Overnight Camping Trip Zongo

Introduction

On the Inkisi river in the Province of Bas – Congo we find the Zongo falls. With a high of 60 m and the rate of the flow from 60 m3 till 700 m3 / second, depending on the season, this fall is quite impressive.
A large part of the forest on the bottom of the waterfall is constantly soaked and where the trees have disappeared there remains on the rocks nothing but a curious aquatic vegetation. Among the algae, the moss and the orchids, enormous crabs move about in company with strange reptiles, while a rather curious star fish attracts our attention

Program

                                                                                                                          
Arrangement


Transfer from Kinshasa to Zongo and return trip,
French- / English speaking Guide,
1-night accommodation in a Tented Campement in the interior;
Full Board Meal plan in the interior;

1. 2x lunch
2. 1x breakfast
3. 1x dinner

Drinks excluded;




Available Departure Dates:
Year round

Please read through General Information and General Terms.


Reservations:

Please contact:
Go Congo Sales sales@gocongo.com
Mr. Michel Van Roten + 243 811837010

8 day Jungle trip to small Bantu - pygmy villages Mbandaka
    


Introduction

Discover the tropical rainforest with the bantu and pygmy villages.

Go Congo Tour  Operator operates a 8-day trip on the axis Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Equator province in the D.R.Congo. These trips have an adventurous character. Transfers are made by jeeps and by "pirogues", the traditional dug-out canoes
 

During these trips, visitors are guests in different villages, where they
can learn about traditional customs of the congolese culture. Furthermore, this type of travelling offers the opportunity to interact directly with the local population.

This is a trip off the beaten track. There are no busses of tourists
dropped off in these villages daily, weekly or even monthly. In some of
the more remote villages, we are the only outsiders to visit them. This
adds to the enthusiasm of the local inhabitants when visitors do arrive.
It is a big happening and the locals will gather to meet and greet the
visitors. A 'must' for those people, who strive to life a genuine Africa-experience.

Accommodations consist of a tented campement in the interior. The large comfortable tents are divided into two large compartments with a central hallway and comfortably sleep up to four adults. As beds, we offer self-inflating mattresses with cotton mattress covers and pillows. Travellers are expected to bring their own bedlinnen. Furthermore, the campement will comprise a minimum of one shower tent and one basic toilet tent. The number of sanitary tents will depend on the number of clients. Travellers are expected to bring their own towels and shampoo/soap.

The trip is based on Full Board in the interior.
The Full Board Meal plan consists of a Breakfast, a light Lunch
and a two-course Dinner. Our breakfast is  inspired on the so-called
 continental breakfast, including Sliced Bread and Rolls - Butter, Cheese,
 Ham/Salami and Jam - Cereals with Milk and Sugar - Coffee, Tea or Hot
 Chocolate. Our Lunch and Dinner consist mainly of local specialties. Fresh
 fruit and local snack-food are served as lunch on board. The Main Course
 of our Dinner consists of Meat, Poultry, Fish or Pasta - Vegetables -
 Rice, Potatoes or 'Foufou', a local side dish made of the manioc plant. The dessert traditionally consists of fresh fruit.

 This trip has a maximum capacity of 4 adult clients, accompanied by 2
 children, ensuring that clients live a profound experience in the pygmy
 villages.

Highlights:

 Mbandaka: Mbandaka, the capital of the Equator province, lies on the
 equator. A marker on the Av. Bolenge symbolizes the line of the equator
 that passes through the city. The former President Mobutu Sese Seko
 attended school here. Mbandaka is one of the main river ports. The region
 of Mbandaka is the home of the Batswa Pygmies.
 

Bikoro: Bikoro lies on the shores of Lake Ntomba, and was once a thriving
 town thanks to its large rubber plantations.

Indicative Program: (Day 1 = Saturday - Day 8 = Saturday)

Day 1 : Arrival in Mbandaka. Visit of Mbandaka : Mark- up of the equator. We take a 4x4 from Mbandaka to Ilema, about 29 km further. This trip takes 2.30 hrs. The “ Chef du village “ and his pygmies give us  a warm welcome with traditional dances. We buy seasonal fruit and vegetables. The cook prepares a local speciality.( Congolese Chicken )

Day 2 : European breakfast at 7 am. We leave at 8 am. Trip to Samba. On the road we stop in Buya : we visit a small village with pygmies in traditional clothes. They show us their wooden sculptures.
We spend the night in Samba : contact with the “ Chief of the village” and with the local pygmies.
Dinner à la façon Congolese.

Day 3 : European breakfast at 7 am. We take a canoe to Nkake : 5 hours paddling. We admire the vegetation : tropical jungle. On the road we buy fresh fruit and vegetables and other specialities to taste.
In Nkake the pygmies welcome us with their traditional dances. We eat our Congolese dinner. (fresh fishes bought on the road and prepared à la façon Congolese ).

Day 4 : European breakfast at 7 am. We leave for Bikoro, paddling. On the road we visit Ikoko.  Ikoko is situated on the border of the Lac Tumba.  Possibility to buy some wooden souvenirs. We take 2 extra men with us to paddle : we cross the lake in 2 hours to Bikoro.
Sightseeing in Bikoro : the cathedral, some buildings from the State, the beach, visit of the pygmies.
Congolese dinner.

Day 5 :  European breakfast at 7 am. Trip into the virgin jungle to IRES in 4x4: 30 km. Congolese dinner.

Day 6 :  European breakfast at 7 am.  I.R.E.S. : It is a centre for research of climatology and  ecology of the tropical Fauna and Flora. We make a guided excursion into the Park. Here we still find the virgin vegetation, several animals, birds…
Congolese dinner.

Day 7 :  European breakfast at 7 am. 4x4 to Mbandaka. We stay the night in Mbandaka. We eat in a local restaurant and enjoy a fresh Primus.

 Arrangement:

 . Airport Pick-up and Drop-off Service;
 . All transfers as mentioned in the program;
 . French- / English speaking Guide,
  . 7-nights accommodation in a Tented Campement in the interior;
 . Full Board Meal plan in the interior;
 . Drinks excluded;


 
 Available Departure Dates:
 Year round

   

 Please read through the General Information and General Terms.


 Reservations:

 Please contact:
 Go Congo Sales sales@gocongo.com
 Mr. Michel Van Roten + 243 811837010

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