Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive at Kigali airport- you will be welcomed by our company safari guide who will transfer you to Goma in The Drc.
Day 2 - 3: Morning after break fast- Drive to Epulu via Butembo Road - Overnight at Hotel Butembo
Epulu is home to many okapis. Found only in the Congo, the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a shy and reclusive forest dweller and is the only living relative of the giraffe. Its unusual coloration and markings, including stripes resembling a zebra, provide camouflage in the dense rainforest and protect it from predators.
Day 4: After breakfast Visit of Okapi- after lunch trekking in the tropical forest- we will pass the night in Pygmies village in tentes.
The Bambuti pygmies, live in villages that are categorized as bands. Each hut houses a family unit. At the start of the dry season, they leave the village to enter the forest and set up a series of camps. This way the Bambuti are able to utilize more land area for maximum foraging. These villages are solitary and separated from other groups of people. Their houses are small, circular, and very temporary. The walls of the structures are poles that are placed in the ground. At the top of the poles a vine is woven to keep them together. Large leaves are also used in the construction of the huts.
Day 5: Go hunting with Pygmees. Back late in the afternoon at Epulu station. Overnight.
The Bambuti pygmies, are primarily hunter-gatherers, foraging for food in the forest. They have a vast knowledge of the forest and the foods it yields. The Bambuti use large nets, traps, and bows and arrows to hunt game. Women and children sometimes help out by trying to drive the animals into the nets. Both sexes gather and forage. Each band has its own hunting ground, although boundaries are hard to maintain. We should be able to follow such a group into the forest where, possibly taking our tents and camp near to their bands, we spend the night around the camp fire, listening to their endless hunting stories while they smoke their cannabis water pipes
Day 6 - 7: Back to Goma Via Beni and Butembo.
Day 8: Drive to Kigali and Transfer to the airport for departure flight.
The tariff includes: Airport transfers, Accommodation, Ground transportation by 4x4 tourist Land Cruiser or minibus
English speaking Driver/Guide, All park Entrance fees, taxes
The tariff does not include: Air ticket, Tourist insurance/ local health insurance, Entrance visas, Meals, drinks and tips.
Terms and Conditions:
*Reservations:
We require a 40% deposit of the total tour cost upon confirmation of the tour. The balance ca be payed upon arrival. For bookings coming one month before departure we shall require the full payment of the tour costs. The payment is made by international money transfer to the company bank account in Rwanda or Congo.
*Cancellations:
- All cancellation penalties depend on the number of days before tour departure:
- Before 50 days: Full refund
- Between 50 days and 25 days: Refund of 70% of the deposit
- Less than 25 days: No refund
- There is no refund of any unused portion of your tour once commenced.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
A discount can be granted according to the number of people in your Group.
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