Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden

Africa´s Last Eden 6 days

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 6 days Programme 1

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil; a boat ride to Omboué; road transfer to Loango; relax at Loango Lodge. Loango Lodge
3 Tuesday 4x4 Drive transfer to Tassi region, safari possibilities in Tassi Region Tassi Savannah Camp
4 Wednesday Full day safari possibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
5 Thursday Return to Loango Lodge; safari possibilities in Loango National Park Loango Lodge
6 Friday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 6 days Programme 2

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil; a boat ride to Omboué ; road transfer to Loango; relax at Loango Lodge. Loango Lodge
3 Tuesday Full day safari  possibilities in Loango National Park Loango Lodge
4 Wednesday Transfer to Pte.Ste. Catherine; excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
5 Thursday  Full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
6 Friday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 6 days Programme 3

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil; a boat ride to Omboué; road transfer to Loango. Loango Lodge
3 Tuesday 4x4 Drive transfer to Tassi region, safari possibilities in Tassi Region Tassi Savannah Camp
4 Wednesday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
5 Thursday Transfer on a boat to Pte.Ste.Catherine; full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
6 Friday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A


 

Africa´s Last Eden 8 days

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 8 days Programme 1

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil; a boat ride to Omboué ; road transfer to Loango. Loango Lodge
3 Tuesday 4x4 Drive transfer to Tassi region, safari possibilities in Tassi Region Tassi Savannah Camp
4 Wednesday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
5 Thursday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
6 Friday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
7 Saturday Return to Loango Lodge; safari possibilities in Loango National Park Loango Lodge
8 Sunday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 8 days Programme 2

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil; a boat ride to Omboué ; road transfer to Loango. Loango Lodge
3 Tuesday 4x4 Drive transfer to Tassi region, safari possibilities in Tassi Region Tassi Savannah Camp
4 Wednesday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
5 Thursday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
6 Friday Transfer on a boat to Pte.Ste.Catherine; full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
7 Saturday Full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
8 Sunday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A

Travel Itinerary of Africa's Last Eden 8 days Programme 3

  Day Trip summary Lodging
1 Sunday Arrival in Libreville, Gabon; meet and greet and transfer to Hotel Le Meridien, Libreville Hotel Le Meridien
2 Monday Charter flight to Port Gentil, and a boat ride to Omboué. Transfer by boat to Evengué Island. Visit to Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Sanctuary (morning or afternoon visit, depending on time of arrival) Evengue Lodge
3 Tuesday Boat trip to Mission Ste. Anne and on the Mpivié River to Loango Lodge. Depending on time of arrival: safari possibilities in Loango National Park Loango Lodge
4 Wednesday 4x4 Drive transfer to Tassi region, safari possibilities in Tassi Region Tassi Savannah Camp
5 Thursday Full day safari posibilities in Tassi region Tassi Savannah Camp
6 Friday Transfer on a boat to Pte.Ste.Catherine; full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
7 Saturday Full day excursion posibilities in Pte.Ste. Catherine beach Pte. Ste. Catherine
8 Sunday Transfer to Omboué for your boat ride to Port Gentil, connecting flight to Libreville; connecting international flight to Europe / USA / South Africa N/A

 

 

Arrival in Libreville, Gabon

Upon arrival at Libreville International Airport, a representative of Africa’s Eden will meet you and bring you to your hotel. He or she will help you with customs procedures and collecting of your luggage. Please note that you will need to show your vaccination booklet. After that you will be taken to Hotel Le Meridien.

You can spend the evening as you like; there is no organised programme. If you would like to go out for dinner, the " Quartier Louis" is Libreville's most lively neighbourhood with many restaurants. In addition, Tropicana (near the airport) is also a good spot for a nice dinner or a relaxing drink by the sea.  
 

 

Transfer directly to Loango / Evengué Island & Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Sanctuary

In the morning, you will be picked up by a representative of Africa’s Eden and brought to the airport for the 08h30 flight to Port Gentil. The pick-up time from your hotel will be communicated upon arrival in Libreville. From Port Gentil you will go on a 3-hour boat ride to Omboué. Therefore it is recommended to bring along some snacks/drinks during the trip. 
 
If you're direclty going to Loango, our Loango Lodge staff will meet you there to help with your luggage. From there you will be transferred by car to Loango lodge.
 
If you're going to visit Evengue, you will  have to take a 20-minute boat trip from Omboue to Evengue. Evengue island is a small island just outside Loango National Park where the Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Sanctuary is situated, which is sponsored by Africa’s Eden
 
During your stay on Evengué Island, our experts of the Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Project will share their knowledge with you on the bush meat crisis and other reasons why gorillas are a critically endangered species, and they will give you information about the Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Sanctuary and Rehabilitation & Reintroduction Programme. Afterwards one of the guides will accompany you on a short bush walk leading to the gorilla family in the sanctuary. 
 

 

Boat trip on Mpivié River to Loango Lodge

After breakfast, you will start the boat trip up the dark waters of the Mpivié River to Loango Lodge. En route, there will be time to visit the small town of Ste. Anne, where Gustav Eiffel built an iron church in the late 1800s. After the visit to Ste. Anne, the trip will continue up the Mpivié River that from there runs through some very dense rainforest. This is a perfect opportunity to sit back and enjoy the breathtaking views. Monkeys, crocodiles and all kinds of birds (Hartlaub’s ducks, finfoots and fishing owls in particular) can be seen.

