How to go Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer

Eco Adventure Safaris is an expert in organizing Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer. On these Summer Holiday gorilla trekking safaris, you can as well include in a visit to other savannah national parks for wildlife viewing, boat cruises and cultural encounters. Every June up to September of each year, most countries located in the northern hemisphere are affected by summer where most schools, as well as institutions of higher education, decide to break off to take advantage of the prolonged day time as well as warm weather. While most summer holidaymakers prefer to spend their time by visiting beaches, Eco Adventure Safaris has quality summer holiday gorilla trekking to Africa.

Are you in United Kingdom, America, Europe, Asia and you want to spend some time in Africa during the summer? Look nowhere as Eco Adventure Safaris has assembled cost friend and quality summer holiday gorilla trekking trips to visit the rare mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park and lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Beiga National Park in Congo.

Pocket friendly Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer and cost-effective packages

Eco Adventure Safaris organizes and has listed pocket-friendly Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer on our website. We have both short and long gorilla safaris visiting either Virunga National Park or Kahuzi Beiga National Park. We also have long safaris that you can do while on your Summer break in Africa. Below are the safari packages to consider for your visit to Congo.

2 Days Nyiragongo Volcano Hike
3 Days Gorilla Trekking in Congo
4 Days Nyiragongo and Gorilla Trekking in Congo
4 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking in Congo
5 Days Nyiragongo Hike and Gorilla Trekking
6 Days Low Land and Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Congo
6 Days Gorilla Trekking and Nyiragongo Hike in Congo
11 Days Rwanda-DR Congo Primates and Cultural Tour
13 Days Combined Kenya and Tanzania Trip
21 Days Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda Wildlife Safari
22 Days Best of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Classic Wildlife

Student study group tours and Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer

Eco Adventure Safaris is much aware that students are the most people that tend to have time during summer since most schools and universities have holidays during summer. We also understand that the budget held by students is not big enough to afford expensive Summer holiday gorilla trekking tours. If you lie in this category, take heart, Eco Adventure Safaris is ready to listen to all Universities, Schools and organizations arranging group and study tours to Africa for students. We will make sure that we work with your budget, cater for your group and study interests, do research on what is cheap and affordable yet value for money. Let us use our summer holiday break to visit Africa and discover the experience that lasts for a lifetime. For more information about students’ Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer, do contact Eco Adventure Safaris on phone or email.

Best time to book Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer

It so happens that summer holidays in Europe and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere coincide with wet seasons in Uganda and Rwanda. The best time to book your summer holiday gorilla trek is now. Always endeavour to start scheduling your summer holiday treks a year or so in advance so that you do not lose out on items like gorilla permits. If you are reading this blog post now, please send us your dates and month in June to September when you want to trek or visit Congo for gorilla trekking, and we will check availability of all services gorilla permits.

As for the case of gorilla permits, once we establish how many permits are there on the specified date, we will with no wasting time inform you by email. If we agree, you will be directed to make a payment on to our Bank account to enable us to pay your gorilla permit. Eco Adventure Safaris operates a Dollar account where payment will be received. We accept Bank or wire transfers as well as Debit and Credit Card payments much as the later attracts a surcharge that will be communicated to you.

To confirm your Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer with Eco Adventure Safaris, we will request you to pay for gorilla permits in full and so that we secure them. Then the balance must be paid 3 weeks to the start of the safari. We hope that such an arrangement is good enough to allow you organize the balance well knowing that your gorilla permit which is a basis of your summer holiday gorilla safari is already paid for and secured.

Once payment is made, we will make the payment, get a booking ID as well as a receipt which we shall scan and send you for your records and perusal. When your gorilla permits are printed, we will go ahead and pick or collect your gorilla permit cards from Virunga National Park and keep them safely at our office until the day you start your Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer with Eco Adventure Safaris. Your gorilla permit card usually carries all details and should be presented at Bwindi on the day of trekking. Your guide with have it and will hand it over on your behalf. Would you like to know what is included and excluded in all our summer holiday gorilla trekking tours? Continue reading our conversation below.

What is included in our Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer

All Eco Adventure Safaris gorilla trekking packages for summer holidaymakers are all-inclusive of gorilla permits, accommodation as well as the transport to and from Kigali to Congo. We prefer assisting with all components of the tour or your holiday so that while travelling with us in Africa, your holiday is stress-free having trusted the experts to do it for you. Let’s look at all individual components of our summer holiday gorilla trekking safari.

Gorilla permit and what is included or excluded

Are you planning to visit Africa during summer to see mountain gorillas in the jungles of Virunga National Park in Congo? If so, kindly contact us now to book your gorilla permit in advance to avoid losing out due to competition.

A gorilla permit is a permission issued by Virunga National Park Authority that allows you to go for gorilla trekking in Congo home to endangered mountain gorillas to have a chance of viewing them for one hour. Gorilla permits are only valid for the date booked and once expired cannot be used. Make sure that you are available on the day of trekking. This gorilla permit includes spending one hour with a given habituated mountain gorilla family. During this one hour, you will be allowed to take still photos as wells simple videos. Please read our dos and don’ts while with mountain gorillas. You will also listen to an informative talk from your guide or the day. Included as well is services of a ranger guide and tourism police to ensure that security in the forest is guaranteed. The ranger from Virunga National Park authorities will be carrying a gun probably an AK47 to scare away any stray animal that may misbehave along the way. Park entry fees for Bwindi impenetrable National Park and or Mgahinga national park is also included in the pre-purchased gorilla permits and is valid for 24 hours.

Choices of Lodges for your Gorilla Trekking in Congo in Summer

Eco Adventure Safaris works with selected Lodges in and around Virunga National Park and Kahuzi Beiga National Park, and we are in a position to suggest the best option when it comes to where you will spend your nights on your Congo Gorilla Trekking Trip in summer. Depending on your budget, we will recommend a budget, Deluxe or Luxury Lodges. Our lodges are assessed annually, and we keep monitoring their performances and service by visiting them physically as well as checking their reviews on trip advisor. Tell us your budget, and we will advise you accordingly. Our advice is just a call or email away.

Transport to and from Congo

Eco Adventure Safaris operates a fleet of both Luxury Land cruisers for our high-end clients and Customized safari vans for those who want to spend less but travel comfortably. All our vehicles are 4×4 and are customized for the rough terrain in Africa. They come with drinking water and are driven by well trained and professional local driver guides. We will make sure that your travel with us is comfortable and foots the bill.

Flying to Kigali, Rwanda or Goma International Airport in Congo

When you book one of our Congo Gorilla Trekking Trip in summer, you will have an option of flying into Kigali or Goma. Many people prefer flying into Kigali and trek mountain gorillas in Congo. Check our Congo safaris from Kigali and get back to us. Whichever Airport you will use, we will assist in airport transfers as well as the transport to and from Congo to visit the gorillas.

Why book your Congo Gorilla Trekking Trip in summer with Eco Adventure Safaris?

Eco Adventure Safaris has positioned herself as one of the leading tour operators offering authentic and value for money gorilla treks to Virunga National Park in Congo, Bwindi impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga National Park and Volcanoes National Park. We endeavor to provide accurate and timely information that you can rely on to organize Gorilla trekking in summer in Africa. Our staff are always on standby to assist you with all the arrangements, and if you need more information about our service, please visit our trip advisor page for more information and options about Gorilla trekking in summer