Lets guide you to Volcanoes National Park, part of the Virunga Conservation Area that covers more than 125 square kilometers. This popular park is home to five Virunga volcanoes, with the highest being Karisimbi. Next you will visit Lake Kivu, the ideal destination for rest and recuperation. The Rwanda Riviera town of Gisenyi is the perfect place for sunbathing, swimming and water sports.
The Virunga ecosystem is composed of 4 major vegetation zones: bamboo at the lowest altitude, Hagenia and Hypericum forest around the bottom of the volcanoes, Sub-alpine in the higher altitudes, and Afro-alpine at the highest altitudes. The mountain gorillas spend most of their time in the hagenia woodlands and bamboo forests. During the rainy season when new bamboo shoots are growing, the gorillas spend more time foraging in the bamboo forests. The climb to the natural habitat of bamboo forest and Hagenia woodlands offers fantastic views.
Lake Kivu provides the ideal place for rest and recuperation, as well as for sunbathing, swimming and water sports. Lake Kivu is an extraordinarily beautiful lake enclosed by steep, green terraced hills, where fishermen ply the water in dugout canoes unchanged in design for centuries, while colorfully dressed women smoke traditional wooden pipes, and where troubadours strum sweetly on traditional string instruments that are much like guitars. The birdlife is fantastic; flotillas of pelicans sail ponderously across the open water, majestic crowned cranes preen their golden crests in the surrounding swamps, while jewel-like malachite kingfishers hawk silently above the shore.
Inclusions
Price Includes:
Overnight accommodations in each area visited, meals and refreshments where specified. Ground transport in private 4WD vehicle, English speaking driver/guide, Bottled mineral water in the safari vehicle, Gorilla tracking permit. Canopy walk, National Park fees and all government taxes & levies.
Note:
This program is valid year-round. Program costs vary with season: please inquire with one of our sales consultants for further details.
Listed prices not applicable from December 21 – January 2. Gorilla tracking permits are non-refundable after confirmation and the minimum age requirement for gorilla tracking is 16 years old.
Exclusions
Local airport taxes that are payable in the country of destination are not included. Taxes and security fees that can be paid at time of ticketing are already included in the quote (if airfare has been included in the quote).
