4 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING AND NYIRAGONGO HIKING TOUR
The four days gorilla trekking trip in Congo both starts and ends in Kigali city the capital city of Rwanda. The trip involves driving through Gisenyi; the largest port on Lake Kivu, having a boat cruise on the lake and then proceed to Goma in Congo. These four days in Congo guarantee a visit to one of the most inspiring destinations in the world; Virunga national park, Africa’s oldest national park for gorilla trekking and Nyiragongo hiking experience to the largest active lava lake in the world.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1: Travel from Kigali town to Goma in Congo
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
Day 3: Hiking mount Nyiragongo
Day 4: Descending mount Nyiragongo and Departure
TRIP DETAILS
DAY 1: TRANSFER FROM KIGALI TOWN TO GOMA IN CONGO
On arrival at the airport, be picked by our driver guide, he will briefly take you through the whole itinerary and start the journey to Goma. Enjoy the drive through the rolling hills of Rwanda with beautiful sights of the thousand hills covered with lush tinted green.
This is a 3-4 hour drive to Gisenyi Port. On arrival have a boat ride on Lake Kivu. Rwanda’s largest lake, also a boarder mark between Congo and Rwanda.
After lunch, clear the customs and then cross the border to Congo and spend an overnight in Goma.
DAY 2: GORILLA TREKKING IN VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK
Today take an early breakfast and depart to Virunga national park head station for a simple briefing from the park rangers on the dos and don’ts of trekkers and then embark on the gorilla hunt in the jungles.
Trekking the gorillas in Virunga involves a simple hike through the thick lush on the low gentle slopes of Virunga volcano, having to make your way through the jungle with either a hand stick or a human arm to meet one of the six habituated gorilla families.
Finally encounter the gentle giant apes of the forest and spend an hour watching how they play with each other, jumping from one tree branch to another and how they conduct their daily lives. Nothing is as thrilling as looking directly into the eyes of a silverback, a memory that won’t simply leave your mind. Take as many photos as possible provided the camera doesn’t have a flash.
DAY 3: HIKING MOUNT NYIRAGONGO
Having had an early delicious breakfast, transfer to the starting point of the volcano trail in Virunga national park, the start of the 6hour hike to the top of Nyiragongo Mountain.
Nyiragongo is an active volcano in the Virunga chained mountains and summiting it presents striking sights of the world’s largest lava crater lake. Hiking starts at 8:00 am to offer hikers enough time to relax at the crater rim in the evening, enjoying the stunning views from the web like lava.
Spend the overnight in tents at the rim of the huge crater above the active lava lake.
DAY 4: DESCENDING MOUNT NYIRAGONGO AND DEPARTURE
Have breakfast very early in the morning and then descend down the volcano. Reach the bottom and travel back to the hotel for lunch and refreshments.
Immediately after lunch, transfer back to Kigali where the trip started from for either relaxation or to catch up with the flight home.
INCLUSSIONS
Gorilla permit
Hiking
Accommodation
Meals
Guiding fees
Drinking water
EXCLUSSIONS
Any other activity not included in the itinerary
Drinks other than water
Souvenirs and other shopping
Visas and Air tickets
