Congo

Home to the critically endangered mountain gorilla. Virunga National Park is a land of superlatives. Virunga is the oldest national park in Africa anda UNESCO World Heritage Site in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border of Uganda and Rwanda. Virunga is Africa’s oldest national park and is also the continent’s most biologically diverse protected area. The park’s ... Read More »

Virunga National Park, a World Heritage site, is home to more than a quarter of the world’s remaining 880 critically endangered mountain gorillas. Virunga’s mountain gorillas live on the verdant jungle slopes of the park’s towering Volcanoes. In this spectacular setting, one of man’s closest relatives lives as they have done for thousands of years. Mothers care for their infants, ... Read More »