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All 100 places by distance →One day from Mbandaka
5 stops, one loop, back by 9:14 pm
259 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Mbandaka
- Ile Mapubiliriver spot · 1 hrs
- Réserve Naturelle du Triangle de la Ngirinature spot · 2 hrs
- île Nkasariver spot · 1 hrs
- Lac Pakulake · 45 min
- Eala Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Back in Mbandaka
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Mbandaka?
Eala Botanical Garden (garden, about 7 km), Ndeke (heritage site, about 2 km), La Borne (church, about 2 km), Jardin Botanique d'Eala (nature spot, about 7 km), Musée d'Eala (museum, about 8 km), Eglise les Disciples de la Vérité du Christ (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Mbandaka?
94 places on Spotwander: 66 churches, 17 other attractions, 3 rivers, islands & mangroves, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 mosques & dargahs.
Which is the nearest church to Mbandaka?
Eglise les Disciples de la Vérité du Christ, about 1 km by road; Salle du Royaume des Témoins de Jéhovah (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest river spot to Mbandaka?
île Sambala, about 24 km by road; Ile Mapubili (35 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Mbandaka?
Start in Mbandaka, visit Ile Mapubili, then Réserve Naturelle du Triangle de la Ngiri, then île Nkasa, then Lac Paku, then Eala Botanical Garden, and drive back — about 259 km by road in all.