DRC Cultural Immersion Tours: Discover Local Life

Lubumbashi Tour is an opportunity to walk and drive around the City to explorer with Congo Local Guides the imposing colonial architectures, mainly churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques, foreign  and Congolese restaurants. Further it includes a complete learning experience to Congo history from the Lumumba assassination site, the Lubumbashi National Museum, and in-person interaction with local people.

Consequently, the Kisangani City Tour will help you exploring this city that has confirmed itself as a strategic position during the colonization. The impressive colonial architectures, unique dryland forest, flooded forest and swampy forest, in-person contacts with people culture and life, breathtaking falls as well as an unmatched experience on Congo River are set of what the Tour of Kisangani is offering. The visit has two sequences of 3 to 4 hours each. The first is about the tour of Kisangani, while the second is about Mbiye Island Visit.

This tour is provided by prominent guides and it is a door to access the legendary Virunga National Park. The tour also offers you advantage to buy masks and handicrafts at a good price and immerses you in real local life. You will have to taste local foods and visits local markets and suburbs as well. Booking tour with us provides you with booking discounts to our partners hotel. Finally, we provide pick up from Kigali international Airport to Goma, transport facilities to Virunga (Gorilla) and Nyiragongo volcano. Our tours also open you to visits to surrounding villages like Buhimba, Sake, Mugunga, Bweremana and Minova with full immersive experience.

This tour is not simply a village to village look, but a complete learning experience. You will get to experience local people everyday life by enjoying their local food and traditional dance, visit local schools to give you a deep understanding of their education challenges and opportunity, chieftancy to understand how Congo villages are ruled compared to the modern governance, farms to discover how they create wealth and their changes, and orphanage to witness the impact of war on families in rural areas.

Most of anthropologists and travel photographers have less explored the Democratic Republic of the Congo for lack of trustworthy guides offering the real local experience. This trip is tripled by three main experiences that are usually provided separately to travelers. The Tata Gonda land that remained a mystery for years, the authentic Pende of Gungu with their pierced cheeks and mask dances, and full immersion into the Kuba Kingdom, one of the most powerful African kingdom of all times. For instance, traditionally in Pende culture, for a month, hundreds of children remain in a boot camp together with their teachers (Nganga Mukanda) and the Grand Master (Kele). They will be circumcised there. During this trip, you'll learn how they go through this tough period of lockdown and how when following the initiation, all these young people—now grown-ups—will return to their proud homes—in the midst of a huge celebration featuring countless different masks.

Kwafrika Travel 4 days Zongo falls, Bonobos and Kinshasa city experience package brings you to Kinshasa city and its surrounding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It makes you experience the gorgeous 65m-high Zongo falls, watching the water roaring over the precipice into the river will be unforgettable. Moreover, you will visit the Bonobos, our closest living relatives, with more than 99% identical DNA before going for a crash Kinshasa city tour where you will discover Kinshasa's vibrant culture and history.

Welcome to an East African & Central African road trip that will start in Entebbe, Uganda & Traverse Uganda, Rwanda, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo & Burundi. On the course of this trip, there will be wildlife encounters, culture, gorillas Chimpanzee before hiking to the top of Nyiragongo active volcano in DCR. We look forward to your visit.

Kwafrika Travel Ltd brings you through the real Congo Adventure through this 9 days Congo Expedition exposing you to the world’s geological scandal. You will experience Nyiragongo which is stratovolcano that features the world's largest lava lake, you will encounter with the mountain gorilla exploring their general behavior and lifestyles (feeding, mating, nesting, body gestures and others) while they are in their natural habitat. After the challenging Nyiragongo Volcano hike, it will be place to a relax time in Eastern Congo’s iconic island. Tchegera Island is the greatest place to be and escape the hustles of the city more so after hiking Nyiragongo and tracking the gorillas. The trip ends in Kinshasa City where you will visit the Bonobos are our closest living relatives, go for a cruise on Congo river and hover through Kinshasa city like local.

Are you looking for the most exceptional adventures that will reward you with lifetime experiences while on safari in Africa? When it comes to Africa safaris, gorilla trekking with Kwafrika Travel Ltd in the Democratic Republic of Cong (DRC) has got it all for you to make your dreams come true! This journey makes you experience both Eastern Lowland Gorillas and endangered mountain gorillas, you will have a glimpse at these unique creatures is such a dramatic experience and it comes once in a lifetime. People are equally struck by the tenderness and care that mothers show their young. And then, of course, there are the juveniles who spend most of every waking hour at play and never cease to make visitors smile.

Kwafrika Travel brings you through a 13 Days Nyiragongo Volcano and Rwenzori Mountain Hiking. In this trek up the mountains, trekkers combine lava with glaciers. Nyiragongo is a beautiful stratovolcano that features the world’s largest lava lake. Rwenzori mountains are the Africa’s third highest peak, the Margherita Peak. Nyiragongo summit is located at 3470 m of altitude while Margherita Peak is located at 5109 m of altitude, the conditions at that altitude are mostly chilly, with the peaks covered in glaciers on many occasions. As you trek up the two mountains, the flora is diverse with trees and valleys of ferns. The trees are alive with many species of birds and animals (Rwenzori Turaco, Guerrezzas monkey, Cercopithecus (Red tailed monkeyguenon) and primates) in the forest. We provide some equipment necessary for the climb like crampons, ropes, harnesses, carabinas, you need to bring good hiking boots, warm clothing warm sleeping bag, and rain gear.

Kwafrika Travel brings you through a 8 Days Congo Rwenzori Mountains Hiking. In this trek up the mountains, trekkers reach the glacier and drink from black and green water. As you hike, the flora is diverse with trees and valleys of ferns. The trees are alive with many species of birds and primates. Walking up the trail you will see chimp nests high up in the tall trees, if you are lucky you may catch a glimpse of the resident chimpanzee as they scamper away. Trekkers will trek up to Moraine at 4350m of alt. Moraine means, a place where there were used to be glacier but it has disappeared. You will sleep in basic huts and will be accompanied by rangers, porters and guide. We provide some equipment necessary for the climb like crampons, ropes, harnesses, carabinas, you need to bring good hiking boots, warm clothing warm sleeping bag, and rain gear. We do hire sleeping bags for those who need.