Palais Presidentiel

Not what it used to be

The money gets spent where the current president lives. Former presidents have made Yamoussoukro their home, but currently the money is not being spent here.... The lakes were dirty and the former g...

Huge and vicious crocs

We wanted to see those big crocs, especially handpicked for their viciousness on the orders of the late president. Those crocs have already eaten once the guy who was in charge of feeding them, and so...

100% chance of croc sightings...

The palace itself is off limits to the public, with the foot bridges barricaded and no other access to the grounds unless you want to encounter a croc fest. Along the promenade road gives plenty of si...

Go there, see the crcos, and then move on

This is, apart from the basilica, the only "landmark" to see, so everyone goes there. The crocodile lakes are a strange thing to still be kept that way, but apart from that, there is not much time n...

really the palace

Original Text

A grand structure for a once dusty village, the home of the first president. We were lucky to visit there, to look in all important halls and sit in the presidential chair. Naturally, ...