Republic of the Congo Tours

The Republic of the Congo is for serious wildlife travellers. Odzala-Kokoua is one of the finest places on earth to track western lowland gorillas, with riverboat days out of Brazzaville. Trips run with specialist guides only.

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Gorilla Tracking in Odzala-Kokoua

Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in the country's northwest, is regarded as one of the more reliable places anywhere to track western lowland gorillas, along with forest elephants and a long list of primates in dense equatorial rainforest. Access runs through a small number of specialist camps rather than independent travel.

Brazzaville and the Congo River

The capital, Brazzaville, faces its much larger neighbor Kinshasa across the Congo River, and riverboat outings along this stretch are usually built into a longer wildlife-focused trip. Given the remoteness of the parks, trips here run with experienced guides and fixed logistics rather than a flexible itinerary.