Travel to congo
Congo has many beautiful landscapes, with lakes and forests, waterfalls and wildlife. However, this is a vast country, with an almost non-existent transport infrastructure. It is mired in conflict and a long and intricate history.
A five-year civil war from 1998 to 2003 resulted in the deaths of around 3 million people, not only through the fighting itself, but also through hunger and disease
About Congo
Touring Alert: Parts of Congo remain unsafe for travel, particularly in the Pool region, along the Ubangi River border with the Democratic Republic of Congo and on the road and rail routes between Brazzaville and Mark Noire. Check Unhurt Expeditions for present government warnings. often confused with the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the opposite verge of the Congo River, Congo (which is officially known as the Republic of Congo and also sometimes called Congo-brazzaville) offers a friendlier and altogether less threatening version of its sprawling neighbour. noted for its lowland gorillas and unbroken chimpanzees (the motherland contains through 80% of the world’s population), Congo is characterised by dense rainforest and impenetrable jungle juxtaposed against a narrow 169km coastal strip that plays host to a nascent oil industry.