DR Congo Deep Jungle Expedition | Tour D | Salonga National Park Deep Abyssal Zone of the Wilderness

An aerial view shows a vast expanse of dense jungle canopy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with varying shades of green and some patches of lighter, drier foliage.

A satellite view shows a vast expanse of lush green jungle in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with labels indicating various settlements and a protected area called Salonga National Park.

An aerial view shows a meandering river flowing through a dense, dark green jungle with some lighter patches of vegetation.

This satellite image shows an expedition route within Salonga National Park, DRC, marked by placemarks and a shaded polygon, highlighting remote areas like Boende and Monkoto.

An aerial view shows a vast expanse of dense, green jungle, with a faded translucent overlay on the left and a clear green line delineating the transition between them.

Duration: 30 Days (approx.)
Location: Monkoto
Product code: DRCJungle4

DR Congo Deep Jungle Expedition | Tour D | Salonga National Park Deep Abyssal Zone of the Wilderness

Salonga Democratic Republic of the Congo Jungle and National Park Expedition - Zone 4 Jungle
Staging Point - Monkoto (Leuka 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 Monkoto airport in the DRCongo (Salonga west) - transfer to overnight staging and meeting up post at center of Monkoto town at government building with local authorities. 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 40km northeast by vehicle fleet and porter motos and move east and into the heart of Salonga into the deep forest after pickup of the additional porter force and meet advance scout, and into the forest. Insertion point 50km northeast of Monkoto and 50km south of the Lueki airstrip and 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 Monkoto area and extraction by road and foot. Local dinners at Monkoto government and party sponsored in the jungle town center of the Congo.

Day 16-18 Departure on first available flight from Monkoto, following debrief and demobilization and documentation of any new species, malarial treatment reminders and sleep catchup for all guests and crew.

*Evacuation and Extraction Points*
Salonga is very remote and akin to entering the ancient world where real survival tactics apply. Yongo river area and farm villages to the north road to Boende. Southern Reach of Boondo and jungle towns but 50km away that extract to Isandja. 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, bonobos

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

Possible other sitings - Bonobos.

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.

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