Trip to Congo from 11 to 19 October (9 d. / 8 n.) / From 3,750€

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This trip to Congo will start in Brazzaville, one of Africa’s cleanest and safest capitals. Here, we will meet the mythical Sapeurs and learn about Congo’s French connection. The trip will continue northwards, to explore a beautiful natural area situated on the Bateke Plateau. Here, we will be able to observe western lowland gorillas, and a rich ecosystem that combines tropical savanna with gallery forests.

After this nature experience, we will drive south to meet Congo’s oldest inhabitants, the Babongo, also known as pygmies. We will learn aspects of their daily lives and enjoy their rich musical culture. After having spent one night with the Babongo, we will head towards Congo’s economic capital, Point Noire, an interesting colonial city in front of the Atlantic Ocean with a vibrant nightlife and a fantastic cultural agenda. Here, we will visit art galleries and a rare ethnographic museum situated in the kingdom of Loango.

The guide on this trip to Congo will be Jorge Fernández, an expert in Central African culture and nature.

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We will meet the Sapeurs

We will have the opportunity to meet the classy Sapeurs (Society of urban dandies) on the popular Rue de la Joie. Here we will enjoy the beat of Brazzaville and be able to take nice shots of this urban tribe.

We will visit the Lesio Louna Reserve

During this trip to Congo, we will go on a safari in the Lesio Louna Reserve to immerse ourselves in the wild nature of this park. We will take a boat to observe the flora and fauna along the river down to the Blue Lake. Besides the natural species there is a western lowland gorilla rehabilitation program. Orphaned gorillas are taken to the reserve to get them prepared to return back to nature. We will meet the young gorillas and their caretakers and will walk inside the gallery forest to experience the beat of the Congolese jungle.

Traditional Bateke ceremony

We will visit a popular neighborhood in Brazzaville to experience a Bateke traditional ceremony and tribal dancing.

We will meet the Babongo tribe

On this trip to Congo, we will go to a forested region where lives the Babongo tribe, the oldest inhabitants of the country. The Babongo are hunter gatherers and are renowned for their dances and singing. They use white and black paint to decorate their bodies during the female and male rites of passage.

Colonial legacy

We will visit the colonial town of Dolisie, which grew up around the train station at the end of the 19th century. In this city, we will visit a private museum to learn about Congolese popular art. We will drive to Congo’s petrol capital through the Mayombe mountain forest region. In Pointe Noire we will visit the city center, where we will find colonial-style buildings. Also, we will visit a local art foundation with interesting old Congolese artifacts.

© Photos by Xavi de las Heras taken during a trip to Congo.

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