Reserve de Lesio Louna

Playtime for Gorilla Orphans at Lesio-Louna, Congo

A few months ago we were visiting the Lesio-Louna Reserve, Republic of the Congo (RC). We could watch these two gorilla juveniles (four and five year old orphans) playing frolicsomly like little kids.
Lesio-Louna is a sanctuary for confiscated orphan gorillas, who at a certain age are introduced into gorilla groups located in the nearby Lefini Reserve. The sanctuary is situated about 100 km north of Brazzaville, the capital of the RC, and set up by the British charity 'The Aspinall Foundation' in cooperation with the government of the RC.

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FILM LESIO LUNA

Hôtel Africa

Wild Gorillas in Africa

An extraordinary opportunity to be in the heart of spectacular nature.
The Reserve de Lesio Louna is a little known nature reserve just a few hours' drive from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. Organising a visit there is pretty straight forward and can be done at the Reserve office in the city. A package includes rental of a 4-wheel drive vehicle plus driver, and fees to enter the park. While the trip can be done in a day I strongly recommend spending a night or two in the well organised accommodation which includes mosquito nets, well equipped bathrooms and kitchen. If staying overnight you need to take all your food with you and prepare it yourself. There is a generator which provides electricity as of nightfall and this keeps the cool box chilled. There are two screened lounge/dining areas in case there are other guests visiting at the same time. A range of excursions can be organised - the most thrilling of which is to visit the 4 young male gorillas that were raised by the Aspinall Foundation in the UK and transported to the Republic of Congo in late 2017 as part of a project to return gorillas to the wild. At present the brothers are living on an island which is accessible by river and they are fed twice daily as they learn to fend for themselves. They are behind a protective fence but you can almost come face to face with them. An absolutely extraordinary experience that should be grasped before they are released to join other lowland gorillas roaming the vast reserve.

HOTEL AFRICA LESIO LUNA

l'hôtel Africa innove dans l'excursion de LESIO LUNA à la découverte des gorilles argentés, mélange de forêt et savane du Congo Brazzaville

Riviere Lefini

Balade en bateau dans la réserve Lefini, site de Lesio louna. Congo
- Antilope 2:15
- hippopotame 3:58
- Gorille 4:30

route vers lefini

Piste dans la réserve Lefini, site de Lesio louna. Congo

Entretien du Conservateur Adjoint du Parc Lésio Louna, Congo Brazzaville.

Entretien du Conservateur Adjoint du Parc Lésio-Louna, Congo Brazzaville.

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visite des bébés gorilles aux alentours de Brazzaviile à la lefini reserve naturelle ...

la reserve de le LEFINI/ ACPF

visite sur le site de la réserve de la LEFINI par le Président de l'ACPF afin de toucher du doigt .