🇬🇦 Gabon
Gabon is coast, jungle and little else in between: black-sand beaches, lowland gorillas in Loango, and a Francophone capital that most travellers pass through. Roads are rough and tourism barely developed.
🇬🇦 Gabon at a glance
Gabon is coast, jungle and little else in between: black-sand beaches, lowland gorillas in Loango, and a Francophone capital that most travellers pass through. Roads are rough and tourism barely developed.
Wildlife travellers after gorillas, elephants and empty Atlantic beaches.
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When to go to Gabon
What the season feels like
June–September dry season in the south makes park roads and beach access far easier.
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What Gabon is known for
- Loango beach elephants
- Lopé forest transects
- Libreville Pongara sunsets
- Setté-Cama lagoon villages
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