FEATURED SITE! ...take me to the land of surfin' hippos!

"The pure African experience" begins as soon as you enter Operation Loango's home page and are greeted by the sounds of birds, frogs and elephants.    From here you will be taken on a virtual tour of Loango National Park and the wildest side of Gabon!  Read all about Operation Loango's conservation efforts, extensive research and echo-tourism developments in the region.   Details on charter flights , excursions,  facilities, prices, reservations etc are all neatly laid out and self explanatory.  Very professional site and the photos are exquisite.   Take a look ... you will be dead impressed!  Better still pack your bag and go see the REAL GABON!  You will absolutely love it!

We have done a bit of  boondoo* bashing and exploring ourselves!  Take a look at our short adventures from Libreville (with lots of pics) in the Post Report.  

A little gem covering both Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe.  What I like about this book is the candid and no-nonsense way in which it is written while still being very informative.  Everything you need to know about how, what, where, when and why is in there! <<Buy from Amazon.co.uk                            Buy from Amazon.de>>

CIA - The World Factbook  all the facts and figures.  Up to date.

US Department of State Post Reports  advice for US Embassy staff being posted to Libreville.  Useful info for everyone else!

US Department of State Consular Information Sheet again, aimed at US citizens traveling abroad but the info is up to date.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK)  general advice on safety precautions, local travel, laws and customs, visa requirements and travelers tips.

Embassy of the United States in Libreville information on American citizen services, medical and legal providers, investment in Gabon, Peace Corp activities etc etc.

Lonely Planet a few decent hints for potential travelers on a (large) budget but Libreville is hardly "Miami Beach in the making" ... not even close folks!!!

Real Post Reports what's it like living in Gabon?  Someone else has something to say!

National Geographic  feature on President Omar Bongo's plan to create 13 national parks in Gabon.

Gabon National Parks  highlights on park locations, flora and fauna, topography,  tourist facilities and how to get there (if applicable!!).

Review on La Lopé (Okanda) Reserve  author visited Gabon in June 2002 and posted on Epinions.com.

La Lopé (Fauna) Reserve how to reach from Libreville, guided tour suggestions,  accommodation facilities etc.

Hotel Olako is located in Omboué, a tiny coastal village in the Ogooué Maritime region in southern Gabon.  Although this web site is the hotel's homepage, it provides a wonderful glimpse into an area of Gabon that has to be seen to be believed!  

World Angler Magazine go fishing for Tarpon in Gabon!

Tour operator : Equasud  based in Libreville.  Site offers an overview of various tourists destinations in Gabon, what, when and how to see.  Nice photos.

Tour operator : Mistral Voyages have offices in Marseille, Libreville, Port- Gentil and São Tomé.  The site is quite informative and well put together - very "flash"!  I've heard good things about their services here in Libreville ... question is, can they help a person whose French is not parfait? 

Tour operator : Eurafrique-Voyages  this site was obviously created by someone who recently discovered Macromedia Flash.  If you are not dizzy by the time you have finished surfing, you should work in a discotheque!  At least it is in French and English (of sorts ) and worth checking out.  The newly re-opened "Le Village d'Evaro" in Lambaréné looks like a nice place to visit!

CDC Traveler's Health  everything you need to know about staying healthy, what to bring, inoculation advice and up to date disease outbreak information.

NHS Fit for Travel UK National Health Service provides advice on vaccines and malaria. 

American International School of Libreville details are current.  If you get an error page, try and try again as "gabon.net" is often down.

Le Meridien Re-Ndama one of the better hotels in town with quite a funky facade.  The building and grounds look well maintained ... an anomaly in Libreville!  Situated close to town, although right on the waterfront with a great view, there is no beach and the surf brings in all sorts of unmentionables.  Tennis courts, nice pool and very average gym.

Atlantique Hotel a large sprawling structure right on the beach front.   Photos on website give a good indication of how wonderful it could look with a regular coat of paint.  The beach is really quite nice for walks (with shoes) and their Sunday brunch is very popular.  Quite far in the northern part of town close to the airport.

Intercontinental Okoume Palace supposedly top rated but in dire need of renovation, a landscapist and a new chef.  Decent enough pool and very good fitness centre, average shopping arcade, nice ocean view.  You have to cross a 4 lane highway to get to the beach (wear shoes) so watch out for those crazy taxi drivers! 

Country Watch info and news on Gabon (subscription required).

AllAfrica direct link to Gabon's latest news and interesting bites from various media sources.

Gabon News news about Gabon and other countries in the region.

Africa Online an alternative site for Africa news.

Thomas C. Barry Travel Fellowship Summer 2002- An article published by Colleen Carey entitled Local Environmental NGOs in Gabon.   A brief (ideological) but quite amusing account of her time spent working in Gabon.  I do not know why but I kind of enjoyed the excerpt  "My Gabonese friends would often say wistfully, "If only we had been colonized by the English..." It's hard to say whether they are justified." Gasp!   Go to site of origin.