Diverse and stunning landscapes, exhilarating natural beauty, tantalising local cuisine and rich history and culture set the Democratic Republic of Congo among Africa’s must-visit countries. It is here that the massive and mysterious Congo River winds through a lush, steamy rainforest that is the second largest on earth after the Amazon and home to rare endemic species found nowhere else in the world like the bonobos, African forest elephants, mountain gorillas and the okap.