Rwanda, Congo, Uganda

Days

Tour description

We will see unique animals up close, climb a picturesque Nyiragongo volcano, raft on the White Nile, marvel at tea plantations, see Lake Kivu - one of the African Great Lakes and relax on the beaches.

Tour departures

The price of the tour includes

Is this trip for you?

This trip is of average physical grade. It includes walks in cities, towns and villages, safari game drives and walking up the volcano for 5 hours and a night in tents. We will move around in rented buses, off-road vehicles and safari buses. Accommodation in double/twin rooms of tourist class hotels. In national parks we will stay in comfortable campings with beds, showers and other amenities. Almost everywhere we will have hot water and wi fi internet.

The price of the trip includes:

All transportation including buses, boasts, taxi and public transportation;
Accommodation during the entire trip;
Tickets to all national parks;
Safari game drives in all national parks;
Porter and food during our trip to the volcano;
Professional guiding services.

To be paid separately:

Flight to Kigali and from Entebbe back home;
Visas;
Insurance (mandatory);
Food in cities

Tour map

Tour itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Kigali. A walk through the safest and fast growing capital of Africa. We’ll look at the city from a bird's eye view and visit the famous sad memorial dedicated to the genocide in Rwanda - one of the largest in the world after the Holocaust. After that – driving through the land of a thousand hills (about 3-4 hours) and crossing the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Evening check-in at a hotel in the city of Goma, located on the shore of the endless Lake Kivu - one of the African Great Lakes.

Day 2

Around six in the morning, with the guarded convoy of the Virunga Park, we’ll leave for a meeting with unique oriental mountain gorillas, which are on the verge of extinction. We’ll have a 40 minutes to several hours walk in forest trails in search of gorillas, we can watch them at arm's length for an hour. Return to Goma. Walk around the city, tasting the dishes of Congolese cuisine in the cafe, where local people dine. You’ll have an opportunity to visit remote residential areas and a green volcanic lake.

Day 3

Early departure to the start of the trek to the volcano in a rented car. We’ll do a five-hour ascent to a height of 3,740 meters along the slopes of Nyiragongo volcano. Setting up a camp right at the volcanic crater. At night, we’ll see one of the most exciting shows - the largest open lava lake in the world.

Tour leaders

Pavlo Morkovkin

tour leader