The thrilling adventure of the 5 days low land gorillas and mountain gorillas will offer the encounter of the eastern low gorillas and mountain gorillas. In this safari, you will visit the Kahuzi Beige National Park in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Volcanoes National Park in northwestern Rwanda.
Tracking of these gorilla species is different in terms of experience. In this safari, you will also engage in golden monkey trekking in the Volcanoes National Park, and a community visit to the gorilla guardian village.
Summary of the safari.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bukavu.
Day 2: Lowland gorilla trekking.
Day 3 : Transfer to Volcanos National Park.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and community visit.
Day 5: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali.
Details of the safaris.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Bukavu.
On arrival at the Kigali International Airport, you will start over with the transfer to Bukavu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The transfer will take about 7 to 8 hours to reach Bukavu via the Cyangungu border.
Upon arrival in Bukavu, you will be transferred to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner.
Day 2: Lowland gorilla trekking.
Day 2 will start with the morning breakfast and then go ahead with the transfer to the Kahuzi Beige National Park which will take about 45 minutes. While in the park, you will go ahead with the briefing about the lowland gorilla trekking and later you will go ahead with the activity which will take about 2 to 7 hours of the day.
Upon meeting the gorillas, you will have 1 hour to view them. Later on, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 3 : Transfer to Volcanos National Park.
After your early morning breakfast, you will go ahead with the transfer to the Cyangungu border to cross to Rwanda which will take about 1 hour. After crossing the border into Rwanda, you will go ahead with the transfer to the Volcanoes National Park.
While in the transfer,you will make a stopover at the Musanze caves and later proceed with the transfer to the park. As you arrive in the park, you will be transferred to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch,dinner.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and community visit.
On the second last day of the 5 days of low-land gorillas and mountain gorillas, you will start with the briefing about the gorilla trekking after your breakfast. During the briefing, you will be highlighted what to do during the gorilla trekking.
You will accompanied by the ranger guides and armed officers in the search of the gorillas. The activity will take about 2 to 7 hours of the day.
After tracking gorillas, you will go aheadto the gorilla guardian village for the community visit. In this community, travelers will engage in activities like coffee roasting, banana brewing, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 5: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali.
On the last day of the safari, you will go ahead with the transfer back to the park headquarters for the briefing about the golden monkey trekking. Then later on you will go ahead with the tracking of the golden monkeys within the forested areas of the Volcanoes National Park.
Then later on you will go ahead with the transfer to Kigali. While in Kigali, you will either be dropped off at the airport for your outbound flights or at the hotel of your choice.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch.