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1 -College des R.R.P.P. Jesuites 
2- Athenee (en construction) 
3- Cathedrale et Eveche 
4 -Mission des R R.P.P. Blancs 
5- Hdpital pour Europeens 
6- Hotel Cofonya ou Pointe Claire 
7 ■ Residence du Gouverneur 
8- Debarcadere Otraco 
9 - Prison 
10-Pensionnat Jeunes Fil/es Eur. 
IF Residence Representant du C.M.Ri 
12- Hippodrome 
13- T.S.F. 
14 - Hopital des noirs 
15- Residence du Commissaire Provincial 
16- Tennis - Bains (Cercle Sportif) 
17- Place Royale 
Monument aux morts 
Bureau du Gouvernement Provincial 
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21- Hotel du Commerce 
22 ■ Taverne Royale 
23-Garage Dodge 
24 - tan tana House (Hotel) 
25- Minerva Hotel et Cine RAC 
26- Monument aux aviateurs 
27- Bureaux Simah 
28- Bureaux C.N.Ri 
29- Le Regent^Restauranl 
30- Arboretum et Villa DiercUx 
31 -Hotel Rotonde 
32- Residence Dir. Sim ah 
33- Banque Beige d'Alriquc 
34- Garage Chevrolet (Sedec) 
35- Garage Ford (Fatal) 
36- Garage Studebahcr 
37- Golf 
38- Congo Tours 
39- AMI (Agen 
40- S/toconil (Ag , 
41- DumouHn (A 
42 Agence Thori 
43 Hotel Royal 
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44- Credit Fonder Africain 
45 ■ Depan Rivu 
46- Hotel Leopold III 
47 ■ Texlrivu 
48 - Irsac 
49-S.C. Colonat 
50 - Cinema 
51 - Canadian Hotel 
52 - Bureau Postal de Nguba 
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LIST OF HOTELS. 
Hotel Canadian. Tel. 250. B.P. 646 — Hotel du Commerce. Tel. 
363. B.P. 87 — Lantana House*. Tel. 203. B.P. 125 — Leo¬ 
pold II. Tel. 272. B.P. 859 — Minerva. Tel. 134. B.P. 724 — 
Pointe Claire (Nya Lukemba). Tel. 607 — Royal Residence*. Tel. 
260. B.P. 406 — Rotonde (Nguba) — Vieille Auberge (Tshamfu) 
•— Auberge de Hurlevent (route de Tshidaho). 
* There is no restaurant, but one can have breakfast. 
RESTAURANTS - BARS. 
L'As de Pique — Le Gaulois — Le Regent — La Taverne Royale 
— Le Gourmet (Tea Room) — Patisserie Wagner — Auberge de 
Hurlevent and all the hotels mentioned above. 
TRAVEL AND TOURIST AGENCIES. 
A. M. I. (Representing Cook) Tel. 182. B.P. 60 — Sabena Agency. 
Tel. 1 19. B.P. 414 — Congo Express and Congo Tours. Tel. 172. 
B. P. 517 — Thornton Agency. Tel. 145. B.P. 188 — Dumoulin 
Agency. Tel. 120. B.P. 501 — Sitoconil Agency. Tel. 355. B.P. 28. 
INQUIRY OFFICES. 
Royal Automobile Club (Regional branch). Tel. 350. B.P. 247 — 
Touring Club (Regional branch). Tel. 355. B.P. 28. 
TAXIS. 
Near the hotels and in travel agencies. — Touristic fares, ± 8 fr. 
per km of ride. — In town, the fares vary. 
SAFARIS. 
All the journeys by car may be organized with departure from 
CONNECTIONS. 
a) By plane. 
The plain of Kamembe, which is the airfield for Costermansville, 
is located in the Ruanda-Urundi territory, abouth 9 miles away 
from the town. The road passes in front of the station-house of 
Shangugu, then crosses the Ruzizi and enters the town by the 
Prince Regent, Tabora and Royal Avenues. 
b) By road. 
1 ) The southern road, proceeding from Usumbura, Maniema and 
Katanga over the Uvira road, Guy Dupret and Royal Avenues and 
ending at the Post Office. 
2) S.E. road coming from Usumbura over Ruanda. 
Note : To be used only during the dry season, in the N.S. direction. 
3) Northern road (Goma-Kisenyi) via Katana. 
4) N.E. road via Kisenyi-Kibuye. Very picturesque, but use it only 
after enquiring from the Territorial Administrator of Costermans¬ 
ville or Kisenyi, whether accessible. 
VISITING COSTERMANSVILLE. 
Leaving from Place Royale (n° 17 on plan) and following the 
arrows. 
At the end, where « La Botte » is situated, on the banks of Lake 
Kivu (between points 15 and 16), magnificent viewpoint of 
« Kauzi » Volcano (about 3.600 yards) and the bay islands. Also 
from point 6 (Hotel Pointe Noire and Arboretum) splendid pano¬ 
rama of the Kivu, Kauzi Volcano and Mohari Peninsula. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Plenty of excursions by car can be organized from Costermansville. 
A circuit of about 40 kms running through Kabare and the steep 
allow people to admire the Kivu Lake and when the weather is 
fine, the chain of volcanoes situated at a distance of more than 
130 kms. (the Auberge de Hurlevent). 
A picnic can be organized at the « Eaux chaudes de Katana » (about 
120 kms go and return). 
A circuit of about 100 kms allows people to admire also the steep 
of Nya Ngezi and the return through Kabare shows a splendid 
mountain country. 
A promenade of 80 kms will take you to the heart of the primeval 
forest in the mountains or in a bamboo-forest. 
Usumbura, chief-town of the Ruanda-Urundi, is situated at 163 kms 
of Costermansville. One can easily proceed to that place by road. 
That ride gives the opportunity of admiring the beautiful valley of 
the Ruzizi from the top of the Kamaniola steep. Before arriving in 
Usumbura, one goes along the Tanganyika lake, bordered with 
imposing mountains. 
TRIPS FROM COSTERMANSVILLE. 
For organizing trips tourists may apply to any Travel Agency. They 
will also obtain accurate information from the Touring Club for the 
Belgian Congo at Costermansville. 
a) Circuit Costermansville-Usumbura-Astrida-Ruhengeri-Goma-Cos- 
termansville, crossing Ruanda-Urundi. Visiting the shores of the 
Tanganyika and Kivu lakes, passing through the Volcano section. 
b) Costermansville-Goma-Rutshuru-Ruindi and return. Visiting the 
Volcano section and Albert National Park. 
c) Costermansville-Albert National Park-Butembo-Beni-Mutwanga- 
Kabale-Astrida-Usumbura-Costermansville. This itinerary leads Tou¬ 
rists to the foot of the Ruwenzori, makes them cross the West of 
Uganda, Kagera National Park, the whole of Ruanda-Urundi and the 
Ruzizi Valley. 
