Congo safari tours

Belgium’s former colony, D.R. Congo is definitely the second biggest country in Africa, located at the northern banks of Congo River. It is also known as Congo – Zaire or Congo Kinshasa. D.R. Congo is second only to Algeria by surface area, situated in the heart of Africa sharing borders with Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda to the East, South Sudan and Central African Republic to the north, Atlantic Ocean in the southwest, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Zambia and Angola to the south.

This country was originally known as Zaire and it was named after Congo River which is the second largest and deepest river in the world after Amazon. DRC receives 2000mm of rainfall per annum with alternating dry and wet seasons that happen in specific months of the year, this has led to flourishing of economic and agriculture sectors in the country.