Things to see and do Parc National Du Niokolo Koba

There are two official entrances to the park: Dar Salam and Oubadji. There is a guard post where you have to buy a visitor's permit. It is mandatory to take an official guide to visit the park. You will find them at the park entrance in Dar Salam, where the office of the guides who have been trained by the park office is located. Some are specialized in fauna, others in flora. They will take you directly to where the animals have their habits.

The Simenti area, which extends from the large viewpoint to the Goose Paw, is the most popular part of Niokolo Koba Park. It is here that one meets the large ponds, along the Gambia and Niokolo Koba, and thus the large gatherings in dry season. Buffalos and hippotragues come to drink by tens, while monkeys, crocs and hippos populate the edges of the river. It is the queen region of the tourist, and it is often the only one to be accessible during the winter. Some fords become much more difficult.

It is the highest point of the park, a high plateau (311 m), which can be reached only by a difficult road, practicable only in 4x4. Once at the top, the panorama is lunar, and the animals, often the rarest of the park, are all the more appreciated. Chimpanzees and Derby elands, the largest antelopes in the world, live mostly here, and if you have to see elephants (probably a miracle), no need to look elsewhere. The place lives up to its position, difficult to access, and it is no coincidence that it is a favorite of many researchers.