5 Days Ngila Classic Package Congo (3 gorilla treks in Virunga national park)
5 days Ngila classic package Congo: This 5 days, 4 nights Ngila classic package is conducted in Virunga national park where primate lovers have a golden opportunity of enjoy 3 mountain gorilla trekking activities with 1 night stay at Mikeno luxury lodge and 3 nights stay at Ngila luxury lodge. On top of 3 gorilla treks and overnights in luxury lodges, this 5 days Ngila classic package also includes a barbeque dinner at Ngila lodge on the 3rd night and visit to Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage on day 4 to spend some time with the gorillas that were rescued from porters. This 5 days Ngila classic package starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda.
Highlights of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo
- Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Virunga national park Congo
- Day 2: 1st gorilla trek
- Day 3: 2nd gorilla trek
- Day 4: 3rd gorilla trek and evening visit Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage
- Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali Rwanda and departures
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Virunga national park Congo
Transfer from Kigali to Virunga national park Congo: On day 1 of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo, you will set off on a journey from Kigali where you would have spent an overnight a day before your safari. Upon arrival in Goma, you will check in with tourism offices to obtain your Congo visa and mountain gorilla permit and meet the convoy for a drive direct to Ngila lodge where you will check in and spend the remaining hours of day 1 at leisure awaiting dinner and overnight sleep.
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Ngila lodge
Day 2: 1st gorilla trek
1st gorilla trek in Virunga national park: Enjoy an early breakfast at your lodge on day 2 of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo then pack all the requirements needed during the gorilla trek in the wilderness of Virunga national park. Wear appropriate gorilla trekking gear and then be transferred to Bukima where you will participate in a pre-gorilla trekking briefing, hire a porter and finally start the adventure as you search for the habituated mountain gorillas in their natural habitats in Virunga national park. During your 1st gorilla trek, keep on a look out for an opportunity to spot plenty of wildlife species that thrill in the same habitat with mountain gorillas. The entire trek lasts from a few minutes to about 7 hours depending on the movement of gorillas and the trekking speed of the slowest person in your group of 8 trekkers per gorilla family. After finding these gorillas, you will spend one hour in their vicinity then exit the forest back to Ngila lodge.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Ngila Lodge
Day 3: 2nd gorilla trek
2nd Gorilla trek in Virunga national park: Start day 3 of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo with a heavy breakfast just as the previous day then be transferred back to Bukima for yet another briefing before returning to the forest for a 2nd gorilla trekking. During the briefing, you are free to make special requests for a different gorilla family or if you wish to trek a similar family, it’s also possible just let the rangers know about your wish in time. After all briefing, hire a porter and start the journey in the forest to search for the habituated mountain gorilla family alongside armed rangers and other trekkers in a group of maximum 8 trekkers. During the trek, you will as well encounter lot of fauna and flora species in the park. Spend an hour of photography and close interaction with endangered mountain gorillas then exit the forest and head back to the lodge for lunch and even relaxation. Later in the evening, you will be served with a Barbeque dinner as a sign of fare well to you since it’s your last night at Ngila lodge.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and Barbeque dinner
Accommodation: Ngila lodge
Day 4: 3rd gorilla trek and evening visit Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage
3rd gorilla trek in Virunga national park: On day 4 of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo, wake up from the comfort of your bed as early as possible, enjoy a heavy breakfast, pack some snacks and drinking water, grab your lunch box and check out of Ngila lodge to be transferred back to Bukima for a 3rd gorilla trekking briefing where you will be allocated another gorilla family different from the one trekked on day 2 and 3unless you really wish to spend another one hour with a similar gorilla family. Well, after briefing as usual, hire a porter and be led into the forest for a 3rd gorilla trek to spend an hour with endangered mountain gorilla family in their natural habitats. Take as many photographs as you can and make a comparison between all the 3 different treks. Later on, exit the forest and be driven direct Mikeno lodge where you will check in for lunch and embark on an evening visit to Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage to spend your evening with the orphaned gorillas.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Mikeno lodge
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali Rwanda and departures
Transfer back to Kigali Rwanda and departures: This is the last day of 5 days Ngila classic package Congo. After breakfast, check out of your lodge and be ready to be driven from Mikeno lodge in Virunga national park to Goma where you will then cross over into Rwanda, obtain a Rwanda visa and return to Kigali Rwanda for city tour and departures.
Meal plan: breakfast and lunch
END OF 5 DAYS NGILA CLASSIC PACKAGE CONGO
Inclusive in 5 days Ngila classic package Congo
- Pickup and drop-off
- Congo visa
- 3 Congo gorilla trekking permits
- Senkwekwe gorilla orphanage
- Barbeque dinner on day 3
- English / French speaking guide
- Congo security/ Convoy
- Accommodation for 4 nights as per itinerary (3 Nights at Ngila lodge and 1 night at Mikeno lodge)
- All meals as per itinerary
- Rangers
- Enough drinking water
Exclusive in 5 days Ngila classic package Congo
- International travel visa and ticket
- Rwanda visa
- Porter hire fees
- Tips to the porter /guide
- Additional accommodation before and after safari
