Beach walks in Gabon are like no other beach walks on the planet. Apart from just the joys of having one’s feet in the sand and beach combing, one is on the lookout for the iconic big-game-on-the-beach phenomenon, especially forest buffalo and forest elephant, but there’s also the chance for other exciting encounters such as seeing forest sitatunga, crab-hunting red river hogs and red-capped mangabeys (a monkey species), cruising bull sharks, and the very rare Atlantic humpback dolphin, etc., plus, from June to September, breaching humpback whales (in the distance). As animal movements and behaviour varies along the coast at different times of the day, doing at least one full-day walk with a picnic, optional swims, and a siesta is recommended.