OVERVIEW
3 Days Congo lowland gorilla trek starts from Kigali crossing the border to Kahuzi Biega national park. The park has 2 habituated gorilla groups for visitors and ends back in Kigali for a Kigali city tour. Note that you will need a Visa to cross into Congo.
TOUR DETAILS
Day 1: Pick Up & Transfer to Bukavu Congo
You will be picked up from your hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, the beautiful land of a thousand hills by Nsheka African adventures company tour guide hit the Road to Bukavu in Congo crossing via the Cyanic border and clearing with the Immigrations. This tour can also begin from Uganda in Kisoro crossing into Congo via the Bunagana border and back for departure flight home.
Day 2: Lowland Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega – Congo
Have an early breakfast and head to the park headquarters at the Kahuzi Biega for a briefing before setting off to track the lowland gorillas. Trekking takes between 2 to 3 hours in mountainous jungle area of Kahuzi Biega National Park, to see your gorilla family. The species here are Eastern Lowland Gorilla, with quite different features from Mountain Gorillas found in the Virunga National Park. Once you meet the gorillas, you are allowed to spend only one hour with them taking photographs and video. Late in the afternoon you will be transferred to your hotel in Bukavu town for Overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Kigali.
In the morning, you will set off your journey to Kigali via Changugu border. This scenic journey will have stopovers at Butare museum, Nyanza king’s palace among others. On arrival in Kigali, transfer to Hotel in the evening for dinner. End of Tour