Gorilla Families in Virunga National Park – Congo Safari News Virunga National Park is the popular Congo gorilla safari for both short gorilla safari Congo and long Congo gorilla tours in search of the rare Mountain Gorillas. The park is home to several Mountain Gorillas that live in different families. The gorillas are social and live in groups / families [...]
How to Stay Safe on a Safari to Congo - Congo Safari News The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been known for some time to be politically unstable with civil unrest that saw went extreme to the extent of closure of Virunga National Park in 2018 for about 8 months. Many tourists or travelers always wonder and ask; is [...]
Activities in Virunga National Park – Congo Safari News Gazetted by 1925 purposely to protect the elusive Mountain Gorillas in the park, Virunga National Park is the oldest and most diverse National Park in the African continent. Today this is the top Congo safari or safari to Congo destination as tourists come in to trek Mountain Gorillas and undertake many more of [...]
Orphaned Gorillas pose for selfie with anti-Poaching rangers in Congo -Congo Safari News The digital world connects the world and this didn’t just leave out the elusive Mountain Gorillas! Two orphaned gorillas pose for selfie with anti-poaching rangers on a relaxed selfie moment,these rangers rescued them as babies. These two are Mountain Gorillas, an endangered specie of gorillas and the [...]
How to get your Congo Gorilla Trekking permit -Congo Safari News The popular Congo safaris activity is gorilla trekking and for this tours to Virunga National Park which has recently been re-opened are the favorite to many tourists. To have a Congo gorilla trekking experience a tourist needs a permit. A Congo gorilla trekking permit is a card issued by [...]
About Virunga's Chimpanzee Habituation Experience-Congo Safari News Chimpanzee Habituation or chimp habituation in Congo as of now isn't open to tourists because the section in which the activity is undertaken is still closed (the park was closed in 2018 July and re-opened in February 2019). After Virunga National Park was re-opened, gorilla trekking safaris were open to tourists however the [...]
Gorillas hum and sing during meal time; study shows Food-related calls are common in animals and have been documented in many animals, including chimpanzees and bonobos (man’s closest relatives), but aside from anecdotal reports from zoos, there was no documented evidence of gorillas hum and sing. A study by Eva Luef, a primatologist at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology [...]
Gorilla trekking rules for Virunga National Park Virunga National Park isn't just the oldest national park in Congo but also in the whole of the African continent. Virunga National Park is one of the most bio diverse regions on the continent and home to the elusive Mountain Gorillas making it the prime Congo gorilla trekking safari destination. Mountain Gorilla tracking [...]
Attractions in Virunga National Park-Congo safari news Founded in 1925, Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest national park primarily protected to conserve mountain gorillas. Situated in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the Albertine rift valley floor believed to be one of the most bio diverse areas in the continent. [...]
Mount Nyiragongo volcano hike Virunga National Park Congo is the popularly visited destination in the country with two popular activities done in the park which are Mountain gorilla trekking and a hike to Mount Nyiragongo summit. Mount Nyiragongo is within the Virunga massif close to the Albertine rift a region that is very rich in diversity within Africa. Mount Nyiragongo [...]
