Overview
What a fun holiday experience it is when you have to explore the unmatched Tropical Jungles of Africa, with nights spent on the Mountains and in a profusion of trees. It starts with encountering your cousins the mountain Gorillas (the most powerful primates in the world) and thereafter Hike one of the most powerful primates in the world.
4 day safari is in Virunga National park in the democratic republic of Congo; a host to both Mountain Gorillas, and Nyiragongo Hike. Virunga National park was established in 1925 thus one of the oldest and largest national parks in the world, with about 4 mountain ranges, variety of flora and fauna. It is one trip that demands a certain Level of physical fitness, as there is hiking from the very moment you will get to the destination. The trip starts and ends at Kigali Rwanda.
Day by Day Program
Day1: Kigali Rwanda to Virunga National park
After landing at Kigali international airport and getting cleared by the immigration office, our company driver guide will meet and greet you, proceeding to offer a glass of juice or coffee while briefing you. Thereafter, he gets behind the staring wheel for a transfer to Virunga National park in the democratic republic of Congo.
Enjoy a 5-6 hour road trip, with a view of the lush plantation, zigzag routes, and rolling hills. Watch the natives do trade, and as well the big water bodies. You will have an enroute stopover for Lunch, and document verification at the Rwanda-Congo boarder post. After, you will be met by one of our other company representative who will meet and transfer you to the lodge through Goma city for dinner and a nap.
Day2: Gorilla trekking
Kick-start your day with a mouthwatering breakfast meal at the lodge as early as 06:00hrs. Thereafter, we will take you to the park headquarters for a pretrekking briefing which takes about 30mins. The minutes are for explaining the trekking dos and don’ts, assigning you to a gorilla family, and document verification. The ranger guide then takes the lead, first visiting the place the Apes where last spotted as there is chance they have moved very far.
An estimate of the trekking duration is 1-8 hours depending on one’s trekking speed and the how far the Apes have moved. After finding these Apes, you have one for an up-close observation, photography and questions. Gorillas have a social life, led by an alpha male with the role of ensuring harmony and safety. After the trekking experience, you will have Lunch in the forest, and return to the lodge for refreshment, dinner and a peaceful nap.
Day3: Ascend Mountain Nyiragongo Hike
After breakfast, the hiking team will transfer you to Kibatsi Village; the trail head for Mt Nyiragongo. You will be briefed about the hike, and there after embark on the hike, which will take about 5-6 hours to you camp; a point with a clear view of the blazing boiling lava lake. At the summit, you will catch the sight of Goma city, the forest, Lake Kivu, Kahusi Bienga national park, and the other mountains the form Virunga chain of mountains.
The better view of the Lava Lake will be at the dark before joining the chef and the porters who will be preparing dinner. Mountain Nyiragongo is one of the most active mountains in the world with several eruptions. Enjoy the hike that starts with the view of several bird species, the lush plantation cover and homesteads. If Lucky enough, you might encounter among others the chimpanzees, monkeys or the different forest mammals.
Day4: Descend the mountain and depart for Kigali-Rwanda
After an early breakfast meal at your camp, descend the mountain, while enjoying the stunning views of the forest, plantations, and the birds. Upon landing at the meet up point, our driver guide will meet and hit the road with you through Goma, to the boarder where there will be check-point.
After clearing with the visa fee for re-entering Rwanda, proceed with the drive, with stopovers for sight-seeing and Lunch. When you get to Kigali, visit the genocide memorial, and some local markets for some souvenirs. Afterword’s, proceed to the airport for a flight to your next destination.
End of Safari
