Group journey
Gabon: Forest Primates of West Africa
Gabon is a truly wonderful country, utterly unique in so many ways and owing its relatively untouched wilderness areas to the extreme wealth that has been generated by the oil industry. The success of which has left the wild interior free from exploitation, a rare luxury these days, sadly.
The itinerary is varied, by design, taking time to visit the rain forests and waterways of Loango where we will track the lowland gorillas twice, and the savannah and mountains of Lope National Park. During our time in Lope National Park, we will join the researchers monitoring the local mandrill population, tracking them with radio collars and spending time among them in the forest.
Limited:
6 Guests
Duration:
12 Days
Protection:
ABTOT 5409
Destination:
Gabon
Price:
$13,472.00£9,762.00
Your Daily Itinerary
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Pickup in Libreville
You will be met upon your arrival in Libreville’s Airport and transferred to your hotel where we will meet for a briefing of the journey ahead and to enjoy a meal together.
- Guide TBC
- Dinner in your hotel
- Accommodation in the Residence Oceane, Libreville
Night train to Lope
Today we will take the opportunity to explore some of Libreville, to pick up any last-minute supplies required before we travel into the forest, and to take care of any last-minute admin. In the evening, we will board the night train to Lope.
- Guide TBC
- Breakfast in our hotel, lunch at a local restaurant, dinner on the train
- Accommodation in Lope Hotel
Lope National Park
After disembarking the train we will take a short road transfer to Lope National Park, arriving at our lodge in the early hours of the morning. As well as a variety of plains game, one of the signature species in Lope is the mandrill, found here in huge numbers.
- Guide TBC
- Breakfast in camp, lunch and dinner in our lodge
- Accommodation in The Lope Hotel
Libreville
Heading back to the capital, and making use again of Gabon’s comfortable night train, we will arrive back at Libreville in the early hours of the morning. Given our arrival time back into the city we have no firm plans for the day, with many guests choosing to relax in the comfortable grounds of our hotel.
- Guide TBC
- Breakfast in our hotel, lunch and dinner at a local restaurant
- Accommodation in the Residence Oceane, Libreville
Loango National Park
Following a very short flight to Port Gentil we will arrive in Loango National Park. Our timehere will be spent exploring on foot and by boat, we are likely to encounter hippo, forest elephant, forest buffalo, sitatunga and lowland gorilla.
- Guide TBC
- Breakfast in our simple homestay, lunch and dinner at our camp
- Accommodation in Loango Lodge and Akaka Camp
Return to Libreville
Today we depart Loango via an off-road transfer, in time for lunch in Port Gentil. We will then board a short flight of around 30 minutes to return us to Libreville in order to connect with our flights home.
- Guide TBC
- Breakfast in our hotel
- No accommodation is included on this day
Highlights
Some of the amazing things you’ll experience
Meet Your Guide
Hosted by Paul Callcutt. Having travelled and worked extensively as a guide throughout Africa and South America. Paul founded Fitzroy Travel and is in charge of creating, and on occasion guiding, trips for our clients.
Following a number of years spent in Zambia, Paul travelled to South America, to guide expeditions through the mountains of Patagonia, the Altiplano of Bolivia and notably, Peru’s Cordillera Blanca.
Now Paul divides his time between the UK and on the road, guiding clients on request, or to research new regions or develop intriguing itineraries in destinations well known to us.
Departure Dates
Due to demand we now offer various dates
26 July to 5 August 2023
$13,472.00£9,762.00 per person
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