Overview

6 Days Congo gorilla trekking safari and Nyiragongo hiking tour is a 6 days safari in Congo to Virunga National Park on a gorilla trekking safari and hike to Mount Nyiragongo. Visiting Virunga National Park in Congo offers a chance to trek the only mountain gorillas of West Africa as well as hike one of the most active Volcanoes in the world with spectacular, long lasting views on the volcano summit.

This 6 days safari to Congo is the time spent within Virunga with arrival and departure from the country. The safari includes two gorilla treks within the jungle as well as a hike to Mount Nyiragongo. Double gorilla trekking offers a chance to learn more about the gorillas with different characters. Throughout the trip, your Congo safaris guide will do transfers and ensure all activities are undertaken.

Safari Inclusions

• Accommodations
• Meals and drinking water
• Gorilla trekking permit
• Volcano trek permit
• All ground transfers

Safari Exclusions

• Extra drinks/beverages
• Hiring porters
• rental of Nyiragongo backpack,
• Tips
• Any other purchase of personal nature

Day 1: Transfer to Congo

On the first day of your trip, your tour guide will ensure a transfer to Congo and ensure check in with Virunga tourism office. Most tourists to the country arrive through Kigali International Airport which takes about an 8 hours drive; therefore, early arrival is recommended or spend a night in Kigali. After receiving safari permits, the drive continues to a booked lodging facility in Congo. Check in and relax at the lodge. On early arrival to the lodge, you can Rumangabo’s several nature trails, go bird watching or visit Virunga’s Congo hounds.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge

Day 2: First gorilla trek in Virunga National Park

First gorilla trek in Virunga National Park

Early morning after breakfast at Mikeno Lodge you set off to Bukima Ranger post for briefing before setting off for gorilla trekking. On arrival at the ranger post by 8:00am local time, there’s briefing by park rangers on the do’s and don’ts of Congo gorilla safaris.

Gorilla trekking takes about 1-2.5 hours of hiking each way, depending on location of the group being trekked and the difficulty of the terrain. After spending the allotted hour with the gorillas, trekkers will return to Bukima camp where a late lunch will be served. In the afternoon, you can explore Bukima with bird watching and visiting the Park’s bamboo project.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Bukima Camp

Day 3: Second gorilla trek at Virunga National Park

This morning, you have breakfast and go for a second gorilla trek in Virunga National Park. This time, you have chance to spend 1 hour with another gorilla family increasing on the gorilla encounters. After the trek, you return to Mikeno Lodge for relaxation.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge

Day 4: Spend the day at leisure in Mikeno Lodge

The fourth day of your trip is spent at relaxation at Mikeno Lodge.  Relax at the peaceful surroundings of Mikeno Lodge as you relax from the trek and prepare for the hike the next day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge

Day 5: Hike Nyiragongo and spend the night at the summit

Hike Nyiragongo

Have a morning breakfast at Mikeno Lodge and start the transfer to Kibati Ranger post, departure point for the Nyiragongo volcano trek. On arrival to Kibati, climbers will receive a briefing and have the opportunity to hire porters. Hiring porters takes an extra cost and therefore you need to carry some cash for this. The hike to the Nyirangongo summit lasts about 6 hours depending on the hikers’ ability.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Nyiragongo summit cabins

Day 6: Descend Mount Nyiragongo and depart

After a great night at the Nyiragongo summit, you then descend to the Kibati post. The descend is about four hours. Once at the bottom, you are transferred to your departure point.

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DAY 1:NAIROBI-SAMBURU?GAME RESERVE(B,L,D))

This morning depart by road from to buffalo spring game reserveSamburuGame Reserve the Kenya’s rugged, semi-arid of the Northern Eastern Province. Lunch will be served on your way tosamburu. Afternoon game viewing drives in the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Umoja camps

SamburuNational Reserve is a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers,Samburu sNational Reserve lies on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District, whose heat-scorched scrublands extend all the way to the jade-green waters of Lake Turkana and beyond. Physically dramatic, the 104 sq kilometre landscape of the Reserve features rocky battlements, craggy scarps, dry river beds and fallen boulders rising out of the thorn scrub against a backdrop of the far-distant hills and the great red table mountain known as Lololokwi. As for wildlife,Samburu provides one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya for the endangered Grevys zebra, the rare beisa oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich whilst large herds of elephants roam the gaunt hills during the day before returning to bathe on the banks of the river in the evening.

