August 2024
Last July I spent two weeks in the rarely visited Odzala-Kokoua National Park at the Republic of Congo. This national park is one of the oldest in Africa and protects forests of half the size of Belgium. Spread within the forest are natural swamp clearings, so called bais, where animals gather to ingest mineral rich water and plants. If you are patient you encounter forest elephants, western lowland gorillas, forest buffaloes and African grey parrots among others.
With the help of the excellent guides of Kambaafrica and African Parks I was able to make walks through swamp forests, long boat rides on the Mambili river, gorilla trackings and a flight over the tree tops, giving me an unforgettable impression of the endless central African rainforest.
Please visit the photo gallery of Odzala-Kokoua.
