Lubumbashi

For a brief remind, Lumumba is the first Congo National Hero who was actively involved in Congo Independence before being murdered for political reason on 17 Jan 1961. After the breakfast, we will pick you and drive for about half an hour to drive outside of the city to the site. This is a full immersion and learning experience about Congo History, and mainly the independence war. We are going to enter the plane that brought him from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi, visit the place he was shot dead and where he was buried before being dug up and transferred to Kolwezi where his body was burnt in acid to remove traces. This will take 30 minutes and after what we will drive back to the city.

In the city we are starting with the largest market of Lubumbashi, known as Marché de la Kenya. As everywhere in Congo, local markets are different from what you may expect: They’re colorful, bordered with dense street markets and an immense movement of people calling for an exceptional appreciation and an opportunity to buy any tool you may have forgotten to pack from home, or simply, local takeaway. We all want to eat organics, and yes of course you will get fruits, vegetables, butcher, fishmonger, and experience street food cook as well as buy hardware, loincloths, dishes, jewelry, etc.