Although the park does not endorse any travel agency, as a courtesy to visitors we have compiled the following list of local tour operators:
Amahoro Tours
Amahoro Tours prides itself in being an established leader in community-based tourism and ecotourism in Rwanda and the DR Congo. Our tailor-made tours guarantee a maximum of interaction with the local population and intimate experiences of beautiful nature.
Specialties: Tailor made trips in Eastern DR Congo and Rwanda, hotel bookings, gorilla permits, car hire, airport transfers, etc.
Base of operations: Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Languages of operation: English
Contact Information
Email: amahorotours@gmail.com
Telephone: + 250 788687448 (Rwanda)
www.amahoro-tours.com
Address: Market Street, Musanze, Ruhengeri, P.O.Box 87, Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Green Hills Ecotours
Green Hills Ecotours is a team of local tour guides specializing in both scheduled and tailor-made private ecotours and safaris in DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania. Since 2006, Green Hills Ecotours has offered tourists an experience of a lifetime. We also provide our clients with the chance to help empower local communities by visiting their development projects or by participating in one of our volunteer programs.
Specialties: Green Hills Ecotours offers a wide range of services for individuals, families, students and small groups. Our travel packages include the following: Nyiragongo volcano climbs, wildlife tours, Congo River expeditions, gorilla trekking, community based-tours, bicycle tours, volunteerism, hotel booking and airport transfers, and car hire.
Base of operations: Gisenyi / Rubavu – Rwanda
Languages of operation: English, French & Swahili
Contact Information
Email: ecotours@gmx.com
Telephone: +250 788 21 9495 / +250 722 22 0000
Skype: Greenhills-ecotours
Facebook.com/greenhillsecotours
www.greenhillsecotours.com
Address: AP.O.Box: 225 Gisenyi – RWANDA
Kasitu Tours
The team of Kasitu Eco Tours welcomes you to the Switzerland in Africa. We invite you to discover Africa’s best kept secret, an exciting natural and cultural experience of a still widely unspoilt part of the continent. We are an established leader in community-based tourism and eco tourism in Northern Kivu. Our tailor-made tours guarantee a maximum of interaction with the local population and intimate experience with Eastern DRC’s beautiful nature. We cooperate with an extensive network of community organisations, international NGOs and likeminded private companies.
Specialties: Promoting a high-quality visitor experience in an environment which benefits an increasing number of local people directly. We specialize in tours to Virunga National park, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, lake Kivu and the surrounding region. We can also arrange transport to and from international airports in Kigali and/or Entebbe.
Base of operations: Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo
Languages of operation: French, English, Swahili
Contact information
Email: ecotourskasitu@yahoo.com
Telephone: +243997728103 (Congo) / +243998858405(Congo)
www.kasituecotours.com
Address: 284, Avenue du Lac Kivu, Himbi 2, Goma,Nord-Kivu, RD Congo
Inspired Journeys
Inspired Journeys is a travel agency specializing in adventure travel in East Africa, with a specific focus on Virunga National Park. Inspired Journeys was established by people that have worked in Virunga National Park and as such are very knowledgeable about the attractions and the possibilities it offers our guests. We have our own professional private guides specialized in eastern Africa and Virunga. Travel with us and we will offer you the experience of a lifetime. Be Inspired!
Specialties: Experiential travel to Congo and other east African countries; Private guided trips; Multi-week itineraries combining Virunga with other east African highlights.
Agents: We offer competitive rates to agents that want to offer travel to Virunga. Please contact us to find out how we can help you.
Base of operations: Tanzania
Languages of operation: English, French, Dutch, Afrikaans & Swahili
Contact Information
Email: info@inspired-journeys.com
Telephone: Barbara Weitz +255685617062 / Sarah Tjeenk Willink: +255766854235
www.inspired-journeys.com
www.inspired-journeys.com/virunga/
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Kivu Travel is a travel agency specializing in the Great Lakes region and particularly in Kivu. It’s Belgian and Congolese partners are experts in this area and have an excellent and large network. Kivu Travel promotes responsible tourism in this region, which truly is a paradise of flora & fauna! Its people are extraordinary, and see the tourists as a promise of renewal for their country! Kivu Travel is definitely the best partner to show you Kivu in a secure way and lets you discover its natural wealth and its friendly population by also visiting socio-economic projects supported by KT.
Specialties: Specialized in international travel to the Kivu region; including visits to Goma, Bukavu, Virunga NP, Kahuzi Biega NP, Garamba NP, Epulu NP, Rwanda, Burundi.
Base of operations: DR Congo & Belgium
Languages of operation: French, English & Swahili
Contact Information
Email: info@kivutravel.com
Telephone: Eric de Lamotte : + 32 495 586 807 (Belgium) / Roger Paluku : + 243 81 31 35 608 (DR Congo) /Michel Verwilghen : + 32 476 399 783 (Belgium)
www.kivutravel.com
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Live to Travel is the leading Belgian tour operator for travel to East, Central and Southern Africa. Live To Travel has 5 brochures on Africa which are distributed in +600 travel agencies in Flanders & The Netherlands. All destinations on offer were experienced personally by our staff. So, we know what we are talking about. We have currently two programs for Virunga in our brochure but we can work out a program completely to your wishes and budget. Try us.
Specialties: Private travel, groups, adventurous tours.
Base of operations: Aalst, Belgium & Almere, The Netherlands
Languages of operation: Dutch, French & English
Contact Information (Belgium)
Email:info@livetotravel.be
Telephone: +3253606151
www.livetotravel.be
Contact Information (The Netherlands)
Email:info@livetotravel.nl
Telephone:+31365488277
www.livetotravel.nl
Okapi Tours and Travel Company is a company registered in Democratic Republic of Congo with a head office in Goma. The company organizes tour programs in Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya. Our primary goal is to promote a high-quality visitor experience in an environment which will be a benefit to everybody.
Specialties: Travel in the great lakes region of Africa and throughout the entire country of DR Congo.
Base of operations: DR CongoLanguages of operation: English, French, Spanish
Contact Information
Email:
okapitoursandtravelcompany@gmail.com;
emmanuelrufubya@yahoo.fr
Telephone: +243825566810 / +243899643595 / +243994328077 / +243840410892
www.okapitoursandtravel.com