Let’s Go to Gabon – June, July 2026

A Scheduled Trip to Gabon

Highlights

Of Birds & Bees, and Forest Elephants, Mandrills, Gorillas & even a Bwiti…

Gabon is a wild place of pristine old-growth forests where there are almost no human settlements, and where wild animals live protected within the thick foliage of the Congolese rainforest, nestled between the many rivers that traverse this west African country. This is a trip for those of you who want to see something new, something different. It is a place for the intrepid Africa enthusiast who will be thrilled by the sight of a red river hog in a wallow, or a wary lowland gorilla in a forest clearing. On this trip, (hopefully!) timed to coincide with the gathering of humpback whales off the shores of Gabon, and the troops of the fabulously colorful Gabon mandrill, we will enjoy a truly epic African adventure, moving by boat, and plane through the heart of Africa.

Scheduled group tour from
June 24, 2026 - July 3, 2026

Starting from
EUR 8,975
per person sharing

Duration
10 days / 9 nights

Transport
Fly-in Safari

Accommodation
Lodge or Hotel

Exploring
Libreville, Loango National Park, Lopé National Park

About this Safari

Dear Adventurers,

We are happy to report that more people have started to venture into Gabon – long may this trend continue! This particular safari has been designed as a pre-trip extension to our Congo River Cruise in 2026, but if you read it carefully, you’ll see that it holds up extremely well as a stand-alone trip as well, because of its many unique inclusions.

One of the big draws of Gabon is its ability to allow visitors to track wild mandrills in Lopé National Park. Only in Gabon.
One of the most intriguing & authentic cultural activities on the continent is the psychedelic Bwiti Ceremony. Only in Gabon.
That jewel of Gabon, Loango NP, a unique biodiversity hotspot and home to so many charismatic and enigmatic species. Only in Gabon.

Question: Where in the world can you be relatively sure of seeing African forest elephants, Western lowland gorillas, mandrill, red-river hogs, humpback whale congregations, slender-snouted crocs, dwarf crocs, grey-cheeked and red-capped mangabeys, grand murmurations of African River Martins and Rosy Bee Eaters on one and the same trip?

Answer: Nowhere in the world, except perhaps in Gabon!

So if you are intrigued by the idea of exploring virgin rain-forests, boating down broad African rivers and lagoons, tracking mandrills with pioneering researchers, walking in the footsteps of lowland gorillas or sleeping on a bed at Dr Albert Schweitzer’s hospital, I hope you will decide to join us on this extraordinary adventure to the Congo Basin where a different type of safari awaits you…

We have tweaked this itinerary to make it flow smoother, but it is still an adventure in every sense of the word. This is not your typical glamping safari for which sub-Saharan Africa is famous. It requires a certain level of physical fitness and mental fortitude to truly enjoy the experiences that Gabon has to offer. But if you are up to the challenge, then I promise that your rewards will be tremendous.

Sangeeta

This can be a stand-alone trip OR a pre/post-trip extension to Chalo’s Congo Cruise in July 2026

Dates for Trip 1: June 24, 2026 – July 3, 2026

Dates for Trip 2: July 22, 2026 – July 31, 2026

Costs – 10-day Gabon trip is EUR 8,975 per person sharing
Single supplement of EUR 850 per person (limited singles possible at Akaka. Elsewhere, not a problem)

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