2 Days Nyiragongo Hike

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Overview

Available languages

English
French

2 days

Mobile ticket

Once you book with Usalama Tours, we can help you get a quick visa, in just 3 days, also our prices are very negotiable.

We care about your diet, we usually ask you to tell us all that you will need to eat and will be prepared by your personal cooker once you reach the volcanoes summit.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

What To Expect

Day 1

Start of Nyiragongo Hiking

Accommodations

Overnight at Virunga Shelter (Mountain Hut)

Food and Drinks

LUNCH

Lunch

DINNER

Dinner

1

Mount Nyiragongo

After your breakfast, our driver-guide will move from the hotel and do some shopping in the supermarket before transferring to Kibati Village where you will start your hiking experience. The Hike will take you 5 to 6 hours, with the en-route view of some animals and birds along the trail. Arrive late in the afternoon Admire the lava lake all evening, before retiring in the hut on the rim of the giant crater high above the active lake. The climb up to and down from Nyiragongo is strenuous and often in hot conditions, but the path is relatively easy and not excessively steep. You will get a backpack from us which includes; a lunch package, warm fleece, and a sleeping bag. You will have a personal cook preparing a hot meal at the summit. You can hire a porter to carry your luggage at US$ 24 per porter to be paid on the ground.

30 minutes • Admission Included
Day 2

Descend the Volcano and transfer back to your destination

Accommodations

End of the Tour, no accommodation!

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Mount Nyiragongo

Early morning, you will enjoy your breakfast with the breathtaking view overlooking the Nyiragongo crater before you descend. Around noon you will be back at base camp. After this amazing experience, it is time to relax. Your driver/guide will take you to Goma where you will need to cross the border to Rwanda.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Volcano Climbing Permit, Rescue fee, Portage, Sleeping Bag, Park fees, transport, Taxes/VAT, Meals.

Porter

Lunch

Dinner

Breakfast

Visa

International flights (from/to home), Additional accommodations, tips, souvenirs, travel insurance

Pickup points

Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Ave de la Coopreation Gisenyi Rwanda

Plage du peuple de Goma

Goma Airport

Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gisenyi beach

Hill View Hotel Lake Kivu

Avenu de la Cooperation, Rubavu District Gisenyi Rwanda

Planete Hotel

Ruhengeri-Gisenyi Road Gisenyi Rwanda

Kigali Intl. Airport

Kigali Rwanda

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Options

2 Days Nyiragongo Hike

Pickup included

From US$871.80