassam

Josiane, the perfect guide!

Michael_F, Dec 2024

Josiane was a perfect guide. She is pleasant and most accommodating. Would definitely recommend her to anyone visiting. If i return, I will likely book a longer tour with her, if one is available.

Walking Plateau

MICHAEL_R, Jul 2024

Great walking tour of downtown Plateau 🤗 Josiene was very knowledgeable and spoke very good English .

Abidjan walking tour by guide & driver

William_P, Apr 2024

We were met at the cruise ship dock by Josiane with a van and driver, it is easiest if you leave the dock via a driver. She is knowledgeable and friendly and willing to take you anywhere, we found the Cathedral with its beautiful stain glass particularly of interest.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

THANK you so much See you soon

Enjoyable walking tour

Jim_R, Mar 2024

I really enjoyed the walking tour. My guide was knowledgeable and brought pictures to help explain what I was seeing.

Merci, compelling Abidjan and Josiane for your wonderful tour-- from a U.S. street photographer

Christopher_K, Jan 2024

Landing in Abidjan, I had no idea what to expect...I was returning to the U.S. from a few months in South Africa on Ethiopian Airlines and, on a whim, booked one night in Cote d'Ivoire and one in Addis, Ethiopia as it was permitted in my itinerary. I'm so, so glad that I did! Between the vibrant energy of Abidjan, the kindness of strangers, and the colorful (literally and figuratively) markets, clothing, streets, I really hope to be back in Cote d'Ivoire someday. Josiane's tour, hospitality, and recommendations was a big part of that! Even though it would have been understandable to wait until hearing from me, Josiane was waiting at my hotel upon my arrival ready to begin the city walking tour! I immediately felt so welcomed to Abidjan :) Josiane had a traditional gift prepared for me and even catered the tour in a personalized way to my interests as a street photographer. Though locals had disparaged the Plateau as the commercial district that would be emptied out on a Friday late afternoon and evening, I found the sights and scenes that Josiane showed me to be so compelling. Between the Presidential Palace, the new stadium built for AfCon (delayed until earliest 2024), hidden-away markets, gorgoeus waterfront moments, and so much fascinating architecture in the burgeoning metropolis, I learned and saw a lot-- exactly what one would want in a tour. Josiane's local knowledge on the various buildings, histories, and contradictions of modern Abidjan really helped me to get aquainted quickly with the "Paris of West Africa" as Abidjan is known in the region. Because my tour started in the late afternoon, I also felt lucky to bear witness to one of the most grandiose natural spectacles I've ever seen (yes, including southern African safaris): the evening swarms of Abidjan's emblematic fruit bats, blotting out the sky...every day at 6 pm over Le Plateau, they gather in preposterous numbers, that I can't possibly do justice to in this review, to feed on insects all night at a nearby forest. Thereafter, it was also neat to see the Christmas displays in Abidjan after dark...and the Plateau at night reminded me of my favorite moments in commercial districts of other great cities back home...NYC, Chicago, etc. Moreover, Josiane also offered recommendations on other aspects of my trip that greatly enhanced my 24 hours in Abidjan: where to get an extra shirt given that my bags were stuck in transit, a market in the trendy Cocody to visit for souvenirs and authentic craftsmanship, where to eat, etc. etc. Finally, Josiane really made me feel so much safer than I would have otherwise, given that I speak approximately zero French! I'm definitely keen to get back to Abidjan someday...the energy is contagious. Merci beaucoup, Josiane! I won't soon forget your kindness and going above and beyond as my guide in Abidjan!

Great Knowldge

Mark_L, Nov 2023

Great experience to learn about the city. Jasemine is trying hard with her English. She was friendly and knowledgeable.

Price of the tour not worth

Mehmet_Y, Oct 2023

The operator was ok, but not worth the price. The tour suppose to finish at the place where it has started but she left me at ine of the places (cathedral) which we even saw feom far away. Personally, I wouldn‘t do it again.

Abidijan Tour with Josiane

Peter_R, Apr 2023

We had the most enjoyable Tour with Josiane thru the Streets and Places of Abidijan. She picked us up, steps from our at our Cruise Ship, where she and her driver later returned us. Josiane is very personable and knowledgeable about the People, Places, Cultures, and Politics of Abidijan and the Ivory Coast. We thoroughly enjoyed this Tour and highly recommended it to other Visitors.