Cultural Immersion Tours in Congo
Kongo and Teke kingship, the Poto-Poto School of Painting, and Mayombe forest-community traditions.
Gallery — Cultural Immersion Tours in Congo
A visual journey through the experiences that await you.
Kongo & Teke kingship heritage
- Kongo royal heritage
- Teke chiefdom heritage
Traditional kingship history around Brazzaville
Poto-Poto School of Painting
- 1950s painting movement
- artist studios in Brazzaville
A renowned contemporary African art movement founded in the 1950s
Mayombe forest-community visits
- forest livelihoods
- community farming traditions
Small-scale farming and forest-livelihood traditions
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Cultural Immersion Tours in the Republic of Congo
Congo's cultural immersion begins with the Kongo and Teke heritage — the traditional kingship history around Brazzaville — and the Poto-Poto School of Painting, a renowned contemporary African art movement founded in the 1950s whose artists continue to work in the capital.
Venturing west, Mayombe forest-community visits reveal small-scale farming and forest-livelihood traditions, completing a portrait of Congolese identity from the river to the rainforest.