Often referred to as “Africa’s last Eden”, this small country straddling the Equator is the “green treasure chest” of Central Africa, an unspoiled oasis that harbors a unique biodiversity.

It is an unspoiled oasis that preserves a biodiversity that is unique in the world. 88% of its territory is occupied by forests and 11% was declared a National Park in 2002, in order to safeguard an immense natural heritage covering more than 30,000 km2 and divided into 13 protected areas, which contain hundreds of endemic animal and plant species. But that’s not all, these intricate green labyrinths overlooking the ocean are also the favorite habitat of primates (mandrills and lowland gorillas above all), leopards, buffalo and elephants, who often go as far as the edge of the shoreline, together with “surfing hippos”, hippopotamuses that bathe in the waters of the Atlantic, humpback whales and lute turtles.

A trip off the tourist track, for real travellers

A trip to Gabon requires strong motivation and an excellent spirit of adaptation. The treasures that this country holds are not easily accessible, the organization and logistics are complex and often a bit of luck is required to be rewarded for the efforts made during the tour (trying to come into contact with wild animals in a completely natural state is not always guaranteed).

There will be full days of transfers, traveling on uneven tracks, waiting for hours for the Transgabonaise train, adjusting to possible changes in domestic flight operations (and consequently changes in the program), tackling rough forest tracks… in short, an experience for “real travelers” who are not discouraged by the complexity of African reality, aware that the possibility of spending a few hours in the presence of an entire family of gorillas, or of attending the ecstatic dances of an authentic Bwiti rite, among hallucinogenic effluvia, followers in a state of trance and priest-healers, are privileges reserved for the few, and precious gifts that will certainly repay the group for the hardships of the trip.

Single departure 2026 with Therese Redaelli