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THINGS TO SEE - Boubon Island: 15 miles northwest of Niamey, pottery-firing, birdwatching, local market on Wednesdays, canoe rides out to restaurant on island.
- Kouré: 36 miles from Niamey, some of the last giraffe herds in West Africa.
- Baleyara: 58 miles northeast of Niamey, Djerma settlement, large Sunday market with animals, Fula and Djerma woven blankets, leather goods, carved calabashes.
- Filingué: 110 miles northeast of Niamey, a Hausa settlement, administrative town, Sunday market, traditional architecture.
- Ayourou: day-trip from Niamey. Sunday livestock market from November-April. Canoe rides, hippos in the river.
- Hôtel de l'Amernokal
BP 10224
Tel : 227.72.34.00
Fax : 227.42.33.47
25 rooms, air-conditioning, restaurant, bar, pool, excursions.
W National Park: 95 miles south of Niamey, this trans-national park is on the western bank of the River Niger, stretching over 2200 square kilometers in Niger alone. Open December-June: elephants buffalo, antelope, baboons, warthogs, hippos, 300 bird species, 450 plant species. No hunting is permitted.
- Hôtel de la Tapoa (Relais Sofitel)
Edge of the reserve
Tel : 227.73.34.00
25 rooms, 10 bungalows, air-conditioning, restaurant, bar, pool, excursions.
W National Park
- Tapoa Reserve: an extension of the main park, open from November-May
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