“I literally want as many people on earth as possible to see this place and fall in love with it”, (Mike Fay, National Geographic). Get ready to hit the place where ocean, lagoon, wetland, savannas and forest all come together-The Loango national park is the ultimate attraction of Africa that serves as one of the greatest fascination of Gabon that attracts a large variety of all those people who grab Libreville flights. It lies in the western part of the country and draws the attention of hundreds of locals as well as the foreigners.
It guards the 220 km² Iguéla Lagoon and also protects the coastal habitat. The park is the real ornament of the continent Africa that is nestled between 220 km² Ndogo Lagoons and Nkomi and allures a wide variety of adventurous people. It has been declared as ‘Africa’s Last Eden’ by Mike Fay who took some breath-taking pictures for National Geographic. It is the genuine ‘Land of surfing hippos’ that casts a spell on the coming tourist and offers you many other hidden surprises. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has called the park as an important protected area for conservation and the faunal reserve.
To promote sustainable use of the wildland and wildlife of the area, the park was established in 1965 and in 2002, the president created almost 13 new parks in the whole country. Loango National Park is one of the most significant and notable ones and now it serves as an oasis of marine wildlife, avian and the spectacular array of terrestrial. The park covers more than 1,550 kilometres of mangroves, forest, pristine beach and savanna and each one of them is worth-visiting.
The park is very famous for offering the jaw-dropping panoramas and also provides many opportunities to observe the activities of plenty of animals like leopards, gorillas, hippos, buffalos and elephant, the majority of them can be observed venturing on the pristine beaches. This place is the 2nd largest one of Africa to house the maximum concentration of dolphins and whales. It also features a100 kilometres of uninhabited coastline that is very popular for the killer whales and the humpback. This park is known to be the most picturesque and mesmerizing spot of Western Africa and the tourist just flock here in very large numbers. The park is also known worldwide for large saltwater fish and the tarpon of record size.
The chimpanzees, western lowland gorillas, a huge array of birds, a variety of monkeys, duikers, sitatunga, the slender-snouted crocodiles, red river hogs with furry ears, red forest buffalo and many other small animals can also be frequently seen here. The place offers you a wide variety of many entertaining activities like Expeditions to several camps, Kayaking, Fishing, Birding expeditions, Whale-watching, Walking safaris, Cultural excursions and many safaris so this time just plan for a thrilling excursion and pack up your luggage for heading towards the Loango national park.
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