At the heart of the Congo rainforest, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a stunning window on an undisturbed ecosystem, harboring a wonderful biodiversity, from endangered large mammals to endemic butterflies. The Park is open to tourists ready to take the plunge and discover one of the last truly wild areas on the planet.
The nerve center of the Park is the village of Bomassa, a vibrant village of a few hundred inhabitants. Adjacent to the village is the picturesque Park HQ, above which hornbills and small monkeys come to enjoy the fruiting trees.
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Wali baï, a charming little forest clearing, and the perfect place to watch elephants who love gathering there, is accessible on foot in less than an hour from Bomassa. From a small, elevated viewing platform surrounded by lush vegetation, you can observe them rubbing shoulders with buffaloes, spraying water, feeding, or measuring their strength between males.
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Much more imposing, the clearing of Mbeli Baï is a peaceful crossroads for many species that come to feed, drink, or rest. Elephants submerge themselves in the water to feed on the minerals they find at the bottom of the water, while groups of gorillas interact quietly, the younger ones playing, the older ones gobbling up Hydrocharis, delicious floating plants.
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Mondika is, by far, one of the best possible places to have the chance to see habituated western lowland gorillas. Whether it is Buka, Mététélé, or the famous Kingo, these groups welcome human interest with curiosity and kindness, in the midst of dense vegetation where other fantastic species of animals, birds and insects are bound to be seen.
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