Gola Forest is a preserved fragment of the Upper Guinea Rainforest, one of Sierra Leone’s premier birding sites and the most likely place to see the sought-after Gola malimbe and White-necked picathartes.
Thanks to considerable investment from the RSPB and the European Union, the guiding at Gola is probably the best in the country and the reserve uses sophisticated GPS equipment to record wildlife and bird sightings. Camera traps confirm the presence of forest buffalo and leopard in the reserve.
Simple huts are available for overnight visitors in Gola East; those wishing to visit Gola North will camp in dome tents.