The 5 Days Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking Tour offers you an amazing safari experience to discover this magnificent peak, brimming with exciting activities and attractions. Explore Lake Kivu as well; it’s a birder’s heaven with an abundance of bird species. You’ll love it there.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival – Kigali International Airport
When you arrive at Kigali International Airport, you will pass through customs and immigration. Our corporate guide will then meet you and provide a warm welcome to the country known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills.” You will then be driven to the hotel you have reserved for dinner and the night.
Day 2: Transfer to Gisenyi.
Following an early breakfast, your tour guide will come to pick you up and take you on a quick city tour, which will include a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Ground, where more than 25,000 victims of the 1994 genocide are buried in a mass grave. After that, you will be transferred to Gisenyi, stopping in Musanze for lunch on the way. You’ll have the evening to yourself as you get ready for your walk the following day. Stay the night at the lodge for dinner.
Day 3: Transfer to Congo for Volcano Hiking.
Following an early breakfast, you will be driven to Congo for the volcano trek at Nyiragongo, where you may begin your journey by ascending one of the most active volcanoes in the world, complete with a flaming larva on top. You will purchase some snacks at a local supermarket in Goma town before beginning your day trip and receiving a briefing from park rangers. You will ascend the Nyiragongo Volcano by foot, where you will camp and spend the night gazing at the volcano’s brilliant blaze. On top, you get to spend the entire night shooting photos and savouring the refreshing breeze at a higher altitude, which makes it rather wonderful.
Day 4: Descend the Volcano – Transfer to Gisenyi
You will descend the volcanoes after enjoying a delicious breakfast in the wild atop the volcanoes. By midday, you will reach Goma town, where you can have lunch before being returned to the Rwandan side. After that, you’ll be returned to Gisenyi, where you may spend the remainder of the evening at your own pace looking at the stunning pictures you took while hiking the volcano. Stay the night at the lodge for dinner.
Day 5: Lake Kivu Boat Cruise – Departure.
You will take a boat ride on Lake Kivu after finishing your leisurely morning meal. Afterward, you will be driven to Kigali and then to the airport to catch your next departure.
End of the 5 Days Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking Tour.
This 5 Days Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking Tour includes;
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
- Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
- Park entrance fees.
- Tour guide allowances.
- Government taxes.
However, the tour cost excludes; Visa fees, International Air fare, Personal travel insurance, tips to local guides, souvenirs, items of personal nature such as laundry, cigarettes, personal shopping bills and items not listed as included in the cost.