The home of Bonobos, Mountain and Lowland Gorillas, Nyiragongo the only active Volcanic Mountain in Africa. Congo is the land of steamy jungles hiding half of the world’s lowland gorillas, masses of forest elephants, and hooting, swinging troops of chimpanzees, the Congo (not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of Congo across the Congo River) is on the cusp of becoming one of the finest ecotourism destinations in Africa. Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki and Parc National d’Odzala are two of the most pristine forest reserves on the continent and between them they are arguably the highlight of the whole of Central Africa.
Despite this impressive resume the Congo remains an unknown quantity to most outsiders and currently receives very few visitors. But for those ready to heed the call of the wild, and not afraid of adventure, the Congo awaits.