Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Wildlife sanctuary in southwestern Central African Republic

Dzanga-Ndoki National Park covers 1,143.26 km² in the extreme southwest of the Central African Republic, in a triangular corner where the Sangha River marks the border with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. It consists of two non-contiguous sectors: Dzanga in the north (49,500 ha) and Ndoki in the south (72,500 ha), separated by the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve. The land lies on alluvial sands between 340 and 615 m, with dryland forest, swamp forest along the rivers and stands of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei.

The park received protection status in 1990 and became part of a multinational World Heritage Site in 2012 alongside parks in Cameroon and Congo. This international recognition strengthened its role in forest protection.

The BaAka people have lived in this region for generations and now work as rangers protecting the wildlife. Their knowledge shapes how the forest is cared for and watched over today.

Visitors can watch forest elephants from elevated platforms at a mineral-rich forest clearing where they gather to feed and drink. The area requires good physical fitness and proper equipment for rainforest exploration.

Bai Hokou, a forest clearing in the Dzanga sector, has hosted the Primate Habituation Programme since 1997, where gorillas are gradually accustomed to human presence for tourism and research. The Dzanga sector's density of 1.6 gorillas per square kilometre is among the highest ever reported for the western lowland gorilla.