Congo Gorilla safari
17 days—Congo Gorilla safari
$5000-8000 USD
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Safari summary
This is a lodging safari for individuals interested in discovering the beauty of DRC Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. It involves a lot of activities but not limited to Okapi visit, forest walk, pigmy visit, lowland and mountain Gorilla trekking, scenery viewing, Lake Kivu, Lake Tanganyika and Bujumbura city.
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Primate trekking | |
Activity level | Moderate activity | |
Best months | January, February, May, June, July, August | |
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Itinerary
Day 01
Day 01: Arrival at Entebbe Airport – o/n Metropole hotel.
Day 02
Day 02: Transfer to Kasese – o/n – o/n Hotel margarita.
Day 03
Day 03: Margarita – transfer to Congo - Mt Rwenzori – transfer to Beni town – visit Beni – o/n Hotel Beni.
Day 04
Day 04: Beni transfer to Ituri forest - Epullu –– o/n Epullu Bandas
Day 05
Day 05: Visit Okapi – visit the Pygmies– o/n Epullu Bandas.
Day 06
Day 06: Forest walk in Ituri and relax on river Ituri - o/n Epullu Bandas.
Day 07
Day 07: Transfer to Beni - o/n Beni hotel.
Day 08
Day 08: Beni – transfer to Goma by flight – visit Beni town and the green lake – o/n Stella Matulina Lodge.
Day 09
Day 09: Gorilla trekking - o/n Stella Matulina Lodge.
Day 10
Volcanoes
Day 10: Hike Nyiragongo Volcanoes – for an overnight at the top of the volcano.
Day 11
Day 11: Return to the Goma at 11am – Transfer to Goma for lunch and boat at 2 pm to Bukavu – o/n Hotel Orchids or La Rache.
Day 12
Day 12: Lowland gorilla trekking - o/n Hotel Orchids or La Rache.
Day 13
Day 13: Transfer to Bujumbura - visit Rusizi Natural Reserve – o/n Hotel Amohoro or Club De Tanganyika.
Day 14
Day 14: Visit Livingstone Stanley monument and the Museum – o/n hotel Amohoro or Club De Tanganyika.
Day 15
Nyungwe Forest
Day 15: Transfer to Rwanda – Nyungwe Forest - o/n Nyungwe Guest House or Nyungwe Forest Lodge.
Day 16
Day 16: Canopy walk / chimp trekking on Nyungwe forest and transfer to Kigali – o/n Hotel chez Lando or Mille Collines Hotel.
Day 17
Day 17: Kigali visit and Departure.
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