DAY 2:SAMBURUGAME RESERVE FULL DAY(B, L, D)

After breakfast ,morning and afternoon game viewing drive in the Sambaru game reserve

The surrounding terrain is renowned for rare game, long-necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the Beisa Oryx. Leopards are frequent passers-by. Game drives and bird-watching safaris are the ideal way to experience the native wildlife in its natural splendour. Dinner and overnight at the Umoja camp/similar Dinner and overnight at? Samburu Sopa Lodge/similar

DAY 3:SAMBURU TO LAKE NAKURU (B, L, D)

Breakfast at the Camp/lodge  This morning depart by road from Samburu to Lk. Nakuru passing via the Nyahururu Water Falls (Thompson Falls commonly known as the T-falls!) stopping briefly (optional hike at an additional cost of around $3).

LakeNakuru National Park is world famous and was created a National Park, to protect its stunning flocks of lesser and greater flamingos, which literally turn its shores pink. Its birdlife is world renowned: a beacon for leading Ornithologists, scientists and wildlife filmmakers. The park spans an attractive range of wooded and bush grassland around the lake offering wide ecological diversity, from lake water, and woodland to the rocky escarpments and ridges. Notable game within the lake includes hippos and clawless otters. On the shores roam waterbuck, Bohor’s Reedbuck and zebra. The woodlands and forest are now home to both black and white rhinos. Game viewing is relatively easy: buffalo, leopard, tree-climbing lions, Rothschild’s giraffe, and Black and White Columbus monkeys are plentiful in the forest. The bushlands offer eland, steenbok, impala, Chandler’s reedbuck and dik, whilst rock hyrax and klipspringer occupy the cliffs and escarpment. Dinner and overnight at the Golden Palace Resort or/similar. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or/similar

DAY4: LAKE NAKURU MASAI MARA (B,L, D)

After breakfast, proceed for a morning game drive, later leave L.Nakuru for Masai Mara and drive north ascending the Great Rift Valley for breathtaking views and photography. The Rift Valley was formed millions of years ago. Stretching some 5,000 miles from Jordan to Mozambique, it’s the largest Rift on Earth. Descend the escarpment and drive to Narok-town where you will stop for early hot lunch. Proceed to Masai Mara after lunch arriving in good time at your camp.

After checking into your camp, freshen up then go for an introductory game viewing drive. Masai Mara is famous for its black manned lions and yearly migration of wildebeests and the big five. Dinner and overnight stay at? Enchoro wildlife lodge or Similar (B, L, D)? www.enchorowildlifecamp.com Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge or Similar (L, D)

DAY5:MASAI MARA  WHOLE DAY (B, L, D)

A full day spent game viewing a cross the rich savannah grassland and rolling hills. The famous Mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-manned lions, leopard and cheetah but also contains numerous elephants and virtually every type of wildlife to be found here in the Mara. Dinner and overnight at Enchoro wildlife Camp Similar- (B, L, D).Camping at or similar www.enchorowildlifecamp.com Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge or Similar (L, D)

DAY6:MASAI MARA/ SERENGETI THROUGHISEBANIA (B, L, D)

After Early morning breakfast leave Masai mara with a game drive en route to connect with our Tanzania. Driver guide atIsebania, for Serengeti since this is an extension of Masai mara.
Dinner and overnight stay at Seronera Camp. Dinner and Overnight stay at Ikoma Camp

DAY7: SERENGETI FULL DAY

Breakfast at the Serengeti park. This morning depart from the Western side of the vast?Serengeti?National park to the central side of the park. Lunch will be at Ikoma Lodge. Afternoon game viewing drives on this side of the park. Dinner and Overnight at the Ikoma lodge

DAY 8: SERENGETI NGORONGORO (B, L, D)

After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge the site of the Leakey family’s discovery of fossils of human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Meals and overnight at Simba A Camp.  Dinner and Overnight stay at NSYA Lodge

DAY9: NGORONGORO FULL DAY (B, L, D)

Today we drive from Ngorongoro to Tarangire. With a permanent water source, the park is virtually guaranteed enormous herds and excellent game viewing including cheetah, lion (some tree-climbing!), leopard and hyena and a herd of 3,500 elephants. The park is also host to a number of rare species including eland, oryx, kudu and gerenuka tranquil oasis overlooking the rolling plains. Dinner and overnight stay at Zioni camp
Dinner and Overnight stay at NSYA Lodge

DAY 10: NGORONGORO -AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK (B, L, D)

After breakfast starts your journey driving through the magnificent scenery and herds of wild animals to Amboseli National Park. The park lies at the base of snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro and is renowned for its large population of huge red/elephants. Amboseli is in the centre of Masai land. Dinner and overnight at Kimana camp
Dinner and overnight or Similar-MaraSopa Lodge (B, L, D).

