Lake Zilé

Gabon


Surrounded by dense rainforest, beautiful Lake Zilé is dotted with some 30 islands and is home to loads of birds (white cormorants congregate on one of the islands), a few fishers and the odd hippo. It's the smallest of the series of lakes around Lambaréné and makes a great 1½-hour boat trip (approximately CFA60,000 shared between a maximum of six people). You will also see the Albert Schweitzer Hospital and pass under a bridge where thousands of bats hang out.


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1. Schweitzer Hospital Museum

17.16 MILES

Housed in the former hospital building, the museum's guided tour will allow you to view photos, paintings and the impeccably arranged house and artefacts…