About Us

Africa’s Eden is a conservation tourism organisation dedicated to showing how carefully managed travel can benefit both biodiversity and local communities. We believe that responsible tourism not only enriches visitors but also contributes directly to conservation and research.

Our model focuses on small-scale, high-end tourism, welcoming small groups of travellers who seek authentic experiences in some of the world’s most pristine and unexplored destinations. Profits from tourism are reinvested locally – helping to secure long-term, economically sustainable protection of nature while creating employment and educational opportunities for local people.

Africa’s Eden has founded, developed, and operated pioneering conservation tourism initiatives in Loango National Park in Gabon and to São Tomé & Príncipe, combining conservation, community, and tourism to safeguard unique ecosystems for the future.

Our Values

Africa’s Eden adopts the concept of ‘Tourism Pays Conservations’. Our core values are:

  • we respect and aim to conserve pristine nature. Profits generated by Africa’s Eden are reinvested in the area to ensure the continuity and economically sustainable protection of the national parks;
  • we focus on the sustainable development of the regions where we operate.

We offer small groups of tourists the opportunity to experience pristine nature in unique, unexplored destinations.

Our Impact

Over two decades, Africa’s Eden has:

  • Established lodges and tours in Loango National Park (Gabon) and on the islands of São Tomé & Príncipe.
  • Founded and supported the Fernan-Vaz Gorilla Project, a sanctuary and rehabilitation project for orphaned gorillas in Gabon
  • Created education initiatives in local villages
  • Helped inspire international recognition of Gabon and São Tomé & Príncipe as conservation tourism destinations
  • Formed award-winning travel experiences

History

Africa’s Eden grew from a pilot project named Operation Loango initiated in 2001, with the aim to conserve the pristine nature of Gabon through small scale tourism.

Awards and industry recognition

Africa’s Eden is a pioneer, developer and maintainer of west central African tourism. In this section we present you our latest awards and industry appraisals.

Factsheets

Here you will find some facts about us. Africa’s Eden is a Tour Operator and Ground Operator, with its own accommodations in west central Africa.

News

In this section of Africa’s Eden Press Corner, you will find the latest press releases on Africa’s Eden, its destinations: Gabon, São Tomé & Príncipe and the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve in the Central African Republic, as well as the conservation activities in the area.