Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours — Volcano & Virunga hiking

Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours – Congo mountain trekking safaris

Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours – When planning for a hiking or climbing tour to congo ‘s mountains that are open for tourists, find the hiking fees , porter fees, how to secure a hiking permit , where to start from as congo is known as the lovely destination that still has active Volcanoes like Nyiragongo mountain , virunga mountains, Itombwe mountains, Mount Kahuzi , Mount Biega all in Eastern part of Congo. Find the list of top 10 Hiking trips and destinations to visit in Congo.

Climbing mount Nyiragongo Volcano in Virunga

Nyiragongo is located in democratic republic of Congo (DRC) about 15kms from Goma Town and Lake Kivu, bordering with Rwanda, the main crater of Mt Nyiragongo is about two kilometers wide and contains active lava lake in it.

Hiking Mount Kahuzi in Kahuzi Biega National Park

This part is made up of two mountains that’s mount Kahuzi and mount Biega which are open for hiking and climbing after the gorilla trekking experience or gorilla Habituation holiday in Democratic republic of Congo with reliable tour rangers.

Climbing Mount Biega in Kahuzi Biega

Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours – Mount Biega lies at an altitude of 2790m and is the second highest peak in the park. It takes 6hrs on return with an awesome ecological experience whose vegetation is far much different from that of mount Kahuzi which is so much better to start the hike earlier.

Virunga Mountains – Climbing & Hiking Virunga Massif

Virunga Mountains is the composition of the various massifs shared by three countries of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo, most of these massifs are open for hiking from either countries as long as the travelers is ready to hike the virunga mountains , should just book them with local tour operator that will have the required knowledge about the hikes .

Mount Karisimbi

The Mountain is inactive lying in the Western branch of the East African Rift Valley which is part of the Albertine Rift, situated between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mount Karisimbi is the highest major mountain in the Virunga ranges measuring 4507 meters

The mountain can be best hiked during dry season when the weather is favourable for the hikers, and the temperatures usually drop to 00C during the night and the early mornings.

Mount Mikeno

Mikeno Mountain is an in active volcano located along the section of Virunga mountains along with Nyiragongo mountain, Nyamuragira, Karismbi, and Bisoke.After Karisimbi, Mikeno takes on the position of the second highest peak in the Virunga Mountains at height of 4437 meters.

Mount Muhabura

Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours – Mount Muhabura also known as “Muhavura” is an extinct volcano in the Virunga mountains, which lies between Uganda and Rwanda rated as the third highest among the 8 major mountain ranges. Mount Muhabura is part of the Volcanoes National Park and Mgahinga National Park and is part of Albertine Rift, the Western branch of the East African Rift with a height of 4,127 meters.

Mount Bisoke

Mount Bisoke is an active mountain in the Virunga mountains. The mountain is part of the Albertine Rift, in the western Branch. It straddles the border of both Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo with its summit found in Rwanda. It is situated approximately 35km north East of Goma town adjacent to lake Kivu.

Mount Sabyinyo

Mount Sabyinyo is attached to three countries of Volcanoes National park in Rwanda, Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mgahinga gorilla National park in Uganda.It is an extinct volcano in the Virunga mountains. The summit of the mountain at 3645m marks the intersection of the three countries because of its toothed nature.

Mount Mgahinga

This is also a dormant volcano with a crater at its summit with swampy vegetation on the floor of the crater.Mount Mgahinga, offers great scenic views of the vegetation on the slopes although it is considered the smallest of the Virunga Volcanoes with a very outstanding Volcano to hike. Hiking to its summit and descending just takes a day and there are interesting opportunities of encountering volcanic caves for exploration while on the trek .

Mount Nyamulagira

Nyamulagira also known as Nyarmuragira is an active volcano found in the Virunga Mountains, located 25km North of lake kivu. The name “Nyamuragira” comes from a Kinyarwanda verb “Kuragira Inka ” meaning herd of cows. The mountain is described as the most active volcano due its numerous eruptions that has occurred 40 times since 1885, as well as the numerous flank eruptions from the summit forming new smaller volcanoes that have lasted only for a short while.

Itombwe mountains

The Itombwe mountains are arrange of mountains found in the south kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are a fraction of the Albertine Rift mountains which border the western branch of the eastern Rift valley, running along the Western shore of lake Tanganyika and on the other hand also extend from the Rwenzori mountain in the North to the Murungu highlands in the south. Contact Great Adventure Safaris to book Congo mountain climbing and hiking tours.