Lopé National Park Travel Guide: Top Sights in Gabon, Tours & Travel

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Lopé National Park- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Gabon; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 48 hours

Lopé National Park, situated in central Gabon, spans 4,912 square kilometers and is recognized for its distinctive mix of tropical rainforest and ancient savanna ecosystems. As Gabon's first protected area, established in 1946, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007, the park preserves critical biodiversity and remnants of Central Africa's grass savannas from the last ice age. It is home to over 1,550 recorded plant species, leopards, endangered pangolins, and a range of other wildlife, including red river hogs and African forest buffalo. Designated as an Important Bird Area, it supports significant bird populations, alongside archaeological sites featuring ancient petroglyphs.

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Reviews of Lope National Park

Samuel Josai

5
Reviewed: 2024-09-03

it’s very nice
Alex P

3
Reviewed: 2024-08-20

Nice Nature , but not too much animals to see.
Waldrys Nixon Bruno

4
Reviewed: 2019-10-05

Nice, you can't help but feel we spoiled the earth. It was all natural rain forest and large wide prairies where I saw, helephants, à gorilla, monkeys, some big birds and other animals. Nice!
Marcelle Montes

5
Reviewed: 2018-07-26

Absolutely to die for. Make reservations with the national park not the hotel. Saw elephants, buffalo and red river hogs. Truly a once in a life time trip.
John Berry ex Zambezi

4
Reviewed: 2013-07-29

Lope National Park is an extraordinary safari spot in Gabon not only for some rare forest mammals (forest elephant, western lowland gorilla, chimpanzee, mandrill, forest buffalo, sun-tailed guenon, leopard, black colobus, sitatunga and yellow-backed duiker) but also an opportunity to tick off rosy bee-eater, crowned hawk eagle, Dja river warbler, great blue turaco, grey-necked rock fowl (picathartes), the chocolate-backed kingfisher, emerald cuckoo and black guinea fowl. ZSL ran a research centre at Mikongo since abandoned - watch that space. #Lope #Gabon #Mikongo