9 Days Lowland Gorillas & Idjwi Island Adventure
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Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Activity Level Amazing Experience
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Day 1
Arrival in Kigali
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Day 2
Kigali to Bukavu - Congo
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Day 3
Kahuzi Biega National Park - Eastern Low Land Gorillas trekking – Lwiro
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Day 4
Idjwi Island Visit & Goma City Tour
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Day 5
Fly to Kinshasa
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Day 6
Bas Congo – Visit Bonobos sanctuary & Zongo Waterfall
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Day 7
Massana Beach
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Day 8
Kinshasa
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Day 9
Departure
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Day 1
Arrival in Kigali
Arrival at the Airport, meet and greet by our representative right after you exit the plane. After migration check ins you will head to the arrivals point where you will meet our driver guide with office representative then be transferred to the hotel where you will spend an overnight.
Check in at the hotel, refresh and get ready for dinner.
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Day 2
Kigali to Bukavu - Congo
After breakfast, drive to DR Congo via Rusizi, our drive will take us through Nyungwe forest and Ruzizi in the Western Rwanda, cross to Congo via Bukavu border in the evening.
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Day 3
Kahuzi Biega National Park - Eastern Low Land Gorillas trekking – Lwiro
After a very early morning breakfast, with your packed lunch, drive to Kahuzi Biega National Park precisely in the southern sector and experience Eastern Low Land Gorillas trek, after the trek, write comments t, if there is enough time, drive to Lwiro and visit the Scientific Research Center built by Belgians long time ago.
Optional activities to be done at Lwiro are:
- The Museum
- One of biggest libraries in Central Africa.
- The biodiversity room.
After the visit to the Scientific Research Center,drive back to Bukavu.
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Day 4
Idjwi Island Visit & Goma City Tour
After early morning breakfast, drive to the harbor and take the afternoon fast shared boat to Goma navigating on Lake Kivu, along the navigation, see Idjwi island which is the biggest one in DRCongo and the second in Africa after Madagascar.
Afternoon transfer to Goma, on arrival you will an afternoon excursion of Goma city including the visit to 2002 lava rock and various buildings half-buried by lava time allowing you will have a ride on the ubiquitous chukudu, a local kickscooter used for transporting goods unique to this part of the world.
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Day 5
Fly to Kinshasa
After breakfast, drive to Goma International Airport and take the shared domestic flight to Kinshasa.
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Day 6
Bas Congo – Visit Bonobos sanctuary & Zongo Waterfall
After an early morning breakfast, drive to Chute de Lukaya and visit Bonobos in the sanctuary. After visit drive to Bas Congo precisely at Zongo water fall via Inkisi town. Zongo Waterfalls is an amazing waterfall and natural wonder found in very lost place in Bas Congo. You will enjoy a spectacle of waterfalls about 65m on rocks and produce natural jet about 10m which makes able a natural bath, water is coming from the mountain and it falls on the rocks from a height of 65m, and after that the water is scattered in the rocks from which water shower is coming.
You will take the advantage of that fresh shower. A real unforgettable moment with an adventurous spirit.
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Day 7
Massana Beach
After breakfast drive back to Kinshasa, later meet your guide then drive about 10kms from the lodge and visit the Massana beach at the Congo River with its waterfall while seeing Congo Republic at the other bank of the river.
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Day 8
Kinshasa
Morning at leisure having a well deserved rest, in the afternoon transfer back to Kinshasa.
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Day 9
Departure
Transfer to the Airport in time for your departure flight back home. END OF SERVICE!
Additional remarks
- We may have to re-route the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
- Prices for domestic flights, airport taxes or park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you.
Passenger Information
- Passengers should bring only soft sided bags on safaris.
- Meet and greet services with assistance at the airport or hotel
- All transport and game drives on road safaris will be in a modern safari van (with seven window seats)
- Services of an English speaking driver-guide on private basis
- Meals and accommodation as specified
- All park fees and government taxes
- 2 bottles of mineral water per person per day on game drives
- Visas, international flights and Airport taxes (clients pay direct)
- All optional activities mentioned in the itinerary
- Driver-guide gratuities, drinks, dining rooms tips, porterage
- Personal travel, baggage and medical insurance
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