The Democratic Republic of Congo is one famous destination of Africa that is well known for its picturesque landscape and the most notable river- the Congo River. Kinshasa is the capital of Congo that is amazingly situated on this large Congo River. Many adventurous travelers who love to explore Africa also grab tickets to Kinshasa to visit many fascinating and alluring sites of the region.
Some notable features include the Kinshasa Fine Arts Academy, the Kinshasa Museum, the central market, Hotel Memling skyscrapers and the SOZACOM Building. Other major areas are the residential area of Gombe, the impressive building of the Ministry of Transport quartier Matonge and the Cité de l’OUA.
Though there is a lot to see in this beautiful and amazing city the worth-visiting regions are Ma Vallee (a serene and picturesque lake of the region that not only offers you the best feeling of tranquillity and calmness but also provides many thrilling opportunities like water biking, fishing and walking. The lake water is clear and this spot is frequently visited by the locals as well as the foreigners. You can also much in your favourite food as this area also houses a restaurant. It takes almost 1.5 hours to reach here from the main city), the Lola Ya Bonobo (the one and only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos in this whole world that is situated at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya.
The word means “paradise for bonobos” and this place offers shelter to almost 60 bonobos that stay in the area of almost 30 hectares. An environment very similar to wild is provided to them and the management takes a good care of all the needs of these orphaned animals. The Friends of Bonobos is a charity that raises funds for this sanctuary and is run by the volunteers of US. Claudine Andre is the founder of this organization and is very famous for her efforts. The bonobos come here when they are infants and are brought up in the sanctuary).
It was published on the website of the lonely planet that “Kinshasa is a huge, sprawling city. It is hectic, confusing and colourful, a sort of New York of Central Africa.” There are many other worth-visiting sites you must head towards to like Kisantu Botanical Gardens (an amazing oasis of biodiversity and tranquillity that serves to be the home of almost 3000 plant species.
It is settled right in the middle of the Bas-Congo province and is the only place left with lush green trees. It covers the land area of more than 2,250,000 square meters and has played a major role in promoting the tourism of the country. It is very famous for a wide array of “monkey’s despair”, the tree that is covered of plenty of thorns and monkeys are unable to climb on it. A glimpse of African desert is also provided by the large collection of cactuses that lie in the greenhouse).
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