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7 Day Kinshasa Goma Gorillas and Bonobos

Price

$7414.00

Duration

7 days

Tour Type

Culture & Historical Tours, Gorilla & Chimpanzee Trekking, Middle Range

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Formerly known as Costermansville or Costermansstad, the city of Bukavu with its population of 245,000 inhabitants, is located on the southwestern edge of Lake Kivu. It is the capital of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is built on 5 peninsulas, backing luxuriously vegetated mountainous ground nearly 2,000 meters above sea level. This gives visitors a panoramic, breathtaking view with its contrasting countryside.

Included/Excluded

Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
Park fees(For non-residents)
All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water(On all days)
All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
Roundtrip airport transfer
A professional driver/guide
All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
All flights during the tour
All Taxes/VAT

International flights(From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Tour Amenities

Accepts Credit Cards

Car Parking

Reservations

Tour Plan

Day 1 : Arrival at Goma and Bukavu

Our protocol service handles all formalities and ensures you are on time to board a speedboat taking you across Lake Kivu to Bukavu. On arrival, you will check-in at Orchid Safari Lodge Hotel. The evening meal is served at the hotel where you’ll spend the night.

Main Destination: Bukavu (Town)

Accommodation: Orchids Safari Club

Mid-range hotel located in or near Bukavu

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 : Chimpanzees at the Lwiro Rehabilitation Center

Breakfast is served at Orchid Safari Lodge hotel in Bukavu. Thereafter, you will visit chimpanzees at the Lwiro Rehabilitation Center, located 40 km outside Bukavu. Bukavu is built on 5 peninsulas, backing luxuriously vegetated mountainous ground close to 2,000 meters above sea level, giving visitors a panoramic, breathtaking view with its contrasting countryside.

Main Destination: Bukavu (Town)

Accommodation: Orchids Safari Club

Mid-range hotel located in or near Bukavu

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 : Gorillas - Kahuzi Biega National Park

After breakfast, it is time to visit the gorillas in their natural environment. This is a truly enriching experience. Afterward, return to Orchid Safari Lodge hotel for dinner and your overnight stay, depends of you will finish your Gorilla Tracking your will visit Community center or Village walk.

Main Destination: Kahuzi Biega National Park (Town)

Accommodation: Orchids Safari Club

Mid-range hotel located in or near Bukavu

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 : Bukavu - Goma - Kinshasa

Enjoy an early breakfast before checking out of the hotel. Take a return trip across the lake back to Goma to board the Kinshasa-bound flight. On arrival, the airport shuttle service will transfer you to Fleuve Congo Hotel for check-in. You will arrive in time for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Kinshasa Airport (City)

Accommodation: Fleuve Congo Hotel

Luxury hotel located in or near Kinshasa

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5 : Visiting the Bonobos in Kinshasa

You will take an early morning trip to the outskirts of Kinshasa in order to discover the bonobo. This ape shares 98.2% physiognomical resemblance with the human species and can be found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After this highly educating discovery, visit the nearby Mavallée Lake where you can do some other activities in the lake’s calm waters. You then return to the hotel for some free time in the evening, before a full à-la-carte dinner in the resort’s restaurant.

Main Destination: Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary (City)

Accommodation: Fleuve Congo Hotel

Luxury hotel located in or near Kinshasa

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 : Kinshasa City Tour

After breakfast, you embark on the discovery of the incredible city known as Kinshasa. Thanks to this trip, the country’s history will no longer be a mystery to you. You will visit its landmark locations like the June 30th Square, the Central Railway Station, the National Museum, and several others. After the visit, you will return to the hotel for the evening meal and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Kinshasa (City)

Accommodation: Fleuve Congo Hotel

Luxury hotel located in or near Kinshasa

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7 : End of your Adventure in Kinshasa

After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel. Enjoy lunch before continuing to the airport for the flight that marks the end of your trip. You have an option to go back to Goma or to fly directly back home from Kinshasa.