6 Days Virunga Classic
6 Days Virunga Classic
The 6-day Virunga Classic tour offers a double mountain gorilla trekking experience and a hike up the active Nyiragongo summit. This tour’s beauty is that it starts in Goma on Monday or Wednesday; it’s not available on other days.
Safari Highlights of the 6 days Virunga Classic
- Check into Virunga National Park
- First Mountain Gorilla trekking experience
- Second Mountain Gorilla trekking experience
- Leisure day
- Climb to the Nyiragongo Summit
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Check into Virunga National Park
You will start at 10:00 am at Goma at the Grande Barriere border for border crossing where you will check into the Virunga tourism office by 11:00 am. This tourism office is near the Grande Barriere border post building opposite the passport control office. At the Virunga Tourism Office, you will be provided with the gorilla trekking permits and the Volcano trekking permits that you will use for both treks. After the check-in at the tourism office, you will be transported to your accommodation in Rumangabo at the Virunga National Park Headquarters. You will be at your accommodation in the late afternoon, check-in has a late launch, and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. You can choose to spend your time exploring the Rumangabo nature trails and visiting the Congo hounds in Virunga.
Day 2: First Mountain Gorilla trekking experience
On the second day of your 6 days Virunga Classic, You will be up early for breakfast at your accommodation, and after head to Bukima Ranger Post for your first mountain gorilla trekking experience. At Bukima Ranger Post you will meet trekking rangers and have a briefing about the trekking experience. After the briefing sessions, you will then head into the forest for your trekking experience where you will meet Mountain gorillas in their natural Habitat, on meeting the gorillas you will spend an hour with them before you head out of the forest. The entire experience will take up to 3 or 4 hours depending on the location of the gorillas. After the experience you will return to Bukima ranger post for a late lunch and later spend most of your afternoon, exploring Bukima, bird watching, and visiting the bamboo project in the park.
Dinner and an overnight stay at Bukima camp.
Day 3: Second Mountain Gorilla trekking experience
Gorilla trekking experience: On the third day of your 6 days Virunga Classic, you will be up, have breakfast, and then head to the forest at 8:30 am for your second-day mountain gorilla trekking experience in the Virunga rain forest. Just like the previous day, you will spend about 3 to 4 hours on this trekking experience and after the experience, you then head out of the forest and have lunch at Bukima. After lunch, you will then head back to your accommodation.
Dinner and an overnight stay at Bukima camp.
Day 4: Leisure day
The fourth day of your 6 days Virunga Classic is a leisure day. Wake up at pleasure and spend the day as you please. You will also decide when you want to have your meals. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at your accommodation.
Dinner and an overnight stay at Bukima camp.
Day 5: Climb to the Nyiragongo Summit
On the fifth day of your 6 days Virunga Classic, You will be up early. Have breakfast, and then head to the Kibati Ranger post for departure to the Nyiragongo Volcano trek starting point. At Kibati you will have a briefing about the trek. If you wish get porters and then embark on your climb up the volcano to the summit, which will take you about 5 to 6 hours depending on your speed.
Dinner and an overnight stay at Bukima camp.
Day 6: Descend the Nyiragongo Summit
On, the sixth day of your 6 days Virunga Classic You will be up early, and have breakfast at the summit. Then descend the summit back to Kibati. When you arrive at Kibati head to Goma, where the guide will drop you off at Grande Barriere border.
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Park entrance fee
- An English-speaking driver guide
- Accommodation
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled water
Tour excludes
- Alcoholic drinks
- Air flight tickets
- Visas
- Life insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, and tips among others.
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