8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla Safari (Virunga & Kahuzi Biega Tour)

8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla Safari takes you Gorilla Trek in Virunga National Park & Kahuzi Biega National Park. 8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla Tour is your Budget Congo Gorilla Tour.

Trip Overview of the 8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla Tour

Day 1: Arrival and Kigali City Tour

Day 2: Iby’Iwachu Cultural Encounter & Beach

Day 3: Transfer to Virunga National Park

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Virunga National Park

Day 5: Guided Nature Walk to Sekenkwe

Day 6: Transfer to Bukavu Town at kahuzi Biega

Day 7: Eastern Lowland Gorilla Trekking

Day 8: Departure to Kigali

Detailed Itinerary of the 8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla Tour

Day 1: Arrival and City Tour in Kigali

On arrival at the Kigali International Airport, you are picked up and transferred to enjoy a City Tour visiting the Genocide Memorials ad National Museums around Rwanda.  Have Lunch en-route then proceed to check-in your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Mille Collines Hotel.

Day 2: Iby’iwachu Cultural Encounter 

Wake up have breakfast then transfer on a guided tour to the Iby’iwachu Cultural Center where you engage in cultural activities with people that were once poachers. You do Music, Dance and Drama then later tip and proceed to Gisenyi for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight. Lake Kivu Serena Hotel.

Day 3: Transfer to Virunga National Park

Wake up early have breakfast then with your luggage, embark on a transfer to Goma Town then Virunga National Park. On arrival at the Park, check-in your lodge/ hotel for Dinner and Overnight. Kibumba Tented Camp.

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Virunga National Park

8 Days Budget Congo Gorilla TourWake up early have breakfast then transfer to the Park headquarters for briefing on the code of conduct around the Mountain Gorillas. Later in groups of 8 with a skilled park ranger guide, enter the forest to track the Mountain Gorillas for 3-5 hours and when you meet them an hour is allowed in their presence. Dinner and Overnight. Kibumba Tented Camp.

Day 5: Guided Nature Walk to Sekenkwe 

 

Wake up have breakfast then transfer to enjoy a guided nature walk to the Sekenkwe Gorilla orphanage where you learn about the orphaned Gorillas that were rescued from the wild where they were bartered. After the walk proceed you lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Kibumba Tented Camp.

Day 6: Transfer to Bukavu Town at kahuzi Biega

Wake up have breakfast then with your luggage embark on a transfer to Bukavu Town as well as Kahuzi Biega National Park and when you reach here, check-in your lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Orchid Hotel. Meal Plan: Full Board.

Day 7: Eastern Lowland Gorilla Trekking

Wake up early have breakfast then transfer to the Park headquarters for briefing on the code of conduct around the Eastern Lowland Gorillas then later in groups of 8 with a park ranger guide, enter the forest to track the Eastern Lowland Gorillas for 3-5 hours.

Later, when you meet them, only an hour is allowed in their presence taking various photos to keep for memories.  Dinner and Overnight. Orchid Safari Lodge.

Day 8: Departure back to Kigali

Wake up have breakfast then with your luggage embark on a departure to Kigali International Airport to board your flight back home.

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Route Map of the 8 Days Congo Gorilla Safari Tour