Grebo-Krahn National Park

Grebo-Krahn was declared in 2017 to protect a block of Upper Guinean rainforest in Liberia's southeast, running directly into Côte d'Ivoire's Taï forest across the Cavally river so the two together form one of the largest surviving blocks of this forest type. Forest elephant, pygmy hippopotamus and chimpanzee live in it, including chimpanzees that use stone tools to crack nuts. The park covers around ninety seven thousand hectares and was created with support from international conservation funding.

What you actually see

• The transboundary forest - woodland continuous with Taï across the river.
• The tool-using chimpanzees - the population that cracks nuts with stones.
• The forest elephant - the smaller forest species in the park.
• The pygmy hippopotamus - the rare species surviving in this block.

When to go

November to April is the dry season and the practical window. The heavy rains from May make the roads impassable. Wildlife is heard rather than seen.

Honest expectations

The park is very new and has almost no infrastructure. Access needs a guide and arrangement well in advance. Sightings of large mammals are very unlikely.

Nearby

Zwedru is north, and the Ivorian border is east.