Monrovia walking tour & city guide

Downtown and Waterside

Broad Street is the city's main avenue, lined with shops, banks and street vendors, and leads up to the old Masonic Temple and the hill of Ducor. Below it, Waterside Market by the river is the busiest market in the country, a maze of stalls selling everything from cloth to dried fish.

Mamba Point, on the cape, is the area of embassies, restaurants and sea views, while Sinkor's long Tubman Boulevard runs east past the university and the beach hotels.

A classic walk

Start on Broad Street and walk to the Waterside Market, then cross the bridge to Providence Island, where the founders of Liberia first landed and a small monument tells their story. Return to downtown and finish at Mamba Point for a sunset view over the Atlantic.

Good to know

The dry season from November to April is the best time to visit; Monrovia is one of the rainiest capitals on earth during the wet season. US dollars are accepted almost everywhere alongside the Liberian dollar. The surf town of Robertsport, a few hours north, has some of the best waves in West Africa.