Day 1:
Kigali, Rwanda - Virunga NP, Democratic Republic Of Congo
After an early morning breakfast at your lodge in Kigali, Rwanda a Safari 2 Gorilla Tours Representative will meet & Greet, this will be followed by a transfer to Virunga NP
Your guide will have to Ensure you arrive at Grande Barriere border crossing at 11:00am and check-in with Virunga NP tourism office that’s conveniently located in the Grande Barriere border post building, opposite passport control. You’ll as well do the border clearance & Once check-in is complete, transfer to Kibumba, Virunga NP. Overnight at Kibumba Tented Camp or similar
Day 2:
Gorilla Trekking, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo.
After an early breakfast at Kibumba Tented Camp, you will head down the hill to meet the Ranger guides and have a briefing before the gorilla trekking. Gorilla Trekking can be anything from 2 - 8 hours depending on location of the gorilla group being trekked & the difficulty of the terrain. After spending the allotted hour with the gorilla family group, you will return back to camp, enjoy a late lunch & have the rest of the day at leisure, including time for nature walks & bird watching. Overnight at Kibumba Tented Camp or similar
Day 3:
Mount Nyiragongo Active Volcano Trekking, Virunga NP
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Kibati Ranger Post to check for Nyiragongo Volcano Trekking at 8:15am, On arrival to Kibati, you will receive a briefing & will have the opportunity to hire porters and thereafter begin the climb up the volcano which is about 4 - 6 hours & an overnight will be on the summit.
Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470m in the Virunga Volcano Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is within Virunga NP, Congo (DRC). The main crater is about 2KMS (1 mi) wide & usually contains a lave lake. The crater presently has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls – one at about 3,175m & a lower one at about 2,975m. Mount Nyiragongo & nearby Mount Nyiramugira are together responsible for 40% of Africa’s historical volcano eruptions.
Day 4:
Descend Mount Nyiragongo Volcano, Congo (DRC) - Kigali, Rwanda
Early morning after breakfast leave the crater rim & start the descent back to Kibati. Average descent time is four hours. Once at the bottom, You will be proceed back to Goma to checkout with Virunga National park & border clearance before proceeding to Kigali marking an end of your the 4 Gorilla & Nyiragongo Active Volcano Trekking Congo (DRC). Your driver guide will drop you at your planned destination in Kigali. End.
