6 Days Congo Rwanda Safari
This 6 Days Congo Rwanda Safari allows you to track eastern lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park and then proceed to Nyungwe Forest National Park where you will track chimpanzees and take a guided nature walk along the canopy walkway. You will then proceed to Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking before proceeding to Kigali for drop-off at a location of your convenience.
Highlights for 6 Days Congo- Rwanda Safari.
Day 1: Pick-up in Kigali and Transfer to Bukavu
Day 2: Lowland gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega NP
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park for the afternoon canopy walk
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Rwanda in Volcanoes National Park and Transfer Back to Kigali.
Detailed Itinerary for 6 Days Congo- Rwanda Safari.
Day 1: Pick-up in Kigali and Transfer to Bukavu (Congo)
Depending on your location in Kigali, our company representative-guide/driver will pick you up and drive for about 5 hours through Nyungwe National Park with amazing rolling hill in Rusizi with stopovers for lunch and refreshing. Cross through Cyangugu border to Bukavu town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On arrival at Bukavu, nearest town to Kahuzi Biega, advance to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at your hotel in Bukavu.
Note that your Rwanda Visa expires immediately you cross into Congo so you will have to reapply for another while at the border and find it ready after the tour.
Day 2: Lowland gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega NP
After enjoying your breakfast at the lodge, drive to the park headquarters for about 45 minutes for briefing about the Eastern lowland gorillas. You will then set off to your fascinating experience of the lowland gorillas in the valleys of Kahuzi as you encounter different mammals, birds and primates. It’s usually a 1-6 hours’ experience of the jungle, depending on their movement while watching them interact/play with each other as you take photos and videos
You will then descend back and meet up with your driver back to your hotel for dinner and overnight same as night before.
Note that your Rwanda Visa expires immediately you cross into Congo so you will have to reapply for another while at the border and find it ready after the tour.
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national for afternoon canopy walk
In the morning after a relaxed breakfast, you will drive back to Rwanda crossing via Ruzizi 1 border. You will connect to your hotel to check in and have lunch.
After lunch, you with your driver guide will connect to the park for the 2 pm canopy walk in Nyungwe forest. The canopy walk in Nyungwe forest is a 200-metre-long bridge suspended 9 meters high to give you a view of the forest from above. Enjoy the breathtaking sounds and sights and fresh air of the untouched tropical rain forest from the bird’s view. Drive straight to your hotel in time for dinner at the hotel as the night before. Spend your first night in Nyungwe.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour while taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
You may have an optional tea plantation visit or community visit. Connect back to your hotel in time for dinner and overnight stay same as the previous night.
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes national park.
Once breakfast has been served, you will drive to connect to Kibuye for a lunch. Drive further to arrive in Volcanoes National Park for your cultural tour at the Iby’iwachu Cultural Center. You will drive to check in at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight at your designated lodge.
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Rwanda in Volcanoes national park and Transfer Back to Kigali.
Breakfast will be served early and lunch will be packed. The briefing is at 7 am. Your guide will give you highlights of specific details about the way of life of the gorillas you will be tracking. The hike can take anything from one to seven hours.
Trekking through the steep, bamboo slopes and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Once you reach the gorillas, you are allowed to spend one hour with them as you stand 6 meters away.
Upon completion of this magical encounter, you will connect again with your driver / guide and drive back to Kigali where your driver guide will drop you off at a preferred location either at a hotel of your choice or Kigali International Airport. If your feel like doing a brief tour of Kigali city on this day, do let us know in advance so that we can arrange for this.
End of 6 Days Congo Rwanda Safari
