"Bourdain travels through the conflict-torn, eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, fulfilling a lifelong dream inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. Bourdain meets locals who remain hopeful for a better future while dealing with the legacy of colonialism and reckoning with the economic impact of years of conflict."
Boyoma Falls
Waterfall · Tshopo
Tony visited the Wagenia tribe which live in this region. Bourdain ate: tiger fish limboke (meat wrapped and steamed in banana leaf) Dinner dates: Ogi, a Wagenia fisherman and former tour guide, Wagenia chief Pierre Musala Abeka, and residents of the village
PARTS UNKNOWN
Congo River
River · Équateur
Tony had a dream to travel on the Congo River. He cooked some coq au vin on the boat. Later he and crew were stuck here due to technical issues with transportation.
PARTS UNKNOWN
Democratic Republic of Congo
6 Places
"Bourdain travels through the conflict-torn, eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, fulfilling a lifelong dream inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. Bourdain meets locals who remain hopeful for a better future while dealing with the legacy of colonialism and reckoning with the economic impact of years of conflict."
Fatimata Restaurant
Restaurant
This restaurant is supposed to be in Goma, Rwanda, called Village Fatimata. It specializes in Congolese cuisine like grilled piri piri chicken and gugali. This is the only restaurant with the same name, cannot find it in Goma. Bourdain ate: grilled piri piri chicken and gugali Dinner dates: Daniel McCabe, a documentarian based in the Congo, and Horeb Bulambo, McCabe’s friend and film producer
Boyoma Falls
Waterfall
Tony visited the Wagenia tribe which live in this region. Bourdain ate: tiger fish limboke (meat wrapped and steamed in banana leaf) Dinner dates: Ogi, a Wagenia fisherman and former tour guide, Wagenia chief Pierre Musala Abeka, and residents of the village
Kisangani
At dinner with a fixer, Tony ate at a BBQ kiosk in the city where he had goat stew. Bourdain had: grilled goat, kabri (traditional goat stew), and beer Dinner date: Christian Kilundu, a Congolese fixe
Kisangani Railway Station
Train station
Tony visited this rail station that the Belgians built during their occupation of the Congo. About 200 volunteers still work at the station to keep it running. Tony took a ride on the train.
Congo River
River
Tony had a dream to travel on the Congo River. He cooked some coq au vin on the boat. Later he and crew were stuck here due to technical issues with transportation.
Yangambi
National Institute for Agronomic Study of the Belgian Congo is located here and Tony met with a man who works to save the library of thousands of books here.
