12 Day Itinerary at a Glance

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1 Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) 12 Day Itinerary at a Glance Day Date Location Overnight 1 Thursday Brazzaville Maya Maya Airport Radisson Blu 2 Friday Brazzaville/Etoumbi Hotel Etoumbi 3 Saturday Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp 4 Sunday Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp 5 Monday Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp 6 Tuesday Odzala National Park Mboko Camp 7 Wednesday Odzala National Park Mboko Camp 8 Thursday Odzala National Park Lango Camp 9 Friday Odzala National Park Lango Camp 10 Saturday Odzala National Park Mboko Camp 11 Sunday Odzala NP/Brazzaville Radisson Blu 12 Monday Maya-Maya Airport

2 Day 1 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Time Activity TBA Guests arrive at the brand new Maya- Maya International Airport where they are greeted by Radisson Blu M bamou Palace Hotel and Odzala Discovery Camps staff. We then escort you to the hotel and make sure your check-in runs smoothly. Dinner Day 2 Brazzaville/Etoumbi Hotel Etoumbi Leisurely breakfast at the Radisson Blu M bamou Palace Hotel 10:30 Depart for Maya-Maya International Airport with Radisson Blu transfer van 12:15 Fly with ECAir s Boeing 737 to Ollombo. Enjoy a light snack and beverage onboard your 40 minute flight 13:10 Arrive at the newly constructed Ollombo Airport. Our private Odzala Discovery Camps Toyota Coaster awaits to take you to your next destination: the village of Etoumbi! 17:30 (approx) Hotel Etoumbi is in the village of Etoumbi where you will be greeted by one of our professional guides. Your travel day comes to an end here as you will over night in this charming Odzala Discovery Camps owned hotel. Dinner

3 Day 3 Etoumbi/Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp 06:00 Enjoy breakfast at Hotel Etoumbi 06:45 Upon arrival at Ngaga freshen up with an ice cold towel and let our camp managers check you in to your room. Late Morning Check in and lunch at the lodge. Gorilla trek briefing Afternoon After lunch you will either embark on your first gorilla trek or a walk through the forest with your guide pointing out plants, animals or insects of interest Day 4 Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp Early Morning Depart with an expert tracker and one of our guides for an early morning gorilla trek. These can be anywhere from 2 hours to hours depending on where the gorillas were the night before Afternoon Choose between free time or an afternoon forest walk Day 5 Odzala National Park Ngaga Camp Early Morning Depart for gorilla trek or adventure walk. Additional gorilla trekking permits ca be purchased in camp or before your arrival. Afternoon Cultural excursion to the traditional village of Ombo. You might want to bring along some money in case you wish to buy some of the items the villagers have for sale, such as woven baskets.

4 Day 6 Odzala National Park Mboko Camp. You can check off western lowland gorillas fro your bucket list and get ready for what Mboko and Lango Camp have to offer. Early Morning Depart for your transfer to Mboko Camp in one of our game viewers. (Approx. 3 hours) Afternoon Pull into the breathtaking savannah that surrounds Mboko Camp. Check-in and lunch. Late Afternoon Afternoon activity optional. Guests can choose free time instead. Day 7 Odzala National Park Mboko Camp Dawn Breakfast at Mboko Camp. Early Depart for a kayak excursion along the Lekoli River. Park the kayaks close to Lango and go on an adventure walk to Lango Camp. Morning Powerboat safari along the Lekoli River. Afternoon Lunch at camp Late Afternoon Forest walk Day 8 Odzala National Park Lango Camp Dawn Breakfast at Mboko Camp overlooking the savannah. Keep your eyes out for forest buffalo. Early Morning Kayak excursion on the Lekoli River and adventure walk to Lango (Suitcases will be transferred to Lango Camp) Afternoon Lunch and afternoon at Lango Camp

5 Day 9 Odzala National Park Lango Camp Early Morning Breakfast at camp overlooking the spectacular bai Early Morning Bai exploration Afternoon Optional activity - free time or forest walk Day 10 Odzala National Park Mboko Camp Early Morning Adventure walk to Mboko. Powerboat safari along the Lekoli River Afternoon Optional adventure walk (Guest choice) Dinner Dinner and overnight at the Radisson Blu Hotel Day 11 Odzala / Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Dawn Depart Mboko Camp for Brazzaville Early Morning Transfer to the airport in Ollombo (Packed breakfast and lunch for the bus transfer to Ollombo) 14:15 Fly from Ollombo to Brazzaville 15:10 Land in Brazzaville and have Odzala Discovery Camps staff transfer you back to the Radisson Blu M bamou Palace Hotel. Dinner Dinner and overnight at the Radisson Blu Hotel Day 12 Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Late breakfast TBD Transfer to the airport. Transfer to be provided by Radisson Blu. CCC to facilitate arrangements. TBD Arrive airport to check in to flight