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SECURITY
Volcanoes Safaris is not based in Eastern DRC
at the moment. We do not take clients to the
DRC at present but hope to do so in the near
future. For further information please send an
e mail to: salesuk@volcanoessafaris.com.
Attractions in Eastern DRC
The DRC is one of the last frontiers in Africa.
Eastern Congo in particular, is one of the most
spectacular areas in Africa and is best accessed
through North Western Rwanda and South Western
Uganda.
It has a number of unique attractions:
The Mountain Gorilla can be seen in Djomba and
Bukima on the western slopes of the Virunga volcanoes.
There are currently 3 families habituated and
viewing is the easiest of all the gorilla parks
in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo.
The Lowland Gorilla lives further south near
Bukavu in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The
park which is in a mountainous jungle area was
the first in Africa to allow viewing of gorilla
families. There are 4 habituated gorilla groups.
The live volcanoes of Nyamulagira and
Nyiragongo are near the town of Goma and erupt periodically.
Nyiragongo erupted violently in 2002, partially
destroying the town of Goma and minor fissures
continue to appear. Both volcanoes have craters
bubbling with live magma and are a spectacular
sight.
The wildlife in Virunga National Park is one
of the most varied in the region. It is not clear
how badly poaching has affected animal populations
in recent years, but the Rwindi plains had extensive
savannah game and the highest hippo population
in Africa.
Garamba in the far north eastern corner is a
forgotten but spectacular park. It is the last
refuge of the northern white rhino in Africa.
Although poaching has reduced the numbers it
is thought that the rhino still survives. Garamba
is also the home of the first African elephants
that were domesticated in the early 1900's and
riding elephants on safari used to be one of
the main attractions.
The Okapi is a doe-eyed creature resembling
a cross between a zebra and a giraffe lives around
Epulu and is a very unusual animal. This area
is also the home of the Efe pygmies who continue
to hunt in their traditional way. Pygmy communities
can also be seen around Mt Hoyo.
Chimpanzees can be seen in the Tongo sanctuary
just north of Nyamulagira volcano.
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