The 6-day Congo safari combines the best of gorilla trekking and mountain hiking taking you Virunga National Park and Kahuzi Beiga for gorilla tracking adventures plus hiking Nyiragongo volcano.
Day 1: Pick up & transfer to Goma
Upon arriving at Kigali airport, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will transfer you via Gisenyi Rwanda Congo border to Gisenyi town for lunch. In the afternoon, proceed to Goma north of Lake Kivu for dinner and overnight at Mikeno Lodge.
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking and community walk
You will have an early morning breakfast and transfer to the headquarters of Virunga National Park for briefing before trekking. You will then transfer to the starting point of the trekking trails and with the lead of the armed guide hike into the forest searching for mountain gorillas. The time to spend trekking will depend on the movement and the location of the trekked gorilla family. In the evening, go for a short visit to the nearby communities and return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Mikeno lodg
Day 3: Nyiragongo Hike
Wake up early, have breakfast and go for the famous Nyiragongo hike – an active strato volcano that last erupted in 2021. You will start with a simple briefing and at 10:00 am, you start the hiking with a packed lunch and enough drinking water. The hike to the top will take you roughly 5-6 hours depending on your fitness and speed. The summit of the volcano will provide you with clear views of the nearby communities while at the summit of the volcano. Dinner and overnight in tented camps at the summit
Day 4: Nyiragongo & transfer to Kahuzi Biega National Park
After a morning breakfast, descend back from the volcano and transfer to Kahuzi Biega National Park- home to the Eastern lowland gorillas. Dinner and overnight at Orchid Safari Lodge.
Day 5: Eastern lowland gorilla trekking & departure
Have morning breakfast and go for a simple briefing at the park headquarters. You will then start hiking into the forest searching trekking for gorillas after which you descend back to the lodge for overnight.
Day 6, Transfer to Kigali fr your connecting flight. After breakfast, you be transferred to Kigali via the Changugo boarder for your for flight to the next destination
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