3 days Tchegera Island visit from Goma/ Kigali

Trip summary

3 days Tchegera Island visit from Goma/ Kigali : Take on this Congo safari headed to the Tchegera Island. This Congo safari gives guests a chance to have safari that is relaxing as you spend two nights at the Tchegera Island tented camp. The Tchegera Island is a U shaped caldera and has a luxurious hotel where you get to spend the nights on this safari package.

The Tchegera Island is a relaxing point and you take a boat from Bolengo port to access the resort on this black sand island. Get to enjoy the fresh breeze on this island which is one of the deepest lakes of Africa that is the Lake Kivu.

This safari starts and ends in Kigali and is available for booking any day of the week of the year. It can also be topped up on any safari of the Virunga national park. Get to enjoy the island activities or just sit back and rest before your flight out to the next destination.

Trip highlights

• Day 1: Pick up and boat transfer to Tchegera Island
• Day 2: Day and night at Tchegera Island
• Day 3: Leave Tchegera and connect back to Kigali

Trip Description

Day 1: Pick up from Kigali/ Goma and head to Tchegera Island

You will be met at your communicated place of pick up in Kigali or Goma by your driver guide who will be ready to take you on your Congo safari for the next few days. You will exchange pleasantries and later start on your 5 hour road transfer from Kigali to Goma.

You may have enroute visits to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Grounds and the Kimironko market as part of your Kigali city tour, also enjoy an enroute lunch and continue further to the Goma Gisenyi border where you will check in with the Virunga office at the Grande Barrier border building. You will thereafter connect to Bolengo where you will catch the boat headed to the Tchegera Island.

This is a 30 minute transfer so you will arrive in time to check in at the luxury resort. Check in and settle in. Spend the rest of the day relaxing at the lodge and settling in as you wait for dinner to be served. Dinner and night stay will be at the luxurious Tchegera Island Tented Camp

Day 2: Day and night at Tchegera Island

Get up at leisure and connect for breakfast. After breakfast, you will connect for any island activity you may be interested in like a tropical nature walk in the virgin trails of the island or do some kayaking, paddle boarding, take on a kayaking experience or even do some snorkeling if you prefer.

You will have a picnic lunch at the hotel and the rest of the day will be spent at leisure as you wait for dinner to be served and the second night at the Tchegera Island Tented Camp

Day 3: Leave Tchegera and connect back to Kigali

Wake up on this beautiful island ready to connect to your next destination. You will enjoy the breakfast at the hotel and prepare your belongings to check out of the hotel. Your driver guide will be at the Bolengo port waiting to receive you for your next destination.

If you are interested, you may take on a Goma city tour to see the effects of the Mount Nyiragongo on the region and also notice how the city has steadily rebuilt from the ruins. Also pass by a few cultural points before you connect to exit the country.

Once you are ready, you will drive further to Kigali for drop off via the Grande Barrier border, stop for lunch in Musanze and conclude the safari in Kigali. You may take on the Kigali city tour on this day if it was not done on Day 1.

End of safari

Quote to include

• Pick up and drop off in Kigali
• Meals on Full board basis
• Accommodation as in itinerary
• Boat transfer to Island
• Driver guide
• Picnic lunch at the Tchegera Island
• Island activities like kayaking, nature walks, paddle boarding
• Bottled water
• DR Congo tourist visa

Quote to exclude

• Items of personal nature like porters, laundry, tips, insurance
• Flights
• Optional activities not in itinerary.