Our full-day tours
by boat or by car
Boat-tour on the Fernan-Vaz lagoon, to visit the Mission Sainte Anne, the Gorilla Island and the Mpivie River
THE ”MISSION SAINTE ANNE”
THE ”MISSION SAINTE ANNE”
In addition to
the CULTURAL ATTRACTION of its iron church built in the workshops of Gustave
Eiffel in 1889, you will discover on
foot its majestic bamboo cathedral.
You will cross
TRADITIONAL VILLAGES where the Myene (Bantou) customs are still respected, you
will have the opportunity to meet the local population and visit their
PLANTATIONS.
You will
discover an exuberant exotic flora composed of various orchids and lesser known
fruit trees like the mangosteen tree, breadfruit tree and the African pear
tree.
The Mission
also shelters numerous bird species: hornbill, parrot, sunbird, weaver,
flycatcher and owl. A huge colony of fruit-eating bats nests near the
Fernan-Vaz Lagoon
TOUR
SEQUENCE
- Full-day tour
- Departure
in the morning to the town of Omboue (half hour driving distance)
- Access
by boat from Omboue (half hour sailing distance)
- Visit
to the mission and typical villages
- Picnic
on the mission included
- *In
option, discover the Mpivie River (extra 2 hours sailing)
- *As an
extension to the tour package, visit to the Gorilla Island on the
way back
- Arrival at the lodge by night
- Maximum of 8 persons
*THE GORILLA
ISLAND
During the
one-hour tour, a specialist of primates will explain the project then guide you
through the island to observe different groups of gorillas living in
semi-captivity.
TOUR SEQUENCE
- A few
minutes by boat from the Mission Sainte Anne
- After
the “Mission Sainte Anne tour”, on the way back
- After
the picnic, visit of the Gorilla Island
- Arrival at the lodge by night
- Maximum of 8 persons
*DISCOVER THE MPIVIE RIVERYou’ll go up a narrow channel winding its way through thick luxurious vegetation, where it is easy and SAFE to see some crocodiles (“Niloticus”, “dwarf” or “long-nosed”) and Nile monitor sunbathing.
You will go
along the tree-lined banks through a patchwork of papyrus, bamboo, raffia,
palm-nut and pandanus, a patchwork hosting numerous bird species highly
appreciated by ORNITHOLOGISTS. You will see the green-backed heron, the fishing
owl, the African fish eagle and many others.
TOUR
SEQUENCE
- After
the “Mission Santa Anna tour”
- Boat
ride (2 extra hours of sailing)
- Departure
after the picnic to discover the Mpivie River
- *In
option, visit to the Gorilla Island on the way back
- Arrival at the camp by night
- Maximum of 8 persons
4x4 tour to the village of Ndougou
THE BOTANICAL
GARDEN OF NDZALOUNGOU
Heading for Libreville
in an air-conditioned 4-wheel drive, we drive across a secondary forest clump
and huge banana plantations, we reach the village of Ndougou and this
WONDERFUL CONCENTRATION OF EXOTIC FLORA.
A botanist will lead you through this
genuine museum of fragrant tropical fauna. The experience will fill your eyes with
colors and provide you with local medicinal recipes to take back home.
This
OUTSTANDING ORNITHOLOGIST TOUR gives you to see almost all the species of
Gabon’s hornbill, various species of bee-eaters and turaco, a colony of barbet,
souimanga.
You’ll observe
many monkeys, and some wonderful motley insects.
TOUR SEQUENCE- Full-day tour
- Start
in the morning to the Ndougou village (1 hour car ride)
- Visit
of the botanic garden with a local guide
- Picnic included
- Return
around 5:00 pm (1 hour car ride)
- Maximum of 10 persons
* Driving through wonderful landscapes, we sometimes ride on bumpy uncomfortable tracks. Indicated times may vary according to road and weather conditions.