Tour Overview
Experience one of Africa’s most exclusive wildlife expeditions on this unforgettable journey into the heart of the Congo Basin. Focused on the remarkable Bonobo and the elusive Congo Peafowl, this unique adventure combines river travel, rainforest trekking, canoe exploration, and expert-guided wildlife tracking in one of the world’s most biologically important wilderness regions.
Travelling from Kinshasa into the remote Equateur Province and the Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve, you’ll have the rare opportunity to track and observe endangered Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in their natural habitat—an experience that very few people in the world have shared. The expedition also targets the elusive Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis), one of Africa’s most sought-after endemic birds.
Along the way, you’ll search for a remarkable diversity of Central African wildlife, including forest monkeys, duikers, hornbills, turacos, kingfishers, and many other rainforest specialists. More than just a wildlife tour, this is a true expedition into one of the last great wildernesses on Earth, offering an unforgettable experience in one of Africa’s least-explored ecosystems.
NEXT GROUP DEPARTURE DATE: 13 September 2027
Tour Highlights
- Lomako-Yokokala Faunal Reserve – One of the most important protected strongholds for wild Bonobos in their natural rainforest habitat.
- Bonobo Tracking Experiences – Rare, close-range encounters with one of humanity’s closest relatives in deep forest social groups.
- Congo Peafowl Habitat – Remote primary rainforest offering one of Africa’s best chances to encounter this elusive endemic bird.
- Lulonga & Lomako River Systems – Slow canoe journeys through untouched waterways deep inside the Congo Basin.
- Deep Congo Basin Rainforest – Vast, intact wilderness filled with primates, forest mammals, and extraordinary biodiversity.
- Primate Diversity Encounters – Forests alive with colobus monkeys, mangabeys, guenons, and elusive nocturnal species.
- Remote Canoe Expeditions – Multi-hour river journeys revealing untouched landscapes inaccessible by road or conventional safari.
- Top Mammals – Bonobo, Black Mangabey, Wolf’s Guenon, Red-tailed Monkey, Allen’s Swamp Monkey, Angolan Colobus, Red River Hog, Blue Duiker, Peter’s Duiker, Weyns’s Duiker, African Brush-tailed Porcupine, African Palm Civet, White-bellied Pangolin, Giant Pangolin
- Top birds – Congo Peafowl, African Finfoot, Congo Serpent Eagle, Vermiculated Fishing Owl, African Dwarf Kingfisher, Grey Parrot, Black-casqued Hornbill, White-crested Hornbill, Black Bee-eater, Bates’s Paradise Flycatcher