Ecotourism in Gabon
Gabon's 13 national parks cover 11% of the country — Lopé, Loango and Ivindo tell one of Africa's greenest conservation stories.
Gallery — Ecotourism in Gabon
A visual journey through the experiences that await you.
Gabon's national park system
- one of the world's highest shares of protected land
13 parks created in 2002, covering roughly 11% of the country
Lopé National Park (UNESCO)
- the best place in Africa to see mandrills
- forest elephant and buffalo habitat
A forest–savanna meeting zone
Ivindo — Langoué Bai
- ranger-led access
- forest-elephant viewing platforms
A forest-elephant clearing in the forest interior
Loango National Park
- Africa's only coast where elephants use open beaches
- beach-foraging forest elephants
Coastal wilderness
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Ecotourism in Gabon
Gabon's 13 national parks, created in 2002 and covering roughly 11% of the country's land area, represent one of Africa's most ambitious conservation commitments. Our ecotourism tours centre on Lopé National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage site and the best place on the continent to see mandrills, with community-linked tourism revenue — and on the forest-elephant and gorilla clearing of Langoué Bai in Ivindo, accessed ranger-led with minimal impact.
Loango National Park protects Africa's only coastline where elephants, buffalo and occasionally hippos share open beaches, making it a flagship destination for low-impact wildlife viewing.