The Great Ape 5 Days

Tour Overview

The Great Ape tour introduces you to the Virunga National Park in Eastern D.R. Congo. This package allows you to explore Virunga National Park great apes, particularly the massive mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. You will be visiting 2 distinct gorilla groups of the 8 fully habituated families.

Detailed Itinerary

Day One Travel to Grade Barriere Border Crossing and Transfer to the Lodge

Early in the morning, depart from Kigali capital to Rwanda – Congo border crossing and check in at the tourism offices. At the Virunga tourism offices, you will be provided with valid gorilla permits upon check-in and after, you will be transferred to your accommodation for a relaxed stay and refreshments. Later in the afternoon, you may have a brief walk along the Rumangabo nature trail.

Day two Mountain Gorilla Trekking at Bukima

Enjoy a tasty breakfast and after, leave your lodge for a briefing at Bukima ranger post in D.R. Congo. Meet English – speaking park officials, and you will be assigned the first gorilla family to be explored in your group of eight guests. Today’s gorilla trek takes 2-6 hours inclusive of one hour for up close and personal with the rare mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. When you return, have enough time to relax at the lodge.

Day Three Chimpanzee Trekking

After breakfast, you will embark on a guided chimpanzee habituation expedition. You will be visiting chimpanzees in Mabura Forest in Rumangabo sector. The chimpanzee community here is still under habituation process and you will be led by park team to explore more about chimpanzees and their daily behaviors. Return afterwards to chill at the comfort of your lodge in the Virunga National Park.

Day Four Second Virunga Gorilla Trekking Adventure

You will have an early morning breakfast and after, report to Bukima for another briefing session on gorilla trekking guidelines. The park official will allocate a different habituated gorilla family to you to track today and you will enjoy 1 hour of a face-to-face encounter. When you get to the lodge, have a delicious lunch and in the afternoon, you will be visiting Senkwekwe Orphanage Center

Day Five Departure

Get up early to enjoy your hot cup of tea/coffee and after, check out of the lodge ready to depart from Bukima to Grade barrier border crossing. From the border, cross to Kigali and today marks the end of the 5 days in the Virunga National Park, Congo.

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