DR Congo Deep Jungle Expedition | Tour B | Lomami National Park Wilderness Zone

This image is a Google Maps screenshot showing the wilderness area of Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with several placemarks indicating expedition stops.

This aerial image shows a dense, lush jungle canopy in Lomami National Park, DR Congo, with varying shades of green and some patches of brown indicating different tree types or stages of growth.

An aerial view shows the winding Lomami River flowing through the dense green jungle of the Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This satellite image shows a green shaded polygon with several placemarks and some rural settlements in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

An aerial view shows a winding river through dense, dark green jungle.

A satellite view of the DR Congo displays a densely forested landscape dotted with numerous placemarkers and city names, indicating a remote expedition route.

A Google Maps screenshot shows a vast, densely forested area in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with several unnamed placemarks and small settlements like Yawale, Buuti, and Lungumu.

A satellite view shows a winding river labeled "Lomami" flowing through a dense, green jungle, with labels for "MANIEMA", "TSHOPO", and "Kakungu".

Duration: 30 Days (approx.)
Location: Kindu
Product code: DRCJungle2

DR Congo Deep Jungle Expedition | Tour B | Lomami National Park Wilderness Zone

Lomami Democratic Republic of the Congo Wilderness Expedition - Zone 2 Jungle
Staging Point - Kindu (KND) and Lomami River (Opala as alternate angle)

Bill of Materials

Starlink Mini
Powerbanks
Solar Fold Out banks
Iridium Phone
Garmin InReach
Shower tent
Dine tent
Sleep tents
Sleep bags
Medical kit & Malarials
Security "kit"
2 Smartphones per person in otter case
Hat and net and quickdry towel
Water purification 3 redundant
100% deet repellant
freeze dried food and calorie dense bars
drinking water dedicated multi porters
sanitary wet wipes and alcohol wipes
coffee cutting edge tech & instant classic powder
electrolyte and vitamin hyperconcentrate
Light and lanterns and torches and fire starters
raingear and packing drybags and waterproof walkie talkies for perimeter and scouts
redundant backup items and celebratory capstone items for expedition
camera and videography items if permit and papers allowed and along
waterproof laminate binder file folder of trip documents permits paper maps & insurance
canister fast inflate balloon and canister inflate lifejackts and quick boil soup packs tech

Team Manifest

ANR/Security
Ground Lead
Porters 4+ per group size
Core medic
Forest naturalist bush tent tech
zoologist and entemologist
local fixer 2
local advance and rear scout (2)
comms officer and SAR point (assigns a backup #2)

| Touchdown and Insertion Point and Trajectory and Extraction |

Day 1/2/3- Arrival at KND airport on the Lualaba River in DRCongo (Kindu) - transfer to overnight staging and meeting up post at Karibu Complex and Hotel. Shopping and centralization of all supplies and briefings. Allowance for flight delays and spare supply runs. Additional briefing and class on forest survival.

Day 4/5/6- Overlanding in Landcruiser and pickups to Karushe early morning, embark the river and move northeast and into the deep of the Lomami past Lutakala into the deep forest after pickup of the additional porter force and meet advance scout, and into the forest. Insertion point 150km northeast of Karushe and 100km west of the Lualaba river.

Day 7-13- Forest. Moving 5-10km a day , base camp every night set from 3 or 4. Primary forest and avoiding waterside in day. Core expedition guests in the nucleus of the moving party. 2 to 3 nights in camp at a time before moving ideally. Recharging solar in canopy or clearing LoS, with starlink or internet as much as possible or every 2 or 3 days.

Day 14-15- Rejoining the Lomami River and extraction by speedboat cotinuing north up to Opala, drive to Kisangani. Fish dinners at Kisangani and party sponsored in the gold minig town center of the Congo.

Day 16-18 Departure on first available flight from Kisangani, following debrief and demobilization and documentation of any new species, malarial treatment reminders and sleep catchup for all guests and crew. (This can be done in reverse, but the south of the park is the wilder part to do)

*Evacuation and Extraction Points*
Lomami is very remote and akin to entering the ancient world where real survival tactics apply. Lualaba Upper Congo fishing and farm villages to the east. Northern reach and southern reach of the Lomami River as well. Rivers in the north near Bamini but 100km away that extract to Ubundu. Here the slightest wound or scratch can produce a rush of attacking jungle bacteria and microbiome complications.

| Field Notes and Scout Briefings Roundup |

Animals - elephants, primates, parrots, crocodiles, snakes, butterflies, (Lesula and Dryas monkeys as well.)

Possible new species - primates, mushrooms, floor hugging plants, butterflies, beetles, birds, small mammals, frogs

Possible other sitings - Bonobos are around despite their previous belief to all lie south of the Congo river and having no photos of them since 4G phone penetration is still light. Okapi are very shy but are here sparesely.

Conditions - Primary Forest preferred - Secondary jungle is hard to move through - primary huge hardwoods are easy to move through. Managony ebony teak etc and have matted comfy leave beds. Swamp areas are to be avoided and hard packed earth gives greater mobility and less venomous creatures often.

Lab Loopback - microbiome and fungal, plant samples, water, cameratraps, audio-through-AI, slime molds, tree bisection, bird flight visual patterns.

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NOTES: CONGOLESE WILDLIFE HAS FLED FAR INTO THE FOREST AWAY FROM HUMANS AND POACHERS AND NOISE, AND THE BEST CONCENTRATION OF NEW AND KNOWN WILD SPECIES AND RARE SITINGS IS ONLY POSSIBLE IN THE ABYSSAL WILDERNESS.

**2025