Kahuzi Biega National Park
Founded in 1939 and later a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, Kahuzi-Biega National Park remains the last stronghold of the…
The DRC is a country of vast jungles and dark corners, endangered primates and tribal strongholds, equatorial rainforests and active volcanoes.
They say that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the country around which all other African countries revolve and that you can only know Africa if you know the DRC. Two-thirds of the size of Western Europe and home to nearly 300 different languages and tribes, the DRC is a country of vast jungles and dark corners, endangered primates and tribal strongholds, equatorial rainforests and active volcanoes. It is easy to see the appeal.
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You can trek in search of habituated gorilla families in two places in DRC, Virunga National Park and Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The former is home to mountain gorillas, whilst the latter safeguards one of the last remaining populations of Grauer’s gorillas.
Unfortunately not. Currently, we only offer trips to Virunga National Park, Lake Kivu and Kahuzi-Biega National Park. Although tourism is still underdeveloped in these areas, facilities do exist. In the rest of the country, the logistical challenges are simply too great for us to arrange trips.
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The Rangers of Virunga National Park lay down their lives to protect the amazing biodiversity of the park; which means, in turn, the park has a duty to look after those who are left behind. In 2016, Virunga National Park, in collaboration with the NAT GEO Rainforest, developed the Widows Workshop to protect and empower the widows of the rangers.
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