4 days Mikeno Mist package in Virunga national park.

4 days Mikeno Mist package in Virunga national park

Trip Summary

4 days Mikeno Mist package in Virunga national park.  : On this 4 days Mikeno Mist package in Virunga national park, get to visit the mountain gorillas and also top it up with a hike up the active Mount Nyiragongo.

Virunga national park is one of the most visited destinations in the Democratic republic of Congo and this is majorly because of the mountain gorillas found in this park. It is one of the only four parks where you can do mountain gorilla trekking. This is located in the Goma town and can be accessed via the Grande Barrier border of Rwanda and DR Congo.

Mount Nyiragongo is still one of the world’s most active volcanic mountain and is said to be responsible for up to 40% of the eruptions in Africa along with its neighboring volcanic mountain; the Mount Nyamulagira. The last eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo was in May 2021.

Trip Highlights

  • Day 1: Leave Kigali to transfer to Virunga national park.
  • Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park.
  • Day 3: Hike up Mount Nyiragongo
  • Day 4: Descend the Mount Nyiragongo and drive to Kigali.

Trip Description

Day 1: Leave Kigali to transfer to Virunga national park.

This will be your first day of your Mikeno mist package in Virunga. You will leave your hotel in Kigali with your driver guide and drive 5 hours to the Grande Barrier border building where the tourism office of Virunga national park is strategically located.

You will check in and receive your permits for the following days’ activities. You will after join the security convoy headed to Virunga national park. You will drive and arrive at your hotel in the park in time for lunch. You will spend the rest of the day at leisure at your hotel.

Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park

Hotel options in Virunga national park

  • Kibumba Tented camp for budget and midrange option
  • Bukima Tented camp for midrange
  • Mikeno lodge for luxury
  • Ngila lodge for luxury

Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Virunga national park.

A very big day as it is the day you will be trekking the mountain gorillas. You will leave your hotel after having breakfast and connect to the Bukima ranger post where you will attend the pre trekking morning briefing.

After the briefing, you will hire the necessary things you may need and head out into the forest. Trekking mountain gorillas will take abit longer than the lowland gorillas because these prefer to stay on the mountain slopes which are further in the forest. When you meet your gorilla family of the day, you will spend one hour in their presence and after exit the forest for a late lunch.

Dinner will be served and you will spend another night in Virunga national park.

Day 3: Hike up the Mount Nyiragongo.

Wake up energized for this hike up Mount Nyiragongo. This is a 6 hour hike uphill. You will have a briefing at the trailhead that will give you allowance to also book a porter or hiking stick before you set out.

You will start by 9 am and have two breaks midway to rest abit and reach the summit by 5pm. You will be able to see the lava lake from the top and you will settle in at the Nyiragongo summit shelters for the night.

Hiking Mount Nyiragongo
Hiking Mount Nyiragongo

Day 4: Descend the Mount Nyiragongo and drive to Kigali.

You will rise early to catch the sun rise from the top and take breakfast. You will have a simple breakfast at the top and after get ready to descend back to the trailhead. You will be back to the start of the volcano by midday and your driver guide will be ready to transfer you back to Kigali.

You will drive to Goma or Gisenyi for lunch as you prefer and continue further to Kigali for drop off at the hotel or at the airport as you will advise.

Trip includes:

  • Safari vehicle with fuel
  • Full time English/ French speaking driver guide
  • DR Congo tourist visa
  • Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
  • Mountain gorilla permits
  • Mount Nyiragongo hike
  • Speed boat transfer
  • Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
  • Bottled water

Trip excludes:

  • International flights
  • PCR test
  • Personal expenses like tips, laundry, gratuities, airtime
  • Optional activities

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