{"id":3485,"date":"2022-01-14T16:43:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/viajar\/jungle-tribes-and-colonial-heritage\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T19:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:02:21","slug":"trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23","status":"publish","type":"viajes","link":"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/trips\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to D. R. of Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trip to D. R. of Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12371\" src=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trip-d-r-congo-batwa-pygmie-woman-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"Batwa pygmy woman painted body visited on trip to D. R. Congo\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trip-d-r-congo-batwa-pygmie-woman-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trip-d-r-congo-batwa-pygmie-woman.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/destinos\/viajes-republica-democratica-del-congo\/\"><strong>D. R. of Congo<\/strong><\/a>, one of the least visited countries in Africa. The purpose of this ambitious trip is to get to k<strong>now different ethnic minority groups<\/strong>, as well as the ecosystems that support them.<\/p>\n<h2>Description of the trip to DR Congo<\/h2>\n<p>Near Mbandaka, we will meet the <strong>Nzambe Na Bakoko sect<\/strong>. We will go up the Congo River with a motorized canoe until we reach the isolated territory of the <strong>Balumbe tribe<\/strong>, also known as the &#8216;sorcerer pygmies&#8217;. Once there, before entering the interior of the jungle, you will have to <strong>greet the Ngombe king<\/strong> to ask for his permission to visit the Balumbes. We will enter the jungle until we reach the <strong>Kingdom of Lompoko<\/strong>. There, we will learn about the culture of the <strong>Balumbe pygmies<\/strong>. After, we will return to Mbandaka to visit another tribal area. These lands will offer us the opportunity to meet the <strong>&#8216;Wal\u00e9&#8217; women of the Ntomba tribe<\/strong>, as well as the <strong>Batwa pygmies<\/strong>. As a farewell to Mbandaka, we will meet with members of the group <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Sape\"><strong>&#8216;Sapeur&#8217;<\/strong><\/a> (Society of Air Fresheners and Elegant People) or Dandis from the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>We will have the opportunity to visit the religious community of <strong>Tata Gonda<\/strong>. In Kinshasa we will meet the renowned artists of the <strong>Kuba tribe<\/strong>. They are the most renowned artists in the Congo because of their quality of fiber weaves and beaded masks.<\/p>\n<p>We will also look for the vestiges of the <strong>Belgian colonial legacy<\/strong> in the towns of <strong>Kinshasha, Mbandaka and Mbanza Ngungu<\/strong>. We will enjoy numerous examples of <strong>exquisite colonial architecture<\/strong>, although in many cases they are in a state of semi-abandonment.<\/p>\n<p>During the route we will visit several provinces in a minibus, 4&#215;4 vehicle and motor boat. Likewise, we will take several internal flights to travel from Kinshasa to the remote provinces. If you want to know the detailed itinerary you can download it through the form that you will find below. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/trips\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\/#contact\"><strong>Click here to easily reach the form.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>guide<\/strong> for this trip to D. R. of Congo will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joanrieraethnotravel\/\"><strong>Joan Riera<\/strong><\/a>, anthropologist specializing in African societies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12385,"template":"","etiquetas_viajes":[],"categorias_viajes":[179,191],"mes_viajes":[157],"ano_viajes":[284],"destacado_viajes":[],"guias_viajes":[170],"viajes_a_medida":[],"class_list":["post-3485","viajes","type-viajes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias_viajes-africa-en","categorias_viajes-congo-en","mes_viajes-july","ano_viajes-2023-en","guias_viajes-joan-riera-travel-guide"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u25b7 Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage The objective of the trip will be to meet different ethnic minority groups\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/trips\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u25b7 Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage The objective of the trip will be to meet different ethnic minority groups\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/trips\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Last Places\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lastplaces.travelisknowledge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-15T18:02:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/painted-ngombe-man-ceremony.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u25b7 Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/painted-ngombe-man-ceremony.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-14T15:43:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-15T18:02:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"Trip to DR Congo: Jungle Tribes and Colonial Heritage The objective of the trip will be to meet different ethnic minority groups\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/painted-ngombe-man-ceremony.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/painted-ngombe-man-ceremony.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Painted ngombe man during a ceremony\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/trips\\\/trip-rd-congo-africa-july-23\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lastplaces.wwwarcelona.net\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trip to D. 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