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Kisantu Voyage Tips and guide

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    Kisantu is in Western DRC.

    Understand

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    Kisantu is located approximately in 104 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of the city of Kinshasa, the national capital city.

    Get in

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    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

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    The means of moving around the city varies from public transport using buses, boda-boda, and as well by taxi or renting a car.

    Map
    Map of Kisantu

    Talk

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    The citizens mostly speaks their local language Kituba, but there are also some who speak French, Swahili, and Portuguese.

    See

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    The massive Kisantu Cathedral.
    • 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. Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Kisantu (Q23919713) on Wikidata Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Cathedral, Kisantu on Wikipedia
    • 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. Kisantu Botanical garden (Q3162398) on Wikidata

    Do

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    Buy

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    • Galerie Sinda mputu.
    • Village Mbata Chez Diazy Nsoko.

    Eat

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    • Mbuela Village.
    • Hotel Maracuja.
    • Hotel Chateau Blanc.

    Drink

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    • Bar Tresor Bumba.
    • Jardin Mater Vitae cafe.

    Sleep

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    • La Quadra.
    • JMK Service Kisantu.
    • Mbuela Lodge.
    • Hotel Touristique A La Moule.
    • Centre Spirituel emmaus.

    Connect

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    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

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    • Inkisi River.
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