Travel Guide Sette Cama

Sette Cama, the last village in the south of Loango Park, is a tongue of land between the Ndogo lagoon and the ocean, stretching for several kilometres. The lagoon, magnificent as it approaches the mouth, is home to hippos, while elephants and buffaloes sometimes show up at the bend of one of the arms of water or on the beach. In the mangroves, many small animals can be seen and in the forest, the visitor can admire the gigantic trees where birds and primates frolic.To go from Gamba to Sette Cama, you can take the sandy track that goes up to the north, or you can cross the lagoon. By 4x4 (obligatory), it takes about 1 hour 30 min to reach Sette Cama, crossing forest and savannah. The track, which starts from the airport road on the right, is laterite at the beginning, but quickly becomes sandy and difficult. It is advisable to leave with two vehicles, especially since the telephone networks do not pass. We stop at the Water and Forestry Brigade where we have to register to enter the park. Then we arrive at the village of Sette Cama, whose name is the subject of many hypotheses. The most common hypothesis is that the name, which literally means "seven graves", refers to a Portuguese ship that ran aground not far from the coast and whose seven bodies were found buried on the site of the present village. However, the village cemetery seems to contradict this version, since no Portuguese are buried there.