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.bn-hero-meta{flex-direction:column;width:100%}\r\n .bn-hero-meta-item{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(242,232,213,.08);padding:10px 14px}\r\n .bn-hero-meta-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}\r\n .bn-cta-trust{flex-direction:column}\r\n .bn-timeline-line{left:15px}\r\n .bn-tl-item{gap:13px;margin-bottom:34px}\r\n .bn-tl-dot{width:30px;height:30px}\r\n .bn-tl-dot-inner{font-size:.45rem}\r\n .bn-tl-title{font-size:1.05rem}\r\n .bn-tl-img{height:155px}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-hero\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-hero-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/586c4542-fe0a-4f7c-9e7d-98410dc15f3a.webp\" alt=\"Gabon rainforest canopy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-scanlines\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-hud\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-hud-inner\">\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-content\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-tag\"><span class=\"bn-eyebrow\">Gabon \u00b7 Central Africa<\/span><\/div>\r\n <h1 class=\"bn-hero-title\"><strong>Africa's Last<\/strong><br\/><em>Wild Frontier<\/em><\/h1>\r\n <p class=\"bn-hero-sub\">88% rainforest. 13 national parks. Elephants that wade into the Atlantic surf. Gorillas that watch you watching them. Gabon has guarded its wilderness for millennia \u2014 Asina Tour opens its gates.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-meta\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-label\">Duration<\/span><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-value\">8 \u2013 14 days<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-label\">Focus<\/span><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-value\">Wildlife & Ecology<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-label\">Best Season<\/span><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-value\">Jun \u2013 Sep<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-label\">Group Size<\/span><span class=\"bn-hero-meta-value\">2 \u2013 8 people<\/span><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-hero-cta\">\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-btn\">Start Your Wild Adventure <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <a href=\"\/destination\" class=\"bn-btn bn-btn--outline\">Explore Expeditions <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 RIBBON \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<div class=\"bn-ribbon bn-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-ribbon-track\">\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Loango National Park<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Forest Elephant Corridors<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Western Lowland Gorilla<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Humpback Whale Season<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">13 Protected National Parks<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">88% Rainforest Cover<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Surfing Hippos \u2014 Loango<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Loango National Park<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Forest Elephant Corridors<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Western Lowland Gorilla<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Humpback Whale Season<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">13 Protected National Parks<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">88% Rainforest Cover<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"bn-ribbon-item\">Surfing Hippos \u2014 Loango<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 INTRO \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-intro bn-fw bn-sp\" id=\"bn-about\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-intro-wm\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Gabon<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-intro-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"fade-left\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-eyebrow\">The Intact Wilderness<\/div>\r\n <h2>The Country That <span>Chose Nature<\/span> Over Everything Else.<\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"bn-intro-lede\">When the rest of the world was clearing forests, Gabon was designating them. Today, 88% of its land remains primary rainforest \u2014 a living cathedral that shelters species found nowhere else on Earth.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"bn-intro-body\">\r\n <p>In 2002, President Omar Bongo declared <strong>13 national parks<\/strong> covering 11.25% of the country's land area \u2014 one of the boldest conservation acts in African history. The result is a nation where forest elephants walk unafraid on ocean beaches and western lowland gorillas thrive in their largest remaining population.<\/p>\r\n <p><strong>Loango National Park<\/strong> \u2014 nicknamed \"Africa's Last Eden\" \u2014 is the centrepiece of every Asina expedition: a coastal wilderness where savannah, lagoon, beach and dense rainforest converge within a single landscape, and where humpback whales breach within sight of forest elephant tracks.<\/p>\r\n <p>Our Spanish-speaking naturalist guides are trained ecologists and trackers with decades of field experience in Gabon's protected ecosystems. They read the forest like a language \u2014 and teach you to do the same.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-fact-strip\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-fact\"><div class=\"bn-fact-num\">88%<\/div><div class=\"bn-fact-label\">Rainforest Coverage<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-fact\"><div class=\"bn-fact-num\">13<\/div><div class=\"bn-fact-label\">National Parks<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-fact\"><div class=\"bn-fact-num\">95K+<\/div><div class=\"bn-fact-label\">Forest Elephants<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-img-stack fade-right\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-img-frame\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kyle-de-Nobrega-Gabon-Loango-36-of-81-e1661263128826-2000x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loango National Park beach and forest\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-img-label\"><div class=\"bn-img-label-tag\">Loango \u00b7 Gabon<\/div><div class=\"bn-img-label-title\">Where Forest Meets the Atlantic<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-img-frame\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/view-from-above-loango-lodge-loango-national-park-1024x575-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view Loango Lodge\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-img-label\"><div class=\"bn-img-label-tag\">Aerial \u00b7 Loango Lodge<\/div><div class=\"bn-img-label-title\">The Canopy Perspective<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 EXPEDITION TIMELINE \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-timeline-section bn-fw bn-sp\" id=\"bn-itinerary\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-timeline-head fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-eyebrow\">Journey Log<\/div>\r\n <h2>The Loango <em>Expedition<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p>A day-by-day descent into one of Earth's last intact ecosystems. Each camp, each trail, each silence has been chosen by our naturalist team for maximum encounter and minimum impact.