Destinations

A country the size of Western Europe.

From the gorilla forests of the Albertine Rift to the Atlantic coast, the DRC contains nine national parks, five UNESCO sites and the second-largest rainforest on Earth.

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North Kivu

Nyiragongo & Virunga

Sleep on the crater rim of an active volcano with a permanent lava lake.

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Virunga National Park

Mikeno Sector

Habituated mountain gorilla families across emerald, mist-veiled slopes.

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Bukavu · Idjwi Island

Lake Kivu

Quiet, fresh-water alpine lake bordered by hibiscus and fishing villages.

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Mbandaka

Congo River Basin

Slow-boat the world's deepest river through forests untouched for millennia.

Equateur

Salonga National Park

Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Bonobos, no roads, pure silence.

Capital

Kinshasa

Rumba, art galleries, ateliers and a riverside skyline that pulses at dusk.