Congo Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Congo Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Congo and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of the Congo.

Etymology: Named for the Congo River, which makes up much of the country's eastern border.

The river name derives from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom that occupied its mouth at the time of Portuguese discovery in the late 15th century and whose name stems from its people the Bakongo, meaning "hunters".

Capital: Brazzaville.

Independence / foundation: Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo.

Population: 6 million.

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
1 USD = 599 - 610 XAF
1 EUR = 656 XAF

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: French (official), French Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread).

Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%, Protestant 20%, Salutiste 2%, Muslim 2%, Kimbanguiste 1%, other 8%, none 11%.

Climate: Tropical climate. A rainy season from March to June and a dry season from June to October. Persistent high temperatures and humidity. Particularly enervating climate astride the Equator.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $21.9 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $3,700.

Main airports: Maya-Maya International Airport .

World heritage sites in Congo

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 2.

Top world heritage sites:

- Sangha Trinational. - Forest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua.

Interesting facts about Congo

- The rainforest in the Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazon.

- Roughly half of the population belongs to one of the Kongo tribes and nearly 70% of the population lives in urban areas.

- Of all the Congo tribes, the most famous are the pygmies, known for their smaller stature. The pygmies are spread across the Congo Basin from the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, DRC, the Central African Republic and Cameroon have been marginalised by other tribes.

- Republic of the Congo is a different country from its neighbor the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is often referred to by its acronym the DRC.

- Congo is famous for its wildlife, especially primates, among which chimpanzees and lowland gorillas. Ulike other countries in Africa, tourism infrastructure, especially safaris, is underdeveloped, so wildlife viewing is harders and rarer.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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