Things to Do in Gabon

EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge

The EG LNG Pipeline Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is the first in the world to carry a Liquefied Natural Gas pipeline.

Catedral de Santa Isabel

St. Elizabeth's Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Santa Isabel de Malabo or Catedral de Malabo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Independencia Avenue (Avenida de la Independencia) in the city of Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, home of the Archdiocese of Malabo.

Cultural Center of Spain in Malabo

Pico Basilé

Pico Basilé (formerly Pico de Santa Isabel), located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. With an altitude of 9,878 ft (3,011 m), it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mt.

Pico Basilé National Park

The Pico Basilé National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional del Pico Basilé) is a protected area with the status of national park on the island of Bioko in the northern part of the African country of Equatorial Guinea, near the Gulf of Guinea, in the Atlantic Ocean.

Northwestern Congolian lowland forests

The Northwestern Congolian lowland forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that spans Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. It forms part of the larger Congolian rainforests region in Central Africa.

Torre La Libertad

The Torre de la Libertad is a monument located in the city of Bata in the continental region of the African country of Equatorial Guinea. It was inaugurated on October 12 of 2011 in the celebrations for the independence of the nation.

Monte Alén National Park

Monte Alén National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional de Monte Alén) is located near the center of Equatorial Guinea. It was established in 1990. With an area of 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi), it is the country's largest national park.

Albert Schweitzer Museum

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ] (listen); 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian polymath. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.

Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests

The Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests, also known as the Congolian coastal forests, are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of central Africa, covering hills, plains, and mountains of the Atlantic coast of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Democratic Re…

Crystal Mountains National Park

Crystal Mountains National Park (French: Parc National des Monts de Cristal) is a twin park and one of the 13 national parks of Gabon. It is situated in the Monts de Crystal on the western edge of the Woleu-Ntem Plateau, between Equatorial Guinea and the Ogooué River.

Battle of Gabon

The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II.

Ancien commissariat de police de Douala

The former police station situated in Douala is a building constructed at the beginning of the 20th century by the Germans to serve as the first police station under the German mandate.

Lastoursville

Lastoursville or Mandji is a city in east-central Gabon, lying on the Ogooué River, the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It was founded as a slave depot named Mandji, renamed Maadiville in 1883 and finally took its current name for François Rigail de Lastours in 1886.

Njé Mo Yé

Njé Mo Yé, Which means “what's that?” in Douala language, is a permanent sculpture located in Douala (Cameroon). It was created by Koko Komégné and inaugurated in 2007.Realized in tubes of painted iron 12 centimeters in diameter, Njé Mo Yé, which means what’s that? in the language of Dou…

Douala Edéa National Park

Douala-Edéa National Park, formerly known as Douala-Edéa Wildlife Reserve, is a national park in the Littoral Region of Cameroon.The park is located on either side of the mouth of the Sanaga River along the shores of the Bight of Biafra opposite the island of Bioko.

Blackitude Museum

Blackitude Museum is an ethnographic museum in Yaoundé; Cameroon. The museum project began in March 1998 from a commitment of its founding president Her Majesty Ngo Nab. Fo I NANA Agnes Sunjio through her deep desire to save what remains of the artistic heritage in Cameroon.

Lake Barombi Mbo

Lake Barombi Mbo or Barombi-ma-Mbu is a lake near Kumba in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. It is located in the Cameroon volcanic chain, and is the largest volcanic lake in this region.

General Hospital

The former General Hospital situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1896 by the Germans and designed by the architect Henri Drees.

Japoma bridge

The Japoma Bridge (also known as the Edea German Bridge or the German Bridge) is a former railway bridge over the Sanaga River near Edea, Cameroon.Note there is now another bridge across the Dibamba River called the Yapoma Bridge.

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Douala

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - situated in Douala, Cameroon - is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala and dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul was built in 1936 by French Spiritans fathers and it is based on the legacy of the fathers…

Ancien Palais des Rois Bell

The Palace of the Kings Bell situated in Douala is a building constructed in 1905 by the Germans for King Auguste Manga Ndumbe (King Bell).

Palace of Justice of Douala

The former Palace of Justice of Douala situated in Douala is a building originally constructed between 1930-31 under the French Mandate.In 2000 the building was extended with two additional wings in a project initiated by the Department of Justice.

Sundy (Sede)

Sundy is a settlement in the northwestern part of Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 416 (2012 census). Sundy lies 5 km northwest of the island capital of Santo António. In 1822 the first cocoa plantation of the whole archipelago was established in Sundy.

Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina

Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina or Forte de Ponta da Mina is a ruined fort located east of the island capital Santo António in the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located at the headland Ponta da Mina.

Campo Ma'an National Park

Campo Ma'an National Park is a 2,680 square kilometer National Park in Cameroon, located in the South Region in the Océan division. It borders with Equatorial Guinea on the south, the Atlantic Ocean to its west, the Vallée-du-Ntem and the Mvila to the east.

Campo River

The Campo (in Spanish: Río Campo) or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra.Campo Minvoul, GabonCommunes of Cameroon

Albert Schweitzer Hospital

The Hôpital Albert Schweitzer was established in 1913 by Albert Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau Schweitzer in Lambaréné, Gabon.

Kongou Falls

Chutes Kongou (also called the Koungou Falls) is a massive cataract about 3.2 kilometres wide and up to 56 m tall, located in Ivindo National Park in eastern Gabon.

Colonne Pascale

The Colonne Pascale is a permanent artwork located in the city of Douala (Cameroon). It was created by Pascale Marthine Tayou and inaugurated in 2010.La Colonne Pascale consisted of pots in Vitreous enamel, which were used in the past by the housewives to protect the food and the drinks.

Ivindo National Park

Ivindo National Park is a national park in east-central Gabon in Central Africa, straddling the border of the Ogooué-Ivindo and Ogooué-Lolo provinces.

Patrice Lumumba National High School

Patrice Lumumba Preparatory School (Portuguese: Escola Preparatória Patrice Lumumba, abbreviation: EPLP) is a lyceum located in the southwestern part of the city centre of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the oldest secondary school in the country, established in 1952.

Moukalaba-Doudou National Park

Moukalaba-Doudou National Park is a national park in Gabon. It covers an area of 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi). The national park includes various habitat types, including humid rain forest and savannah grasslands.The WWF started a development programme in the park in 1996.This site was added to the UNESC…