Virunga national park
Okapi wildlife reserve was established in 1992 and listed as a World Heritage in 1996. The reserve located in Ituri forest near the border with Uganda and South Sudan and helps protect the endemic Okapi population which is the reserves iconic animal and several rare plant and animal life. The reserve is inhabited by traditional pygmy hunter-gathering people of the Mbuti and Efe ethnic groups who for long co-existed with the wildlife but with commercial bush meat and civil war …
Kahuzi-Biega national park
Kahuzi-Biega national park is located in the south east of DR Congo which covers an area of about 6000km2. Mt Kahuzi lies at 3308 m and Biega at 2790m. The park is mostly of dense lowland rainforests, Afromontane forests, bamboo forests and small areas of sub-alpine prairies. The park is a UNESCO World heritage Site named for two extinct Volcanoes i.e. Mt Kahuzi and Mt Biega which are connected by a narrow strip of forest. The main attraction to the …
Okapi wildlife reserve
Okapi wildlife reserve was established in 1992 and listed as a World Heritage in 1996. The reserve located in Ituri forest near the border with Uganda and South Sudan and helps protect the endemic Okapi population which is the reserves iconic animal and several rare plant and animal life. The reserve is inhabited by traditional pygmy hunter-gathering people of the Mbuti and Efe ethnic groups who for long co-existed with the wildlife but with commercial bush meat and civil war …
Other Congo Attractions
Senkwekwe Centre – Gorilla Orphanage
The orphanage was named after the dominant silverback of the Rugendo groups who was murdered alongside 3 of his family members – Senkwekwe. The center is home to orphaned mountain gorillas located in Rumangabo at the Virunga national park headquarters. Most of the gorillas at the centre were found after their mothers were murdered, some were caught in poachers snares. The sanctuary is forested offering these gorillas a safe and secure place to reside. The gorillas are in good care …
Lwiro chimpanzee sanctuary
The Lwiro Chimpanzee Sanctuary was created in 2002 to rehabilitate chimpanzees that had been orphaned by illegal hunting for wildlife pet trade and on some occasions for bush meat. The center is home to over 92 chimpanzees and 108 monkeys of 13 different species of monkeys. The orphaned chimps or those rescued from illegal wildlife trade are usually from Virunga national park and Kahuzi-Biega national park. The center works in partnership with different organizations i.e. Coopera ( a Spanish NGO), …
Lake Kivu – Congo
Lake Kivu is shared between Congo and Rwanda, It is one among the African Great lakes. The lake is home to various activities you can have while there. You can choose to take a boat cruise and enjoy the sights and sounds of the neighboring towns and villages. You can join the local fishermen on a fishing expedition, the lake is safe for one to swim as there is no Bilharzia and no danger of Crocodile or Hippos, for bird …