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DR Congo

53 places in DR Congo, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

DR Congo

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Congolese Rumba

Garamba National Park

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Nyamulagira Volcano

Nyiragongo Volcano

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Salonga National Park

Virunga National Park

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Bombo-Lumene Reserve

Boyoma Falls

Eala Botanical Garden

Garamba National Park

Idjwi Island

Inga Falls

Ituri Rainforest

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Kisantu Botanical Garden

Kiubo Falls

Kundelungu National Park

Lac de Ma Vallee

Lake Kivu

Lake Mai-Ndombe

Lake Mweru

Lake Tanganyika at Kalemie

Lake Tumba

Lofoi Falls

Lomako Reserve

Lomami National Park

Luki Biosphere Reserve

Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center

Maiko National Park

Mangroves Marine Park

Mbanza-Ngungu Caves

Mount Hoyo

Muanda

N'sele Valley Park

Nyamulagira Volcano

Nyiragongo Volcano

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Salonga National Park

Tchegera Island

The Congo River

Upemba National Park

Virunga National Park

Zongo Falls

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Boma

Bukavu

Goma

Kinshasa

Kisangani

Lubumbashi

Matadi

Mbandaka

Nkamba

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Congolese Rumba

Gungu

Kuba Kingdom at Nsheng

La Sape

National Museum of the DRC

Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.

Lola ya Bonobo

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Congolese Cuisine

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