4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)

4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno) is one of the shortest and yet luxurious package for luxury travelers in Congo. This 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno) include Mountain gorilla trekking and mount Nyiragongo hike in Virunga national park with the overnight at Mikeno lodge which is a super luxury lodge inside virunga national park. This 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno) is full package that comes with all the meals for 4 days, all accommodations in Mikeno lodge for 3 nights, pick up and drop off at Goma a Rwanda – Congo border and everything as indicated in this itinerary.

Highlights of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)

  • Day 1 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Arrival & Nature walks
  • Day 2 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Gorilla trekking
  • Day 3 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Nyiragongo hike (Ascend)
  • Day 4 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Descend Nyiragongo and departures

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Arrival & Nature walks

  • Arrival & Nature walk: Your 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno) will start with a pick up from Rwanda –Congo border where you are expected to arrive as early as 10:00am for clearances with park management, obtain your Congo visa, gorilla trekking permit and Nyiragongo hiking permit. After the clearances, you will be transferred to your lodge amidst tight convoy security. At the lodge, you will enjoy a later lunch and embark on an evening nature walk which is also part of your 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno).
  • Meal plan: lunch & dinner
  • Accommodation: Mikeno Lodge (Luxury)

Day 2 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Gorilla trekking in Virunga national park

  • Gorilla trekking in Virunga: After enjoying your luxurious breakfast on day 2 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno), you will be driven drive to Bukima where gorilla trekking in virunga national park is commenced. Have a briefing with other trekkers, hire a porter and start the trek amidst tight security of armed rangers. You will spend about 1-7 hours searching for the habituated gorilla family and then spend one hour in their presence taking photographs and watching the gorillas as they play, feed and copulate. Later on, return to the lodge for dinner.
  • Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Accommodation: Mikeno lodge (Luxury)

Day 3 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Nyiragongo hike (Ascend) in Virunga national park

  • Nyiragongo volcano hike: After breakfast on day 3 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno), checkout of the lodge with all your belongings and be transferred to Kibati ranger post for a briefing, hire a porter and start the hike to ascend mount Nyiragongo one of the active volcanoes in Virunga massif whose last eruption occurred in 2002 claiming massive destruction and loss of lives. During the hike, you will be rewarded with an encounter with wildlife including primates, mammals, birds, butterflies, and a clear view of the nearby volcanic mountains. While at the summit, you will view the lava lake glowing.
  • Meal plan: breakfast at the lodge while lunch & dinner at the summit of Nyiragongo
  • Accommodation: Tent/camping at the summit
4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)
4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)

Day 4 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno): Descend Nyiragongo and departures

  • Descend Nyiragongo: After breakfast at the summit of Mount Nyiragongo on day 4 of 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno), you will join the rest of the hikers and be ready to start descending as early as 6:30 am. You will descend back to Kibati ranger post where you will later on be driven by convoy to Goma, a Rwanda –Congo border for a drive to Kigali as you end your 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno). After this drop off at Goma, you will meet your safari driver to proceed with other activities in Rwanda or be transferred to Kigali international airport for departures.
  • Meal plan: breakfast & lunch

End of 4 Days Le Petit Virunga Package (Mikeno)

Inclusive in 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)

  • Pick up and drop off at Goma
  • Congo visa
  • Congo Gorilla trekking permit
  • Nyiragongo hiking permit
  • Accommodation for 2 nights at Mikeno Lodge
  • Meals as per itinerary
  • Enough bottled drinking water
  • A 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Rangers

Exclusive in 4 days Le Petit Virunga package (Mikeno)

  • International visa and air ticket
  • Porter fees
  • Tips
  • Life insurance
  • Souvenirs
  • Snacks 
  • Other drinks apart from water
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