6 Days Rwanda Congo Lowland and Mountain Gorilla Safari

You’re welcome to this 6 Days Rwanda Congo Lowland and Mountain Gorilla Safari. You’ll be visiting the following destinations and the trip is purely focusing on primates trekking; Nyungwe National Park for Chimpanzee Trekkers & Canopy walk, Kahuzi Biega Np for Lowland Gorilla Trekking & Volcanoes National Park for Golden Monkey Trekking.

6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari Highlights

  • Day 1: Kigali transfer to Nyungwe National Park
  • Day 2: Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking, Nyungwe National Park
  • Day 3: Rusiizi, Rwanda – Gorilla Trekking, Kahuzi Biega NP, Congo (DRC)
  • Day 4: Kahuzi Biega NP, Democratic Republic of Congo – Volcanoes NP, Rwanda
  • Day 5: Optional Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park
  • Day 6: Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National – Kigali

Detailed 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari

Day 1: Kigali transfer to Nyungwe National Park

After an early morning breakfast at your residence or at your hotel, your 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari guide will meets & greets and do the chimpanzee $ lowland Gorilla Trekking briefing. You will then visit the Kigali genocide museum to pay your last respects for the victims of 1994 Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi and this will be followed by a transfer to Nyungwe National Park. Overnight at Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar.

  • Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
  • Accommodation: EAR Ken Barham Guest House – Budget guest house located inside Nyungwe NP

Day 2: Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking, Nyungwe National Park

At 04:30am an early morning breakfast or order packed breakfast & this will be followed by meeting with the 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari ranger guide at Gisakura & then transfer to Cyamudongo & or Uwinka visitors center to begin with chimpanzee trekking & subsequently there will be a canopy walk that starts at Uwinka visitors center and then transfer to Lake Kivu, Cyangungu. Overnight at Peace Guesthouse or similar.

  • Main Destination: Rusizi (Town, Rwanda)
  • Accommodation: Peace Guest House – Budget guest house located in or near Rusizi

Day 3: Rusiizi, Rwanda – Gorilla Trekking, Kahuzi Biega NP, Congo (DRC)

After an early morning breakfast, be prepared with your passport to go crossing the border at Rusizi (1) and proceed to kahuzi Biega National Park to participate on the lowland Gorilla Tracking on arrival. You’ll be a companied by the 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari ranger guide and his team of trackers to hike into the forest in search of the gentle giants. Once you find them you’ll be allowed to stay with them for an hour and after the experience return to the start point and then transfer back to Bukavu. Overnight at Nediva Bed & Breakfast or similar.

  • Main Destination: Kahuzi Biega National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Nediva Bed & Breakfast – Mid-range resort located in or near Bukavu

Day 4: Kahuzi Biega NP, Democratic Republic of Congo – Volcanoes NP, Rwanda

An early morning breakfast, will be followed by a transfer to the Ihusi port take take a ferry north to Goma. On arrival transfer you’ll do immigration clearance and then transfer to the Rwanda using the Grand Bariere border, after the immigration clearance proceed to Volcanoes National Park. Overnight at Muhabura Hotel or Similar.

  • Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Hotel Muhabura – Budget hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP

Day 5: Optional Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Tracking Volcanoes National Park

Today to participate on the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking a Gorilla Trekking ticket at additional cost of $1,500 is required & or participate in the alternative Bosoke Volcano Hike.

Early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi park headquarters for trekking briefing and then hike up into the rain forest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24 hour guard, so their location is known, you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters indeed. After the day experience return back to the Lodge. Overnight at Muhabura Hotel or similar.

  • Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Hotel Muhabura – Budget hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP

Day 6: Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National – Kigali

After an early morning breakfast transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi to go for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful, endangered & more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains – and tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude, marking your last views of the park’s environs, and this will be followed by a transfer to Kigali marking the end or Your 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari.

  • Main Destination: Kigali (Rwanda)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

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6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • Round trip airport transfer
  • A professional 6 Days Rwanda Congo Safari driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Drinks