2 days Virunga gorilla tour introduces you to Virunga National Park for you to embark on gorilla trekking. You will drive from Rwanda and cross over to the Virunga National Park in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park lets you explore anyone of its 8 habituated gorilla groups and they include Rugendo, Lulengo, Humba, Bageni family, Mapuwa, Munyaga, Kabirizi, Nyakamwe and.
Virunga National Park was gazetted in 1925 and sits in an area of about 7800 square kilometers. Not only does it inhabit mountain gorillas but also other diverse wildlife species including okapis, birds, chimpanzees, buffaloes, hippos, amphibian species, antelopes, warthogs and many more. Your 2 days Virunga gorilla tour begins and ends in Kigali.
• Gorilla trekking
• Visit the Gisozi genocide site
Day 1: Leave Kigali for Virunga National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking, return to Kigali
After breakfast, leave the hotel and embark on a quick Kigali city expedition which lets you visit the Kigali or Gisozi genocide site and the nearby local markets, other historic sites. Thereafter, drive through the Gisenyi or Goma border crossing point and make sure that you have a yellow fever certificate. Your journey will cover about 6 hours and you will check-in at the lodge in the Virunga National Park for relaxation, dinner and night stay.
Where to stay in the Virunga National Park
Luxury: Mikeno Lodge
Mid-range: Bukima Tented Camp
Basic: Ihusi Hotel Goma
Gorilla treks in the Virunga National Park commence with breakfast and followed by a briefing on gorilla trekking rules and regulations. This is usually done at starting point-Bukima patrol station and it is today that you will be assigned to a gorilla group to trek in a group of 8 visitors. Trekking mountain gorillas in the Congo Virunga National Park lasts for 2-5 hours.
End of the 2 days Virunga gorilla tour
• Gorilla trekking permit ($450)
• Border crossing
• All activities in the travel plan except the optional ones.
• Relevant government taxes
• Travel in a 4×4 drive safari vehicle
• 1 night and meals
• Fulltime English-speaking driver-guide
• Tips
• Visa
• Airfares
• Cigarettes
• Insurance
• Alcoholic drinks
• Hotel fees in Kigali
• Optional activities