Welcome to Dja faunal Sanctuary!

Have you ever camped in a tropical rain forest? The very same forest roamed by wild gorillas? Made a hike with pygmy people? Tasted unknown jungle fruits? Canoed a jungle river on a cut out tree trunk canoe?

Share these experiences with us in the Dja Faunal Sanctuary!

Gorillas and chimpanzees
The Dja Sanctuary is considered a Faunal Sanctuary because of its abundant animal life. Amongst many other species the Dja Sanctuary is outstanding for its ape populations. When visiting the forest you will notice their traces (foot prints, sleeping nests, places where they have fed, their shouting and hurling in the bush) and it is not unlikely to see them from a short distance. An inventory executed at the end of 2015 estimated gorillas living within the Sanctuary at about 6.500 individuals, chimps where estimated at 3.500 souls. Unfortunately the Sanctuary has lost an important share of its elephant population due to poaching.

Not for the sawmills! Preparing a camp site Elephant trace Elephant Spotting animals Sitatunga Crossing Dja river
Dja river Aerial view on the Sanctuary The forest Bush food Rocky hill top House Demolition of a bush trap
Tali tree Beetle Carrying luggages Waters and swamps Cauliflory Human traces Baka pygmy camp
Giant tree Liana hammock Mandrill Co-owner Luc Assimpene Short break Setting fire to a hunting camp Trekking through a forest creek
Panorama view from a hill top No tresspassing Metamorphosing caterpillar Basket Buttress roots Through the jungle Traditional bridge
Bush mango Grey-necked picathartes Wild forest fruits Family Getting wet feet A poacher\'s hut Snail
Art by nature Short break on a big tree root Walk in the bush Umbrella tree Turtle Radio Team of local guides
Ignition of the camp fire Termite nest Forest skyline behind the last village gardens Fresh gorilla feces Couple of hornbills Canoe Road bordering the Sanctuary\'s eastern boundary
Crossing a creek (2) Toad Bush kitchen Bush trail Ready for a hike in the bush Crossing a creek (1) Chimpanzee
Big rock Baka guide Cutting rubber cords for fixing luggage A pillar in the green cathedral Bush kitchen Baka family Bush kitchen
The ancestral rock of Chouam Protected by Ecoguards Canoe Ecoguard on duty Tree on stilt roots Pangolin Baka child
Leopard Moabi tree Gorilla Bush package Wild eadible mushrooms Barrier Trapped deer
Bush camping Decomposing trees Ignition of the kitchen Dense forest

Have a look as well at films made by our collegues in Gabon!