Where is the Congo rainforest?

The Congo rainforest is in Africa. it also covers up 500 million acres!

How would we get there?

  • 16 hours to fly from Bristol to Kinshasa
  • 137 hrs to drive, via the Trans-Saharan highway. You'd need to get the ferry from Spain to Algeria.
  • 1,663 hrs to walk

                                             this is a map from Wells to the Congo rainforest.    


Did you know there are 55 countries in Africa?   

Here are the countries in the Congo rainforest: 

  • Cameroon
  • Central African republic 
  • Republic of Congo 
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Equatorial Guinea 
  • Gabon
Approximately two-thirds of the Congo Rainforest is in the DRC. There is 264 million acres there which is 60% of Central Africa's lowland forest cover.

I looked up the flags of the countries in the rainforest. My favourite is the DRC flag, as I like the light blue and the star.











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