Top Tourism Activities in Congo 2021
Top Tourism Activities in Congo 2021
Top Tourism Activities in Congo 2021: Congo is famous for housing the world’s largest lava lake on mount Nyiragongo one of the world’s active mountains in the world and also its mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas which has attracted a number of tourists to visit the different destinations in the country to take part in a number of activities for a rewarding Congo safari. With a number of destinations in the country, these top activities will ensure that you enjoy the time you get to spend in the country taking in some of the most memorable beauty from the various destinations you visit. It should be noted that before accessing the country, you should first obtain a covid-19 vaccine or test negative for coronavirus to avoid having an unsafe experience this is because coronavirus has claimed a number of lives but with the different measure put together by the government and other tourism stake holders to ensure that the tourists have an amazing time without having to worry about the virus.
GORILLA TREKKING
Gorilla trekking is one of the top tourism activities in Congo 2021 that will ensure you’ll have an amazing time while you visit virunga national park and Kahuzi Biega national park among where you will have an amazing time understanding more about the primates. In virunga national park you will get to understand more about the endangered mountain gorillas and in Kahuzi Biega national park the home to the lowland gorillas that will ensure you get to understand the differences between the mountain and lowland gorillas. Gorilla trekking in Congo involves hiking through the forests to access the habituated families and when you get in contact with them, you will have to spend one hour you observe the behaviour of the primates in the wild, you will have the chance to understand their different characteristics like their feeding patterns, their co-existence with one another, their social hierarchy among other interesting features of the primates for a rewarding experience in the park.
During the hike to the gorilla families, you will get to see a number of attractions like a number of bird species, you will also have the opportunity to see a number of other primate species like dent’s monkey vervet monkey, mona monkey, black and white colobus monkey, golden monkeys, red tailed monkey among other primate species.
CHIMPANZEE TREKKING
Chimpanzee trekking is another memorable activity you will get to take part among the top tourism activities in Congo 2021 for a memorable safari that will ensure that you enjoy the time you’ll get to spend in the country for an amazing experience in the park. During chimpanzee trekking in the park, you’ll have the chance to hike through the forests of virunga national park where you will have an amazing time watching a number of rewarding attractions like numerous primate species for instance; dent’s monkey vervet monkey, mona monkey, black and white colobus monkey, silver monkeys, red tailed monkey among other monkey species, bird species like; Rwenzori Batis, Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, long-crested eagle handsome Francolin Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori grey throated tit which will make chimpanzee trekking a memorable activity. When you get to the chimpanzee troops, you will observe their behaviour in the wild for an amazing adventure like their feeding patterns, how they co-exist with one another among other interesting features of the primates.
HIKING THE VIRUNGA MOUNTAINS
Hiking is another top tourism activity that tourists can participate in for a memorable Congo Safaris is hiking the Virunga Mountains in the country like mount Nyiragongo, mount Mikeno and mount Nyamuragira all of which will offer an amazing experience. While hiking mount Mikeno you will come across a number of habituated mountain gorillas, numerous primate species like; dent’s monkey vervet monkey, mona monkey, black and white colobus monkey, silver monkeys, red tailed monkey swinging from one tree branch to another and a number of bird species. Mount Nyiragongo the home to the world’s largest lava lake which will give you exceptional views of the lava lake as you get to see the lava boiling underneath the earth’s crust and interesting about the hike is the fact that you will spend a night at the summit taking in the beauty of the park for an amazing adventure.
GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING
Golden monkey trekking should also not miss out on your top tourism activities in Congo 2021 because of the rewarding experiences that you will get to witness as you take part in the activity. just like gorilla trekking in volcanoes National Park, golden monkey trekking involves through the forest of virunga national park to understand more about the endangered primate species with black and golden fur that will make the activity quite rewarding observing their amazing characteristics while in the park as you spend one hour with them. While you spend time with the habituated golden monkey troops, you will able to see their diet, how they construct their nests, their social hierarchy, how they co-exist with one another among other interesting features of the primates. Additionally, you will see a number of attractions like the different bird species like double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, long-crested eagle handsome Francolin Ruwenzori turaco, you will get to see a number of primate species like dent’s monkey vervet monkey, mona monkey, black and white colobus monkey, silver monkeys, red tailed monkey among other monkey species hence a rewarding experience during your Congo safaris.
