The mist
In the morning.
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The Sangha River is one of the main tributaries of the Congo River in Central Africa, and it flows past the town of Bayanga in the south-west of the Central African Republic. The town sits on its left bank and is the main gateway to the Dzanga-Sangha reserve, and visitors see the river from its landings and from the lodges above it. The river forms at the town of Nola, where the Mambéré and Kadéï rivers meet, and runs about 790 km through or along the borders of the Central African Republic, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo, before joining the Congo River near Mossaka. On the way it crosses the Sangha Trinational, a World Heritage Site. You see a wide, calm, tea-coloured river with dense dark green forest on both banks. In the morning mist lies on the water, and long, narrow wooden canoes cross it, paddled by fishermen. At sunset the orange sky is reflected on the water, and fallen tree trunks stand out near the bank. The river is right at Bayanga, and canoe trips are arranged through the lodges or the reserve. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to this area, so read the current advice before any planning.
In the morning.
Long and wooden.
On the water.
Left bank at Bayanga, Central African Republic
At Nola, where the Mambéré and Kadéï rivers meet.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to the Central African Republic outside Bangui.