DAY 11:AMBOSELI FULLDAY (B, L, D)

After breakfast, proceed for full-day game drive.. After Lunch siesta break then continue with the game drive where the plains game namely zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and various antelopes can be seen.
You will have a great view of the peak of Kilimanjaro which may be seen during clear weather from the camp, anywhere in the park or from the observation hill. Large herds of elephants and hippos can be seen bathing in the swamp grounds whose water source is Mt. Kilimanjaro. Hyenas laughing, lions growling, buffaloes blindly grazing in the fields and other species of wildlife and birds.
Dinner and overnight at Kimana camp. Dinner and overnight or  Similar-Mara Sopa Lodge (B, L, D).Camping at or similar

DAY 12:AMBOSELI NAIROBI (B, L.D)

An early morning game drive come back for breakfast then depart? Amboseli? with game drive en route back to Nairobi. Dinner at carnivore restaurant. Dinner and overnight at the Kipepeo Hotel similar. Dinner and overnight at? Sarova panafric /similar

What’s included:

• The services of our knowledgeable English-speaking driver/guide
• Full board accommodation?in self-contained-tents/camps /Lodges+ Meals on Safari (B.L.D)
• Picnic-lunches as indicated
• All the Park entrance/ conservation fees
• Transport in a safari Micro-Toyota 4×4 wheel-drive with a pop-up roof for wildlife viewing and photography in?Kenya? and a land cruiser at? Tanzania
• Guaranteed windows/and comfortable seats
• 13 nights/14 days Accommodation
• Game viewing drives as per the safari program
• bottled mineral water throughout the safari
• Return transfer to your place of staying
• Emergency flying doctors evacuation cover up to a radius of 1000 km ex-Nairobi
• All applicable taxes & government tolls
• Crater lake fee at Ngorongoro

Cost excludes:

• Soft drinks, juices, alcoholic and other beverages taken with lunch/dinner
• The optional visit to tribal villages e.g. visit to a Maasai village$ 20 PP, it’s also negotiable with the Masai chief Ballon safari in the Mara $ 450 pp-bookable before departure.
• Tip to driver/guide
  

                       

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Highlights: 1night Nairobi, 2 night Mt Kenya, 1night Aberdare, 1night Nakuru, 2nights Mara

Day 1?? Nairobi

Welcome at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by our representative and transfer to a city hotel on a bed and breakfast basis (other meals to be paid direct). Depending on arrival time, an optional excursion to Bomas of Kenya is available on request. ?BOMA? is a Swahili homestead, and this is what you will find at this famous venue located a few minutes. drive from the City Centre. This introduces you to Kenya’s 16 major tribes and the homesteads reflect the diversity of the country’s rich culture. The highlight of the tour is a display of traditional dances and acrobatic shows performed at the venue’s expansive arena. Hotel/Lodge – BB

Day 2?? Nairobi? Mt Kenya Region

Morning departure for Mwea Tebere rice fields, the traditional rice growing area of Kenya. The region has stunning views of rolling hills carpeted with all manner of vegetation. Picnic lunch out in the open fields whilst you enjoy the countryside scenery before proceeding to Nyeri town, which overlooks Africa’s highest mountain. Dinner and overnight at Hotel / Lodge – LDBB

Day 3?? Mt Kenya Region

Depart after breakfast for Mt. Kenya tea growing farms, which are adjacent to the rainforest in this mountain region. Some items of interest to buy in this region are fresh fruits, Samburu crafts and jewellery, and Kikuyu baskets. Dinner and overnight at Hotel / Lodge – LDBB

Day 4 Aberdare Region

After breakfast drive through Karatina town, with the largest open-air market in East Africa to arrive for lunch at Thompson’s Falls Lodge, which overlooks the mighty falls discovered by Joseph Thompson in 1883. An afternoon spent visiting the town market area and the environs returning for dinner and overnight at the Hotel / Lodge – LDBB

