LOBÉKE PYGMIES

In Lobéké national park, there are continuously small “bai” or forest clearings that attract a large variety of fauna with large mammals (gorillas, chimpanzees, elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes). The Lobéké has a rich and varied biodiversity in plant and wildlife resources as there are 45 mammals species, 305birds species, 18 reptiles species, 16 amphibians species, 134 fishes species, 215 butterflies species, 764 plant species belonging to 102 families which have been identified. Faunal Reserve in southeast Cameroon, Baka Pygmies endeavor to live as they have always done: off the forest and firmly within it .A remarkable character trait in Baka pygmies is the instinct to bolster their security. They hardly get trampled by a charging elephant or spanked by an incensed gorilla. Any sign of danger and the Baka pygmy is behind or on a tree top beyond reach.

Duration: 09 days -8 nights

Price: $6400 - 7500USD per Person

Minimum Tourist: 1 person

ITINERARY

Day 1: Yaoundé- Bertoua- Batouri (driving day, 440 kilometers on tarred road, about 7 hours); overnight in a motel.

Day 2: Batouri – Yokadouma- Mambele(driving day, 360 kilometers on untarred road, about 7 hours); overnight in a motel.

Day 3: Mambélé- Lobeke national park; safari in the parc, camping in the forest, overnight in tents.

Day 4: Safari in Lobéké National Park the whole day; overnight in tents.

Day 5: Lobeke- Mambele- Yokadouma: safari in the morning, then return to Mambele. Drive to Yokadouma, and overnight in a motel.

Day 6: Yokadouma- Bertoua- Yaoundé.

Details of the tour

DZANGA SANGHA EXPEDITION

This trip takes in a long route into the rainforest to see the most remote set of jungles in Central Africa, and includes visa sponsorship, guiding, permits, transport, wildlife tracking permission, accommodation, and security. We use midrange hotels and lodges in the forest at our discretion based on which are in the best condition.Dzanga Sangha Park (and Dzanga Bai and the local resident lowland gorillas) is known as the single best wildlife watching spot in Africa outside of the Serengetti, with denser forest.

Details of the tour

Duration: 15 Days

Price: $9500 - $10700USD per Person

Minimum Tourist: 1 person

ITINERARY

Day 1: Welcome at Yaounde international airport, transfer to hotel for diner and overnight

Day 2: Yaounde- Abong Mbang- Lomie

Drive to Lomie, with stops on the way to visit touristic attractions. Diner and overnight in hotel

Day 3: Lomie- Mambele

Drive from Lomie ; visit pygmy camps on the way and chat with them to understand their way of life. Dinner and overnight in the WWF guest house.

Day 4: Mambele- Lobeke national park

Safaris in Lobeke national park, spend the afternoon watching animals in “petite savanna”. Overnight in tents around “petite savanna” watchtower.

Day 5: Lobeke national park

Morning safaris in petite savanna watchtower, then walk 8 kilometers in forest to “Djangui” bai. Spend the rest of the day at “Djangui” watch tower. Camping around Djangui bai.

Day 6: Lobeke national park

Morning safaris in Djangui bai, then walk back to petite savanna bai. Overnight in tents.

Day 7: Lobeke national park- Mambele

Morning safaris in petite savanna bai, then walk to the car pick up point. Return to Mambele, and drive to Libongo. Overnight in a small hotel.

Day 8: Libongo- Dzanga Sanga

After breakfast, board a motorized canoe to Central African Republic via river sangha. Check in the hotel and enjoy the afternoon at the bank of the river sangha. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Dzanga Sangha: Gorilla tracking.

Drive to Bai Hokou where you will spend time tracking a group of Western Lowland Gorillas. Dzanga Sangha and its neighbors in Congo Nouabale-Ndoki National Park and Odzala are the only places in the world where you can find habituated Lowland Gorillas.

Day 10: Dzanga Sangha: elephants

Visit to Dzanga Bai. Dzanga Bai is large mineral rich clearing in the middle of the rainforest where forest elephants gather in large numbers to indulge in drinking the mineral rich waters that bubble up in places in this Bai. The interaction between so many different groups of Forest elephants ensure that no one can ever get bored at this place, while the possibility of some of the other normally shy forest creature like Bongo, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog, Sitatunga and Forest Buffalos visiting the Bai keep us alert.

Day 11: Dzanga Sangha:

Organization of a walk around a series of clearings in the forest. The chance of finding buffalos, elephants and several monkey species on this trek are good. You will also visit a group of habituated monkeys called Agile Mangabey, which have over 150 members with fascinating behavior. Leisure in the afternoon, for optional activities. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Dzanga Sangha- Libongo

After breakfast, board a motorized canoe to Libongo in Cameroon. Free relaxation in the village, and overnight.

Day 13: Libongo- Yokadouma- Batouri

Drive from Libongo to Yokadouma, visit the market and city, then continue driving to Batouri. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 14: Batouri- Bertoua- Yaounde

Drive to Bertoua, visit the city and continue to Yaounde. Dinner and overnight.

Day 15: Yaounde- return flight

City tour of Yaounde, with stops in markets and handicraft centers for some souvenirs. Transfer to the airport in the evening for the return flight.

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You must have travel insurance for this trip and yellow fever vaccination, and we do not typically book your international flights.

This tour does not include:

Reception and escort by a member of our team.

Transport in a four-wheel drive air-conditioned vehicle from reception all through the circuit.

Accommodation in air-conditioned rooms

Full board meals

Entrance fees to attractions

Guided tours of all the sites and attractions

Mountain guides and porters

This tour includes:

International flight fees (Roundtrip)

Costs related to travel formalities such as visa and immigration charges.

Costs related to travel insurance.

Additional expenses of the tourist such as the purchase of souvenirs or visit of sites and attractions out of Mount Cameroon Hiking program.

Tips and gifts (freewill gestures)

First aid kit