LE PETIT BUKIMA
Le Petit Bukima is a 4 days Congo safari that will give you the opportunity to engage in interesting activities as you explore the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 4 days Le Petit Bukima safari will start and end in Kigali city in Rwanda. The tour package includes gorilla trekking in Virunga national park in DR Congo and a hike to and from Nyiragongo Mountain which recently erupted in May 2021.
This package departs Goma at 11:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Highlights for Le Petit Bukima
Day 1: Pick up and drive to Gisenyi – Congo Boarder.
Day 2: Virunga Gorilla Trekking in Congo
Day 3: Nyiragongo Hiking
Day 4: Descend Nyiragongo and transfer to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary for Le Petit Bukima
Day 1: Pick up and drive to Gisenyi – Congo Boarder.
You will meet your guide on your agreed location in Kigali waiting to welcome you and embark on your drive to cross into Congo to Goma by 10:30 am. Check-in with the tourism office strategically located at the Grand Barrier border at 11:15 am. Post to receive Gorilla and Volcano permit that’s to be presented at the beginning of every trek. Thereafter you will be transferred to Bukima Camp in the Gorilla sector. On arrival at Bukima, lunch will be served and the afternoon can be enjoyed at leisure.
Day 2: Virunga Gorilla Trekking in Congo
Have your first meal of the day at Mikeno lodge – Breakfast and report to Bukima ranger post. On arrival at Bukima, meet the rangers and for a briefing before you start the trek. All treks in Virunga national park begin here. Later head into the forest with your ranger guide and expect to hike for 1 to 3 hours until you find the mountain Gorillas in Virunga national park
When you get to see them, you will be in awe-inspired by their huge size and gentle nature as you watch them go about their daily business with mothers tending to the young ones and the juveniles making an effort to impress. You will stay up to 1-hour maximum and head back to the Bukima camp and have the rest of the day at leisure, including time for nature walks and bird watching.
Day 3: Nyiragongo Hiking
Prepare for early morning breakfast as you will be expected at the Kibati ranger post headquarters by 8 am. Meet your ranger guides for briefing, a porter and begin your hike. The climb up takes about 4-6 hours. Meals will be provided and you will stay overnight in a wooden shelter at the top.
Day 4: Descend Nyiragongo and transfer to Kigali
This morning, you will descend the Volcano and head down to Kibati by 11:00 am.
Here, you will connect with your driver / guide and transfer to back to Kigali. Depending on your departure flight time, you will be able to do a city tour visiting the Genocide memorial site in Kigali and Caplaki crafts village for souvenir shopping and drop off at the airport for your flight back home. End of tour
Note that your Rwanda Visa expires immediately you cross into Congo so you will have to reapply for another while at the border and find it ready after the tour.
Please also note that this Tour package includes; Accommodation, Meals as per itinerary, Gorilla Trekking permits, Nyiragongo hiking permits, all ground transfers, English/French speaking guide and mineral water during the trip.
However, this tour package excludes the following; Gratuities, Rwanda Visas, International flight tickets, PCR Tests, and any items or expenses of personal nature.
