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THINGS TO SEE - National Museum
Avenue de la Mairie, T-Sun: Nov-Mar 9-12, 3:30 -6, April-Oct, 9-12, 4-6:30, admission 100 CFA francs
Exhibition pavillions, zoo, crafts center, village of Nigerien housing styles.
Jewelry, weapons, handcrafts, musical instruments.
- Grand Marché
Boulevard de la Liberté, daily until sunset.
One of West Africa's finest markets with modern architecture and fountains, food, fabric, crafts.
- Petit Marché
Rue du Président Luebké and Avenue de la Mairie
Mainly food, but also fabrics and crafts.
- Wadata Arts and Crafts Village
Open hours: 9-12:30, 3-6.
Watch artisans work, boutiques.
- Yantala Corniche
Along the Niger River
Canoe rentals.
- Grande Mosquée
One mile north of the Grand Marché, open to visitors.
Intricate mosaics.
- Boukai Market
Flea market.
- Oumarou Ganda Cultural Center
Boulevard Mali Béro
Tel: 227.74.09.03
Open-air amphitheatre, concerts of traditional music, ballet, theatre, films.
- American Cultural Center
Avenue du Général de Gaulle
Tel: 227.73.28.61
American news programs, movies, special events, library.
- French-Nigérien Cultural Center
Across from National Museum, T-Sat 9-12:30, 4:30-7:30
Tel: 227.73.42.40
Exhibits by local artists and craftsmen, dance and theatre performances, films
Pavillon at National Museum
CAMPING AND BUDGET HOTELS: RESTAURANTS - Inexpensive:
Buvette de la Piscine, rue du Sahel : grilled chicken, music, dancing
Carmel (Chez Michel), rue de la Copro : pastry shop
Chez Ali Houssein, near Hôtel Le Moustache : varied menu, fruit juices
La Fontaine Bleue, near the PTT : outdoor restaurant, salads, meats, steaks
The Hilly, rue de la Copro, near Hôtel Maourey : brochettes, music
Le Méridien, rue Coulibaly : burgers, chawarma, fastfood
La Poêle Bleue, Rond-Point Liberté : omelettes, steak sandwiches, fresh yogurt
Le Refuge, rue du Maroc, near Hôtel Le Dé : African cuisine
Snack Bar La Cloche, rue Luebké & rue du Coulibaly : salads, sandwiches, chawarma
Terenga Bar, rue du Marco : African cuisine
Zouzou Beri, rue du Cameroun : curries
Les Canaries, Rond-Point Yantala : African cuisine
- Moderate:
Le Croissant d'Or, rue de Coulibaly : pastry shop
Damsi, Immeuble Sonar I : French, African and Asian cuisine
Maquis 2000, near Hôtel Le Dé: Ivoirian cuisine, fish and grilled meat
Marhaba, rue de Kalleye : meats
Mickey's, rue du Sahel : kebabs and fries
La Pizzeria, rue du Coulibaly
Restaurant la Tattassey, near Hôtel Terminus : garden terrace
- Expensive:
La Cascade, near the Petit Marché, 73.28.32 : French cuisine
Diamangou, Corniche de Gamkalé, 73.51.43 : French and African dishes aboard a boat docked in the river
Le Dragon d'Or, rue du Grand Hôtel, 73.41.23 : Chinese cuisine
Le Vienam, Rue du Terminus : Vietnamese cuisine.
La Flotille, Corniche de Yantala, 2.32.54 : Russian and French cuisine
Hôtel Gaweye Sofitel, Place Kennedy : Sunday brunch buffet (8-11)
Ize-Gandy, Corniche de Gamkalé : French cuisine, dancing
Le Koudou, Rond-Pont Monteil : European and African cuisine, grilled meat
Tabakady, near the PTT, 73.58.18 : French cuisine, seafood.
La Croix du Sud, Hôtel Gaweye Sofitel : French cuisine.
