Dzanga Sangha National Park, Central African Republic
Situated in the Central African Republic, the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve is a jewel in the crown of the Northwest Congolese Lowland Forest Eco region and a WWF Global 200 site that spans parts of Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reserve is home to one of the African continent's largest intact forest elephant populations, western lowland gorillas, bongo antelope, forest buffalo, 16 of the country's 20 primate species, hundreds of bird species and thousands of plant species.
The park is most famous for the Bai’s in which large herds of the elusive forest elephant come to drink and draw minerals from the earth. Dzanga Sangha is also home to the Ba’Aka community, indigenous hunter-gatherers whose knowledge of the forest is extraordinary and who will take you on a fascinating bush walk in Central Africa.
Two ecolodges serve the park, the rustic and welcoming Sangha Lodge and the larger Doli Lodge, both of which offer a great base from which to explore the forests and enjoy some lowland gorilla trekking, visits to the Dzanga Bai for the forest elephants, forest walks with the Ba'Aka community, river journey's, Congo photographic trips or gorilla tracking at Bai Hokou.
For more information about Dzanga Sangha National Park or advice on Central Africa wildlife tours please contact Chris, our country specialist on 01285 643 333.