Expedition to Boali Falls, Bayaka Pygmies, western lowland gorillas and elephants in the iconic Dzanga Sangha
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
July 18 – 25, 2025
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Have you ever stood face to face with the giant 2-meter height alpha male gorilla? You might go hunting with Bayaka Pygmy people or witnessed how they collect wild honey from the top of huge trees? Have you in person seen Ejengi spirit or met closely with forest elephants in the iconic Dzanga Sangha?
All this you'll discover in remote jungles of Central African Republic and feel yourself as part of BBC or National Geographic project.
This ethnic and wildlife expedition is for truly sophisticated travelers.
All this you'll discover in remote jungles of Central African Republic and feel yourself as part of BBC or National Geographic project.
This ethnic and wildlife expedition is for truly sophisticated travelers.
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SCHEDULE & COST:
Dates: July 18 – 25, 2025
This program can be combined with the program GABON + EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Number of participants: 7 – 12
Cost per person:
• 3 890 EUR subject to 11 – 12 participants,
• 3 990 EUR subject to 9 – 10 participants,
• 4 290 EUR subject to 7 – 8 participants.
10% early booking discount (in case you book before February 18, 2025)
Everything is included (also 2 private flights, gorilla trekking and full board) except for:
– international flight to Bangui roundtrip
– international medical insurance
– CAR visa (about EUR 150, to be obtained on arrival in Bangui airport. Or to be obtained on your own in the CAR Embassy in any other country in advance).
Estimated cost of flight Moscow – Bangui – Moscow: EUR 1000 – 1300 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Estimated cost of flight Paris – Bangui – Paris: EUR 1500 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Estimated cost of flight Bangui – Libreville: EUR 700 – 1000 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Single supplement: 400 EUR (single supplement provided along the entire itinerary)
TRAVEL PROGRAM: TOUR TO CAR
Day 1. July 18, 2025 (Friday). Arrival in Bangui
Arrival in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic. Welcome by the local guide and transfer to the Hotel Obangui. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Obangui Hotel.
* Recommended flight:
— from Moscow with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 4 hours 30 minutes), departure from Moscow at 21:30 on July 17, departure from Addis Ababa at 10:00 am July 18, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 11:40 am, or
— from Moscow with Royal Air Maroc, via Casablanca (stopover 10 hours 5 minutes), departure from Moscow at 7:35 am on July 17, departure from Casablanca at 21:55 am July 17, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 5:55 am (extra night in Bangui may be needed), or
— from Paris direct flight with Air France, departure from Paris at 11:30 am on July 18, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 17:25, or
— any flight with arrival in Bangui any time on July 18.
Accommodation included: Obangui Hotel
Meals included: dinner
Day 2. July 19, 2025 (Saturday). Bangui – Boali Falls – Bangui
Breakfast, departure from Bangui for the visit of the Boali falls and lianas bridge of Boali, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm, with a lunch at waterfalls.
Return to Bangui, visit to Russian House in Bangui, the Craft and souvenir market, the cosmopolitan central African market.
Transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Obangui Hotel.
Accommodation included: Obangui Hotel
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3. July 20, 2025 (Sunday). Bangui – Bayanga – Dzanga Sangha Park
Breakfast, small city tour and transfer to the airport. At 11 am charter flight from Bangui to Bayanga at Dzanga Sangha Park. Arrival around 1 pm. Lunch at the Doli Lodge.
Around 3 pm small boat trip to see how the tribe Sango collect the Palm Raphia for wine in the forest, traditional process. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4. July 21, 2025 (Monday). Doli – Yamdobé – Bayaka Pygmies' camp in deep forest in Dzanga Sangha
Breakfast, trekking from Doli to Yamdobé village, meet Bayaka Pygmies tribe. Visit of very big village with more than 1000 Bayaka Pygmies people.
Continue trekking to the deep forest, we will do 2-3 hours trekking in the deep forest, crossing at least 3 rivers. On the trekking way, we will discover some medicinal plants.