Day 5?? Nakuru National Park

Drive through Subukia after breakfast to arrive in Nakuru town late morning. Visit the dormant Menengai Crater, which bubbles up every so often, causing faults that break up the highway nearby. Visit the lake Nakuru National Park in the afternoon to view the magnificent Pink Flamingoes and other birds on the lake, which also has a protected sanctuary for endangered species. Dinner and overnight at Hotel / Lodge – LDBB

Day 6?? Masai Mara National Game Reserve

Depart for the world-famous Masai Game reserve after breakfast. The National Reserve was the shooting location for the film Out of Africa and remains the location for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Big Cat dairy wildlife series. The reserve’s major attraction is the great wildebeest and Zebra migration from Serengeti in Tanzania which happens between July and September. This annual migration is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. Dinner and overnight Camp / Lodge -LDBB

Day 7?? Masai Mara National Game Reserve

Full day in the Mara viewing game with a picnic lunch in the open plains. A visit to the Mara Hippo pools where crocodiles and Hippos bask lazily in the sun. Do the pools also happen to be natural? corridor? for the annual migration of the Wildebeest as they cross from Serengeti in Tanzania to the Kenyan Mara reserve. Dinner and overnight at Camp / Lodge -LDBB

Day 8?? Nairobi/Depart

After breakfast and check out depart for Nairobi with an optional stop at the Masai Village which is conducted at an extra cost. Arrive for Lunch, before your drop off at your hotel or JKI Airport.

The costs include:

• Park entrance fees in the Game Reserves and National Parks
• Fullboard Accommodation while on safari
• Experienced English Speaking driver-guide
• Transportation in a chauffeur-driven minivan with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography with??? guaranteed window seat in the minivan (unless specified by agent)
• All meals as specified in the itinerary
• Free Mineral water during game drives

The cost excludes:

• Additional sightseeing or deviation from the itinerary
• All items of a personal nature such as tobacco; laundry; phone calls, alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks etc
• Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver-guides
• Any Other Items not mentioned above

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DAY 1:  NAIROBI-AMBOSELI (L, D)

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your place of stay at -0800hrs. Thereafter depart for Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch at the camp. Freshen up before an introductory late afternoon game drive in the Park with a perfect view of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro in the backdrop!

Dinner and overnight at kimana camp 

Amboseli National Park provides the classic Hollywood image of Africa. Set in rolling savannah scenery it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at 5,896 meters, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and topped by one-fifth of all the ice in Africa. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephants accompanied by a kaleidoscope of other fabulous beasts -lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest to name but a few. There are also over 400 species of birds, all manner of reptilian, flora and fauna and some of the most soul-searing views in Africa.

DAY 2: AMBOSELI FULL DAY (B, L, D)

After breakfast, Leave for a full day with picnic lunch in the park After lunch, it’s a leisure or further evening game drive in search of herds of elephants, plains game and the several bird species that are resident in this park.

Dinner and overnight at Kimana Camp

DAY 3: AMBOSELI – NAIROBI– (B, L, )

Early morning breakfast then depart Amboseli with a game drive en route back to the Namanga border to connect the shuttle bus to Arusha on your own.

KEY: (B, L, D) B-Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner

What’s included?

• Kenyan Experience with home comfort
• Quality safari
• The services of our knowledgeable English-speaking driver/guide
• Full board accommodation in self-contained-tents/camps + Meals on Safari (B.L.D)
• Picnic lunches at the Mara River on the second day as indicated
• All the Park entrance/ conservation fees
• Transport in a safari Micro-Toyota van with a pop-up roof for wildlife viewing and photography.
• Guaranteed windows/and comfortable seats
• 02nights/3 days staying in the Amboseli
• Saftyness
• Bottled mineral water throughout the safari
• Return transfer to your place of staying
• Emergency flying doctors evacuation cover up to a radius of 1000 KM ex-Nairobi
• All applicable taxes & government tolls

Cost excludes:

• Soft drinks, juices, alcoholic and other beverages taken with lunch/dinner
• The optional visit to tribal villages e.g. visit a Maasai village $ 20 PP, it’s also negotiable with the Masai chief Ballon safari in the Mara and is $ 450PP -bookable before departure.
• Tip to driver/guide

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