Travel Guide La Lopé

Located near the train station, the village of Lopé has about 1,000 inhabitants whose lives revolve around the tourist activity generated by the national park and the passage of the train. It is the anchor of the surrounding villages and the activity of the WCS associated with the ANPN through the intermediary of its curator participates in the projects of environmental protection, but also of sensitization, training and assistance to the village structures.Nevertheless, there are a few bars where you can have a beer and two shops where you can prepare basic meals - when they have been supplied themselves! It is therefore better to bring what you need from Libreville.Lopé can be reached either by train from Libreville (or Franceville), or by the economic road that crosses Gabon from east to west. If you choose the train option, you will arrive in the middle of the night: you must make sure that someone will come to pick you up at the station. For the return journey, you will have to wait for the train, taking into account a possible advance and a great risk of delay. However, efforts are made to limit this kind of incidents and it happens that the train is right on time. Everyone knows everyone here and you will be quickly spotted: the station master will be happy to tell you when to report There is not much choice for accommodation in Lopé. However, you will be able to find some huts in the village. Ask the locals or your guide for information.