It’s home to "Africa’s last Eden"

Loango National Park, dubbed "Africa's Last Eden," is one of the best places in the country for wildlife viewing. The reserve, located between the Njomi and Ndogo Lagoons, is home to a staggering diversity of habitats, ranging from pristine beaches to savannas to rainforests. It is, unsurprisingly, home to a variety of wildlife.

Loango National Park's safari circuit provides excellent game viewing, beginning with a walk along the Atlantic's palm-fringed beaches, one of West Africa's last remaining wild coastlines. You may see forest elephants and, if you're lucky, hippos making their way to the sea, as well as monkeys and chimps in the distant trees. The park itself is massive, covering 1,550km2 of lagoons, jungle, and savannah, and it is teeming with wildlife — reptiles, birds, and many large and small mammals, including a troop of habituated western lowland gorillas. Then there's the plethora of flora. On a slow boat or pirogue — even by foot, you will immerse yourself in the lushness of it all; towering trees covered in lichen; exotic ferns and colourful mushrooms that burst out from the forest floor. This is unquestionably one of the things about Gabon you should know.