FlyGabon Strengthens Africa Connectivity While Positioning Gabon as an Emerging Eco-Tourism Hotspot

In 2025, FlyGabon is set to serve 17 scheduled destinations with over 200 weekly sectors, reinforcing its position as a key player offering connectivity in Central and West Africa.

FlyGabon’s Libreville-Johannesburg route offers South Africans connectivity to other major FlyGabon destinations, including Port Harcourt in Nigeria; Cotonou in Benin; Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in the Republic of the Congo; Bangui in the Central African Republic; Malabo and Bata in Equatorial Guinea; Sao Tomé & Principe; Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Douala and Yaoundé in Cameroon.

FlyGabon also offers domestic connections to cities and towns in Gabon, such as Port Gentil, Fanceville and Oyem, that offer travellers access to untouched natural beauty.

Natural beauty

Gabon is a leading eco-tourism destination that appeals to a niche market of travellers with relatively high purchasing power. With 13 national parks covering over 10% of the country, Gabon promotes conservation and sustainable tourism, appealing to South Africans interested in eco-friendly travel.

The parks are concessioned by the premier destination management company, Gabon Wildlife Camps & Safaris, in collaboration with the Gabon National Agency for National Parks. Gabon Wildlife Camps & Safaris offers travellers luxury green experiences across all the national parks.

Gabon is home to lush, unspoiled tropical rainforests and a stunning Atlantic coastline. Destinations like Pongara National Park in the Estuaire province, offer a unique combination of beach and forest experiences. The beautiful reserve is renowned for its dense mangroves, which act as protective breeding grounds for leatherback, olive ridley and hawksbill turtles.

Gabon is also one of the few places in the world where travellers can spot forest elephants, lowland gorillas, and mandrills in the wild, especially in Loango National Park in the Ogooué-Maritime province, sometimes called ‘Africa’s Last Eden’. The park is also dotted with lagoons and untouched islands that are home to hundreds of bird species and record-sized tarpon.

Fishing and finery

Gabon is quickly gaining international attention, particularly for its wild, unspoiled coastal waters, rich marine biodiversity, and remote fishing lodges that offer exclusive, conservation-driven experiences.

Loango National Park and the Loango Coast, on Gabon’s western coast, is famously known as the ‘Land of Surfing Hippos’ — a unique wildlife spectacle where hippos enter the ocean and ride coastal currents and waves.

The region is also famous among anglers, who are enticed by species unique to the region such as the giant African threadfin, cubera snapper, jack crevalle, tarpon, barracuda, and kingfish.

Due to its low tourism density, Gabon offers exclusive access to some of the most untouched saltwater fisheries on the planet. Whether anglers are casting off from a boat, reeling them in at the beach or wading knee-deep in shallow water, there are many remote areas where they can meet their match, and the mangrove swamps keep fly fishermen spoilt for choices. Many lodges follow sustainable fishing ethics, appealing to eco-conscious anglers.