Barack With His happy Client
Congo Discovery Safaris
- Located In:
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Congo (DRC)
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $30 to $800 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Suresh kumar-the great indian traveller | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
nyiragongo active volcano
I am a world traveler visited more than 100 countries and all the 7 continents .My travel includes from bottom of the ocean to edge of space that is submarine to stratosphere. Congo was my 123rd country ,Mr. Barak arranged a lovely breath taking tour to the nyiragongo active volcano.it was well organized trip nice guide,security ,good English speaking, wonderful sleeping and food at the top of the mountain,hassle free visa and border crossing.just close your eyes and book.i have uploaded a wonderful video documentary of the tour .
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Congo Doscovery Safari / Barack - Best option out there
Barack and Congo Discovery Safari are hands down the best option for a tour in the Congo. On short notice, Barack was able to get us VISAs to the DRC, organized our tours, met us in Rwanda, assisted with border crossings both into and out of the DRC, and spent an afternoon taking us on a walking tour and having a couple of beers in Goma. Very knowledgeable, on time for everything, and an overall great guy. Would definitely use him again. Three recommendations - (1) if you will be staying in Goma overnight, discuss with Barack various options for hotels and what each price range gets you - we should have spent a little bit more, (2) while you can get US$ out of an ATM in Goma, you cannot get small bills. There will be numerous people to tip during the trip, and we wish we'd brought more small ($1 and $5) bills with us, and (3) take advantage of the amazing fruit, for example we binged on passion fruit... about five cents there versus ~$3 each at home.
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Email zach | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
volcano hike
i took barak as my geiud and it was one of my best decision. barak was so kind and very
Professional. he met me in the border and help me crossed it and in the all procces of getting visa. he knew to answer to all of my questions and shared his Wide knowledge. in all of my days in DRC barak made me fell safe and comfortable. thank u men, you made my dream to watch lava come true.
I highly recommend him as a guide
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Email Ariel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
barack is the best guide!
We were a group of 3 backpackers that came to a combined safari tour of niragongo volcano and gorilla tracking. Barack took very good care of us and we felt safe in his hands. He is a nice person and a pro in what he does so you're covered. He met our needs and knew to be flexible also, I've been to over 10 safries in Africa and Barack was by far my best guide and friend! You should definitely do your tour through Barack!
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Email Caleb Magan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
I was very pleased with my experience with Congo Doscovery Safaris!
Great tour all round. Our guide Barack was exceptional - on time, friendly and reliable. Awesome experience that anyonel with an adventurous heart should take on!
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Email Le | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Celebration
I just returned from the 11 Day Uganda/Rwanda/DRC trip with Congo Discovery Safaris and I had a wonderful time. Barack and his brother Ken took very good care of me during this trip. Vincent was my driver throughout Uganda and he is extremely knowledgeable about Ugandan and other African countries’ history and about nature. Barack took over as my driver throughout Rwanda. I felt pretty lucky that I was able to see chimpanzees, gorillas, different bird types and lots of monkeys. I have previously been on a safari in Africa but seeing the primates up close was an incredible experience. We also spent lots of time visiting the villages and meeting local people. The village children were just as amazed at seeing a foreigner as I was with them. My tour was detoured from the DRC due to the closing of Virunga park but Ken and Barack were able to fill in the gaps at the last moment. If ever in this part of the world again, I will definitely purchase a tour from Congo Discovery Safaris.
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Email Guy | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We had an amazing experience visiting virunga!
The service was exceptional, everything was very organized and ticked like a clock. We did both gorilla tracking and climbing nyiragongo. Total of 3 days and came back to Rwanda.
We highly recommend doing this with them.
Travelling through Africa
I met Barack whilst touring through the amazing countries of Africa. I don't know what we would have done without him particularly at the border crossings. He made it look so effortless and handled it all with ease. He was so friendly and polite and always had a smile on his face. It was obvious he loves his job and seeing tourists discover his beautiful homeland. He took us to markets and restaurants and always looked after us. Thank you Barack, I hope to see you again soon!
just passing through town
Top of my bucket list was to see the gorillas in the Congo. It was a dream come true and to make travelling easier we were introduced to Barak who helped us with our visas and get us across the borders with no trouble. He also took myself and my girlfriends to a local market to go shopping which i give him a lot of credit for too. He not only stayed sane, he managed to get us some bargains. We spent a few days with Barak and I found him to be kind, happy, funny and helpful, all with a constant smile which is so nice to be around. I recommend him to anyone travelling to this area!!
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Email Diederik | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Congo experience and getting there
Amazing experience in Congo, The Vulcanic crater was surreal, especially in the night, the vulcanic activity lightning up the skies as a huge lightbulb. We had to travel in a big group though, so its something you have to like. And, if youre healthy and if your condition is ok, you can carry your own bag by yourself so dont let yourself being fooled into something different.
Also it was super sweet to see the mountain Gorillas. I liked the way the rangers approached them, taking care that we didnt contaminate them and letting us witness them from real close and at the same time making sure both and our security were provided by making sure interaction between the human and gorillas was minimal, taking care of the future of Gorillas and tourism, hopefully protecting a safe future for the animals.
I didnt like how little information discovery safari offered though about the situation in Congo, prices, how things are organised, where to sleep etcetera.
Fortunately half by accident I met Barack Nari who works for this company, who made it all easy, he gave me explanation and took care of all the shitty parts, as transport to the national parks, information about cheap places, arranging visa in one day. Very trustworthy nice guy. So Id definetely recomend Barack Nari in this.