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Congo – Brazzaville
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Capital City : BRAZZAVILLE
Location :
The Republic of Congo, as know as Congo – Brazzaville is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of Congo River. It is bordered to the west Gabon, to the north west by Cameroon, to the north east by the Central Africa Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the south by the Angolan enclave of Cabinda and to the south west by the Atlantic Ocean.
- Area : 320,000 sq km
- Language : French, Lingala, Kituba
- Population : 5 500 000
- Currency : Fcfa
- Time : GMT + 1
- Country Calling Code : +242
WHY TO GO
The Republic of Congo, or more simply Congo – Brazzaville (formerly in French Congo) to distinguish in from the neibouring democratic Republic of Congo, or Congo – Kinshasa (formerly Belgian Congo), who common borders run along the waters of the mighty shared river, is today considered one of the world’s last equatorial green lungs, second in extent only to the Amazon.
Needless to say, a visit to this densely forested country, where the first inhabitants to adapt were, not surprisingly, the pygmies, who are still far from the most popular tourist routes due to its impenetrability, is a real adventure. A mainly virgin land, inhabited by chimpanzees, elephants, mandrills, gorillas and lute tortoises, its ideal for ecotourism enthusiasts in search of surprise contact with primeval nature, protected within three main parks, but explosive everywhere, whether in the intricate equatorial forest the quantic mangrove tunnels, the fertile tropical banks of the Congo river and its tributaries, or the subtropical plains.
While exploration of the Nouabale – Ndoki, Conkouati – Douli and Odzala parks and the approach of the gorillas in the lesion – Louna reserves a thrilling experience, an integral part of the adventure will be travelling up the river in local boats, encountering only remote fishing and farming villages, or taking the train along the old colonial railway between the capital Brazzaville and the industrial city of Pointe Noire, the hub oil extraction and an old out stop of the slave trade.
A note of warmth and colour will come from the impeccable Congolese welcome and the meeting with the ‘’Sapeurs’’ in Brazzaville’s Bacongo district, members of internationally renowned SAPE popular movement, based on fashion and dandy elegance ‘’made in Congo’’ but which is actually a true philosophy of life identity, of a people aspiring to redemption, through a symbolic and eccentric ‘’ beautiful presence’’ . Kinshasa is right in front of you in the other side of the river.
WHEN TO GO
Its all depending on where the tourist wants to go. The south of country is entirely wooded, known in the year four seasons, a dry season from December to March, a short raining season from April to June. A short raining season from July to September and a long raining season from October to November.
In the north part, on contrary, there are two distinct season. A rain season from June to October and dry season the rest of the year, but all this is theoretical because the nuance exist for example in the west where the rains fall in July, august and September and in the coast its rains almost all the time. Apart from the national parks located in the north of the country which are difficult to access during the rainy season.
