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Eliana Pomerantz
This fly-in journey delivers you straight into the heart of the Congo rainforest for a unique safari experience. Your destination is Odzala-Kokoua National Park, a swathe of majestic primary forest famed for its biodiversity. Once virtually inaccessible, the forest teems with wildlife ranging from western lowland gorillas, elephants and forest buffalo to dazzling clouds of butterflies and a vast array of birds. A few eco-sensitive lodges are now scattered throughout the forest, carefully built into the landscape and each reflecting a different aspect of it such as rainforest, wetlands and savannah.
Lango Baï, a natural, swampy clearing in the forest with large deposits of minerals, holds a magnetic attraction for huge flocks of African green pigeons and African grey parrots, as well as for herds of forest buffalo by day and forest elephants by night. For bird watchers it offers excellent opportunities to watch forest birds, which curiously are not particularly wary of humans walking 3-4 m above ground level.
Remote areas in Africa are under threat and need to be commercially viable in order to be protected and Kamba African Rainforest Experiences is taking an innovative approach to pioneering eco-tourism in the Congo Basin. The aim is to be a conservation actor by providing added value to the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park through the development of tourism, and every visit counts. Today, Kamba African Rainforest Experiences are gaining fast traction with travellers who visit the pristine Congo Basin to experience the dense population of western lowland gorillas, herds of rare forest elephants, shy bongo, and many more species through a 7-night, 10-night, or 11-night Kamba Journey combining Ngaga Lodge, Lango Lodge, and Mboko Lodge.
Located in the north-west region of the Republic of the Congo, discover two unique camps inside the pristine Odzala-Kokoua National Park, and a third on a private concession bordering the national park. This is a lowland rainforest characterised by a network of bais, rivers, marshes and swamps. This vast and truly wild region, with its wide range of landscapes and habitat, is home to an incredible diversity of life. Forest elephant, leopard, bongo, forest buffalo, giant forest hog and hippo live alongside the greatest density of western lowland gorilla in Africa.
After arriving into Brazzaville, take your light aircraft flight to Ngaga Camp to begin your lowland gorilla safari. Wake at dawn to begin your day with a light breakfast before setting off at 6am for your first gorilla trek. Meet your guide and expert tracker who will accompany you for the day. Depending on the location of the gorillas, treks can vary in length from just two hours to a full day. Once you locate the gorillas enjoy the moment and quietly capture these incredible creatures on camera. In the afternoon you will have a chance to experience another forest walk with an expert guide, keeping an eye out for unique birds and primates. The walk will extend into the evening to seek out nocturnal forest life.
Explore the area surrounding Lango Camp and head out to the Bais on foot and enjoy close encounters with wildlife such as forest elephants. You will return camp for lunch before choosing to either relax at camp, head out on a forest and bai adventure walk, or participate in some bird watching from the camp deck. You will be transferred by way of a game drive followed by walking on a raised wooden path through the swamp to Mboko Camp which will be your home for your last two nights in Odzala- Kokoua. Add to your birding count or seek out red river hog and harnessed bushbuck which are regularly seen around camp. Have the option to take some time for relaxation or opt to go for a river cruise on the Lekoli River, swimming in the Likeni River or a guided forest walk.
This area of lush meadow-like savanna forest buffalo, forest elephant and spotted hyena are frequently seen. As well as spotting wildlife either on foot, boat or vehicle enjoy the smaller details, such as seasonal flowers and butterflies and colobus monkeys and grey parrot in the tree canopies. Near the edge of the park there is the chance to visit the nearby villages and interact with the local people. Boat & kayaking safaris are available along the Lekoli River. Look out for unique species during your trip such as forest elephants, buffalo, sitatunga and a range of primates. Head back to camp for dinner.
Lango Camp can only be combined with Ngaga Camp & Mboko Camp on a journey through the central African rainforests. Whilst the main focus at Ngaga Camp is the tracking of gorillas and gorilla research, Lango Camp offers a completely different and broader range of experiences.
The focus of safari activities at Lango is on the bais, salines, rivers and savannahs with most being a combination of walking and boating, together with some driving. In this exclusive safari camp Forest Elephants, Forest Buffalo, Western Sitatunga and Spotted Hyena are all regular visitors which can view viewed at all times of the day. Nocturnal visitors to the bai include the rare Bongo, Leopard and Red River Hog. Harnessed Bushbuck and various forest duiker species can be encountered nearby, and Guereza Colobus monkeys are resident in camp. The camp is a great place for primate viewing as the Odzala-Kokoua National Park has eleven species of diurnal primates; the highest of any forest region in central Africa.
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