The 2 days Virunga gorilla trekking from Kigali tour is a remarkable short Congo gorilla safari that is crafted for you to explore the historical Virunga National Park (Pac National des Vulcans). Your gorilla trip to Congo’s Virunga starts and ends in Kigali. Virunga National Park is perched in Eastern DRC and it is Africa’s vast park with area coverage of 7800sq.kms.
Virunga National Park was founded in 1925 and protects not only mountain gorillas but also 78 amphibian species, 706 bird species, 109 reptile species and a lot more. It has 8 habituated gorilla families open for tourism and they include Rugendo, Kabirizi, Munyanga, Lulengo, Humba, Nyakamwe, Bageni and Mapuwa.
Detailed itinerary of the 2 days Virunga gorilla tour from Kigali
Day 1: From Kigali, transfer to Virunga National Park in D.R. Congo
Have breakfast and after, pick up by your tour leader from the hotel in Kigali. Take about 3 hours driving to Gisenyi, connect to the Virunga National Park. Enroute, enjoy the amazing lush green and terraced hills, Lake Kivu.
Drive via Goma Town where you will connect to Virunga National Park to have exceptional views of its lush vegetation, view the Virunga Volcanoes, Lake Kivu. Later in the evening, have the best of your dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Virunga mountain gorilla trekking
After a hefty breakfast, report to Virunga park offices early to get briefed on guidelines to observe when trekking gorillas. At this time, you should have some snacks, bottled water and begin your briefing at 7:00am. Of the 8 habituated gorilla families in this park, you will track only one in a group of 8 tourists. Normally, the actual treks start at 8:00am local time then you go to look for mountain gorillas in the wild.
Depending on your physical fitness and where these primates are, you may take 2-5 hours in the jungles. This is inclusive of 1 hour of face to face interaction plus photo taking using a good camera without flashlight.
After a thrilling encounter with mountain gorillas, get back to have lunch or have some packed for you. Drive back to Kigali from Congo’s Virunga National Park.
End of 3 days Virunga gorilla trekking tour from Kigali
