There are direct flights to Libreville from Brussels, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Geneva. You can take the train from Brazzaville to Mbinda. The stretch between Loubomo and Brazzaville is normally done by train. Connecting services link to West Africa and the oil destinations. Cargo may also be loaded on the 4 flights weekly from Paris.
Dense rainforests cover most of the country.
Wildlife flourishes here, and includes antelopes, elephants and forest gorillas. Most of the people live in small villages along the coast, along rivers, or in the thinly forested parts of the north. The area is very safe to travel around. Approximately 1 million people. Rivers descending from the interior have carved deep channels in the face of the escarpment.