How Many National Parks Are In The Democratic Republic Of Congo? The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country located in the Western region of Africa and it is known to have derived its name from the River Congo, which is famously known to be the second largest and deepest river in the whole world. This country is richly blessed country when it comes to tourism resources within the African Continent and it shares boarders with other countries like; Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi which is located in the Eastern region, South Sudan in the North East, Tanzania  in the South, Angola in the South West, Tanzania in the South and Zambia in the South East. More so, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a large country, which covers a total surface area of about 2,345,408 square kilometers.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a good destination to travel to while on your adventurous safari because it has around 10 national parks and the unique and interesting thing about this game parks is that they all different attractions which leads many people to pick interest in visiting each of them hence leading to a great development towards the tourism industry in the country. however, there are so many attractions in the country whereby it is surrounded with beautiful hills, exciting landscapes, valley escarpments, African wildlife species with a rich a flora, large numbers of bird species that excite bird lovers touring around and Volcanic mountains which some of them are active while others are dormant. More so, this country has the endangered mountain gorilla species, which act as the main tourist attraction, and there are the Eastern Lowland gorillas and the Western lowland gorillas, which are always available to be trekked.

Exploring within the Democratic Republic of Congo blesses tourists with great opportunities to engage in many interesting activities where they get to learn new experiences such as; bird watching, chimpanzee trekking, mountain hiking, cultural encounters, community visits and many others. In addition, there are so many national parks where one can visit during your adventurous safari in the country and some of these game parks include;

Virunga National park. 

Virunga national park is one of the most visited national park, which is located in the Eastern region in the country within the Nord kivu province. And it is considered to be among the oldest national parks in the country because it is was established as a national park by the UNESCO world Heritage site in 1979 with an aim of protecting the wildlife species. More so, the Congolese National park Authority known as manages Virunga National park; Institute Congolias pour La Conservation de la nature (ICCN).  And tourists planning to travel to this national park can opt to book their flights from Kigali international airport and then drive through the rolling hills of Rwanda which takes individuals about 5 hours’ drive to be access the park or via water on Lake Kivu from Kahuzi Beiga National park.

Exploring within Virunga national park blessed tourists with chances to engage in gorilla trekking where they get interact and observe the behaviours and characters of the species, also visit the chimpanzee families which are spotted within Mahura forest, tour around the Lulimbi sector where they get to see very many wildlife species, tour around the volcanic mountains such as; Mount Nyiragongo, take guided nature walks through the tropical rain forests where they are always guided by park guides. Lastly, they can also visit Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage, which is situated within the compound of Mikeno lodge.

Kahuzi Beiga National park.

Kahuzi Beiga National park is located in the South Eastern region in the country within the Sud Kivu province and it is commonly visited and famously known because of its lowland gorillas. In addition, tourists planning to travel to this national park can go through the Lake Kivu from Virunga national park or also choose to use the road transport whereby you go through Kigali Rwanda and from Rusizi border and then lead to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Touring around Kahuzi Beiga National park gives you chances to participate in gorilla trekking activities whereby you get interact with the lowland endangered mountain gorilla species however, they should note that the gorilla trekking permits are charged at a fee of about 400 UUSD per person and also there is a chimpanzee Sanctuary where they can visit, hike through mountains such as; mount Kahuzi and Mount Beiga, visit the Tshibati waterfalls and many other activities.

Apart from, the above mentioned game parks, there are so many other national parks where tourists can visit while on their safari in the country and some of these include; Upemba national park that is famously known for harbouring large numbers of wildlife species, Maiko national park, Nouabale Ndoki national park, Salongo National park that is famously known as the best destination to travel to while on water safaris, Garamba national park,Kandelungu national park, Odzala-kokoua national park and many others.

Contact our trusted tour operators in case of more information and inquiries about how many national parks are found in Congo and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Explore Tours Rwanda and Achieve Global safaris who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in the Democratic Republic of Congo.