Put our tents in the deep forest. Afternoon, fishing with Bayaka women. At night participating in dancing, storytelling.
Dinner and night in tents.
Accommodation included: tents
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5. July 22, 2025 (Tuesday). Bayaka Pygmies' camp in deep forest in Dzanga Sangha
Breakfast, trekking to hunting area, participating traditional Bayaka hunting with nets. Taking an opportunity of honey collecting and other collecting of roots and medicinal plants. Will see traditional process of honey collecting by climbing the huge tree.
Upon return to the camping place, lunch and water drums.
In the evening attending the Magic Ejengi dance with Bayaka Pygmies. Dinner and night in tent.
Accommodation included: tents
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6. July 23, 2025 (Wednesday). Bayaka Pygmies' camp – Yamdobé – Doli Lodge – Elephant Bai safari – Doli Lodge
Very early breakfast and we take a way back to yamdobe village (some 2-3 hrs trekking).
By car back to Doli lodge. Installation in the rooms, relax.
Early lunch and 12:30 and drive to the Dzanga Bai for safari. Arrival at the camp, we go to the Bai 45 minutes to reach the landscape of Bai. 2 or 3 hours watching the elephants, buffalos, sitatungas, bongos, various birds.
Return for dinner at Doli lodge, overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7. July 24, 2025 (Thursday). Gorilla trekking in the Bai Hoko – Doli Lodge
Early breakfast, road to a deep forest of about 50 km to reach the gorilla trekking area, arrival at Bai Hoko, Dzanga Sangha park. Formalities, information on hiking. We will discover western lowland gorillas. Gorillas are sometimes 45 minutes or 1 hour of hiking distance, sometimes more.
We will stay with the gorillas for 1 hour. Return to Doli Lodge, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8. July 25, 2025 (Friday). Dzanga Sangha Park – Bangui — Return international flight
Breakfast and check-out from the lodge. Morning charter flight from Bayanga back to Bangui. Arrival before 11 am.
Connecting international flight back home.
Accommodation included: no
Meals included: breakfast
* Recommended flights:
— to Moscow with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 4 hours 50 minutes), departure from Bangui at 13:40 on July 25, departure from Addis Ababa at 23:50 on July 25, arrival in Moscow on July 26 at 7:40 am, or
— to Paris direct flight with Air France, departure from Bangui at 18:55 on July 25, arrival in Paris on July 26 at 5:45 am, or
— any flight with departure from Bangui no earlier than at 13:40 on July 25.
* Recommended flights to Libreville (for those who travel to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea):
— to Libreville with ASKY Airlines, via Lome (stopover 2 hours 45 minutes), departure from Bangui at 8:00 am on July 26, departure from Lome at 13:55 on July 26, arrival in Libreville (Gabon) on July 26 at 18:20 (extra night in the hotel in Bangui needed), or
— to Libreville with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 14 hours), departure from Bangui at 13:40 on July 25, departure from Addis Ababa at 9:00 am on July 26, arrival in Libreville on July 26 at 13:05, or
— any flight with departure from Bangui no earlier than at 13:40 on July 25 and arrival in Libreville any time on July 26.
* The order of visits and excursions can be modified according to local conditions, i.e. state of roads, security situation, flight schedule etc. If some visits and/or tours could not be done due to external conditions, they will be replaced when possible.
** The participant of expedition to Central African Republic must be motivated to be respectful to the culture of local tribes and cultures, be aware of the objectives of the trip and possible program changes depending on weather conditions, security conditions, flight schedule and any other reasons, be in a good shape and morally stable, as well as be able to adapt to the new environment and culture.
Dates: July 18 – 25, 2025
This program can be combined with the program GABON + EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Number of participants: 7 – 12
Cost per person:
• 3 890 EUR subject to 11 – 12 participants,
• 3 990 EUR subject to 9 – 10 participants,
• 4 290 EUR subject to 7 – 8 participants.
