Democratic Republic of Congo is found in Central Africa consisting of many attractive things in her national parks. One of the most attractive things in Congo’s national parks are the gorillas found in two Congo’s national Parks of which Mountain gorillas are found in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK and the Low-land gorillas are found in KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK.

Mountain gorillas are the most attractive and many tourists invade Congo from various countries to visit these endangered primates. Mountain gorillas are nowadays rarely present in the world and in all the Parks in the world, only four Parks inhabit these endangered primates. The four Parks inhabiting the mountain gorillas are; VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK in Democratic Republic of Congo, MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK and BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK all in Uganda plus VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK in Rwanda.

Though Mountain gorillas are rare in the world but in Congo, Uganda and Rwanda can easily be seen and Congo gorilla tours are relatively the cheapest and more enjoyful. Mountain gorillas in Congo are found in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK and what makes Congo gorilla tours more enjoyful compared to other gorilla Parks in the world is that, a tourist who will visit VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK for gorilla trekking will not only spot the Mountain gorillas but will also spot the Eastern Low-land gorillas and the Chimpanzees of which this chance is only provided in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK and nowhere else you will find all these three great apes inhabited in the same Park. This makes Congo gorilla tours more enjoyful and besides that, a tourist will also have a great chance to hike Nyiragongo Volcano which has the most violet Lava seen at the summit of the Volcano and also in the same Park a tourist will be able to see the most active volcano in the whole world (Mountain Nyamulagira) which is also located within the Park.

Congo gorilla permit costs US$ 400 a cheaper price compared to the cost of the gorilla permit in Uganda and Rwanda. This makes Congo gorilla tours more suitable especially to the budget tourists. Congo consists of both Mountain gorillas and Low-land gorillas which are all found in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK however the Low-land gorillas are best seen in another Congo’s national park called KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK which is found  in the Eastern parts of Congo in Bukavu County.

Congo gorilla tours are enjoyful because besides Mountain gorillas and Low-land gorillas, in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK you will still have higher chances of spotting elephants, Chimpanzees, Okapis, buffaloes, giraffes plus a huge number of bird species. Still in KAHUZI-BIEGA NATIONAL PARK you will not only see the Eastern Low-land gorillas but you will still view to a wide herd of buffaloes, elephants, hylochere and bongo, aquatic civet, Alexander’s bush squirrel, Chimpanzees, Owl-faced monkeys, and many others plus also seeing a myriad of bird species.

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK is absolutely Congo’s most visited Park due to the rare mountain gorillas which highly attract visitors from different countries to go and explore them and the luxury and good accommodations in the Park are some of the driving factors which attract tourists to make their gorilla tours in Congo. Accommodations in the Park include Mikeno lodge, Nyiragongo Volcano summit shelters, Tchegera Island tented camp and Bukima tented camp. Gorilla trekking in the Park starts at 08:30am and it takes place in Bukima patrol post where tourists will interact with all the eight habituated gorilla families in the Park. The tracking of gorillas is done in groups of 8 individuals per each group tracking and individuals tracking are allowed to interact with the gorillas for strictly one hour of which they will be viewing the primates keeping a distance of at least seven meters away from the primates such that they (tourists) don’t spread diseases to the primates.

Therefore, a gorilla safari in VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK will give you a chance to view a variety of wildlife and birdlife which is rarely seen in Africa but usually and commonly seen in the Park. Your visit to the Park will also mean that you have visited the oldest and first gazzated Park on African continent which was gazetted in 1925 basically to save and protect gorillas. The Park can be accessed from both Uganda and Rwanda.