Best Traditional Ivorian Yamoussoukro Basilica Our Lady of Peace 1985-1989 Largest Church World 30,000 m² 158 m Pope John Paul II 1990 USD 300 Million Houphouët-Boigny Grand-Bassam UNESCO 2012 French Colonial 1893 First Capital Abidjan Economic Capital Plateau St Paul's Cathedral 1985 Comoé NP UNESCO 1983 11,500 km² Largest West Africa Taï NP UNESCO 1982 4,540 km² Pygmy Hippos Mount Nimba UNESCO 1981 1,752 m Sudanese Mosques UNESCO 2021 8 Mosques Kong and Côte d'Ivoire Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Côte D'ivoire travel | Africa destinations Best Traditional Ivorian Yamoussoukro Basilica, Grand-Bassam, Abidjan, Comoé, Taï and Côte d'Ivoire Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Côte d'Ivoire packs five UNESCO sites and the world's largest church into a country of about 30 million people. Plan around five anchor blocks: Yamoussoukro Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (1985-1989) - largest church on earth by area, 30,000 m², 158 m tall, consecrated by Pope John Paul II in September 1990. Grand-Bassam (UNESCO 2012) - French colonial first capital from 1893, 40 km east of Abidjan along the Atlantic. Abidjan - economic capital of about 5 million, Plateau financial district, St Paul's Cathedral consecrated 1985. Comoé National Park (UNESCO 1983) - 11,500 km² in the north-east, largest protected area in West Africa. Taï National Park (UNESCO 1982) plus Mount Nimba (UNESCO 1981) and the Sudanese-style Mosques (UNESCO 2021, 8 sites includin...