Barumbu

Worth seeing in and around Barumbu

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   martyrs' stadium

   The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte, commonly referred to as the Stade des Martyrs and formerly known as Stade Kamanyola, is a national multi-purpose stadium of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Lingwala, Kinshasa. With a seating capacity of 80,000, it is the largest stadium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the fourth-largest stadium in Africa.

   2.5 km · a multi-sports stadium in Kinshasa · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Assembly

   The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the two legislative bodies along with the Senate.

   3.2 km · lower house of parliament in Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Stade Tata Raphaël

   Stade Tata Raphaël is a multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally known as Stade Roi Baudouin when it was inaugurated in 1952 and Stade du 20 Mai in 1967, it was used mostly for football matches.

   2.4 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Museum of the Democratic Republic of Congo

   The National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a museum for the cultural history of the numerous ethnic groups and historical epochs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the capital Kinshasa. It was officially handed over to the Congolese government by representatives of South Korea in June 2019.

   3.7 km · museum for art and ethnography in DR Congo · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

   The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The senate was established in 1960, abolished in 1967 and re-established in 2003.

   3.2 km · upper house of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Palais du Peuple

   The People's Palace or Palace of the People is the seat of the National Assembly and the Senate in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. It was completed in 1979 with a line of credit from the People's Republic of China.

   3.2 km · legislative building located in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kinshasa botanical garden

   The Kinshasa Botanical Garden, formerly known as the Fernand De Boeck Park and Parc de la Révolution, is a botanical garden located in Gombe, Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The garden was established in 1933 and covers approximately 8 hectares, although 1 hectare is now used by shops connected to the nearby Kinshasa Central Market.

   2.2 km · Botanical park located in kinshasa · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral

   Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral, or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue in the city of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This massive church in Kishana was built in 1947 when the country was still called the Belgian Congo, being still under the colonial rule of Belgium.

   3.8 km · church in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Stade 24 Novembre

   Stade Cardinal Malula, formerly known as Stade 24 Novembre and before Stade Reine Astrid, is a stadium located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opened in 1937 and serves as the home of AS Dragons.

   1.8 km · oldest stadium of Kinshasa · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Protestant University in the Congo

    Protestant University in the Congo, is a university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, affiliated with the Protestant Church which is known in the country as the Church of Christ in the Congo.

    3.4 km · university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Wikipedia

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Getting to Barumbu

Airports

Maya-Maya (BZV), 11 km · Ndjili (FIH), 15 km

Stations

N'Dolo Airport, 1.1 km · Kinshasa East railway station, 2.1 km

• Pointe Noire → Barumbu

  389 km · quickest by air, 4h 1m · $140–210
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• Luanda → Barumbu

  553 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · $220–330
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• Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) → Barumbu

  552 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · $220–340
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