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Gabon Visa Requirements to Visit Lopé-Okanda National Park
July 4th, 2010
Gabon is justly famous for its nature parks, which protect a variety of different habitats for native African plants and animals, including Lopé-Okanda National Park, this week's featured UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lopé-Okanda National Park includes vast stretches of well-preserved tropical rainforests as well as savannahs. It is home to more large threatened African mammals than any other African rainforest. The world's largest known group of primates was found here: a troop of more than 1,300 mandrill.
Lopé-Okanda National Park may be filled with wildlife, but it is also a place with a rich human history. Archaeological remains from this region indicate Stone Age and Iron Age settlements, and they tell the story of the migration of the Bantu people into the Congo Forests. They l
Gabon Visa Requirements For Tourists
April 18th, 2010
While tourism in Gabon is still an underdeveloped industry, it is definitely on the rise as more and more travelers discover the country's mix of exotic wildlife and breathtaking vistas.
According to Wikipedia, roughly 85 percent of Gabon is covered in tropical rainforests, creating habitats for everything from gorillas to elephants to many different types of birds. Starting in 2000, the Gabonese government began promoting ecotourism and luxury tourism to further develop this sector of the economy. Approximately 155,000 tourists came to Gabon that year, a tremendous increase from the previous year.
However, the US Department of State notes the the availability of tourist facilities is spotty outside of Libreville, the capital city. Where available, accommodations outside of Libreville ca
Get a Gabon Visa to See Hippos Surf
December 3rd, 2009
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
