4-Day Lowland Gorilla Trekking in Congo – This wildlife experience starts from Kigali and ends in Kigali, you will have chance to see the lowland gorilla, one of the biggest human cousins. You will explore the largest East African rain forest where you will have to walk above the forest and watch flying monkeys from tree to tree. You will be relaxed by the panoramic and endless view above the lake Kivu shores and the tea plantation.
At the Kigali International airport agents do not waste their time with trivial matters, our drive guide will greet you with a smile, listening ears and attentiveness, he will direct you, speak English or French with respect, brief you about your tour. You might say, “Oh, yes, they are right! What this country has become and the clean appearance of Kigali, its capital, prove perfectly that there is no ‘grasping destiny’.
Yet this is the beginning…
After an on-time breakfast, we shall drive to south western Rwanda, the Nyungwe National Park. Before leaving Kigali, you will pass by the Kigali Genocide Memorial and learn about the recent genocide of the humanity.
After your respect toward the genocide against the Tutsi, you will continue the journey to Congo border in more southern-west of Rwanda and stopover at Nyungwe National park. You will challenge yourself by making some steps at 200m on a canopy in the sky above the forest and watch the busy-jumping various monkeys includes the golden and the colubus respectively nicknamed Diademic and white tie monkey because of their fashioned and colored skin.
After that short adventure in the biggest rain forest of East Africa, you will drive a little bit and cross to Congo for the next day adventure.
Early morning around 7:00 am, we should drive from the Hotel to the Kahuzi-Biega National Park for lowland Gorillas trekking. After the trek, we shall have lunch in the local restaurant near the lake shore.
The trek takes around 5 hours to enter and exit the forest.
Have a grilled fresh-fish or an accompanied local green vegetable as lunch at the lake Kivu shore before heading back to panorama Hotel for a relaxing evening.
After breakfast, you will drive to the port for and get in the speed boat to Goma. You will enjoy the green views of the biggest African land locked Island ” Idjwi” a true panoramic landscape on your morning ride will be unforgettable.
before crossing back to Rwanda, you will do a short Goma city tour where you will visit the local traditional whisky factory.
After crossing, you will drive 4 more hours to Kigali international airport for flying back away.
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