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-timeline\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-timeline-line\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-item fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-dot\"><span class=\"bn-tl-dot-inner\">D1<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-day\">Day 01 \u2014 Arrival<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-title\">Libreville: Gateway to the Last Eden<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-desc\">Land at L\u00e9on M'ba International Airport. Private transfer to your eco-lodge on the Libreville coast. Evening briefing with your naturalist guide: ecosystem overview, species profiles, tracking protocols and safety orientation. First jungle sounds at dusk \u2014 and the particular quality of equatorial darkness that no screen can replicate.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-tags\"><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Arrival<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Eco-Lodge<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Briefing<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Libreville<\/span><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-item fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-dot\"><span class=\"bn-tl-dot-inner\">D2<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-day\">Day 02\u201303 \u2014 Transit & First Encounter<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-title\">Into Loango: The Atlantic Edge<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-desc\">Fly or drive south to Port-Gentil, then boat into Loango National Park. Check in at Loango Lodge, perched above the lagoon. Afternoon beach walk \u2014 this is where forest elephants descend to the surf. At low tide, the tracks of the night are still visible in the sand: elephant, buffalo, sitatunga.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-tags\"><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Forest Elephants<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Lagoon<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Loango Lodge<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Atlantic Beach<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-img\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/view-from-above-loango-lodge-loango-national-park-1024x575-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loango Lodge aerial Gabon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-item fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-dot\"><span class=\"bn-tl-dot-inner\">D4<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-day\">Day 04\u201306 \u2014 Deep Forest<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-title\">Gorilla Tracking at Moukalaba-Doudou<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-desc\">Transfer to Moukalaba-Doudou National Park \u2014 home to one of the continent's highest densities of western lowland gorillas. Dawn tracking sessions with habituated groups, forest light filtering through 40-metre canopy. Evening spotlight walks along the park boundary for forest buffalo and red river hogs.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-tags\"><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Gorilla Tracking<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Dawn Forest<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Canopy<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Moukalaba-Doudou<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-img\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kyle-de-Nobrega-Gabon-Loango-36-of-81-e1661263128826-2000x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loango jungle expedition Gabon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-item fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-dot\"><span class=\"bn-tl-dot-inner\">D7<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-day\">Day 07\u201310 \u2014 Ocean & Lagoon<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-title\">Whale Season & Lagoon Safari<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-desc\">Return to Loango's coastal zone. June to September brings humpback whale breeding season \u2014 boat excursions into the Atlantic offer close encounters. Lagoon canoe at dusk: hippos, crocodiles and the migratory bird corridor above the papyrus beds. Sunsets over Ndogo Lagoon last about forty minutes and are worth the entire flight.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-tags\"><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Humpback Whales<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Lagoon Safari<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Hippos<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Canoe<\/span><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-item fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-dot\"><span class=\"bn-tl-dot-inner\">D11<\/span><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-day\">Day 11\u201314 \u2014 Departure<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-title\">Libreville & Return<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-desc\">Final night in Libreville. Optional visit to the SEGC gorilla research station at Lop\u00e9 National Park \u2014 Africa's longest-running primatology study. Debrief dinner with your guide, species count review, and the quiet realisation that you have crossed a place most of the world will never see.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tl-tags\"><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Research Station<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Lop\u00e9 NP<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Debrief<\/span><span class=\"bn-tl-tag\">Departure<\/span><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bn-divider bn-fw\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 WILDLIFE TRACKER \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-wildlife bn-fw bn-sp\" id=\"bn-wildlife\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-wildlife-head fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-eyebrow\">Species Tracker<\/div>\r\n <h2>Your <em>Wildlife Checklist<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p>Gabon's three flagship encounters \u2014 and the full supporting cast. Tick each species as you go.