CONGO BRAZZAVILLE – DRC – GABON
Explore Tours
Important Information:
What to carry.
- Travel bags and a backpack (no suitcase-if you must please let us know)
- Small daypack about 25 – 30 liters, suitable as hand luggage
- Solid, closed, ankle-high footwear with treaded sole
- Warm extra clothing (sweaters, hats, gloves)
- Rain cover (overpants, Jacket)
- Lightweight trousers in soft colors (beige or olive)
- Flashlight with batteries
- Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen (at least SPF 25.), grease pencil for the lips)
- Binoculars, Camera, night camera
- Additional meals (e.g. chocolates, candies, snacks)
- Personal medication
- Insect repellent
- Disinfectant for hands
About Gorilla trekking – (Optional)
- In order to be allowed to visit the gorillas, good health is a prerequisite. Infectious diseases can be transmitted from humans to gorillas, thus may at cold or flu, the animals cannot be visited!
- For the walk on rough and steep paths a good physical condition is required.
- For this trip you need a yellow fever vaccination. You must present a yellow fever vaccination in the form of an international original vaccination certificate. A malaria prophylaxis is recommended.
- For the chimpanzee and gorilla trekking a basic level of fitness is required BUT you don’t have to be a mountain climber to trek the gorillas, anybody can do it.
The Tour
- This tour takes a Minimum of 4 persons per group
- The tour departs every month a minimum of 3 months is required to book and confirm the tour.
- Good health is necessary to the gorillas to visit (because infectious diseases can be transmitted to humans from gorillas, the animals may not be visited during cold and flu!). Travel insurance is therefore recommended.
- To enter you need to have 6 months minimum valid passport.
The price of this tour is: 2.190 Euro per person based on the group of the 8+1 persons
All activities are free for the Tour Leader and the air tickets Brazza – Pointe, a part from Hotels and different invitation letters (DRC-CONGO)
Included/Exclude
- Pick up from the border between Congo and Angola
- Gorilla visita t Lesio Luna
- Government tax
- All the activities as indicated in the itinerary
- Transfers in, Kinshasa and Brazzaville
- Boat crossing two ways Brazza-Kinshasa-Brazza
- An English guide
- Car hire in Congo 4X4 Fuel/Gas/drivers
- Car hire in DRC
- Park entry fees
- Community fee
- Accommodation in Brazzaville – Kinshasa – Zongo Falls ( Sharing room)
- Company fees
- Invitation letter ( Congo, DRC)
- Tips
- Items of personal nature
- Entry visa
- Special drinks in the camp ( Alcool, beer etc…)
- Full board ( All Meals)
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Arrival from Cabinda by Land Border
You are welcome by our representative upon arrival at the border of Congo with Angola at Nzamba Nzassi where you will be picked and we will provide you border assistance, baggage clearance and later on ushered to your private car for hotel transfer in Pointe Noire. In our way to Pointe Noire, we shall take you to the Loango Museum, to visit the Gorges of Diosso and the slaves trade which is a Heritage Site of UNESCO where the slaves where be taken to Europe and the America, After hotel check-in, a short briefing with the guide to fine- tune details of the next day to Brazzaville. Diner and night at the hotel Le Rouisseau.
Pointe Noire – Brazzaville City Tour
In the morning after breakfast, we leave the hotel and drive to the airport for the transfer to Brazzaville by plane to start our City Tour. After 45 minutes of flight we shall land in Brazzaville, a bus will wait for us to start the Brazza City Tour. Edmond Hotel
- City tour of Brazzaville
- Nabemba Tower
- St Anne Basilica
- Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzaville Memorial
- The Art Market
- Poto-Poto School of Painting
- Statue of Liberty
- Congo Rapids
- Corniche Walk
- Sapeurs Performance
Lesio Luna Natural Reserve – Brazzaville
The Lésio-Louna Reserve, also known as Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna, was developed by a partnership between the Republic of Congo and UK registered charity The Aspinall Foundation. The area was established as a gorilla sanctuary by a decree in 1999, which was repealed and replaced in 2009 by a new decree creating the Réserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lésio Louna in its current form. It is managed by a collaboration between The Aspinall Foundation and the Ministry of Forest Economy. Earlier in the morning departure from Brazzaville to the Lesio Luna Natural Reserve to see the gorillas in the islands. We will take you as close a possible without putting you in danger from the gorilla or the gorilla in danger of games from tourists. Diner and overnight at Gamboma Keni Hotel.
