7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour
7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour
The 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour is one of the interesting Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tours that combine Congo’s most splendid national parks with unique ape experiences and taste of world class services from some of the finest lodges in DR Congo. Our 7 Days Congo Gorillas and Wildlife Safari will offer you a life changing experience of encountering Mountain Gorillas in Virunga National Park and lowland gorillas only protected in Kahuzi Biega national park in Congo.
Safari Highlight; 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour
- Day 1 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Arrive in Kigali international Airport and Transfer to Virunga National Park in Congo.
- Day 2 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Do Early Morning Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park.
- Day 3 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Early Morning Nyiragongo Volcano Hike
- Day 4 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Make Decent from Nyiragongo Volcano and Transfer to Kigali
- Day 5 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Transfer from Virunga national park to Bukavu
- Day 6 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Lowland Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega – DR Congo and Afternoon Nature Walks
- Day 7 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Transfer from Bukavu –DR Congo back to Kigali
Safari Detail; 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour
Day 1 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour : Arrive in Kigali international Airport and Transfer to Virunga National Park in Congo.
On your arrival to Kigali international airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our professional driver guide who will transfer you to Virunga Park in Congo. The drive journey of about 4-5 hours without enroute stopovers is very interesting. The 7 Days safari will take you through majestic landscape sceneries dotted with unique natural setting and local populations. On arrival to the park, you will advance to the lodge to check-in, have dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Bukima Tented Camp (Mid-Range) Nyiragongo Volcano Summit Shelters (Budget)
Day 2 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Do Early Morning Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park.
Following your early morning relaxed breakfast, you will be driven to Bukima park station in the Virunga National Park area where trekkers assemble at 7:00am to be allocated a gorilla group, be briefed on how to ”behave” while staying with a gorilla group. After the briefing, you will proceed to the appropriate starting point for the trek to confront the gorilla group you have been allocated. The length of the trek varies depending on movements of the gorillas as well as weather conditions. Meeting these gentle giants in their natural habitat is a unique and wonderful experience. When you meet these ape species, you will be given one hour to observe and take photos of these stunning Apes. After the one magical hour allocated to you, you will retire back to the trekking base and thereafter retreat back to your hotel/lodge for the late lunch and relaxation.
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Bukima Tented Camp (Mid-Range) Nyiragongo Volcano Summit Shelters (Budget)
Day 3 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Early Morning Nyiragongo Volcano Hike
After an early morning breakfast, you will embark on 30 kms transfer drive from your Mikeno lodge to Kibat Patrol Post in Nyiragongo Volcano. On arrival to the hike trail head, Park rangers will lead you with your porters to start hike to the top of Nyiragongo Volcanoes. Nyiragongo Volcano hike will take you around 4-6 hours to reach to the summit of the world’s most active Volcano. The path to the summit of the Volcano is relatively easy but a bit strenuous, often in hot and uncomfortable conditions. Along the trial, you may enjoy the views and sights of rare bird species and small mammal species. Upon reaching the top, you will enjoy the views of lakes of hot lava and relax on top of the volcano. The night will be spent in tents on the rim of the giant crater, high above the active lava lake.
Day 4 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Make Decent from Nyiragongo Volcano and Transfer to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast, you will begin your descent by 7:00am from the summit of Nyiragongo to the head trail in Kibat Patrol Post. Arrive at the trail head before lunch and transfer back to the lodge to have lunch and relaxation.
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Bukima Tented Camp (Mid-Range) Nyiragongo Volcano Summit Shelters (Budget)
Day 5 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Transfer from Virunga national park to Bukavu
Following your early morning breakfast, you will depart Virunga national park to Bukavu. The drive transfer to Bukavu is very interesting as it will take you through impressive landscape. On arrival to Bukavu, you will connect to your pre-booked lodge/hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Orchid safari Lodge. (Luxury),Hotel Horizon (Mid-Range/Budget).
Day 6 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Lowland Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega – DR Congo and Afternoon Nature Walks
After an early morning breakfast, embark on an early morning drive transfer to the park headquarters for an early morning briefing about the dos and don’ts of lowland gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega National park. After briefing, you will head for the memorable adventure of tracking the lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National park. Trekking lowland Gorillas offers unique experience of its own and it usually takes 1-4 hours. The lowland Gorillas stay in bigger families as compared to mountain gorillas; you will not regret the safari effort once you meet the amazing Gorillas. After one memorable hour of encounter with the lowland gorillas, you will retire back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, embark on an afternoon nature walk in the Kahuzi Biega Park .The nature walks will take you through Tshibati waterfalls, visit Bukavu town, Mbayo tea plantations, the research Centre and the surrounding traditional homes. Thereafter, retreat back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Orchid safari Lodge. (Luxury),Hotel Horizon (Mid-Range/Budget).
Day 7 of the 7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour: Transfer from Bukavu –DR Congo back to Kigali
Following an early morning breakfast, you will embark on transfer drive to Kigali Capital City. The drive journey will take you through Bukavu in Congo crossing via Cyangugu boarder to Rwanda. You will have an en route stop in Butare, where you will visit the national museum of Rwanda, the king’s palace in Nyanza, and the Rwanda genocide memorial site. On arrival to Kigali, you will have your lunch and thereafter advance with the drive to Kigali International Air Port for your scheduled flight back home.
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7 Days Congo Gorilla Safari and Wildlife Tour
Get a premium safari vehicle for hire in Uganda from our wide range of cars available at Prime Uganda Safaris and Tours Ltd. Take your safari in Uganda comfortably with a great choice for a long road trip or family vacation in a safari vehicle that meet your needs. From 4X4 Land Cruisers, Land Rovers to custom omnibuses, we have a car that makes your safari in Uganda’s Parks and Rural countryside a memorable one. Our car hire is mainly based on limited mileage and applies to travel within Uganda. (Terms and conditions apply)
Saloon Cars for hire/rent in Uganda; We provide Saloon Cars which are a nimble hatch perfect for navigating Uganda’s winding city or country roads. Our small car hire range provides economic travel in Uganda for the budget-conscious. Read More
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General Safari Inclusions
- Gorilla Permit (for gorilla trekking safaris)
- Chimpanzee Permit (for chimpanzee trekking safaris)
- Full Board Accommodation on Safari
- Transportation in either 4X4 Safari Van or 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser all with Pop up roof & AC
- Fuel
- Professional English Speaking driver guide. Any other foreign language speaking guide can be arranged on request.
- Entrance fees to the tourist sites including Protected areas mentioned
- Activity fees of the tourist activities mentioned
- Bottled water while on safari
- Border crossing fees (for cross border safaris)
General Safari Exclusions
- General tips for the driver guide, site guides and service staff at the lodges
- Laundry Services
- Other Beverages / drinks of personal nature like Alcohol
- International Flights (Arranged on request)
- Domestic Flights (Arranged on request)
- Visas
- Optional Activity fees
- Other extras not mentioned in the Itinerary
- Airport Transfer (Arranged on request)
- Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali unless it is part of the Itinerary (Arranged on request)
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