Meet your guide at Kigali International Airport • Relaxed drive to Gisenyi (Rwanda-DR Congo border) • Overnight at lakefront hotel
Day 2
Cross into Goma – City & Lava Fields
Border crossing into DR Congo • Visit the dramatic lava fields from the 2021 Nyiragongo eruption • Virunga & Kituku markets • Agape car accessories workshop • Lowa chocolate factory • Overnight Hotel Linda, Goma
Day 3
Goma → Ijwi Island (Lake Kivu Ferry)
Scenic morning ferry across Africa’s most beautiful lake • Check-in on Ijwi Island • Visit IRCFI primate protection initiative • Traditional dance performance • Fishing experience with local fishermen • Overnight on the island
Day 4
Ijwi Island → Bukavu
Morning ferry to Bukavu • Hotel check-in & afternoon at leisure • Relax by Lake Kivu • Overnight Bukavu
Day 5
Lwiro Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Hot Springs
Morning visit to Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre (chimpanzees, monkeys, reptiles) • Katana natural hot springs • Overnight near Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Day 6
Bukavu City & Community Immersion
Panzi Hospital (Dr. Denis Mukwege – Nobel Peace Prize) • Culture Museum • Tourism faculty visit • CREFEM orphanage • SIKASH community center • Farewell dinner • Overnight Bukavu
Day 7
Bukavu → Goma → Kigali & Departure
Morning drive back to Kigali (or direct flight from Goma) • Airport transfer • End of journey
