https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntr...-by-ferry-boat
There's a good info which is not too old. I think its these wholesale companies my friend was talking about running barges. A motorcycle should be considerable less than a car. But in DRC is the price dependent on your negotiation skills... A trip like Goma-Rubavu-Kabale-Mbarara-Fort Portal-Masindi-Pakwach-Goli-Bunia-Mambasa-Kisangani and then by barge down the Congo should be doable. By that route cars get shipped to Goma my friend told me. Thats the route I am planning but from Kampala using public transport. According to the information I have from congolese traders they use these route.

I have been out of action for a while due to a few things , I like this newer information , I will hopefully be back on board for May June 2018 and still keen to do this route

I'm currently in Botswana sorting out visa for the DRC. I'm now looking at barging from Kisangani to Kinsasha around mid March.

I'm getting a 3-month visas so I have enough time to wait around for a barge in Kisangani, and have some playroom if it would take longer than anticipated!

sounds good
 

I would be very keen to see how you get on , is Botswana a good place to get the Visa

We didn't manage to get it in Botswana. There's no embassy there, but we got to meet someone who knew someone. Will try again in Dar Es Salaam in about a month! Any new info on the safest entry points in the east?

How are you? Have you done any preparations yet?