Founded by Claudine André in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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this is really terrible place.first: it is just a normal zoo.it is not really wildlife.they keep the bonobo somewhere.make a electric paling.then give them some food.then make moneys.it is no any diffrent with any other city zoo.second:the ticket conuter is terrible.only collect money.didn't tell me i can have guide for free.the other staff is ok.third:there is four group of bonobo.our guide only showed us three of them.but before i met the guide.i visited another group of bonob.many toueist don't know about this.i saw another big group also didn't go to that direction.because at the bigening i dont know we have guide.so i just walk around.thats how i found another group of bonob.there is a big bonob.but they don't show to other tourist.only collect ticket money.this is like cheating!as another coment said:she donate 240 usd.but never received one thank you.if you want see animal.just go to marsai mara.it is not worth come to...
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Dissapointed.
I traveled all the way to DRC, paid for a visa, flights, hotel, transport, and even hired a tour guide (spending over $1,000) only to visit Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary and film a short documentary about their work.
They agreed to this in advance if I paid for the VIP experience (which I did). That’s the only reason I went ahead with the trip. But just one day before my visit, they suddenly told me: “You can’t make videos here, it’s not allowed.” No explanation, no alternatives. My entire plan, and the purpose of my visit, went to waste.
In the end, I spent a lot of money and time for nothing. Their only response after all this was: “I’m sorry, thanks.”
This was not professional. If you’re considering a visit, double-check your expectations in advance, because filming is apparently...
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Good place to visit the sanctuary, You can feel how the life of Human beings would be and evolved from the stage if nothing to something. 90% of the Bonobo has similarities with human beings. The more interesting thing is that the female bonbo is the leader, they will lead the group. A great experience is that a female BONOBO doesn't like the male human beings and it throws sand and stone on male human beings when you see them.
They sit like humans, they eat like humans and the anatomy of human beings and Bonobos are the same.
When visiting the sanctuary avoid...
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