Akanda National Park is one of 13 National Parks in Gabon set up in 2002 by President Omar Bongo after a two-year study by the DFC, WCS and WWF. The 13 national parks are designed to represent the biodiversity of the country and encourage tourism. Akanda National Park is located in the northeast of the country, near Libreville, with coastline along the Mondah and Corisco bays.

The national park is composed mainly of mangrove and tidal beach habitats. Gabon has only 2.5% of the total mangrove swamp in Africa, but Akanda together with the nearby Pongara National Park comprises 25% of the total protected mangrove in the continent. They play an important role in the ecosystem and help stabilize the coastline around Libreville. Human encroachment from both building and crop planting are a threat to both parks.

Both of the bays are rich in marine life, and Corisco bay provides an important feeding area for turtles. Akanda is internationally important as a site for migratory birds and is home to the largest populations of such birds in Gabon. It is an IUCN Critical Site.

We will pick you up in the early morning at your hotel in Libreville and then bring you to the site, where you will get a tour in Akanda National Park by boat as well as a guided walk in the park. You will enjoy peaceful meals in the tranquility of the lagoon and only the sounds of the birds and the animals accompanying you. Tonight you will sleep in the serenity of the forest of Akanda. 

Price:
– Per person: 499 usd

Includes:
– Guided walking tour in the forest
– River tour in a motorized boat
– 3 meals
– Lagoon fishing if desired
– Open bar
– Pool (near the lunch site)