Virunga National Park
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National park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Virunga National Park is a national park in the Albertine Rift Valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1925. In elevation, it ranges from 680 m in the Semliki River valley to 5,109 m in the Rwenzori Mountains.
Address: WGX7+WP7, Bulambo, Congo - Kinshasa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6 PM
Phone: +243 991 715 401
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Virunga National Park is one of the most biologically diverse areas on the planet and home to the world's critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Virunga National Park is the oldest National Park in Africa, inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1979 because of its outstanding biodiversity, including ...
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May 28, 2023 · The attack took place near Rwindi in North Kivu province, north of another attack on May 18 in which three rangers and a worker were killed.
Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of ...
Virunga National Park is one of DRC Congo's world heritage sites. The park shelters mountain gorillas and is where gorilla trekking safaris takes place.