Loango National Park
Loango National Park is a national park in western Gabon, the fantastic Natural Reserve is an unexplored wilderness area of 230,000 hectares of forest, savannah, swamp, mangrove and ocean. It protects diverse coastal habitat, including part of the 220 km squared Iguéla Lagoon, the only significant example of a typical western African lagoon system that is protected within a national park. Situated between the Nkomi and Ndogo Lagoons, Loango National Park is the true jewel of Africa's western coast.
In Loango National Park you can see a variety of wildlife - gorillas, chimpanzees, elephant, buffalo, antelope, hippopotami, red river hogs - even on the beach! Yet despite its animal wealth, little is known about the movements of the wildlife and bio-diversity of the area and thus sightings cannot always be guaranteed - but then for many the rawness of this wilderness area is part of the appeal.