Toukounia, Hôtel Terminus : French cuisine
BOOKSTORES - Camico, avenue de la Mairie
- Papeterie Burama, rue de la Copro
- Indrap, rue de Martin Luther King
- Ascani, near Score supermarket
CINEMAS - Le Studio: 73.37.69 : (center)
- Vox: 73.32.19 - outdoor : (center)
- Cinema Soni Ali-Ber : (Haut-Niamey)
- Cinéma Zarbakan, avenue de l'Entente : (Poudrière)
- Cinéma HD : (Yantala)
DISCOTHEQUES/NIGHTCLUBS - Kakaki, Hôtel Gaweye
- Fofo, Hôtel Sahel
- Takoubakoye, near the Rivoli
- Hi-Fi, rue du Coulibaly
- Jet-7, near Score supermarket
- Niamey Club, rue du Coulibaly
- Hilly, near Hôtel Maourey
- El Raï, Hôtel Gaweye
- Extase
- Takaï
- Dancing Gaskama
- Hippopotame Bleu
- Izé Gani
- L'Ermitage, Boulevard de la Liberté
SUPERMARKETS - Score, avenue de la Mairie
- Peyrissac
PHARMACIES: - Pharmacie Kaocen, rue du Coulibaly: 73.54.54
- Pharmacie Nouvelle, rue Luebké
- Grande Pharmacie Centrale: 73.29.79, fax 73.31.00
- Pharmacie du Plateau: 75.31.94, fax 75.23.62
- Pharmacie Populaire Rive Droite: 73.54.40
- Pharmacie Vétérinaire MEDIVET: 73.63.55
- Pharmacie Carrefour Sixième: 74.18.18
- Pharmacie As-Salam: 75.31.25
- Pharmacie du Rond-Pont
- Pharmacie Grand Marché
HOSPITALS - Niamey National Hospital: 72.22.53
- Lamordé National Hospital: 73.47.26
PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS - Lahiya: 74.09.68, fax 74.26.56
- Issaka Gazobi: tel. 73.35.50
- Pro-Santé: tel: 72.26.50
PRIVATE HEALTH CLINICS - Clinique Pasteur: 72.50.16
- Clinique d'Iran: 72.50.84
- Clinique de Gamkalé: 73.47.61
- Clinique du Plateau: 75.46.39
- Clinique Kaba: 73.26.52
- Clinique Médicale Madamdi: 74.18.65
- Clinique Privée Talfi Idrissa: 73.31.54
- Institut Médecine Physique: 73.44.20
- Institut de Diététique de Nutrition et d'Hygiène: 72.48.03
POST OFFICES - Main Post Office (PTT), Rue de Kabekoira, 73.23.99.
- Branch office - Plateau
- Poste and fax restantes are reliable; phone service.
- Packages- 73.24.58
- Money orders - 73.31.99
- DHL: Hôtel Gaweye Sofitel: 74.18.06
BUS STATION - SNTN
- Corninche de Yantala
Tel : 227.72.30.20
Ticket office: 7:30-12:30, 3:30-6:30, M-F, 8-9 Sat, 8-12 Sun.
CAR RENTAL - Niger-Car Voyages, Airport and Immeuble El-Nasr, Tel : 227.73.23.31
- Avis, Tel : 227.22.33.33
- Sanuto, Tel : 227.73.31.64
TRAVEL AGENTS - Niger Tourisme, Tel : 227.73.23.79
- Nigercar-Voyages, Tel : 227.73.23.31, Fax : 227.73.35.39
- Avis, Tel : 227.22.33.33
- Transcap Voyages, Tel : 227.73.32.34
- Niger Ténéré Voyages, Tel : 227.73.56.50
- Africatour, Tel : 227.73.41.18
- Tour Niger, Tel : 227.73.55.25
- Satguru Travel X Tours, Tel : 227.73.68.75
- Concord Travel Service, Tel : 227.73.73.85
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