3 Days Congo gorilla trekking safari
A 3 Day Congo gorilla trekking safari that sees you cross the Congo into Virunga National Park provides an experience distinct from that of Uganda and Rwanda. The increase in the price for gorilla permits in Rwanda has made silverback gorilla trips and safaris to Uganda and DR Congo better and more economically feasible. In Rwanda, a gorilla permit costs $1500, whereas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it just costs $400. This three-day Congo gorilla safari to the magnificent Virunga National Park is intended to provide our guests with an affordable, yet exceptional, chance to experience gorilla trekking in the park, which has a lot to offer despite negative headlines and recent closures.
The oldest national park in Africa is called Virunga National Park. The park’s exceptional biodiversity and topography make it unique. Its position in the center of the Albertine Rift is the cause of all of this. It is made up of lowlands, marshlands, Afro-montane forests, and savanna grasslands. Two of the continent of Africa’s most active volcanoes, Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo, are located in the Virunga National Park. In Africa, thirty percent of the most recent volcanic eruptions have been caused by these two volcanoes. They also provide special afro-alpine plant species to the park. Twenty percent of the Rwenzori Mountains, excluding the Virunga volcanoes, are located within the park. 218 different species of mammals, including buffalo, lions, elephants, Thomas cobs, and the uncommon Okapi, can be found in the Virunga region. The world’s greatest number of hippos is found in Virunga National Park. There are more than 19,000 in the many rivies both inside and outside the park.
But climbing Mount Nyiragongo and seeing the mountain gorillas are the park’s main highlights . This area is home to 20% of the mountain gorilla population that remains. Although there are more mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda, the world’s only mountain gorilla orphanage is located in the Virunga National Park. After monitoring the gorillas, visitors can enjoy a free visit to this fascinating center. The entire management of the park is under the jurisdiction of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN), which has faced numerous obstacles. The finding of oil within the park presents a new difficulty. This can result in the encroachment of oil wells and the destruction of important wildlife habitat on park territory.
The 3 Day Congo gorilla trekking safari begins in Rwanda and travels via Gisenyi to the Congolese town of Goma. Visit to Lake Kivu and a trip of Kigali are included in the gorilla trekking package in Congo. Our two-day package for a gorilla trip in Congo might also be of interest to you.
Brief Travel Plan
Day 1 : Pick up from Kigali and transfer to voirunga National park.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in virunga National park .
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali.
Detailed Travel Plan
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali and transfer to Virunga National park .
You can meet our guide at the Kigali airport or hotel. He or she will give you an overview of the tour and then take you on a tour around Kigali. You will see the memorial site for the genocide on a brief Kigali city tour , the major market in the city, and artisan shops in addition to the former presidential palace. This is a fantastic chance to purchase mementos or presents for loved ones. The driver will depart for the Congo border. After lunch at the Congo border office, you will be turned over to the Virunga National Park Authorities so they may take you to your park lodge.
Dinner and lodging will be provided by either the mid-range Kibumba Tented Camp or the opulent Mikeno Lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park option of visiting senkekwe center.
You’ll get up early, eat breakfast, and wait for the park rangers to come get you from your lodging. You will begin the gorilla tracking briefing on time if you stay close to the Virunga National Park headquarters. In Congo, there are eight habituated gorilla populations. Your degree of fitness and other considerations will determine which gorilla group you are placed in. While visiting the gorilla family, pay attention to the guidance provided by the Rangers and Guides. Remain composed and avoid making unneeded noises or movements that could agitate the gorillas. Once you have spent an hour with the gorillas, head back to the starting location, where your guide will wait to take you back to the lodge so you can recover. If you are staying at Mikeno Lodge, your evening options include going for a stroll, unwinding at the hotel, or visiting the gorilla orphanage at the Senkwekwe Center.
Day 3: Return to Kigali .
In the morning after breakfast, you will check out and embark on a drive back to Kigali, you will arrive at the boarder finish with the boarder processing and later cross over to Rwanda and proceed to Kigali upon arrival you will be dropped off at your place of choice.