Niamey

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Niamey is capital city of Niger.

Contents 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Contact 10 Get out 11 External links

Get in

• By plane from France

Get around

• Taxi. Taxis are always shared. Rate is 200 FCFA per person, double on longer distances. You should pay more only from bus station (500 FCFA) and from airport. If in doubt, negotiate the price beforehand, especially if you are white and take a taxi near a hotel. Prices double after midnight.

See

• National Museum & zoo
• Sunshine from Grand Hotel terrace
• Grand marché (market)

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• Grand Hotel du Niger. +227 732641. Fully renovated, magnificent view over Niger river and the city of Niamey.
• Hotel Sahel, Rue du Sahel, +227 732431. Air conditioned rooms with showers.
• Hotel Terminus, Rue du Sahel, +227 732692. Each room have own entrance from patio. Good restaurant. Swimming pool.
• Tenere Hotel, Blvd de la Liberte, +227 732020.
• Hotel Gaweye, +227 723400

Contact

• Internet, several "multimedia centres". (Slow) modem connection. Rate - about 500 FCFA (1€) / hour.

Get out

• Regular bus connection to Agadez. About 1000 km. Buses departing in several days has air conditioning.

External links

• http://www.nigerembassyusa.org/travel.html

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