Acalayong

Acalayong is a town in south western Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea. It is the main border crossing for Gabon, ferries sailing across the Mitémélé River to Cocobeach. Not being much of a tourist destination, Acalayong, the southernmost town of Guinea Equatorial sees very few tourists.

Getting there from Bata or Mbini 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 which closes in on both sides. Acalayong consists of some fifty huts huddled on the shore of a broad estuary. Some pirogues (dugout canoes) can take passengers across the estuary to Gabon; some even have outboard motors.