10% early booking discount (in case you book before February 18, 2025)
Everything is included (also 2 private flights, gorilla trekking and full board) except for:
– international flight to Bangui roundtrip
– international medical insurance
– CAR visa (about EUR 150, to be obtained on arrival in Bangui airport. Or to be obtained on your own in the CAR Embassy in any other country in advance).
Estimated cost of flight Moscow – Bangui – Moscow: EUR 1000 – 1300 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Estimated cost of flight Paris – Bangui – Paris: EUR 1500 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Estimated cost of flight Bangui – Libreville: EUR 700 – 1000 (Usually bought on your own, we consult you).
Single supplement: 400 EUR (single supplement provided along the entire itinerary)
TRAVEL PROGRAM: TOUR TO CAR
Day 1. July 18, 2025 (Friday). Arrival in Bangui
Arrival in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic. Welcome by the local guide and transfer to the Hotel Obangui. Accommodation, dinner and overnight at Obangui Hotel.
* Recommended flight:
— from Moscow with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 4 hours 30 minutes), departure from Moscow at 21:30 on July 17, departure from Addis Ababa at 10:00 am July 18, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 11:40 am, or
— from Moscow with Royal Air Maroc, via Casablanca (stopover 10 hours 5 minutes), departure from Moscow at 7:35 am on July 17, departure from Casablanca at 21:55 am July 17, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 5:55 am (extra night in Bangui may be needed), or
— from Paris direct flight with Air France, departure from Paris at 11:30 am on July 18, arrival in Bangui on July 18 at 17:25, or
— any flight with arrival in Bangui any time on July 18.
Accommodation included: Obangui Hotel
Meals included: dinner
Day 2. July 19, 2025 (Saturday). Bangui – Boali Falls – Bangui
Breakfast, departure from Bangui for the visit of the Boali falls and lianas bridge of Boali, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm, with a lunch at waterfalls.
Return to Bangui, visit to Russian House in Bangui, the Craft and souvenir market, the cosmopolitan central African market.
Transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight at Obangui Hotel.
Accommodation included: Obangui Hotel
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3. July 20, 2025 (Sunday). Bangui – Bayanga – Dzanga Sangha Park
Breakfast, small city tour and transfer to the airport. At 11 am charter flight from Bangui to Bayanga at Dzanga Sangha Park. Arrival around 1 pm. Lunch at the Doli Lodge.
Around 3 pm small boat trip to see how the tribe Sango collect the Palm Raphia for wine in the forest, traditional process. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4. July 21, 2025 (Monday). Doli – Yamdobé – Bayaka Pygmies' camp in deep forest in Dzanga Sangha
Breakfast, trekking from Doli to Yamdobé village, meet Bayaka Pygmies tribe. Visit of very big village with more than 1000 Bayaka Pygmies people.
Continue trekking to the deep forest, we will do 2-3 hours trekking in the deep forest, crossing at least 3 rivers. On the trekking way, we will discover some medicinal plants.
Put our tents in the deep forest. Afternoon, fishing with Bayaka women. At night participating in dancing, storytelling.
Dinner and night in tents.
Accommodation included: tents
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5. July 22, 2025 (Tuesday). Bayaka Pygmies' camp in deep forest in Dzanga Sangha
Breakfast, trekking to hunting area, participating traditional Bayaka hunting with nets. Taking an opportunity of honey collecting and other collecting of roots and medicinal plants. Will see traditional process of honey collecting by climbing the huge tree.
Upon return to the camping place, lunch and water drums.
In the evening attending the Magic Ejengi dance with Bayaka Pygmies. Dinner and night in tent.
Accommodation included: tents
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6. July 23, 2025 (Wednesday). Bayaka Pygmies' camp – Yamdobé – Doli Lodge – Elephant Bai safari – Doli Lodge
Very early breakfast and we take a way back to yamdobe village (some 2-3 hrs trekking).
By car back to Doli lodge. Installation in the rooms, relax.
