Tchegera island
Tchegera island is one of the eye opening sights with one of the most underrated attractions which is quite surprising for a beautiful island like this with so little being known about it but in this blog, you will get to discover more about the island which will make you hop on your next plane to the Tchegera Island. the island is found on the northern shore of lake kivu shared by Rwanda and Congo where all your wildest dreams will come true with a number of activities that you can take part in for an amazing experience. The Tchegera island is best accessed from the Congo side by tourists that visit Virunga national park, the oldest national park where you can participate in gorilla trekking in Congo, chimpanzee trekking in Congo, hiking mount Nyiragongo in Congo among other rewarding activities during your Congo safaris.
just like the different activities in Virunga national park that will give you the opportunity to watch a number of attractions in the park, you are expected to book for the different packages that the park sales and here you will obtain your permit to visit the island to take part in the different activities. Most travellers that visit the Tchegera island participate in the activity are the travellers that have participated in gorilla trekking in Virunga national park and participating in hiking mount Nyiragongo the home the world’s largest lava lake that erupted in 2021 as a way to cool off from the physically challenging activities in the park.
the only way to get to the island is by boat which will give you the opportunity to experience the most rewarding adventure watching a number of attractions like the different bird species as you experience the cool breeze of lake kivu, you will get to watch a number of rewarding attractions like the numerous bird species especially the water birds like; the White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet, African eagles, gulls among other bird species.
While visiting Tchegera Island is the fact that you will get to have remarkable views of mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira and notable about views is the fact that you will also get the opportunity to see the red lights in the skies of the lava in mount Nyiragongo which has the world’s largest lava Lake in the world. among the most memorable views of a number of wildlife on the Island like the different primate species like the monkey species like the blue monkeys, the black and white colobus monkeys, owl faced monkey among other primate species in the park.
Another important aspect of the park that will catch your eyes are the tented camps, at the island you will get to realise the fact that there are about 10 well equipped Mweru tents that will make you feel at home away from home, the tents are w White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet ell equipped with warm showers, a very fast internet connection, electronic hair dryers and a well comfortable bed to make your stay in the tent give you comfort at its fullest while you participate in your gorilla safaris in Congo.
While at the island you can participate in a number of activities that will make your activity quite memorable for instance you can choose to participate in include snorkelling and kayaking which will give you the opportunity to have relaxing adventure while you enjoy the cool breeze on lake kivu.
As a way to make your Congo safari quite memorable there are a number of tourism activities that you can choose to take part in after your rewarding experience at the island and these include activities like visiting the Senkwenkwe gorilla orphanage which will give you the opportunity to spend time with the orphaned gorillas as you volunteer to take care of the gorillas in the orphanage like you can clean the sleeping area, you can bottle feed the infants, you can also visit Lwiro chimpanzee sanctuary where you will also get to see a number of orphaned chimpanzees and also take part in taking care of them, you can also visit kahuzi biega national park where you can participate in gorilla trekking in kahuzi biega national park that will lead you to a number of habituated lowland gorillas in Africa for an amazing experience during your Congo safari tours.