 
 
 
After approximately 2 hours, the boat will be exchanged at the end of the river for a 4x4 jeep that will drive to the lodge within 45 minutes. Upon arrival at Loango Lodge you will be welcomed with refreshments and shown to your room. (A late) Lunch will be served in the restaurant. Depending on the time of arrival, it might still be possible to make a first visit to Loango National Park by boat or by 4x4. 

 
 

Full day safaris in Loango National Park

You can discover the National Park by going on few safaris  include:

  • Game drives

    Game drives in a 4x4 jeep are an easy and comfortable way to view the park and see wildlife such as buffalo, elephant, red river hogs and sitatunga. In the rainy season from November to April, you can find large mammals roaming freely on the beach. 
  • Walking Safaris

    You can venture out with one of our eco-guides into the forest. On foot is one of the best ways to learn more about the diversity of the park. You can encounter wildlife such as elephants and buffalo, but even more so, discover the more inconspicuous forest animals and birds. 
  • Cultural Walks

    From the lodge, you can go on a cultural walk to the nearby village or the “Operation Loango” school, which is sponsored by Africa’s Eden’s sister company “Société de Conservation et Développement”  
  • Whale Watching

    From mid-July to mid-September, humpback whales visit the coastline of Loango National Park. Go out on a boat with our skipper to look for these impressive, playful mammals. 
     
    Please note that sightings cannot be guaranteed and this excusion is not included in the cost of this programme.  
      
  • Fishing 
    The point where the lagoon empties into the ocean contains some of the largest game fish in the world, making it an ideal spot fo fishing - and only 10 minutes by boat from Loango lodge!                                                                                                                    
  • Presentation / Dinner with the Wildlife Conservation Society researchers

    Loango Lodge is base camp for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). WCS is engaged in a collaborative venture with SCD (Societé de Conservation et Développement) in Loango National Park, a unique effort to bring the private sector and an international NGO together to achieve a series of key conservation activities. WCS is partly funded by Africa's Eden tourism revenues and is active in conservation, monitoring, surveillance, and research activities in the park, all aimed at maintaining the long-term integrity of this ‘window into the past’. The researchers are happy to give a presentation about their activities in Gabon, and/or simply to chat about what they do over drinks / dinner. 

 

Tassi Region

 

After breakfast, one of our 4x4 jeeps will take you south-west to the Tassi / Louri area (approx. 1.5 hours). During this drive, animals such as elephants, red river hogs, buffalos, birds and sitatunga (a swamp-dwelling antelope) can be seen. Tassi Camp is situated on the savannah, surrounded by primary and secondary forest.

Take the 4x4 and visit the research camp of the Max Planck Institute in Tassi Sud, 30 minutes from Tassi Camp. From here, the researchers go into the forest to carry out studies amongst the shy,
 elusive gorillas and chimpanzees. This also acclimatises the animals gradually to the presence of humans in the vicinity. 
 

In the future, this habituation programme will allow a controlled form of tourism to track and view the gorillas and chimpanzees, while at the same time allowing researchers to gather data on all aspects of their behaviour and ecology. 

From Tassi you can easily go on excursions to Louri, where there is a good chance of seeing buffalos and elephants on the beach: a truly remarkable sight and characteristic of Loango National Park. On rare occasions, even hippos can be seen.

Tassi Savannah Camp is open only during the wet season, which is during period of 01 October - 31 May. You can also see the elephants and buffalos that often roam freely on the beach during this season.


Akaka region

After an early breakfast, the boat departs for a 4-hour journey south to Akaka. After crossing some large lagoons, you will arrive at the Rembo Ngowe River, where you will spend the last 1.5 hours. During the trip you might encounter birds, elephants, buffalos and sitatunga (swamp-dwelling antelopes), possibly even bathing in the river.

Akaka is one of the most remote parts of Loango National Park. The Akaka forests thrive with butterflies and are home to a number of rare bird species. The bush camp is situated on the riverbank in the heart of the tropical rainforest and the wetlands.

At times, the wildlife, especially elephants, passes right through the camp. Akaka is a good starting point for excursions like forest walks, or trips by kayak or motorboat along the Rembo Ngowe and Rembo Echira rivers. In the dry season, the concentrations of particularly forest buffalo and forest elephant that migrate into the area are easily seen. Smaller mammals like sitatunga, red river hogs, forest duikers, five species of monkey and great apes inhabit the area all year round. 

Akaka Bush Camp is open only in dry season, which is during period of 01 May - 31 October. 
 

 

Pte. Ste. Cathérine 

In the afternoon, a short boat tour over the lagoon takes you to the Pointe Sainte Cathérine Beach Camp. This basic camp is situated at a beautiful spot on the beach in the north of Loango National Park.

Beach walks, collecting shells and fishing are amongst the possibilities. You can also simply relax here, with one of the most beautiful beaches on earth all to yourself.

As the sun sets, dine in the restaurant, on the lounge deck, or enjoy a feet-in-the-sand beach barbeque affair. During the rainy season, from November to April, Pte. Ste. Cathérine sunsets are even better than usual. 
 

 

Flight to Libreville, Gabon

In the morning, approximately at 10h00, you will depart to Omboué, where you will go on a boat ride to Port Gentil. During the boat trip, you will be provided a lunch package from Loango Lodge. Upon your arrival in Port Gentil, you will be prepared to take the connecting flight to Libreville, where you will arrive in time (approximately at 18h30) for your connecting international flight.  
 

 
 

Tour on the map

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