Early lunch and 12:30 and drive to the Dzanga Bai for safari. Arrival at the camp, we go to the Bai 45 minutes to reach the landscape of Bai. 2 or 3 hours watching the elephants, buffalos, sitatungas, bongos, various birds.
Return for dinner at Doli lodge, overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7. July 24, 2025 (Thursday). Gorilla trekking in the Bai Hoko – Doli Lodge
Early breakfast, road to a deep forest of about 50 km to reach the gorilla trekking area, arrival at Bai Hoko, Dzanga Sangha park. Formalities, information on hiking. We will discover western lowland gorillas. Gorillas are sometimes 45 minutes or 1 hour of hiking distance, sometimes more.
We will stay with the gorillas for 1 hour. Return to Doli Lodge, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation included: Doli Lodge
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8. July 25, 2025 (Friday). Dzanga Sangha Park – Bangui — Return international flight
Breakfast and check-out from the lodge. Morning charter flight from Bayanga back to Bangui. Arrival before 11 am.
Connecting international flight back home.
Accommodation included: no
Meals included: breakfast
* Recommended flights:
— to Moscow with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 4 hours 50 minutes), departure from Bangui at 13:40 on July 25, departure from Addis Ababa at 23:50 on July 25, arrival in Moscow on July 26 at 7:40 am, or
— to Paris direct flight with Air France, departure from Bangui at 18:55 on July 25, arrival in Paris on July 26 at 5:45 am, or
— any flight with departure from Bangui no earlier than at 13:40 on July 25.
* Recommended flights to Libreville (for those who travel to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea):
— to Libreville with ASKY Airlines, via Lome (stopover 2 hours 45 minutes), departure from Bangui at 8:00 am on July 26, departure from Lome at 13:55 on July 26, arrival in Libreville (Gabon) on July 26 at 18:20 (extra night in the hotel in Bangui needed), or
— to Libreville with Ethiopian Airlines, via Addis Ababa (stopover 14 hours), departure from Bangui at 13:40 on July 25, departure from Addis Ababa at 9:00 am on July 26, arrival in Libreville on July 26 at 13:05, or
— any flight with departure from Bangui no earlier than at 13:40 on July 25 and arrival in Libreville any time on July 26.
* The order of visits and excursions can be modified according to local conditions, i.e. state of roads, security situation, flight schedule etc. If some visits and/or tours could not be done due to external conditions, they will be replaced when possible.
** The participant of expedition to Central African Republic must be motivated to be respectful to the culture of local tribes and cultures, be aware of the objectives of the trip and possible program changes depending on weather conditions, security conditions, flight schedule and any other reasons, be in a good shape and morally stable, as well as be able to adapt to the new environment and culture.
Cost includes:
• Private charter flight from Bangui to Bayanga (Dzanga Sangha park),
• private charter flight back from Bayanga (Dzanga Sangha park) to Bangui,
• accommodation in lodges and hotels based on TWIN rooms or DBL rooms (for couples),
• accommodation in camping based on SINGLE (or DBL for family couples),
• camping equipment: tents, mattresses, furniture, cooking stuff, dishware, cutlery,
• full board meals (3 times a day) along the whole itinerary,
• unlimited drinking mineral water along the whole itinerary,
• transport: minibus or Toyota Coaster bus in Bangui city, 4x4 jeep vehicles (3 participants in each car maximum) in other places, all with AC and experienced drivers,
• all airport transfers,
• all boats along the route,
• western lowland gorilla tracking in Dzanga Sangha NP,
• all safaris in Dzanga Sangha NP,
• all permits,
• all activities, visits and entrance fees along the itinerary,
• all ceremonies and folklore along the itinerary,
• governmental taxes,
• financial support of local communities/tribes,
• photo- and video shooting allowance,
• experienced English speaking professional guide along the whole itinerary,
• Russian-speaking and English-speaking team leader along the whole itinerary
Cost excludes (to be additionally paid):
• international flight to Bangui (CAR) roundtrip
• international medical insurance
• CAR visa (about USD 150, to be obtained on arrival in Bangui airport. Or to be obtained on your own in the CAR Embassy in any other country in advance),
• tips
• alcohol, soft drinks and personal expenses
• single accommodation in lodges and hotels
To take with:
- sets of clothes suitable for the weather conditions, including lightweight clothes (shorts, T-shorts), and one set of warm clothes (hoody or light jacket), long sleeve clothes
- sun hat/panama
- swimwear
- raincoat
- comfortable trekking footwear, light footwear (sneakers)
- sleeping bag for warm weather
- sunblock set (cream, spray)
- various repellents (is a must!)
