Gabon and Sao Tome/Principe, 2000
We traveled to Gabon and the islands of Sao Tome and Principe in August, 2000, spending several days in the coastal rain forest near Iguela looking for animals and birds. We were hoping to see lowland gorillas and chimpanzees but were only able to see their signs and hear their calls. We did see many elephants and buffalo as well as monkees such as mangabeys and colobus. We also spent time in the interior at Lope where there is a mix of savanna and forest. At the end of the trip, we went to the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, a former Portugese colony, looking for more birds. These islands are known for a variety of endemic bird species. Here are a few pictures from the trip.
- Route Map
- Arrival at Iguela
- Iguela the Cat
- Iguela Camp
- Iguela Ferry
- Sitatunga
- Forest Buffalo Herd
- Yellow-billed Storks
- Forest Elephant
- Forest Hike
- Southern White-faced Owl
- Nile Monitor
- Red River Hog
- Forest Elephant
- Shining Blue Kingfisher
- Thonninggia Sanguinea
- Echira River
- Red-Capped Mangabey
- Ye Tsanou
- Boat in Lagoon
- Jean et Jean-Pierre
- Train to Lope
- Train to Lope
- Lope National Park
- Our Cabin at Lope
- Ogooue River
- Lope Logging Camp
- Bamboo Forest
- Forest Elephant at Lope
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Forest Buffalo
- Torch Ginger
- Roca Bom Baim, Sao Tome
- Bom Baim Cat
- Sao Tome Waterfall
- Bom-Bom Resort, Principe
- Bom-Bom Sunset
- Bom-Bom Mascot
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Sundi Stables
- Roberto & Norberto
- Baobab Tree
- Sao Tome
- Sundi
- Sundi Experiment
- Guadaloupe, Sao Tome
- Roca Agostino Neto
- Sao Tome
- Sao Tome Market