North Kivu
Nyiragongo & Virunga
Sleep on the crater rim of an active volcano with a permanent lava lake.
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.
Virunga National Park
Mikeno Sector
Habituated mountain gorilla families across emerald, mist-veiled slopes.
Bukavu · Idjwi Island
Lake Kivu
Quiet, fresh-water alpine lake bordered by hibiscus and fishing villages.
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.