The 5 Days Rwanda Congo Lowland Gorilla Trekking Safari is composed of both arrivals and departures from Kigali. The trip gives you a great opportunity to trek the Congo lowland gorillas which can be trekked at Kahuzi – Bienga National Park in the southern Kivu at Bukavu region. You will as well have opportunity to trek the golden monkey at Volcanoes National Park before you return to Kigali.
Day 1: Arrive in Rwanda
Upon arrival at Kigali airport, you will be met by your guide who will warmly welcome you to Rwanda, share a short briefing and transfer you to your booked hotel in Kigali at Chez Lando Hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Bukavu
Meet up with your guide at your hotel in Kigali after your breakfast, and transfer you to Bukavu, which is roughly 6 hour’s drive away from Kigali, with an en route lunch and later proceed to Congo border, deal with immigration process and proceed with the drive to your booked hotel for dinner and overnight at Nedive Hotel. Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 3: Lowland Gorilla trekking.
After your wonderful breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your guide, who will transfer you to the park offices, for a briefing before you drive to the gorilla trekking family you’re allocated for, for that day. Upon finding the gorillas, an hour will be allocated for you, to watch them, take photos of your kind and later drive back to your hotel for lunch and relation at leisure. Overnight stay at Nedive Hotel. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes
You will enjoy a delightful breakfast before jumping into your jeep, drive towards Rwanda border with DR Congo, undertake immigration process before you cross over to Rwanda, drive off to Musanze through the Kivu belt, with an en route lunch, and reach at your hotel in afternoon, for dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 5; Golden monkey trek & transfer back to Kigali
Have early morning breakfast and transfer to the park head quarter for golden monkey trekking briefing which follows the same procedures as gorilla trekking, later return for lunch, refresh and then check out of your lodge and then enjoy a wonder en route drive back to Kigali and be dropped at the hotel or airport.
Included in the tour,
- Transportation by safari vehicles
- Meals and accommodation as planned
- Service of a professional guide
- Gorilla permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Bottle of mineral water
- Lunch on the way
- Kigali city tour
Excluded in the tour
- Personal expenses
- Liquor
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Air fares
- Tips for the guide
- Activities that deviate from the itinerary