Air Gabon flies to Libreville from Johannesburg and back once a week on a Sunday. Tickets cost about R3 880, call (011) 289-8114.
Before you leave, a yellow fever injection is a state requirement: your certificate will be checked at the airport on arrival in Libreville. You will also need to take malaria medication.
We stayed at the Okoume Palace Intercontinental in Libreville. Rooms cost from R680 a night basic. Contact 092 41 73- 185 or fax 09241 73-1629.
Currency is the Central African Franc, easiest converted from French Francs, roughly one-to-one with the rand (1FF=100CAF).
For information on cultural happenings contact the French Cultural Centre in Libreville (through the hotel).