Countries: Rwanda – DR Congo
Destinations: Kigali, Lake Kivu, Nyiragongo and Virunga National Park
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Arrive Kigali
Day 2: Kigali City tour & transfer to Gisenyi
Day 3: Transfer to DRC & hike Mount Nyiragongo
Day 4: Descend and transfer to Kigali
Day 5: Departure
Overview
The 5 days Nyiragongo volcanoes hiking adventure rewards you with a great safari experience to explore this wonderful Nyiragongo peak, full of great attractions and amusements. You will have a great time exploring Lake Kivu as well, known for having very many bird species making it a birding paradise. You will as well undertake Kigali city tour, with a visit to Kigali genocide memorial ground.
Trip Highlight.
- Visit to Kigali genocide memorial
- Kigali city tour
- Nyiragongo hiking
- Visit to Lake Kivu
Day 1: Airport Transfer to Hotel
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will go through customs and immigration, and you will be met by our company guide who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills that Rwanda is known for, and later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Kigali Serena Hotel (luxury) or Hotel des Mille Collines (Midrange) or Step Town Motel (Standard)
Meal Plan: dinner
Day 2: Kigali city tour and transfer to Gisenyi. Travel time + 3.5 hrs
Day Itinerary
After having your early morning breakfast, you will be picked by your driver guide, who will transfer you for a short city tour, including a visit to Kigali genocide memorial ground where over 250000 bodies of victims of genocide of 1994 were laid to rest on a mass ground. You will later be transferred to Gisenyi with an en route lunch in Musanze. You will spend the evening at your own leisure, as you prepare for your next day hike. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Overnight stay at: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel (luxury) or Paradise Kivu (Midrange) or Paradise Malahide (Standard)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: Transfer to DR Congo for Hiking.
Day Itinerary
After your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Congo for the Volcano hike at Nyiragongo, so that you can kick off with the adventure of hiking one of the world’s most active volcanoes with a burning larva on top. You will visit a small supermarket in Goma town to shop some bites before you proceed to start your day hike with a briefing from the park officials. You will hike to the top of the Nyiragongo Volcanoes and spend a night there admiring the golden flame on top of the volcanos. It’s quite lovely on top, as you have the whole night, taking pictures and enjoying the cool breeze at a higher altitude.
Day 4: Descend the Volcano and transfer to Gisenyi
Day Itinerary
After a delightful breakfast in the wilderness on top of the volcanos, you will descend down the volcanoes and by mid-day you will be in Goma town, have lunch before being transferred back to the Rwandan side. You will later be transferred back to Gisenyi where you will spend the rest of your evening at your own leisure as you go through your lovely beautiful photos you took during your volcano hike. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge
Overnight stay at: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel (luxury) or Paradise Kivu (Midrange) or Paradise Malahide (Standard)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali airport.
Day Itinerary
After getting done with your relaxed morning breakfast, you will head for a boat ride or Kayaking on Lake Kivu before being transferred to Kigali and later to the airport to catch up with your onward flight. End of service!
Meal Plan: Breakfast & lunch.
This safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- En-route lunches
- Nyiragongo volcano permit
- DR Congo visa
- Camping adventure on top of Volcano
- Back pack
- Kigali city tour
- DR Congo visa
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu/kayaking
- Services of English speaking driver/guide and local guide expert
- Bottle of mineral water
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Rwanda Visa Fees & flights
- Optional activities
- Tips & gratuities
- Laundry
- Drinks and beverages while at the tented camps & lodges;
- International vaccinations
- Health test requirements
- Porter fees while trekking
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
- Change of plan or deviation from itinerary
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees;
- All other items not listed in the inclusions list above.
Note: The Nyiragongo hike, can be as well arranged with gorilla trekking in DR Congo, or Uganda or Rwanda. You can as well combine this with other tours of your choice that we can put together for you. Please speak to our safari specialists, they will assist you out on this.