Acalayong is a town across the Muni Estuary in the district of Kogo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...

 117 km from Bata

Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Bata is a port city in the Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni....

. It is one of the two border crossings, the other being Kogo from where passengers traveling to Gabon from Bata and the other cities, especially those from the Littoral

Littoral

The littoral zone is that part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore. In coastal environments the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged. It always includes this intertidal zone and is often used to...

 province of Equatorial Guinea sail to Cocobeach, Gabon

Gabon

Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...

. Not being much of a tourist destination, Acalayong, the southernmost town of Guinea Equatorial sees very few tourists. The most popular method of crossing the estuary is by pirogue

Pirogue

A pirogue is a small, flat-bottomed boat of a design associated particularly with the Cajuns of the Louisiana marsh. In West Africa they were used as traditional fishing boats. These boats are not usually intended for overnight travel but are light and small enough to be easily taken onto land...

s (dugout canoes) can take passengers across the estuary to Gabon; some even have outboard motors.

Getting there from Bata

Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Bata is a port city in the Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni....

 or Mbini

Mbini

Mbini is a town in Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea, lying at the mouth of the Benito River. Mbini is the Ndowe name for Rio Muni. It is located 44km southwest of Bata....

 is difficult and there is little to see during the eight hour journey from Bata. The road is in poor condition, practically swallowed up by the dense jungle

Jungle

A Jungle is an area of land in the tropics overgrown with dense vegetation.The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala which referred to uncultivated land. Although the Sanskrit word refers to "dry land", it has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its...

which closes in on both sides. The journey can be especially long and dangerous during the heavy rainy season and it is usually recommended that you travel on a 4x4 vehicle as smaller and weaker vehicles are practically useless on that road.