ODZALA KOKOUA NATIONAL PARK AND LESIO LUNA NATURAL RESERVE COMBINE TRIP
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What to carry.
- Travel bags and a backpack (no suitcase-if you must please let us know)
- Small daypack about 25 – 30 liters, suitable as hand luggage
- Solid, closed, ankle-high footwear with treaded sole
- Warm extra clothing (sweaters, hats, gloves)
- Rain cover (overpants, Jacket)
- Lightweight trousers in soft colors (beige or olive)
- Flashlight with batteries
- Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen (at least SPF 25.), grease pencil for the lips)
- Binoculars, Camera, night camera
- Additional meals (e.g. chocolates, candies, snacks)
- Personal medication
- Insect repellent
- Disinfectant for hands
About Gorilla trekking – (Optional)
- In order to be allowed to visit the gorillas, good health is a prerequisite. Infectious diseases can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, thus may at cold or flu, the animals cannot be visited!
- For the walk on rough and steep paths a good physical condition is required.
- For this trip you need a yellow fever vaccination. You must present a yellow fever vaccination in the form of an international original vaccination certificate. A malaria prophylaxis is recommended.
- For the chimpanzee and gorilla trekking a basic level of fitness is required BUT you don’t have to be a mountain climber to trek the gorillas, anybody can do it.
The Tour
- This tour takes a Minimum of 4 persons per group
- The tour departs every month a minimum of 3 months is required to book and confirm the tour.
- Good health is necessary to the gorillas to visit (because infectious diseases can be transmitted to humans from gorillas, the animals may not be visited during cold and flu!). Travel insurance is therefore recommended.
- To enter you need to have 6 months minimum valid passport.
The price of this tour is: 2,750 Euro per person based on the group of the 3+1 persons
All activities are free for the Tour Leader , a part from accommodation ( Hotels)
Included/Exclude
- Pick up from Maya – Maya International Airport
- Gorilla visita t Lesio Luna
- Government tax
- All the activities as indicated in the itinerary
- An English guide
- Car hire in Congo 4X4 Fuel/Gas/driver
- Park entry fees at Odzala Kokoua NP and Lesio Luna Natural reserve
- Community fee
- Conservation fees
- Accommodation in Brazzaville – Gamboma –Odzala Kokoua NP - (Single room)
- Meals at Odzala Kokoua NP and Lesio Luna
- Bottle of water per day
- Company fees
- Invitation letter (Congo)
- Boat hire
- Tips
- Items of personal nature
- Entry visa
- Special drinks in the camp (Alcool, beer etc…)
- Full board ( All Meals) in Brazzaville
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Arrival from Brazzaville Maya Maya International Airport
You are welcome by our representative upon arrival at the international Airport Maya Maya of Brazzaville where you will be picked and we will provide you border assistance, baggage clearance and later on ushered to your private car for hotel transfer. After hotel check-in, a short briefing with the guide to fine- tune details of the next day to Brazzaville. Diner and night at the Edmond Hotel
Brazzaville City Tour and River Congo Boat Cruise
In the morning after breakfast, we leave the hotel and to start our City Tour of Brazzaville. Diner and overnight at Edmond Hotel
- City tour of Brazzaville
- Nabemba Tower
- St Anne Basilica
- Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzaville Memorial
- The Art Market
- Poto-Poto School of Painting
- Statue of Liberty
- Congo Rapids
Corniche Walk
- River Congo Boat Cruise
- Sapeurs Performance
Brazzaville – Lesio Luna Natural Reserve – Gamboma City
The Lésio-Louna Reserve, also known as Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna, was developed by a partnership between the Republic of Congo and UK registered charity The Aspinall Foundation. The area was established as a gorilla sanctuary by a decree in 1999, which was repealed and replaced in 2009 by a new decree creating the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna in its current form. It is managed by a collaboration between The Aspinall Foundation and the Ministry of Forest Economy. Earlier in the morning departure from Brazzaville to the Lesio Luna Natural Reserve to see the gorillas in the islands. We will take you as close a possible without putting you in danger from the gorilla or the gorilla in danger of games from tourists. Diner and overnight at Gamboma Keni Hotel.
Gamboma City – Imabalanga Camp ( Odzala Kokoua National Park Entry East)
Today earlier in the morning we shall leave Gamboma City straight to Imbalanga Camp at Odzala Kokoua National Park where we shall our first observation to the Bai called Imbalanga Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Congo is one of Africa’s oldest national parks; designated in 1935 and receiving Biosphere Reserve status in 1977. Covering an expansive 13,546 km2 area, Odzala-Kokoua lies in the heart of the Congo Basin, the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon. The Congo Basin spans more than two million square kilometres across six countries, and accounts for 18% of the world's remaining rainforest. Humans have occupied the area for over 50,000 years, yet it is still one of the most biologically diverse and species-rich areas on the planet, while the basin delivers clean water, food and shelter to more than 75 million people. In 2010, African Parks entered into a 25-year-long agreement with the Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment to protect this globally significant park. Once we arrive to the base we shall observe the animals at Imbalanga Bai after lunch time and to go the Moba Bai for the 2nd observation of wild animals. Diner and overnight.
Imbalanga Camp - Moba Bai – Lokoue Bai – Imbalanga Camp
Earleir in the mroning at around 4 :45am we shall leave the camp to star tour game viewing within the park up to Moba Bai for the morning observation of the Bai where several animals species come to eat the salt minral such as : forest elephants, forest buffaloes, birds, antelopes , gorillas and during the game viewing if we are lucky can see a alot animals. After the observation in the bai we shall have a nature walk in the rainforest up to the embarcadere at Moba beach ; Then from Moba beach our boat cruise on the Mambili River can start. This amazing activitiy is going to take us deep to the park and during the cruise many animal can be seen like elephanst,crocodiles on the trees, monkeys . The mai goal of this cruise is to attend the Lokoue Bai and Lokoue Camp. Lunch and swimming time at the bai and return to Imbalanga Camp. Diner and overnight at Imbalanga Camp.
Odzala Kokoua National Park – Brazzaville
After the breakfast earlier in the morning we will leave the camp back straight to Brazzaville. We shall leave the park at around 6am and to arriver between 3pm – 4pm in the capital city. Diner and overnight at Edmond Hotel.
Brazzaville – Germany
In the morning after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back to your home country.
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Pick up and transfer to your hotel
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Check in and departure
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End of the tour