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tracker fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tracker-header\">\r\n <span class=\"bn-tracker-title\">\/\/ LOANGO EXPEDITION \u2014 SPECIES LOG<\/span>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tracker-status\"><span class=\"bn-tracker-dot\"><\/span>Live tracking \u2014 <span id=\"bn-count\">0<\/span> of 3 confirmed<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tracker-body\">\r\n <!-- ELEPHANT -->\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-item\" onclick=\"toggleSpecies(0)\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-left\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-check\" id=\"check-0\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-info\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-icon\">\ud83d\udc18<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-name\">Forest Elephant<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-sci\">Loxodonta cyclotis<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-desc\">Smaller and darker than their savannah cousins, Gabon's forest elephants are the park engineers of the Congo Basin \u2014 creating clearings, dispersing seeds and maintaining forest structure. Loango's beach herds are globally iconic: Africa's largest land mammal wading into Atlantic surf is an encounter found nowhere else on Earth.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-right\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gabon_elefanti_loango.jpg\" alt=\"Forest elephants Loango beach Gabon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-meta\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Population<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">95,000+ in Gabon<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Best Spot<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Loango Beach<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Encounter<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">High probability<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Season<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Year-round<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <!-- GORILLA -->\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-item\" onclick=\"toggleSpecies(1)\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-left\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-check\" id=\"check-1\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-info\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-icon\">\ud83e\udd8d<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-name\">Western Lowland Gorilla<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-sci\">Gorilla gorilla gorilla<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-desc\">Gabon holds the world's largest remaining population of western lowland gorillas \u2014 an estimated 35,000 individuals across its protected forests. At Moukalaba-Doudou and Lop\u00e9, habituated family groups allow guided approach on foot. Sitting in silence ten metres from a silverback belongs in a different category from any wildlife encounter you have had before.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-right\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bwindi-impenetrable-national-park.jpeg\" alt=\"Western lowland gorilla tracking\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-meta\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Population<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">~35,000 in Gabon<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Best Spot<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Moukalaba-Doudou<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Encounter<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Guided tracking<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Season<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Jun \u2013 Sep<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <!-- WHALE -->\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-item\" onclick=\"toggleSpecies(2)\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-left\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-check\" id=\"check-2\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-info\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-icon\">\ud83d\udc0b<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-name\">Humpback Whale<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-sci\">Megaptera novaeangliae<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-desc\">Between June and September, Gabon's Atlantic coast becomes one of the world's most important humpback whale breeding and calving grounds. Loango's offshore waters host hundreds of individuals annually. A whale surfacing against a backdrop of equatorial rainforest exists only here \u2014 on no other coast on Earth.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-right\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gabon-slider-mobile.jpg\" alt=\"Humpback whale Gabon Atlantic\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-species-meta\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Season<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Jun \u2013 Sep<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Best Spot<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Loango Offshore<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Encounter<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Boat excursion<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-meta-cell\"><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-label\">Count<\/div><div class=\"bn-meta-cell-val\">Hundreds annually<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-tracker-footer\">\r\n <span class=\"bn-tracker-counter\">Species confirmed: <span id=\"bn-count2\">0<\/span> \/ 3 flagship encounters<\/span>\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-btn\" style=\"padding:10px 20px;font-size:.68rem\">Track them in person <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-bonus-grid fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-bonus-card\"><div class=\"bn-bonus-icon\">\ud83e\udd9b<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-name\">Surfing Hippos<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-detail\">Loango \u00b7 Atlantic<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-bonus-card\"><div class=\"bn-bonus-icon\">\ud83d\udc0a<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-name\">Nile Crocodile<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-detail\">Lagoon Channels<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-bonus-card\"><div class=\"bn-bonus-icon\">\ud83e\udd9c<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-name\">African Grey Parrot<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-detail\">Forest Canopy<\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-bonus-card\"><div class=\"bn-bonus-icon\">\ud83d\udc06<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-name\">Forest Leopard<\/div><div class=\"bn-bonus-detail\">Dawn \u00b7 Rare<\/div><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bn-divider bn-fw\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TOURS \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-tours bn-fw bn-sp\" id=\"bn-tours\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-tours-head fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-eyebrow\">Three Expeditions<\/div>\r\n <h2>Choose Your <em>Gabon<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p>A focused wildlife encounter, a gorilla circuit, or the complete eco-expedition from coast to canopy \u2014 each itinerary reveals a different depth of the Last Eden.