Kahuzi Biega

The park UNESCO World heritage sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo is found in the sothe eastern part of the Country near the town of Bukavu and the banks of Lake Kivu. The park was established in 1970 by Adrien Deschryver, a Belgium conservationists and photographer. Kahuzi-Biega covers an area of roughly 6000 square kilometers with much of it marked by lowland rain-forest, Bamboo forests, Swamps, Bogs and Marshland. The park derives its name from two Mountains – Kahuzi and Biega. Kahuzi Biega National Park is home to Eastern Lowland Gorillas, eastern Chimpanzee, Bush Buffalo, forest Elephants, Owl-faced Monkeys, Bongos, Otters, Bush squirrels, aquatic civet and Galagos just to mention a few. The Eastern Lowland Gorilla, also known as the Graeurs Gorilla is the largest of the gorilla sub-species. 

Activities that you can do in the park; Eastern Lowland Gorilla trekking, bird watching, mountain climbing and a tour of the city of Bukavu.