UNESCO World Heritage for Democratic Republic of the Congo

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 5 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Democratic Republic of the Congo to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available).


1979 - Virunga National Park
1980 - Garamba National Park
1980 - Kahuzi-Biega National Park
1984 - Salonga National Park
1996 - Okapi Wildlife Reserve