2 Days Jomba Gorilla Trekking Safari
2 Days Jomba Gorilla Trekking Safari: Take on this authentic mountain gorilla safari in the Jomba community side of the Virunga national park. It starts and ends from the Bunagana border of Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo. This 2 day package can be sold individually or you may add it on one of our safari packages.
Trip highlights of the 2 Days Jomba Gorilla Trekking Safari
- Day 1: Cross to Jomba Community
- Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Jomba
Trip description
Day 1: Cross to Jomba Community
By 8 am, you will be expected to be at the Bunagana border building to check in for the 2 day mountain gorilla trekking experience. Your driver guide will drop you at the border and you will join the rest of the team headed to the Jomba Ranger Post. You will walk to the ranger post check in and continue to the community camp for lunch.
After lunch, you will relax at the community camp as night falls arrives. The Jomba women who run the camp will prepare you a tasty and authentic Congolese dinner and the night will be spent at Jomba Community Camp.
Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Jomba
Wake up early enough to grab some breakfast and connect to the starting point of the mountain gorilla trek. You will attend a briefing before you set out into the forest searching for the mountain gorillas. You will trek for about 2 hours until you meet the mountain gorilla family of the day.
Spend an hour in the natural habitat of these gentle giants at a 6 meters distance, take non flash photos and study their way of living in that time. You will after exit the park and walk back to the Bunagana border to cross back into Uganda.
End of the 2 Days Jomba Gorilla Safari
Trip inclusive of:
- English/ French speaking driver guide
- DRCongo tourist visa
- Accommodation all nights
- Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Bottled water
- Mountain gorilla permit
Trip exclusive of:
- Full time safari vehicle
- Rwanda visa
- Flight fares
- Optional activities
- Personal needs like phone service, laundry, gratuities.