DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO(DRC)

DRC is a vast country It is bordered in East by Lake Albert, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Kivu. It has 26 provinces: Bandundu, bas Congo, Equateur, Kasai Occidental, Kasai Orientale, Katanga, Kinshasa, Maniema, North kivu, South kivu, Oriental.

DRC’s unique tourist opportunities including wildlife reserves, indigenous cultures, and geological wonders establishes the DRC as a perfect country for those who seek to connect to nature and mankind.

This explains why the nation has several UNESCO world Heritage.

Twelve percent of the country is made up of protected areas including 7 national areas and 57reserves with great ecotourism potential. DRC offers a wide range of tourist attractions in different provinces ranging from the seaside to the safaris and cultural.

Popular Cities in DRC

Kinshasa

Kinshasa, largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the south bank of the Congo River.

Goma

Goma is situated to the north of Lake Kivu with proximity to Gisenyi City in Rwanda. It is the capital of North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The region’s different customs and strong colonial heritage have greatly influenced the Congolese culture. Music is unique here, a blend of Cuban rhumba that gave birth to Soukous.

Zongo-Zongo falls are located about 140kms from Kinshasa Town. The vapor of the water when it hits ground is breath taking.

Lubumbashi-Lubumbashi is the second largest city a in DR Congo.  Formerly know as  (Elisabethville) and Elisabethstad (Dutch), it is the mining capital of DR Congo.

10 Top places to visit in DR Congo

Vurunga National Park- Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park, it also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mount Nyiragongo-The Nyiragongo volcano is a major attraction in Virunga National park.  Nyiragongo is an active volcano with the world’s biggest lava lake .

Kahuzi Beiga National park- Aside from nature, this park is on of the remaining strongholds of the  worlds biggest gorilla species.

Lake Kivu-This is Africa’s biggest lakes. Rwanda and The Republic of the Congo share it. A very ideal spot to relax after safari.

Okapi Wildlife Reserve- This is one of the  UNESCO world Heritage sites in Congo, while tracting Okapis , you will get an opportunities to interact with pygmies.

Salonga National park-is a UNESCO  World Heritage Site due to thick forest and unique species found there.

Livingstone water falls-Located along River Congo.

Museums and Historical buildings in Kinshasa-They include Kinshasa National Museum,  Palais de  la Nation, the legislative building , Roman Catholic Cathedral and American Baptist Missioanry Chapel.

Garamba National park-Garamba park is a UNESCO world Heritage site because of diverve flora and fauna.