Sangha Lodge

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Availability to Sangha Lodge is based on access.

Fly from Brazzaville to Mboko (Mon/Thurs), stay at Odzala Discovery Camps, fly from Mboko to Kabo (Wed/Sun), and transfer by boat from Kabo to Sangha Lodge. Return the same way (Sanga to Odzala on Wed/Sun and Odzala to Brazzaville on Mon/Thurs).

We have compiled 10-night and 11-night Discoveries that tie in perfectly with these charters.

SUGGESTED JOURNEYS

EXPERIENCES

BOATING
CULTURAL INTERACTION
PADDLING / MOKORO
SPECIALIST GUIDING
WALKING SAFARIS

FROM THE SAME FAMILY

CONGO CONSERVATION COMPANY:

Odzala Discovery Camps

Private

The lodge is owned and run by Rod and Tamar Cassidy, two South Africans with a passion for birding and conservation who stumbled into owning a lodge in the heart of Africa in 2009. Rod and Tamar are assisted by an incredible team as well as volunteers that assist with pangolin research and conservation. The Cassidy's have partnered with Congo Conservation Company to develop sustainable tourism in the Congo Basin.

Unique

The high biodiversity is more than just elephants and gorillas. The Dzanga Baï teems with species ranging the from the elusive bongo to herds of 'golden' forest elephants, and red river hog. Go on an expedition with the Ba'Aka (pygmies) for a net hunt, learning about medicinal plants or drinking palm wine.

Committed

Sangha Lodge supports various conservation efforts, including amongst others: Pangolin research, wildlife rehabilitation, the reduction of the bushmeat trade and hunting, socio-economic development by providing seeds to local entrepreneurs who grow fruit and vegetables which the lodge then buys back from them for use in meals. The lodge also supports two local schools and clothes over 20 children attending these schools.

AVAILABILITY

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RATES FROM & TO
2020: US$ 845 pps/night

Discovery packages use the Mon/Thurs scheduled transfers:
Sangha Discovery: 2020: US$ 13 100 pps (10 nights = 7 Sangha + 3 Odzala)
Congo Basin Discovery: 2020: US$ 14 690 pps (11 nights = 7 Odzala + 4 Sangha)
Discoveries start and end in Brazzaville, include all internal scheduled flights, transfers, accommodation, meals, drinks, activities, park, conservation & immigration admin fees (excludes Visa fees), and gorilla tracking permits.
SEASONALITY
COVID-19 UPDATE: Reopening 26 April 2021.
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GETTING THERE
FROM BRAZZAVILLE: Combine with Odzala Discovery Camps and fly from Brazzaville to Mboko airstrip (Monday & Thursday), connect with a scheduled flight to Kabo (Sundays and Wednesdays) followed by a boat transfer up the Sangha River to Sangha Lodge. A Congo Conservation Company guide accompanies all transfers and border formalities are managed along the river.
RETURN: The same way. Downstream by boat to Kabo, scheduled flight to Odzala (Sundays and Wednesdays) and charter flight back to Brazzaville (Monday & Thursday).

The 10- and 11-night Discoveries tie in perfectly with these schedules.

HOW EXCLUSIVE
7 bungalows

CHILDREN
Children 16 years and older are welcome

WHAT TO DO
Ba’Aka cultural activities (net hunting, hut building, and medicinal plant gathering), sundowner cruise, night walks, waterfall hike, animal rehabilitation center, bird watching.
At an additional charge:
Dzanga Baï, gorilla tracking, mangabey tacking, and palm wine.

GENERAL MANAGER
Owned and operated by Rod and Tamar Cassidy

RESERVATIONS
Kelby Jade Metior
E-Mail: discover@congoconservation.travel
Telephone: +27 64 142 6881 | +27 21 876 2153
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, based in South Africa
Emergency Contact: Reservations: +27 64 142 6881 | Brazzaville: +242 068 113 842

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WOW FACTOR

A journey into the untouched rainforests of Central Africa.

Not your typical African safari destination, but rather a rainforest experience reminiscent of the Amazon jungles but with charismatic megafauna thrown in. The high biodiversity is more than just forest elephants and Western Lowland gorillas, here you will find a dynamic wildlife experience and gain knowledge that you will not find anywhere else in the region.

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Other Info

Congo Conservation Company - Sangha Discovery (10 nights).pdf

Congo Conservation Company - Congo Basin Discovery (11 nights).pdf

Congo Conservation Company - Guide profiles.pdf

Congo Conservation Company - Seasonal Sightings - Sangha Lodge.pdf

Central African Republic

Classic Factors:

Dzanga Baï: Lose track of time from the platform, witnessing hundreds of animals as they visit this mineral-rich clearing
Pangolin research: Be inspired by the research and conservation work done at Sangha Lodge to save pangolins
Hunt with the Ba'Aka: Understand an ancient way of life as the local Ba'Aka people allow you into their daily routine
Explore more: See trees taller than you have ever imagined in the Valley of the Giants, rare picathartes bird species, waterfall hikes

CONGO CONSERVATION COMPANY launches their collaboration between Odzala Discovery Camps and Sangha Lodge with combined Congo Basin Discoveries effective from 3^rd January 2019.

Located 5 kilometers outside the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve in the Central African Republic, the central heart of the African continent, you will find wildlife as you have never seen it before, with forest elephants congregating en-masse in the bai, often accompanied by forest buffalo, or occassionally by the rare bongo, red river hog or giant forest hog. The river and birding experiences are dynamic and engaging and you may enjoy a cultural opportunity of witnessing the local Ba'Aka people practicing traditional net hunting, hut building and collecting medicinal plants still in use today.

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BOATING

Part of the adventure is the journey between Odzala and Sangha with scenic boat transfer on the Sangha River from Kabo (Rep of Congo) to Bayanga (CAR). Here you access the Sangha Trinational World Heritage Site between Rep. of Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Nestled in the forest along the banks of the river, water is integral to the experience at Sangha Lodge.

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CULTURAL INTERACTION

Spend time with the Ba'Aka - also known as pygmies, though this is an offensive word and the commonly-used term is "autochthon", meaning indigenous. Join the local people in a unique net-hunting expedition or to learn about medicinal plants.

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PADDLING / MOKORO

Drive to a small village upstream from Sangha Lodge and set off in the kayaks on the Yobé stream. Paddle all the way to Sangha River and then downstream to the lodge.

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Sangha Lodge:

SPECIALIST GUIDING

Owned and operated by the renowned Rod & Tamar Cassidy, now joined again by their son Alon as he returns to Sangha Lodge as head guide. Rod is a renowned ornithologist (you may even call him ‘bird crazy’). When he’s not overseeing operations at Sangha Lodge, you can find him with his binoculars searching for one of the 400 species of bird found in the reserve.

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WALKING SAFARIS

Whether it's tracking gorilla or mangabey on foot, or hiking to waterfalls or the Valley of the Giants (so named after trees taller than you can imagine), there are several walks around the lodge and in the park for a discovery of the senses.

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