- sunglasses
- big backpack for stuff (up to 70 l)
- small backpack for radial walks (25 – 30 l)
- head torch
- mosquito net for sleeping place (is a must!)
- personal hygiene items (towel, wet tissues, soap) for camping
- individual medical kit (analgesics, antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral, intestinal, multivitamins, rehydration, court plaster, your personal medications)
- anti malaria prevention pills (up to you to decide but recommended)
- yellow fever certificate (is a must!)
- no COVID requirements currently applied (the requirements may change and to be verified before the trip)
- favorite meals (chocolate, nuts)
- gifts for the tribes (up to you)
- photo and video camera, tripod
- power bank, batteries
• Private charter flight from Bangui to Bayanga (Dzanga Sangha park),
• private charter flight back from Bayanga (Dzanga Sangha park) to Bangui,
• accommodation in lodges and hotels based on TWIN rooms or DBL rooms (for couples),
• accommodation in camping based on SINGLE (or DBL for family couples),
• camping equipment: tents, mattresses, furniture, cooking stuff, dishware, cutlery,
• full board meals (3 times a day) along the whole itinerary,
• unlimited drinking mineral water along the whole itinerary,
• transport: minibus or Toyota Coaster bus in Bangui city, 4x4 jeep vehicles (3 participants in each car maximum) in other places, all with AC and experienced drivers,
• all airport transfers,
• all boats along the route,
• western lowland gorilla tracking in Dzanga Sangha NP,
• all safaris in Dzanga Sangha NP,
• all permits,
• all activities, visits and entrance fees along the itinerary,
• all ceremonies and folklore along the itinerary,
• governmental taxes,
• financial support of local communities/tribes,
• photo- and video shooting allowance,
• experienced English speaking professional guide along the whole itinerary,
• Russian-speaking and English-speaking team leader along the whole itinerary
Cost excludes (to be additionally paid):
• international flight to Bangui (CAR) roundtrip
• international medical insurance
• CAR visa (about USD 150, to be obtained on arrival in Bangui airport. Or to be obtained on your own in the CAR Embassy in any other country in advance),
• tips
• alcohol, soft drinks and personal expenses
• single accommodation in lodges and hotels
To take with:
- sets of clothes suitable for the weather conditions, including lightweight clothes (shorts, T-shorts), and one set of warm clothes (hoody or light jacket), long sleeve clothes
- sun hat/panama
- swimwear
- raincoat
- comfortable trekking footwear, light footwear (sneakers)
- sleeping bag for warm weather
- sunblock set (cream, spray)
- various repellents (is a must!)
- sunglasses
- big backpack for stuff (up to 70 l)
- small backpack for radial walks (25 – 30 l)
- head torch
- mosquito net for sleeping place (is a must!)
- personal hygiene items (towel, wet tissues, soap) for camping
- individual medical kit (analgesics, antiseptic, antibiotic, antiviral, intestinal, multivitamins, rehydration, court plaster, your personal medications)
- anti malaria prevention pills (up to you to decide but recommended)
- yellow fever certificate (is a must!)
- no COVID requirements currently applied (the requirements may change and to be verified before the trip)
- favorite meals (chocolate, nuts)
- gifts for the tribes (up to you)
- photo and video camera, tripod
- power bank, batteries
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