Who we are & What we do

Africa’s Eden is a Tour Operator and Ground Operator, with its own accommodations in west central Africa. Based on the concept of "Tourism pays for Conservation", we arrange exclusive trips to the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve in the Central African Republic, Loango National Park in Gabon and the islands of São Tomé & Príncipe.

History

Africa's Eden grew from a pilot project named Operation Loango initiated in 2001. The aim of Operation Loango was to develop low-impact eco-tourism and conservation in Gabon based around the concept of ‘tourism pays for conservation’. 

After the pilot project was successfully completed in 2007, the organisation Africa's Eden was created for small-scale and low-impact tourism in west central Africa. Simultaneously put in place was sister company Africa's Connection for regional aviation, and the organisation SCD for research, park management and educational activities.  The name Operation Loango is now only used for certain research activities in Loango National Park. 
 

What we do

  • Research & Conservation: Africa's Eden actively supports conservation projects in Loango National Park, Gabon *. For example, we support a gorilla sanctuary on Evengué, gorilla and chimpanzee research in Tassi, as well as butterfly research, whale research, manatee research and turtle research and many other projects. Also, SCD created a school for the children near Loango Lodge, and participated in an educational campaign to teach children about primates and the bush meat trade.
     
     
  • Wildlife, nature and island tours: For the passionate traveller looking for unspoiled, raw nature, we offer a diverse range of tours and exclusive, comfortable accommodation in west central Africa. Our current tours are based in Loango National Park (Gabon), the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, and the Congo Basin (Central African Republic). 
     
     
  • Lodges & Ground Operations: Africa’s Eden also has its own ground operations in Port Gentil, its own accommodation in Loango National Park (Loango Lodge, Evengué Lodge, and our eco-camps: Tassi Savannah Camp, Akaka Bush Camp and Pte. Ste. Catherine Beach Camp), its own eco-guides and cars in Loango National Park. Moreover we operate a luxury hotel on the island of São Tomé, Omali Lodge Luxury Hotel, and a luxurious resort on the island of Príncipe, Bom Bom Island Resort. 

    * In the future, we will also support conservation projects in the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve and on São Tomé & Príncipe.

Our Values

Africa’s Eden adopts the concept of “Tourism Pays Conservations”. Our core values are:

  • We respect and aim to conserve pristine nature; profits generated by Africa's Eden are reinvested in the area to ensure the continuity and economically sustainable protection of the national parks;
  • We focus on the sustainable development of the regions where we operate;
  • We offer small groups of tourists the opportunity to experience pristine nature in unique, unexplored destinations.

Locations & Opening Hours

Our head office is located in Arnhem, The Netherlands. This is where we handle bookings from clients all over the world wishing to travel to Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic. We do our utmost to provide travellers with up-to-date information, and to respond to requests within 24 hours (except on weekends). We also have a regional office for bookings from African residents and expatriates.

 Our Offices

Office Location Bookings Opening hours Contact
International office Arnhem, the Netherlands International & regional bookings Monday - Friday from 09:00 - 17:30 Contact us
Local booking office Loango Lodge, Gabon For Gabonese residents, for trips to Loango National Park Monday - Friday from 09:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Contact us




 

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Interesting links

Our Conservation Partners

Max Planck Institute

Loango National Park, Gabon 
A project of wild lowland gorillas and chimpanzees within Loango National Park for the joint purposes of ecotourism and research. 
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Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Project

Evengué Island, Gabon

A project that focuses on caring for western lowland gorillas rescued from the bush meat trade.
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