Kisantu
Kisantu is in Western DRC.
Understand
[edit]Kisantu is located approximately in 104 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of the city of Kinshasa, the national capital city.
Get in
[edit]Passenger trains are once again running to Kisantu from the capital Kinshasa and from Matadi. Trains are semi-modern with first-class seats and a dining car. There are departures 1-2 times a week and with a journey time of three hours from Kinshasa.
- 1 Kisantu railway station (Gare de Kisantu).
- Inkisi Airport (ICAO: FZAS). Is located in town of Kisantu from Congo Central Province.
Get around
[edit]The means of moving around the city varies from public transport using buses, boda-boda, and as well by taxi or renting a car.
Talk
[edit]The citizens mostly speaks their local language Kituba, but there are also some who speak French, Swahili, and Portuguese.
See
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- 1 Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre Dame des Sept Douleurs). Large Catholic cathedral, one of the largest in the country. Built between 1926 and 1936 in a Tuscan-inspired architectural style.
- 2 Kisantu botanical garden (Jardin botanique de Kisantu). Dating back to 1900, the botanical garden was created by Jesuit missionaries. The garden suffered severe neglect from 1960 until a restoration effort took place in 2004. The park contains about 2,200 different species and has emerged as a popular destination in the western parts of DRC.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]- Galerie Sinda mputu.
- Village Mbata Chez Diazy Nsoko.
Eat
[edit]- Mbuela Village.
- Hotel Maracuja.
- Hotel Chateau Blanc.
Drink
[edit]- Bar Tresor Bumba.
- Jardin Mater Vitae cafe.
Sleep
[edit]- La Quadra.
- JMK Service Kisantu.
- Mbuela Lodge.
- Hotel Touristique A La Moule.
- Centre Spirituel emmaus.
Connect
[edit]You can tune to different radios in this area that have French program, and the radio stations are RTC Kisantu on 96.50MHz, and Radio Ntetembo'eto on 107.00MHz.
Go next
[edit]- Inkisi River.