3 Days Virunga Mountain Gorilla trekking safari

3 Days Virunga Mountain Gorilla trekking safari: Take on a 3 days mountain gorilla trekking safari in Virunga national park. Visit the mountain gorillas of DR Congo starting the safari from Kigali and back to Kigali Rwanda. This is an ideal safari package for the mountain gorilla lovers.

3 Days Virunga Mountain Gorilla trekking safari

Trip highlights of the 3 Days Virunga Mountain Gorilla trekking safari

  • Day 1: Leave Kigali Rwanda for Virunga national park.
  • Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park.
  • Day 3: Leave Virunga national park for Kigali Rwanda.

Trip description

Day 1: Leave Kigali Rwanda for Virunga national park.

As soon as you receive your Covid-19 test results or when you are ready to start your safari, your driver guide will be waiting for you to brief you on the next few days. You will exchange pleasantries and embark on your transfer from Kigali to DR Congo. You will drive for about 5 hours and arrive at the Grande Barrier border building and check in with Virunga tourism office strategically located opposite the immigrations office in the border building.

After checking in, you will join the convoy headed to the Virunga national park. You will arrive at the Mikeno lodge in time for a late lunch. Settle in as the sun sets. Dinner will be served and you will spend the night in Virunga national park.

Hotel options in Virunga national park

  • Kibumba tented camp for midrange
  • Bukima tented camp for midrange
  • Mikeno lodge for luxury

Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park. 

Be served breakfast at the prestigious Mikeno lodge and after connect with your driver guide to drive to the Bukima ranger post for the briefing before the mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park congo. You will after head out into the forest to look for the mountain gorillas headed by the ranger guides. You will trek for about 2 to 4 hours from the trailhead up to the gorilla family of the day.

You will spend a magical one hour with the gentle animals while you enjoy their company as they go about their usual day. Exit the forest headed for lunch at your hotel. You will settle in at the tented camp as you await dinner as that is where you will spend the second night in Virunga national park.

Day 3: Leave Virunga national park for Kigali Rwanda.

You will wake up ready to leave Virunga national park for Rwanda. You will check out of Mikeno lodge and meet up with your driver-guide to drive to Kigali Rwanda. You may have a Kigali city tour visiting the Kimironko market and the Kigali genocide memorial grounds and later be dropped off at your agreed drop off location in Kigali.

End of the 3 Days Virunga Mountain Gorilla trekking safari

Trip quote includes:

  • Full-time safari vehicle with fuel
  • English speaking driver guide
  • Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
  • Activities as indicated in the itinerary
  • Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  • Bottled water
  • DRCongo tourist visa

Trip quote excludes:

  • PCR Covid-19 test
  • Flights and optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Rwanda visa
  • Personal needs like airtime, laundry, insurance, medicines, alcoholic beverages

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