6-Day Combined Adventure Bonobos & Lowland Gorillas DRC

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Pick–up at Bukavu

We will pick you up at Bukavu, then drive to the Orchids Safari Club. The western lowland gorilla is one of two critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest, and lowland swampland in Central Africa in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After check-in, spend your evening relaxing at the hotel.

Main Destination:

Bukavu (Town)

Accommodation:

Orchids Safari Club

• Mid-range hotel located in Bukavu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

After breakfast, you will enter the Kahuzi-Biega National Park for a nature experience. Visit the Lwiro Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre, located 40 km from Bukavu. Spend time here exploring what the center has to offer. Thereafter, return to the hotel for dinner.

Main Destination:

Kahuzi Biega National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Orchids Safari Club

• Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Kahuzi Biega NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

After breakfast, you will drive towards Kahuzi-Biega National Park for lowland gorilla trekking and to enjoy the nature of the park. We then return to the hotel for lunch. Spend your afternoon relaxing at the hotel or visit the city of Bukavu, depending on when your gorilla experience will end. Your driver-guide will take you back to the lodge for dinner.

Main Destination:

Kahuzi Biega National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Orchids Safari Club

• Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Kahuzi Biega NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Bukavu to Goma and fly to Kinshasa

Today, We fly from Bukavu to Kinshasa and transfer to the hotel. We go on a city tour of Kinshasa. You will then check in at the Kempisky Fleuve Congo Hotel with river views. Have dinner and overnight in the heart of the city. Prepare for your morning bonobos experience. All transportation costs, Accommodation costs, transport activities (unless they're optional) and taxes/VAT.

Main Destination:

Goma International Airport (Goma)

Accommodation:

Fleuve Congo Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kinshasa (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Kinshasa to Lola Ya Bonobos

Wild bonobos can only be found in forests south of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sometimes known as the pygmy chimpanzee, bonobos weren't recognized as a separate species until 1929. Bonobos have longer legs, shorter arms, and a narrower trunk. They are also generally smaller, with a rounder skull and a flatter face. Other distinguishing features are a black face with red lips, and a prominent tail tuft which is retained by adults (chimpanzees only have the tuft in the juvenile stage). After these activities, you drive back to the hotel for dinner.

Main Destination:

Kinshasa (City)

Accommodation:

Fleuve Congo Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kinshasa (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Trip back to Goma or fly home from Kinshasa

You can either fly to Goma, or you can fly home from Kinshasa. Otherwise you can cross the border to Rwanda or Uganda. This is the end of your once-in-a-lifetime experience with us.

Main Destination:

Kinshasa Airport (Kinshasa)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.