Discover Congo
Cities, rivers & amazing places
Start in Kinshasa, cross the river to Brazzaville, head south to Lubumbashi — and keep going. Real places, real photos, no stock imagery.
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Welcome to Karibu Congo's guide to the region. We're building it city by city, beginning with Kinshasa — where rumba, river life and a fast-changing skyline meet — and now covering Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Lubumbashi, Muanda, Conkouati-Douli and Garamba National Park, with more places worth the trip to follow.
Destinations
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Kinshasa
Rumba, river life, and the pulse of Central Africa's biggest city. Hotels, restaurants, day trips and flights.
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Brazzaville
Across the river from Kinshasa — riverside terraces, a green-roofed basilica and gorillas a day trip away. Hotels, restaurants, day trips and flights.
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Lubumbashi
The copper-belt capital of the south — lakeside hotels, the Terril slag heap, a red-brick cathedral and the Kiubo Falls. Hotels, restaurants, day trips and flights.
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Kundelungu National Park
Waterfalls, savanna and camping country in Katanga — the Kiubo, Masasa, Lutshipuka and Lofoi falls, wildlife and how to get there from Lubumbashi.
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Pointe-Noire
Congo’s Atlantic port city — Côte Sauvage beaches, the red cliffs of Diosso Gorge, fresh seafood and whale watching. Hotels, restaurants, day trips and flights.
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Muanda
Atlantic beaches, river-mouth mangroves and nesting sea turtles on the DRC coast.
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Conkouati-Douli National Park
Gorillas, forest elephants, chimpanzee islands and humpback whales where the rainforest meets the sea.
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Garamba National Park
Elephants, Congo's only giraffes and returning white rhinos on a UNESCO World Heritage savanna in Haut-Uélé.
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More amazing places
More tourist attractions and hidden gems to follow.
Day trips from Kinshasa
Kinshasa is also a base — these are the trips worth the drive.
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Zongo Falls
A 65-metre waterfall on the Inkisi River, about 130 km from Kinshasa. A long but rewarding day trip, with a riverside lodge for lunch or the night.
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Lola ya Bonobo
The world's only bonobo sanctuary, just outside the city — a genuinely rare wildlife encounter.
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Bombo-Lumene National Park
Savanna, forest and the fast-flowing Lumene River for hiking and swimming, about 130 km from Kinshasa.
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Nsele River & Kingakati
Riverside villages and the Parc de la Vallée de la Nsele, known locally as Kingakati.