1,700 for single pax
ACCOMMODATION:
LIBREVILLE : No included
LAMBARÉNÉ : Agn Beach.
LOPE : Hotel Lope.
NJOLE: hôtel NJOLE

DESCRIPTION

Gabon boasts an incredible wealth of biodiversity due to its abundant tropical rainforest (87% of its territory). It is known as the second lung of the planet due to its fauna and flora, where largeconcentrations of lowlandgorillas, chimpanzees and forest elephants can be found. It also has one of the largest marine reserves in Africa, home to a large colony of humpback whales and leatherback turtles.

In Gabon you can have the opportunity to spend time with the local people, as well as attend a Bwiti Dissoumba night. All this diversity makes for one of the best travel experiences one can have.

INFORMATION

PAYEMENT TERMS: 50 % of total amount payement to prepare the Tour and the rest of 50% will be sold out on arrival in Libreville
IMPORTANT WARNING:Gabon is a virgin destination for tourism. To experience this enigmatic country on the west coast of Africa is synonymous with travelling like a true explorer, which means that it is a destination where you will encounter certain discomforts. We must be willing to explore, to discover and therefore to improvise during the journey if necessary. <br> We will have to accept unjustified delays, sometimes very high temperatures, but above all we will have to be determined to embrace the place and its people with kindness and, above all, humility. Despite these discomforts, we will be embarking on a true expedition that will remain in our memories for the rest of our lives.
Note: In the event that the accommodation offered on this route is fully booked on the date of booking, we will provide an alternative or at least the same category as the accommodation offered on this route.

Day 1 :

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO LIBREVILLE

On arrival at Libreville, capital of the Gabonese Republic, we will be met and then taken to the hotel is near the airport and has the town's best beaches.

It is in the northwest of the country, and is a quiet coastal town with more than 15 km of coastline.

Overnight in Libreville

Day 2 :

LIBREVILLE

In the morning city tour of libreville.A stroll through the Mont Bouet market or a fresh fish lunch at Plaine Oreti will give you an idea of the liveliness of this city.In the evening we will attend a Bwiti ceremony nearby the town.

This ceremony is one of the most spectacular ceremony in Africa. During this ceremony the initiated consume all along the ceremony a plant called Iboga that allows them to connect with their ancestors. They will dance with fire all night. We will attend the bwiti ceremony during two days.

This time it will be the bwiti dissoumba with some differences, we will visit a temple of the tribe Tsogo who is one the first tribe to learn the bwiti with the pygmys.

During the dry season (from June to September) there are a lot of initiation in Gabon and this offers us the opportunity to witness one of the most amazing ceremony in Africa

In the morning during the stay in libreville we will go to the beach or visit the arboretum raponda walker where we will have to know the differents type of wood we have in Gabon and their use also

Day 3 :

LIBREVILLE – LAMBARENE

After the breakfast we will leave the capital to go to Lambaréné after 5 hours of road we will reach the town and our hotel in front of the Ogooué river. In the afternoon we will start the visit of the town till the temple where we will attend the bwiti ceremony and wait till the ceremony starts.
Overnight at Hotel Agneghe beach.(Bed and breakfast)

Day 4 :

LAMBARENE

After a night in the temple watching the ceremony Bwiti we will rest in the morning and wait the next night to attend. Bwiti, a spiritual discipline originating among the Babongo pygmies and adopted by the Fang people of Gabon, involves initiation ceremonies centered around the use of the iboga plant as a sacrament. The Fang, particularly, have adapted and syncretized the original Bwiti practices. These ceremonies, often involving nighttime rituals and the consumption of iboga, facilitate communication with the spiritual world and are seen as a means to connect with ancestors and achieve spiritual growth.

During our stay in Lambaréné we will spend our days with local people toi immerse ourselves in the tradition.

PS: WE WILL HAVE TO RESPECT THE TRADITION AND DURING THE PROCESS OF THE CEREMONY THERE ARE SOME PARTS MAYBE WE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEE AS CONSIDERED PRIVATE ONLY FOR THE INITIATED.

Overnight at Hotel Agneghe beach.(Bed and breakfast)

Day 5 :

LAMBARENE -LOPE

Early in the morning we will leave Lambaréné to continue to Lope national Park for about 7 hours in 4×4.

In the afternoon relax at the hotel or visit of the village and the museum of the park if the time allows us.

Overnight at the Hotel Lope (bed and breakfast)

Day 6 :

LOPE -NDJOLE

Lope National Park Gabon is one of the only parks in Africa where you can see the Mandrills. No other park in Central Africa is considered more vital for primates than Lopé National Park, the oldest and one of the most astounding biospheres on the African continent. Lope National Park Gabon is home to over 1400 endangered mandrills as well as 420 bird species, the national park is equally a stronghold for western gorillas, sun-tailed guenon, black colobus, chimpanzee and forest elephants who thrive in the forest gallery and fingers of lush, misty savannah interacting landscapes that were created at the end of the last Ice Age almost 12,000 years ago.

The parks vast wilderness covers 5,360km2 of virgin forest and intersects pockets of misty savannahs in its northern boundary. The first protected area in Gabon which was established in 1946, this UNESCO World Heritage-listed park nurtures one of Africa’s most important prehistoric sites and ecologically significant reserves for primates.

Our main activity will be the observation of mandrils in the morning. In the afternoon we will visit the village.

In the afternoon, Transfer to Ndjole by Train ( in case or any issue with delay or trafic we’ll get car and drive drive directly to Libreville for 7 h road on next day ) to spend the night and the next day continue to Libreville.

Overnight at the Hotel Ndjole (bed and breakfast)

Day 7 :

NDJOLE - LIBREVILLE

In the morning we will go by car to Libreville where we will spend the night with another bwiti ceremony.

Day 8 :

BWITI TRIBES

Bwiti Tribe Tour is a spiritual and cultural journey mainly held in Gabon, Central Africa. The tour includes traditional Bwiti Iboga ceremonies, jungle rituals, visits to Pygmy communities, and exploring natural wonders like Loango National Park, gorilla trekking, and wildlife safaris. These guided tours typically last from 7 to 14 days and offer a unique blend of self-discovery, healing, and deep cultural immersion.

It’s the last day end of tour