Visit: Libreville – Loango NP – Libreville – Roça Belo Monte (Principe)
When to go – year round – depends on your interests
14 Days / 13 Nights
Accommodation: hotel, lodges, guest houses
Overview
What better then having the best of both worlds? See the beautiful animals and nature in Gabon’s wilderness – Loango National Park. A rich ecological mix of lush tropical rainforest, beaches, lagoons and savanna.
Then travel on to Príncipe where you stay in an old plantation; Roça Belo Monte in the most pristine nature you will ever see. The endemic species you find here is amazing. Since the lodges are focused on ‘tourism pays for conservation’ your trip will contribute directly to the conservation projects supported in each country.
Highlights
- Lagoon boat trips in Loango Lodge
- Gorilla research camp and tracking
- Coastal forest hikes to view beaches and lagoons where hippo, buffalo and other rainforest wildlife live
- Savanna safaris at Louri Camp
- Wonderful scenic flight to tropical island of Principe
- Stay in a beautiful restored colonial plantation mansion, elevated to catch the breeze
- Short distance from some of the world’s top beaches (including famous Banana Beach)
- Hiking and community visits in the surrounding rainforest
- Nature and birding to look for endemics
- Snorkelling and diving off the beach for beginners or to outer reefs for experts looking for larger species
- Whale watching (Jul - Oct)
- Visit plantation museum to learn about the island of Principe, the endemic wildlife and community conservation projects
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