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cards\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-imgwrap\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gabon_elefanti_loango.jpg\" alt=\"Loango beach elephants Gabon\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-badge\">Coastal Wildlife<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-title\">Loango Focus<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-subtitle\">Beach, Lagoon & Atlantic<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-desc\">The concentrated Loango experience \u2014 forest elephant beach walks at dawn, lagoon canoe through hippo and crocodile territory, offshore whale watching during season, and the silence of a savannah-forest boundary at dusk. No other park on Earth offers this convergence.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-meta\"><span>\u23f1 6\u20137 days<\/span><span>\ud83d\uddfa Loango NP<\/span><span>\ud83d\udc65 2\u20138<\/span><\/div>\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-card-cta\">Book this expedition <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-imgwrap\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bwindi-impenetrable-national-park.jpeg\" alt=\"Gorilla tracking jungle expedition\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-badge\">Primate Circuit<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-title\">Gorilla Deep Dive<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-subtitle\">Moukalaba-Doudou & Lop\u00e9<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-desc\">Multi-park gorilla tracking combining habituated group visits at Moukalaba-Doudou with research station access at Lop\u00e9 National Park \u2014 home to Africa's longest-running great ape study. For those who came specifically for the silverback encounter.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-meta\"><span>\u23f1 7\u20139 days<\/span><span>\ud83d\uddfa Moukalaba + Lop\u00e9<\/span><span>\ud83d\udc65 2\u20136<\/span><\/div>\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-card-cta\">Book this expedition <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card fade-up\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-imgwrap\">\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kyle-de-Nobrega-Gabon-Loango-36-of-81-e1661263128826-2000x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Complete Gabon eco-expedition\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-badge\">Full Expedition<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-body\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-title\">The Complete Gabon<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-subtitle\">Coast, Forest & Deep Jungle<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-desc\">The definitive eco-expedition: Loango's coastal wildlife, Moukalaba's gorilla families, Lop\u00e9's research station, and the Ivindo River circuit through pristine rainforest. Three ecosystems, three flagship species, fourteen days in one of the world's most intact wildernesses.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-card-meta\"><span>\u23f1 12\u201314 days<\/span><span>\ud83d\uddfa Loango + Moukalaba + Lop\u00e9<\/span><span>\ud83d\udc65 2\u20136<\/span><\/div>\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-card-cta\">Book this expedition <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"bn-cta bn-fw\" id=\"bn-book\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/staging.asinatour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/586c4542-fe0a-4f7c-9e7d-98410dc15f3a.webp')\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-eyebrow\" style=\"color:var(--bn-terra-lt)\">Your Expedition Awaits<\/div>\r\n <h2 class=\"bn-cta-h\">Start Your<br\/><em>Wild Adventure<\/em><\/h2>\r\n <p class=\"bn-cta-sub\">Gabon has protected its wilderness for decades so that you can walk through it untouched. Let a naturalist guide who knows every trail, every species and every silence lead you into Africa's last intact frontier.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-btns\">\r\n <a href=\"\/reservation-2\" class=\"bn-btn\">Reserve Your Expedition <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <a href=\"\/destination\/\" class=\"bn-btn bn-btn--outline\">All Destinations <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><line x1=\"5\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"19\" y2=\"12\"\/><polyline points=\"12 5 19 12 12 19\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-trust\">\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-trust-item\">Naturalist-led expeditions<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-trust-item\">Low-impact small groups<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-trust-item\">Vetted eco-lodges only<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"bn-cta-trust-item\">Flexible cancellation<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n var obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){\r\n entries.forEach(function(e){\r\n if(e.isIntersecting){e.target.classList.add('visible');obs.unobserve(e.target);}\r\n });\r\n },{threshold:0.08});\r\n document.querySelectorAll('.fade-up,.fade-left,.fade-right').forEach(function(el,i){\r\n el.style.transitionDelay=(i*0.055)+'s';\r\n obs.observe(el);\r\n });\r\n}());\r\nvar checkedState=[false,false,false];\r\nfunction toggleSpecies(idx){\r\n checkedState[idx]=!checkedState[idx];\r\n document.getElementById('check-'+idx).classList.toggle('checked',checkedState[idx]);\r\n var n=checkedState.filter(Boolean).length;\r\n document.getElementById('bn-count').textContent=n;\r\n document.getElementById('bn-count2').textContent=n;\r\n}\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabon \u2014 Eco-Expedition | Asina Tour Gabon \u00b7 Central Africa Africa’s LastWild Frontier 88% rainforest. 13 national parks. 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