This 3 Days Lowland gorilla tour in Congo spots you to the Lowland gorillas that are also known as eastern gorillas. These live in plain areas contrary to the mountain gorillas in the highlands. The lowland gorillas live in Kahuzi Biega National Park in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Unlike mountain gorillas, lowland gorillas are easier to track with less strain since they are on a flatland. This tour will start and end in Kigali.
Day 1: Transfer to Bukavu.
Early morning, you will be picked up from the hotel in Kigali and set off on a scenic drive to Bukavu passing through Nyungwe Forest and crossing via Cyangugu border. You will reach Bukavu in the evening.
Dinner and overnight: Orchids Hotel / Panorama hotel / Horizon hotel.
Day 2: Lowland gorilla tracking and transfer to Nyungwe Forest.
Early morning, you will set off to Kahuzi Biega National Park reaching early for a briefing from the park warden. You will then set off for gorilla tracking which will take 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. On return from tracking, you will drive back to Bukavu and cross over the border back to Rwanda, and proceed to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Dinner and overnight: Nyungwe Forest Lodge / Nyungwe Top View Lodge / Gisakura guesthouse.
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali and departure.
Early morning after breakfast, you will go for an optional canopy walk and later you will transfer back to Kigali with en route visit to Murambi genocide memorial, Butare Museum, Nyanza Palace among others reaching the airport in the evening for your out bound flight