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4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari & Nyiragongo Expedition:Climbing Nyiragongo.

Climbing Nyiragongo is a reliable Safari operator that offer Nyiragongo Trekking tours to Virunga National Park and offers this classic 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla trek & Nyiragongo hike  with Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park , Kigali  City tour and Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking for the unique visit to the world's largest lava lake in Congo.

The 4 Days Rwanda Congo gorilla & Hiking tour starts from Kigali Rwanda , connecting to Volcanoes National Park Rwanda the  re-known destination for luxury gorilla safaris within Africa and later drive to Gisenyi the closest town in Rwanda, awaiting for the next day Nyiragongo Trekking expedition with experienced guides from Virunga Foundations the official operator of Nyiragongo Trekking tours in Congo.

Detailed Travel Plan - 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek & Nyiragongo Expedition.

4 Days Rwanda Gorilla & Nyiragongo Trekking is classic trip recommended to group of friends, family and couples that wish to explore Congo & Rwanda on one single Safari tour.

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali international airport & Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Upon arrival at Kigali international Airport, you will be welcomed by the Safari guide of Climbing Nyiragongo and start on the Kigali city tour where you will explore the basic history of Rwanda including the Genocide memorials sites , local markets , Mount Kigali , later enjoy local lunch in Kigali before hitting the road for 3 hours relaxed driving to connect to Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda that is famous for the mountain Gorilla trekking in Africa. Luxury Gorilla Trekking in Africa are only offered in Rwanda although the experience is not in any way different from that of Congo or Uganda since all these 3 destinations host the mountain gorillas and offer gorilla trekking , if you option for Congo , check on the 4 days Congo gorilla & Nyiragongo trekking tour.

Upon arrival at Volcanoes National park accommodation, you will be checked in , enjoy our dinner and overnight at the accommodation.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes & Transfer to Gisenyi / Goma

After morning breakfast , you will drive to Volcanoes National Park headquarter for breifying about the Mountain Gorilla Conservation as it was done by Dian Fossey , trekking rules and regulation. Depending on the age bracket , the Safari guide will do the registration of your passports, gorilla permits and in your respective groups you will follow a specific trail that will lead you into the jungle in search of gorilla families with help of well-armed game ranger. Finding the mountain gorillas depends on where these endangered mountain gorillas slept the previous night or on their movement when searching for food.

Gorilla trek can take half an hour to 4 hours. You will then spend only one hour with these endangered mountain gorillas, see them feeding, breast feeding, the silverback guarding the family, playing and you will interact with them. After trek, report back to the park’s headquarters where you will be rewarded with a trekking certificate. Thereafter drive back to the lodge, have refreshments and then check-out of the lodge and transfer back to Gisenyi which is a town located on Lake Kivu shores . Depending on your interest , you can spend the night on Rwanda side or Goma side since both towns have Serena Property.

You will check in dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibati Station & Start on your Nyiragongo Expedition

You will enjoy your breakfast at the lodge and drive to cross the border to Goma City , the biggest city in Eastern Democratic republic of Congo, After going through the immigration office , you will proceed to drive to Kibati Station in accompany of the Virunga Foundation security personal, Kibati station is the starting point for Nyiragongo expeditions and the groups departure daily with the maximum group size of 24 pax considering the shelters at the peak of Mount Nyiragongo.

Climbing Nyiragongo takes around 4-6 hours depending on the speed of the group and level of fitness. You will spend a night at the mountain shelter with the beautiful view of the boiling lava as the experience is more effective during night hours. Dinner and overnight at the Nyiragongo Shelter Cabins.

Day 4: Descend , go for Goma City tour and later transfer to Kigali

You will wake , enjoy breakfast, enjoy the last view of the lava lake before starting to descend down wards where you will meet the daily group that will be going up as your descending.

Upon arrival at Kibati station , you will be welcomed by the Safari guide, transfer to Linda Hotel in Goma for refreshment and lunch , later cross to Rwanda and transfer to Kigali international Airport for flight back home.

End of 4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek & Nyiragongo Expedition with Climbing Nyiragongo.