5 days Virunga and volcanoes gorilla trekking safari
This 5 days Virunga and volcanoes gorilla trekking safari is all you need to explore both the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa and the eastern lowland gorillas that will give you the most memorable safari experience watching the different features of the primates as they go about their daily activities in the wild. Get to participate in gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park which will lead you to the five Virunga mountains in Rwanda that you will get to observe as you embark on hiking the Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount muhabura, mount sabyinyo, mount gahinga, mount sabyinyo, mount bisoke and mount karisimbi. For gorilla trekking in Rwanda, you will watch half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas in Rwanda. You will also get to participate in gorilla trekking in Virunga national park in the democratic republic of Congo also the home to Mount Nyiragongo which will give you an hour with the species to observe how they go about their daily activities in the wild for a memorable experience.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Virunga national park
Day 2: Virunga Gorilla Trekking in Congo
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes NP
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Rwanda
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Virunga national park
You will meet your guide on your agreed location in Kigali and drive to cross to Goma and check-in with the tourism office strategically located at the Grand Barrier border Post to receive Gorilla and Volcano permit that’s to be presented at the beginning of every trek. Thereafter you will be transferred to Kibumba tented camp just near the trailhead of Nyiragongo volcano
Day 2: Virunga Gorilla Trekking in Congo
Have your first meal of the day – Breakfast and report to Bukima patrol passport with your passport and permit details for registration and briefing. All treks in Virunga national park begin here. Later head into the forest with your ranger guide and expect to hike for 1 to 3 hours until you find the mountain Gorillas in Virunga national park
When you get to see them, you will be in awe-inspired by their huge size and gentle nature as you watch them go about their daily business with mothers tending to the young ones and the juveniles making an effort to impress. You will stay up to 1-hour maximum and head back to the camp enjoy a late lunch and have the rest of the day at leisure, including time for nature walks and bird watching. Return to your accommodation
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes NP
Here, you will connect with your driver / guide and transfer to back to Rwanda- Volcanoes NP, Ruhengeri – the base town for Volcanoes national park arriving in the afternoon. Spend the evening at leisure. Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Rwanda
As early at 6am, you will be expected to be up for breakfast and ready to set off for the trek. Our guide will meet you after having your breakfast and your lunches packed and he will take you to Kinigi Headquarters where you are expected to be given a brief before starting the gorilla trek. This brief is done at 7am. You are given guidelines during this brief before you are allowed to start the trek. This gorilla trek can take to about 2 hours to half a day as it’s unpredictable. When you finally find the gorillas, you will have to maintain a 6 meters distance and you are allowed one hour to admire and take photos of the gorillas.
After the trek, you will have lunch and taken back to your hotel as the night before to relax and reminisce on the experience. You can ask the guide in case you want to have another activity in the evening at your own cost and he will advise. You may go for the Iby’iwachu Cultural Visit. Dinner and overnight will be at the same hotel as the night before.
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali
On this day you will have breakfast at your own pace but ensure to check out of the hotel in time. Our guide will be waiting to drive you back to Kigali International Airport or any location you will advise in Kigali.
End of 5 days Virunga and volcanoes gorilla trekking safari
5 days Virunga and volcanoes gorilla trekking safari Includes;
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Park entrance fees
- Congo visa
- Vehicle entrance fees
- all accommodation as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari vehicle & Fuel
- Full-time English/ French speaking driver/ guide
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
Excludes;
- Tips
- Rwanda Visa fees
- Air tickets
- All items of personal nature like laundry, porterage, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
