Wonga-Wongué

Presidential Reserve

In the coastal savannas between Libreville and Port-Gentil.

Area Highlights

• Magnificent scenery
  With their natural amphitheatres - or cirques - rare in Central Africa, the  Wonga-Wongué landscapes are of great beauty.
• Larger mammals
  The largest populations of elephant and buffalo in the vicinity of Libreville can be seen here.
• Vestiges of the past
  The villages of the coast bear witness to the nineteenth century history of the Gabonese peoples.

Legal status

• Created as a fauna reserve, then given the status of National Park, it became a Presidential Reserve in 1972. Wonga-Wongué could either preserve its present status or become, wholly or in part, a National Park

Tourist facilities

• Tourism in the past at Wonga-Wongué led to the creation of sophisticated tourist facilities. At present these are partly abandoned. A significant network of roads covers the site.