Brazzaville - Lesio Luna – Gamboma City
Today earlier in the morning we shall leave Gamboma City straight to Imbalanga Camp at Odzala Kokoua National Park where we shall our first observation to the Bai called Imbalanga Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Congo is one of Africa’s oldest national parks; designated in 1935 and receiving Biosphere Reserve status in 1977. Covering an expansive 13,546 km2 area, Odzala-Kokoua lies in the heart of the Congo Basin, the second largest rainforest in the world after the Amazon. The Congo Basin spans more than two million square kilometres across six countries, and accounts for 18% of the world's remaining rainforest. Humans have occupied the area for over 50,000 years, yet it is still one of the most biologically diverse and species-rich areas on the planet, while the basin delivers clean water, food and shelter to more than 75 million people. In 2010, African Parks entered into a 25-year-long agreement with the Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment to protect this globally significant park.
Imbalanga Camp - Moba Bai – Lokoue Bai – Imbalanga Camp
Earlier in the morning at around 4 :45am we shall leave the camp to star tour game viewing within the park up to Moba Bai for the morning observation of the Bai where several animals species come to eat the salt minral such as : forest elephants, forest buffaloes, birds, antelopes , gorillas and during the game viewing if we are lucky can see a alot animals. After the observation in the bai we shall have a nature walk in the
Lola ya Bonobo – Kongo Central ( Zongo Falls)
In the morning after breakfast, we start our excursion to "Lola Y a Bonobo", the world famous sanctuary of bonobos, next to which is also Lake Lukaya, My Valley. We will have 2h to 2h30 depending on the traffic. The sanctuary is a habitat for more than 100 bonobos, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee, a primate subspecies found only in the DRC. The bonobo chimpanzee is popularly known for its high level of sexual behavior; sexual functions in conflict resolution, affection, social status, arousal and stress reduction. It occurs in virtually any combination of partners and in a variety of positions. This high level of sexual activity is a major factor in the lower level of aggression seen in bonobo society compared to the common chimpanzee and other apes. Bonobos are seen as matriarchal; women tend to collectively dominate men by forming alliances and using sexuality to control men. A man's rank in the social hierarchy is often determined by his mother's rank. Along with the common chimpanzee, the bonobo is man's closest relative. In The afternoon after the activity we will drive from Kinshasa to the Zongo falls found in the Kongo Central. Overnight at the Seli Safari Resort. Water charges forth from the mountains of Bas Congo's equatorial forests, the former territory of Stanley's expedition, and falls on rocks 65 meters through the jungle canopy to the ground. Located 130 kilometers (c. 90 miles) from Kinshasa, an early morning pick-up will take you through spectacular scenery to the Zongo Waterfalls. Zongo Park provides a lovely setting. This goes deep into the Congolese rainforest and into the heart of darkness you've always imagined. Raw and real and wonderful... and relaxing.
Kongo Central ( Zongo Falls) – Kinshasa
An excellent break from seli safari with exceedingly beautiful scenery, merely 4 hours away by driving, but worlds away in feeling. After a great night we shall this morning go to the falls into the forest to visit. We shall walk a half day up to the falls. Located 130 kilometers from Kinshasa, an early morning pick-up will take you through spectacular scenery to the Zongo Waterfalls. Zongo Park provides a lovely setting. This goes deep into the Congolese rainforest and into the heart of darkness you've always imagined. Raw and real and wonderful. Return to kinshasa and overnight at Leon Hotel.
Kinshassa - Brazzaville - Congo River Boat Crusie in the afternoon
After breakfast in the morning we shall transfer you to the border with Congo Brazzaville for a boat crossing. The Congo River formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and the Ganges rivers. It is also the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 219.5 m.
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- Departure from Mami Wata Restaurant
- Visit of the cliffs of Douvres ( Falaises du Douvres ou Manguenguengue)
- Visit of islands
- Kintengue Traditional danse performance
- Diner and overnight at Edmond Hotel
Brazzaville – Ukraine
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Transfer to the airport
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Check – in and departure to your home country
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End of the trip
