THE BEST SEASON TO VISIT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

When to visit Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of Congo is found in the central Africa, formerly known as Zaire. It boarders the Central African Republic, south Sudan to the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east. Zambia, Angola to the south and the Atlantic ocean to the west. DR Congo is the second largest country in Africa by the area and the biggest in the sub-Saharan Africa and also 11^th largest in the world. It has 75 million population of people and it is the most populated francophone country and the 4^th most populated in Africa and 19^th populated country in the world.

Extremely few people know about travel in this country, however D.R. Congo offers travelers a lot of unique opportunities to view wildlife, indigenous cultures and geological wonders which are not found anywhere else inAfrica. In D.R. Congo travelers have a time to track and also view both Mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas in their natural habitats, meet pygmies still practicing their traditional way of life in the forests. Spot Bononos and okapi and these 2 rare species not found anywhere else in the world except D.R Congo’s Virunga national park. It gives travelers the chance to climb the summits of an active volcano and view a boiling lava lake in the craters of Mount Nyiragongo. Although Democratic Republic of Congo has shown up in news the past few years because of the unrest in the eastern part of the country, presently peace has prevailed and all tourism activities have been flourishing noticeably gorilla trekking safaris in Virunga national park and Kahuzi- Biega national park.

The best season to visit Democratic Republic of Congo is the dry season which occur during the months of June to August and in this season the country is pleasant and the weather is both cool and dry, the animals are more visible when they come to the water holes unlike rainy season where travel becomes more difficult, roads become impassable characterized by mudslides in some areas and also dense vegetation abstract clear views of wildlife and scenery.

The equator also goes through DR Congo which divides the country in two climatic zones which makes the regions to experience 2 short rainy seasons and 2 short dry seasons, however the central region has an equatorial climate with an average annual precipitation of 1700mm and in the north region it experiences the rainy season in the months of April to October with a dry season in December to February, in the south the season is reverse with rain coming in November to March and the dry season in April and October.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s climate is tropical, humid and hot in the equatorial river basins, dry and cool in the higher altitudes in the south and rainy and cool in the eastern highlands and average annual temperature ranges between 18 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius characterized with high humidity levels during rainy season.

Therefore the best season for wildlife tours and gorilla trekking safaris in D. R. Congo is during dry season because the chances to view wildlife are high and assured. Visit this impenetrable country and get a chance to view the rare wildlife species not found elsewhere.