Loango Beach & Forest Safari — 6 Nights
Track forest elephants on white-sand beaches where the rainforest meets the Atlantic
Overview
Loango National Park is where the rainforest tumbles straight onto the Atlantic, and it delivers a safari found nowhere else on earth. Over six nights you track forest elephants and buffalo as they wander out of dense jungle onto empty white-sand beaches, watch hippos body-surf in the ocean swell, and glide through mangrove lagoons alive with birds. This is the wilderness David Attenborough's crew made famous as 'Africa's last Eden' — remote, pristine and reached only by light aircraft and boat.
You stay six nights inside the park, splitting your time between a comfortable lagoon-side lodge and a remote forest bush camp on the Akaka waterways. Days blend beach game drives, boat safaris on the Iguéla lagoon and the Akaka's flooded forest, and guided forest walks in search of western lowland gorillas, red river hogs and habituated mandrill troops. Between July and September, humpback whales and their calves breach just offshore, and from November to January leatherback and olive ridley turtles nest on the beaches. All charter flights from Libreville, park fees, boat transfers and guiding are included.
Who It's For
Well-travelled safari-goers who have done the classic East and Southern African circuits and want something genuinely different and exclusive — comfortable with rustic-luxury camps, boat travel and forest walking, and drawn to a wilderness almost no one else has seen.
Package Highlights
Watch forest elephants and buffalo emerge from the jungle onto Atlantic beaches
See Loango's famous surfing hippos playing in the ocean swell
Boat safaris on the Iguéla lagoon and the flooded Akaka forest
Track western lowland gorillas and habituated mandrill troops on foot
Humpback whales breaching offshore from July to September
Nesting leatherback and olive ridley turtles from November to January
Stay lagoon-side and at a remote forest bush camp deep in the park
All charter flights from Libreville, park fees, boats and guiding included
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Met on arrival at Libreville's Léon-Mba International Airport and transferred to your hotel on the Atlantic seafront. Time to rest after your international flight, with an optional walk along the Bord de Mer or a visit to the Marché du Mont-Bouët. Your guide briefs you on the days ahead over dinner before the morning flight into the park.
🏨 Accommodation: Nomad Hotel, Libreville
🍽️ Meals: Bed & Breakfast
Featured Lodges & Accommodation
Loango Lodge
📍 Central Africa
Lagoon-view chalet · Full board basis
From $780 per person per night
Akaka Bush Camp
📍 Central Africa
Forest tented room · Full board basis
From $720 per person per night
Pricing & Options
All prices per person sharing. Customize any tier to your preferences.
Classic Loango Safari
(~$1,583/night)
Loango Lodge & Akaka Bush Camp with all charter flights, park fees, boat safaris and guiding included
Get QuotePrivate Loango Safari
(~$2,083/night)
Private guide and boat throughout, upgraded chalets and an extra beach night to slow the pace
Get QuoteWhat's Included & Excluded
✓ Included
- ✓ 1 night Nomad Hotel, Libreville (B&B)
- ✓ 3 nights Loango Lodge (FB)
- ✓ 2 nights Akaka Bush Camp (FB)
- ✓ Return charter flights Libreville–Loango
- ✓ All boat transfers and boat safaris in the park
- ✓ Loango National Park fees and community levies
- ✓ Guided beach game drives and forest walks
- ✓ Professional English-speaking guide and local trackers
- ✓ All meals as specified on safari
- ✓ Airport meet-and-greet and transfers
✗ Excluded
- ✗ International flights to and from Libreville
- ✗ Gabon eVisa
- ✗ Travel insurance (mandatory)
- ✗ Drinks and personal expenses
- ✗ Yellow fever vaccination and antimalarials
- ✗ Tips and gratuities
- ✗ Optional sport-fishing excursions
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Best Time to Travel
The long dry season from May to September offers the most comfortable weather, calm seas for boat safaris and the humpback whale migration (July–September) offshore. The short dry season from mid-December to mid-February coincides with turtle nesting on the beaches. The heaviest rains fall March to April and October to November, when some forest camps close, though wildlife remains and the forest is at its most dramatic.
Why Choose This Package
The only safari on earth where forest elephants walk white-sand Atlantic beaches
Loango's surfing hippos, breaching whales and nesting turtles in season
Boat, beach and forest safaris in one of Africa's least-visited wildernesses
Charter flights and boat transfers included — remote access made seamless
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From $9,500 per person | 7 Days / 6 Nights
⚡ Limited availability for peak season 2026 — book early to secure your dates