Book this 3 Days Budget Virunga Gorilla Trekking Congo and go trekking mountain gorillas at the most affordable price. This is one of the best primate safari packages you should consider a must-book if you are interested in viewing mountain gorillas while in the wild. It takes you through gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park, Eastern DRC with gorilla permits obtainable at US Dollars 450. Your Congo gorilla trip to the Virunga commences and ends in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda.
3 Days Budget Virunga Gorilla Trekking Congo Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Virunga National Park from Kigali
You will rise up for an early morning breakfast and after, leave Kigali for DR Congo Virunga National Park via Goma border. Check in at the Virunga Tourism Office at the Grande barrier border building and later, transfer to your booked gorilla safari lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking adventure in the Congo Virunga
Have breakfast early in the morning at your lodge and what follows is briefing on gorilla trekking etiquette at Bukima ranger post. Virunga National Park is a vast tropical rain-forest protected area with 8 habituated gorilla group families. It is an expansive conservation area with covering land area of about 7800sq.kms and it is blessed with not only endangered mountain gorillas but also other attractions including world’s powerful volcano-Nyiragongo, other primates, birds and many other mammals.
Only one gorilla family will be allocated to your group of 8 visitors and park guide is assigned to accompany each group of trekkers. On a normal gorilla trek in Virunga, you may spend from 2 to 6 hours to see mountain gorillas and this includes 1 hour of learning more about their daily behaviors then photo taking. Because the length of your trek isn’t known, we encourage you to carry some bottled water plus snacks. You will get back to the lodge to have relaxation and perhaps lunch in case you never had. Later in the evening, go visit the nearby community or spend your evening sharing your long day gorilla trekking experiences with colleagues.
Day 3: Return trip to Kigali
Following breakfast at a gorilla safari lodge in the Virunga, drive back to Kigali through Goma border. You will have a quick Kigali city expedition in which you will pay a visit to Kigali/Gisozi genocide centre, Kimironko market then later, be dropped off to the airport/a hotel.
End of the 3 days Virunga trip in DRC
