Tour overview
You get to enjoy a visit to the eastern lowland gorillas and the mountain gorillas in Kahui Biega National park and Virunga National park. You can book a primate safari to Congo at the most nice price.
Tour highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Bukavu from Kigali
Day 2: Trekking the eastern lowland gorillas & city tour in Bukavu
Day 3: Transfer to Goma
Day 4: Mountain Gorilla trekking\
Day 5: Hiking the Nyiragongo Volcano
Day 6: Descend Nyiragongo & Transfer to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bukavu from Kigali
You will meet the driver guide who will then drive from the hotel to start the drive to south wards to Cyangugu border on the way to Bukavu in Congo, have your lunch at any hotel and the proceed crossing the border to Bukavu and incase time allows, you will visit some genocide memorial sites in Rwanda.
Overnight at Orchid safari lodge/ Coco Lodge
Day 2: Trekking the eastern lowland gorillas & city tour in Bukavu
So early in the morning after enjoying breakfast, you will take 1 and half hour drive to Kahuzi Biega National park to have a briefing about the dos and the don’ts of trekking the eastern Lowland gorillas in the jungle and after enter into the forest to search for the primates and this activity can also last for 2 to 6 hours depending on their movements once you find them, you will be given 1 hour with them to allow you take photos and the videos. After tracking, you will return to the hotel for an overnight and dinner.
Accommodation options
Luxury: L’Orchids safari Club
Midrange: CoCo Lodge
Budget: Exodus Bukavu Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Goma
Early in the morning, you will take along drive to Goma, you will cross back and drive on Rwanda side to Goma and arrive in the afternoon gisenyi and cross the border to Congo side. The clients that also enjoy longer sleep on the gorilla trekking day are also encouraged to book their overnight at Bukima tented camp since gorilla trekking is also done at Bukima side.
Overnight at Mikeno Lodge/ Bukima tented Camp
Day 4: Mountain Gorilla trekking\
Have breakfast and then head to the headquarters of the park and you will register and then be assigned a ranger guide and the gorilla group. You will also start your trek and can also take up to many hours to locate them, you are also assigned to after which you will be accepted to spend I hour with the giants. Here you will take some photos and spend some good time with them. After, you will return to the park headquarters and then transfer to Goma after gorilla trekking and stay at the lodge selected
Overnight at Mikeno Lodge/ Bukima tented Camp
Day 5: Hiking the Nyiragongo Volcano
Enjoy your breakfast so early and then you will be taken by the guide to the park headquarters so as to register for the mount Nyiragongo hike. And after you will be assigned the local guide and the porters. In case you need equipment’s carried, you will then start your climb up the trail and the hike up the mount will take between 4 to 6 hours and this will also depend on your climbing abilities. The wildlife and vegetation that you will meet during the hike is so nice and there are also cabanas at the summit were you will rest when you arrive at the top of the mountain and were
Seeing the volcanoes from the rim at different times of the day and the night is so interesting in full darkness.
Day 6: Descend Nyiragongo & Transfer to Kigali
After enjoying breakfast, you will also descend to Goma and then arrive at Kibati in the Afternoon and then transfer to Goma for your lunch and later transfer to Kigali international airport for your flight.
END OF SAFARI
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