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class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2016</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Young_mountain_gorilla_(8210091620).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg/220px-Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg/330px-Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg/440px-Young_mountain_gorilla_%288210091620%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3313" data-file-height="2393" /></a><figcaption>A young <a href="/wiki/Mountain_gorilla" title="Mountain gorilla">mountain gorilla</a> in <a href="/wiki/Volcanoes_National_Park" title="Volcanoes National Park">Volcanoes National Park</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DRC's wildlife</a> is a tourist attraction</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Tourism in the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></b> is uncommon. Tourists can see wildlife, indigenous cultures,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and geological phenomena not found easily or anywhere else in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>. </p><p>In the capital city, <a href="/wiki/Kinshasa" title="Kinshasa">Kinshasa</a>, limited tourism opportunities exist. In downtown Kinshasa an ivory market exists where other than the obvious, Congolese art, tribal masks, and other beautiful goods can be procured. Outside Kinshasa is a <a href="/wiki/Bonobo" title="Bonobo">bonobo</a> preserve called <a href="/wiki/Lola_Ya_Bonobo" class="mw-redirect" title="Lola Ya Bonobo">Lola Ya Bonobo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Kinshasa visits to the <a href="/wiki/Congo_River" title="Congo River">Congo River</a> or the city golf course or downtown restaurants can be nice. </p><p>Tourists can trek to see the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_gorilla" title="Mountain gorilla">mountain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lowland_gorilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Lowland gorilla">lowland gorillas</a> in wild,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meet <a href="/wiki/Pygmy" class="mw-redirect" title="Pygmy">pygmies</a> still practising their traditional way of life in the forests, spot <a href="/wiki/Bonobo" title="Bonobo">bonobos</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Okapi" title="Okapi">okapi</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—two rare species not found anywhere else on earth, and climb to the summits of active volcanoes and see a boiling lava lake in the crater of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Nyiragongo" title="Mount Nyiragongo">Mount Nyiragongo</a>. The DRC has experienced frequent unrest in the eastern part of the country. </p><p>Private trips are cheaper in the DRC than in neighbouring Rwanda or Uganda. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virunga_National_Park">Virunga National Park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tourism_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Virunga National Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Virunga_National_Park" title="Virunga National Park">Virunga National Park</a> is the first national park in Africa, established in 1925. The park is main driver for tourism in the DRC. It is an UNESCO World Heritage site located in the east of the DRC.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On May 11, 2018, two British tourists, a park ranger, and a Congolese driver were kidnapped in Virunga National Park. The ranger was killed but the other three were released. Virunga National Park closed temporarily to address safety concerns. The park reopened in February 2019. Tourists can visit Virunga to obtain a gorilla trekking<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> permit or to hike to the largest lava lake in the world, Mount Nyiragongo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tourism_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virunga_National_Park" title="Virunga National Park">Virunga National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External 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