Lopé National Park is in the Central Highlands region of Gabon. The Lopé-Okanda ecosystem and landscape was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007.
Understand
[edit]History
[edit]The wildlife reserve was established in 1946, the first in the country.
Landscape
[edit]Most of the park consists of rainforests. In the north, there is wide savannah that was created 15,000 years ago during the Ice Age.
Flora and fauna
[edit]Climate
[edit]Get in
[edit]Fees and permits
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]There is a small research station named Mikongo, run by the Zoological Society of London. It is based in the village of the same name, which has some tourist infrastructure.
Do
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]Lodging
[edit]Camping
[edit]Backcountry
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