In-depth country guide
Forest clearings, great rivers and a country worth understanding.
A country worth knowing
Begin with the cultural setting of Bangui, then look closely at the forests of the southwest. This collection concentrates on a small part of a very large country: the Sangha landscape, its wildlife and the people whose knowledge makes it intelligible. These are destination portraits, not a suggested overland circuit.
Southwest · Sangha-Mbaéré
A conservation and community introduction to the southwest, in French with English subtitles. The film represents this forest region rather than the whole country.
Explore BayangaWatch the introduction ↗
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0304Southwest · Dzanga-Sangha
The forest opens, and patience becomes the experience.
Explore Dzanga Bai
05Southwest · Dzanga-Sangha forest
A deeper forest experience led by specialist trackers.
Explore Bai Hokou
06Southwest · Bayanga area
A different pace at the forest’s edge.
Explore Sangha RiverFind your starting point
Orientation outline from Natural Earth. Not a route or access map.
Reviewed 11 November 2026. Pacing and base suggestions are ATA editorial choices. Accommodation links are direct enquiry points, not inspected-property endorsements or claims of ATA membership. Confirm current services, access and terms. Photographs are credited beside the images and may show earlier conditions.
Dzanga Bai — JosepMGracia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display crop.
Bangui city centre and the Ubangi River — Alllexxxis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display crop.
Boali Falls — photograph from 1993 — Philippe JIMENEZ · FAL · Display crop.
Forest canopy in Dzanga-Ndoki National Park — Massa B (2020) Revision of the Afrotropical genus Leiodontocercus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae) with a description of four new species. ZooKeys 951: 47-65. · CC0 · Display crop.
The Sangha River — regional landscape — bayanga85 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Display crop.
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