Eco-village DIMONIKA - Guided tours

A guided hike along the old aqueduct that supplied the Dimonika water system with drinking water from a waterfall.

Distance

10km, round trip.

Duration

±3h to 4h.

Degree of difficulty

A “sporty” trail.

Recommended equipment

Light hiking equipment (light backpack, optional anorak, drinking water supply, fruits & snacks) and swimsuit.

Possibility of swimming and picnicking at the waterfall.

A guided hike along some gold panning pits with optional participation in gold washing.

Distance

10km, round trip; or less, as desired.

Duration

Your choice between 2 and 5 hours.

Degree of difficulty

A “sporty” road and trails.

Recommended equipment

light hiking equipment (light backpack, optional anorak, drinking water supply, fruit & snack)

Possibility of picnic or barbecue at the former life base of a gold prospecting company.

Dug by the workers of Armand VIGOUREUX, in the 1940s and 1950s. In relatively good condition, to be accessed at own risk and peril. A guided hike along the ponds with the option of participating in the gold washing.

Distance

5km round trip.

Duration

1h to 1.5h.

Degree of difficulty

On an easy road and “sporty” trails.

Recommended equipment

light hiking equipment (light backpack, optional anorak, drinking water supply, fruit & snack)

By 4x4 vehicle (available on site), if road Terms allow. Otherwise, in “Djakarta” (moped) with driver. Stay in the village with the possibility of observing elephants and chimpanzees at sunrise, with the option of walking to the village of Mpassi-Mpassi and even Dolisie.

Distance

Koulila, depopulated village 12km and Makaba 18km from Dimonika.

Duration

from 5h minimum to 1 day; by car, motorbike and on foot.

Recommended equipment

• in the event of a ride: light;
• in case of hiking: sporty (light backpack, optional anorak, supply of drinking water, fruits & snacks);
• in case of stay: hiking equipment + camping equipment. Possibility of picnic or barbecue in one of these villages.

Possibility of picnic or barbecue in one of these villages.

“Outlaw” village with miners' camps, totally isolated in the dense forest; practically inaccessible where the law of the strongest reigns. Place rarely frequented by tourists.

Distance

± 12km from Dimonika.

Duration

3-hour walk or rental motorbike, with driver; possibility of camping on site.

Degree of difficulty

Heavy

Recommended equipment

• in case of hiking (machete, light backpack, anorak, drinking water, fruits & snacks);
• in case of stay: machete, first aid kit, hiking and camping equipment.

Possibility of picnic in the village.

The Ngoumbe, Nguelo and Divinda waterfalls. Courses only known by a few hunters.

Distance

Unknown

Duration

Unknown; probably several days.

Degree of difficulty

Very heavy.

Recommended equipment

• in case of hiking (machete, light backpack, anorak, drinking water, fruits & snacks);
• in case of stay: machete, first aid kit, hiking and camping equipment.

Possibility of picnic at the waterfall.

The Kikaka waterfall, mystical place, home to mermaids.

Distance

10 km

Duration

5 hours of walking A/R.

Degree of difficulty

Medium to heavy (depending on weather Terms).

Recommended equipment

• in case of hiking (machete, light backpack, anorak, drinking water, fruits & snacks);
• in case of stay: machete, first aid kit, hiking and camping equipment.

Possibility of picnic at the waterfall

Two facade-shaped monoliths, forming a gigantic gateway to the Loukoula River.

Situation

lalong the N1 road and the old railway route, 10km before Pounga, arriving from Pointe-Noire.

Duration

A choice.

Recommended equipment

sporty + swimsuit.

Possibility of swimming and picnic or barbecue at a local site.

Different mountain biking and dirt biking routes are offered with varying degrees of difficulty.

Degree of difficulty

Variable.

An unforgettable “survival” stay in the heart of the Mayombe forest, at a place called “le Pied du Nord”, half a day from Dimonika.

Duration

One or two nights on site, in a (makeshift) camp with the miners or in a tent, in order to be invited by the passing gorillas.

Terms

Quotation.

An unforgettable stay in the heart of the Mayombe forest, in the village of Makaba, 18km from Dimonika. One or two nights on site, with the locals or in a tent, in order to adapt to the rhythm of the passing elephants.

Terms

Quotation.

Since the confinement in March 2020, a family of 3 elephants, from the Makaba plain, has been frequenting the area of the CAPADIMA fields (the Coopérative Agropastorale de Pounga et Dimonika). The reason for their arrival in the "civilized world" remains unknown to this day. They treat themselves, without being invited, to all the delicacies of the neighboring plantations, sometimes sleeping in the bamboo grove of CAPADIMA. Thanks to their courtesy, they barely disturb the crops of Mamitsho and her team, while they ravage the fields of the villagers. The local population describes this phenomenon as “the witchcraft of the white”, without realizing that Mr. Jan would be able to conclude a tourist agreement with this artistic herd… In short, rinse your eyes by discreetly observing these endangered representatives of the forest. Plan to sleep on the spot, in order to be assured of this meeting. Location: along the N1 road, at the gates of the village of Pounga. Duration: optional. Equipment: sportsman + swimsuit. Right of access to pay: 5,000 F.CFA/adult + 2,500 F.CFA/child + 10,000 F.CFA for the guide. Your contribution will be intended for the installation of suitable electric fences, which are expensive (import). Possibility of participation in market gardening, swimming, picnic or barbecue at the local site

Distance

±7km from Dimonika.

Duration

1.5 hour walk; possibility of staying in bamboo huts.

Degree of difficulty

Light.

Recommended equipment

sporty + swimsuit.

Possibility of participation in organic gardening, swimming, picnic or barbecue at the local site.

Located at the entrance to the Pounga - Dimonika - Makaba road, CAPADIMA supplies the region with organic vegetables, medicinal plants, chickens, fish and meat from the breeding of sibisis and pigs. The animals are raised there in the open air. Opportunity to stay in rural rooms or bamboo houses and fish in the ponds, help in the vegetable garden and cool off in the river. Makaba elephants regularly visit this place!

A tailor-made ride of about ten days with the discovery of:

• la Rivière Bleue
• Makabana
• Sibiti with a waterfall and unknown caves
• The ferry and the picturesque bridges over the Niari River
• Mossendjo and the fabulous waterfalls of Mourala With the possibility of extending the visit to Bouenza and the Pool.

Terms

Quotation.

A tailor-made hike of about ten days with the discovery of:

• Cabinda (Massabi entrance)
• MMuanda and Banana in the DRC
• The mouth of the Congo River
• canoe crossing for adventurers
• speedboat crossing for the more cautious
• Soyo (Angola)
• Mpeto: seafood tasting on the beach
• Luanda
• Cabinda (return by plane)
• Belize (in the heart of Mayombe)

With possibility of extension of visit to Mayombe, Bouenza and Pool. Conditions: on estimate.

Terms

Quotation.

We offer tours lasting several days through Kouilou, Niari, Bouenza, Lékoumou, Pool, Plateaux, Cuvette or any other region of the Congo (6 years experience in the country) and even the DRC (6 years experience in Kinshasa and the interior). Tailor-made programmes and budgets to be worked out with the client. Our guides have excellent references!