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Place

Gola Rainforest National Park

Nature

Gola Central, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

Gola protects Sierra Leone’s largest surviving block of Upper Guinea rainforest and, with Tiwai, forms the country’s first World Heritage property.

Why go

Why visit this place?

Rare forest birds, primate calls, nocturnal life and immense plant diversity unfold on authority-managed walks rather than a vehicle game drive.

Visiting

Getting there

Advance booking, a permit, park staff and a community guide are required. The marker is the Lalehun public-road approach.

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