The most beautiful parks and gardens Gabon

537 km ². Located in the northeast of Libreville, between Corisco Bay and the Mondah forest, the Akanda Park brings together the largest concentration of migratory birds in Gabon and some manatees seen by researchers. The marine Grasses of Corisco Bay are feeding areas that explain the very strong presence of marine turtles. The Véritable Bay, a real nursery, abounds in fish.

1 070 km ². A deep forest hole of 100 km in the heart of the Mitsogo country, south of Lopé. Prior to the creation of the national parks in 2002, Waka belonged to a forest area and remains schizophrenic for the visit.

870 km ². Pongara Park runs along the left bank of the Komo estuary in front of Libreville. Large tracts of mangrove trees cover the waterfront side of the estuary, west of the park. The region has a varied coastal landscape, including mangroves, forests and coastal savanes. Despite its very high attendance, the park is still rich in wildlife, such as buffalo and small elephants of the forests (assala). In addition, each year from November to February, these beaches become the sanctuary of leatherback spawning.

1 160 km ². Located east of Makokou, between the Lodié and Louayé rivers, extending to the border of Congo, Mwagné Park has the largest forest baïs (or clearings), particularly rich in gorillas and elephants, otters and parrots. The park does not yet have effective tourist facilities.

4 500 km ². Last population of savanes fauna with the defassa and jackal cob. The Parc-Doudou Park also surveyed large elephant herds and gorilla populations. It is possible to access the park by the Mouila-Tchibanga road in the south-east, which runs along the reserve, but attempts to develop tourism have remained at their test stage.

1 190 km ². The mountain chain extends to the border of Equatorial Guinea; it is cut in two sites at the pronounced relief. It covers the richest area of plant species in Africa: trees, begonias and orchids, and at the highest elevations, mosses and lichens.

7 560 km ². The park is located in the north-east of the country, and it is in the middle of this forest that pointent, granite dome domes overlooking the forest. It is the largest uninhabited forest bloc in Gabon, but unfortunately still inaccessible.

80 km ². A language of sand at the southern tip of Gabon, Conkouati is the smallest reserve, and its appeal is mainly marine. The first site in the world for leatherback spawning, there are also humpback whales from endless beaches between lagoon and ocean. Sport fishing developed at the mouth of the Banio lagoon, but today all tourist activity is at stand-by because of the lack of hotel dynamics.

5 360 km ². The first protected area in Gabon, in the heart of the country. Bordered on the north by the Ogooué River, the park is bordered to the east and west by the Offoué and Mingoué rivers respectively. It covers a variety of landscapes, with, in the north, a mosaic of savanes and forests that is a characteristic of Lopé. However, the dense wet forest covers most of the park, while to the south peak peaks more than 600 m: the massif Du Chaillu crosses the reserve from north to south. The sparsely populated region guarantees quality protection for forest, fauna and flora, even though 20 years ago the park was the subject of a forestière forest. The activity ceased once the new forest code was promulgated in 2001. The reserve was classified as a national park in 2002. Since 2000, the very numerous mandrills have been subjected, with gorillas, to a research program at the Mikongo camp. A process of habituation of gorilla families to human presence is under way, in order to associate tourism development with the control of the reserve. 400 bird species make it a special point of interest for ornithologists. There is also a large elephant population. Many prehistoric sites (carved stones, rock art, low furnaces) attest to a human occupation of 350 000 years and constitute a unique cultural heritage in Central Africa. In June 2007, he was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1 550 km ². Loango is the natural jewel of the entire West Coast. This park, along the coast of Iguéla to Sette Crete, has a beautiful nature. Extending to both the lagoon and the sea, it allows the observation of a rich and wild fauna in an exceptional setting: elephants, crocodiles and hippos on the lagoons and even on the beach, but also the ballet of the humpback whales during the big dry season. Furthermore, in the interior, the equatorial forest interspersed with large savanna plains offers access to the typical fauna and flora of this environment: céphalophes, buffalo, elephant elephants, monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees. Fishing is the flagship activity of this well-organised tourism area.

3 000 km ². In eastern Gabon and south of Makokou, this reserve crossed by the equator forms the park of Ivindo, between the Ogooué and the Ivindo. This is Gabon's «future star» because of its untouched natural riches. Families of gorillas and large elephants of the Baï de, in the heart of the primary tropical forest, were not in contact with man. The extraordinary waterfalls of Kongou and Mingouli in the north are also the main assets. Discovered by Mike Fay in 2000, Langoué's clearing houses a vast and varied fauna and makes Noah's Arch in Gabon!

690 km ². Created in 2002 in order to preserve the forests of the mountains in the massif Du Chaillu, in the province of Ngounié, the Parc des Monts Birougou, a forest haven of great biological richness, offers mountain landscapes. There is now a desire to put the park in value to develop tourism as a privileged means of combating poaching.

Close to Port Môle, Baie des Rois is a new urban site currently under development, built on the sea with sand reclaimed from off the coast. In the long term, this future district will include modern housing, a shopping center and a cultural zone with a large open-air stage. The seafront promenade, still sparsely planted with trees, already offers locals and tourists alike a pleasant space with children's games, craft stalls, bars and restaurants, frequented mainly at weekends. A walk to enjoy with the family or after a hearty lunch.