Monogram Tours

Duration.
7 days
Tour Type.
Special Tour
Max Guests.
10 people
Tour Location.
Rwanda, Congo
Start From.
$4100
Languages.
All native & international languages support

Overview Overview Overview

2X gorilla species exist in the world 1) western gorillas that consists of two subspecies (Cross River gorillas & western Lowland Gorillas) & 2) Eastern gorillas that consist of Eastern Lowland Gorillas & Mountain Gorillas subspecies. The 5 Day Mountain & Lowland Gorilla Trekking Rwanda & Drc trip gives you an encounter to both eastern gorillas species in addition to other primates like Chimpanzees & Golden Monkeys.

Obtain a multiple visa to Rwanda to sustain your both entries whereas a Drc tourist visa will be issued at the point of entry prior to application approval.

Packages Starts from $4100

Tour Plan

An early morning Breakfast at your hotel, your entire safari driver guide meets you and there will be a safari briefing which subsequently follows a transfer to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

You will be arriving at the hotel for afternoon lunch & relaxing by the lake kivu in preparations for lowland gorilla trekking the next day. Overnight at Nediva Bed & Breakfast or similar. Upgrade available at Orchids Safari club

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Tshivanga, Kahuzi Biega National Park headquarters a head of your dr.Congo lowland Gorilla Trekking. You will start with introduction by the park warden on the lowland gorilla facts and comparisons from other gorilla subspecies. Next will be to join a team of rangers and trackers to drive closer to a point where the trails hiking to see gorillas will begin. Gorilla trekking can be anything from 2-8 hours depending on the gorilla movements, once you find them you’ll be allowed to stay with them for 2 Hours. After the day experience, you’ll travel back to the bukavu for overnight at Nediva Bed & Breakfast or similar. Upgrade available at Orchids Safari club
After a leisurely morning breakfast, with your passports transfer to Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. There will be a border crossing back to Rwanda & thus your passports has to be nearby. There’s a beautiful scenery with tea estates as you drive up to Gisakura. Overnight at Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar. Upgrade available at Nyungwe Topview Lodge or one & Only.
At 04:30am an early morning breakfast or order packed breakfast & this will be followed by meeting with the ranger guide & then transfer to Cyamudongo & or Uwinka visitors center to begin with chimpanzee trekking and subsequently there will be a canopy walk that starts at Uwinka visitors center and then return to the lodge for relaxing. Overnight at Ken Barham Guesthouse or similar. Upgrade available at Nyungwe Top View Lodge or one & Only.
After an early breakfast, begin the journey on the lakeside to the stunning Virunga mountains that stretches the borders of Rwanda, Uganda & Democratic Republic of Congo home to half the population of Mountain Gorillas for the other being inhabited at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda is believed to be one of the best place for trekking gorillas with the price of the trekking ticket doubling if not tripling other sites for gorilla trekking. Lunch will be enroute at lake kivu before checking inn into the volcanoes National Park. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar. Variety of upgrade options available.
Early morning start with breakfast and then transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi to join other groups trekking gorillas & or going for other trekking like the volcano hike, Golden Monkey trekking, Diann Fossey Hike that are major trekkings at the Volcanoes National Park. You will be allocated a gorilla group that you will go trekking in company of the lead ranger guide and his team of trekkers. Gorilla Trekking can be anything from 2-8 hours and for this reason you’re encouraged to be with enough drinking water & Packed lunch for in case of the delayed trekking, you have backup food. Once you find the gorilla family, you’ll be allowed to stay with the family for an hour observing their daily activities, after this experience return to the lodge and enjoy the Wi-Fi while checking back on your camera the once in lifetime experience you’ve had. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar. Variety of upgrade options available.

After an early breakfast, return to Volcanoes National Park headquarters at Kinigi a head of the Golden Monkey Trekking. Golden Monkey trekking can be predetermined to be before midday or latest 1pm and there will be time to drive and be in Kigali before the genocide museum closes at 4pm. You do a visit of the facility to pay your last respects to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide against Tutsi which is followed by a transfer to the airport for your overnight outbound flight marking the end of your 7 Day Mountain & Lowland Gorilla Trekking Rwanda & Drc.

Package Includes

Keep in Mind

Price excludes all other things of personal nature like the bar bills, visas, gratitudes, personal insurance, porter hire among others

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