4 Days Kahuzi Beiga Lowland Gorilla Trekking safari

4 Days Kahuzi Beiga Lowland Gorilla Trekking safari starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda. This Congo safari includes 4 days and 3 nights making it one of the shortest Congo safaris.

Highlights of 4 days Kahuzi Beiga national park lowland gorilla trekking safari

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Kigali city tour
Day 2: Transfer to Bukavu, Kahuzi Beiga national park
Day 3: Trek Lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Beiga national park
Day 4: Drive back to Kigali for departures

Detailed Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali and Kigali city tour

Welcome to Kigali: Upon landing at Kigali international airport on day 1 of 4 days Kahuzi Beiga national park lowland gorilla trekking safari, you will be gladly welcomed by our trusted tour representative who will pick you from the airport and brief you about your 4 days Congo safari as you head to your reserved hotel in Kigali the capital city of Rwanda. At the hotel, you will freshen-up and depending on your arrival time, have a meal and be driven around Kigali on a city tour to various markets including kimironko market, shopping malls, and visit some genocide memorial sites to have a brief history of how the 1994 Rwanda genocide happened, its impacts and how it ended. With this, your day 1st day will be done as you return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Transfer to Bukavu, Kahuzi Beiga national park

Transfer to Bukavu: After breakfast at your hotel in Kigali on day 2 of 4 days Congo lowland gorilla trekking safari, check out and embark on the drive from Kigali to Bukavu. This journey might seem long but the attractions along the way are rewarding including the stunning view of hills in Rwanda being a land of a thousand hills, the coffee plantations and a lake kivu. Along the way, you will be stopped over at some genocide memorial site and even the king’s palace, have an enroute lunch and proceed the drive to Bukavu where you will cross over into Kahuzi Beiga National park via Cyangugu border. Clear with park officials, obtain your lowland gorilla trekking permit and be driven to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Trek Lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Beiga national park

Lowland gorilla trekking: Finally a long awaited day has come, probably you had a sound night. Arise in the morning with full gear, have breakfast served, pack snack, drinking water and start day 3 of 4 days Kahuzi Beiga national park lowland gorilla trekking safari with a gorilla trekking briefing by the park officials. After briefing, the journey begins as you penetrate deep inside the forest searching for habituated lowland gorillas. Gorilla trekking lasts between 30 minutes to 7 hours and once the habituated gorilla family is finally found, only hour is allowed for trekkers to take photographs, record some videos of Gorillas as they go on with their daily activities including feeding, breastfeeding, copulating , eating , grooming young ones and at times see the male Gorillas fighting amongst themselves . Once one hour elapse, trek back to the lodge for dinner and overnight though you may fix some activity to keep your evening busy.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Drive back to Kigali for departures

Drive to Kigali: Enjoy a relaxed breakfast on day 4 of 4 days Congo lowland gorilla trekking safari, then check out and start the drive back to Kigali. Depending on your flight schedule, you will enjoy an enroute lunch and in case you never did a Kigali city tour then this is the day you ought to have it before departing. The finally stop will be a drop off at Kigali international airport to catch up with your flight to the next destination.

Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

End of 4 days Kahuzi Beiga national park lowland gorilla trekking safari

4 days Congo safari includes;

Airport pick up and drop offs
A 4×4 safari vehicle
Congo visa (upon request)
Congo security
Gorilla trekking permit
Ranger fees
English speaking guide
Enough drinking water
Meals will be as per Itinerary
Accommodation as per Itinerary for 3 nights

4 days Congo Safari excludes;

Visa and air ticket
Porter fees
Tips
Life insurance
Laundry fees
Optional activities
Other drinks and beverages apart from water