Cheap Gorilla permits & Tours in East Africa

DR Congo with its moist stunning jungle scenery, Swamps, beautiful Waterfalls and the Virgin forests full of natural beauty has the cheapest Gorilla permits and tours across the region. Since Gorillas are the country’s main focus and attraction tourists enjoy the most affordable Gorilla tours to both the countries Gorilla Park. Half of the worlds remaining Gorillas leave here with others in Rwanda and Uganda. The Unique land is a home to two main Gorilla parks and a home to other attractions Chimpanzees, forest elephants, birds and many others. Virunga national park and Kahuzi Biega National park one for mountain Gorillas and the other for low land. The Banobos chimpanzees a very unique species is also another primate in Congo which attract thousands to country every year considered as the closest man’s living relatives, sharing more than 98% of our DNA evidenced by the high intelligence compared to Chimpanzees.

The country is renowned for its stunning scenery and natural beauty, along with fantastic Gorilla adventures a whole year tourist activity. Most tourists to Congo trek Gorillas and also climb the active volcanoes of Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira the only Africa volcanoes which sustain lava for decades. They also have a lava lake on top the first one to appear after a period of 75years making them more desired by tourists worldwide. Staying on top of the volcanoes is an eye-catching experience which fills up the travel thirsty of 100s of hikers worldwide. The hike takes between 4-6 hours that is ascending and descending with a minimum of two days in order to see the boiling magma at night. Both Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo eruptions shake the people in the nearby towns of Goma and sake having lost their homes in 2002 when Nyirangongo erupted and displaced over 200000 people. Besides the Acid rains from Nyamuragira, The Volcano eruption affected peoples health and agriculture, and still pose a big threat to the community.

Besides the eratic wars, Virunga national park and Kahuzi Biega National park one for mountain Gorillas, and Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo are currently safe for tourists to visit. And Because of Congo beauty and culture tourists refer the country as “the last Eden” on earth which is undiscovered and a must see if you are an adventure lover. The best time to visit Congo vary according to the region. The north region with many equatorial forests can be best explored From June to October and December to March while the other region is December to April since rains last for long and sometimes unpredictable. There are many tourist activities to do while in Congo, Gorilla tracking, Forest walks, viewing wildlife, discover different capitals of the country, visiting cultural sites, Visit the Congo water falls etc. If time permits you can visit Lake Kivu for relaxation and leisure in Rwanda or even take on a second Rwanda Gorilla trek and compare the difference of both treks. Accommodation is not a problem the country has a wide variety of accommodation with several choices if you are looking for a traditional Africa holiday experience.

(c)2010 Sean Jones