Kinshasa is a city on the move. Africa’s second largest metropolis, it’s a place of unbridled energy and ceaseless activity. The streets are alive with the sound of vuvuzelas, the smell of street food and the thunder of traffic. The city is a melting pot of cultures, a place where the traditional and the modern collide in a heady mix of sights, sounds and smells. Kinshasa is also a city of contrasts, where wealth and poverty live side by side. The city’s best sights are its markets, where you can buy anything and everything, from traditional medicines to counterfeit designer clothes. Be sure to try the local food, like fufu, a starchy paste made from cassava, and nyama choma, barbecued meat. Kinshasa is a city that never sleeps, a place where the energy and vibrancy of the people is infectious.