Have you ever seen a hippopotamus surf? If not, you should definitely put Gabon on your list of places to visit. Tourists flock to Gabon for its amazingly diverse forests and parks. A full 10% of Gabon's land area was protected and turned into national parkland in 2002 by President El Hadj Omar Bongo. The most famous of Gabon's national parks is Loango National Park, which encompasses savanna, dense forests and unspoiled white sand beaches. In the forests, you'll find elephants and even families of gorillas. The beaches are home to the famous surfing hippos-if you're lucky, you'll see them playing in the waves just off the shore.  Further away from the beach, you can spot whales and dolphins. Visiting Loango National Park helps maintain this amazing ecosystem. The money you spend

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