Drive time to Virunga from Rwanda

Right knowledge of the drive  time to Virunga National Park  from Rwanda is vital for any one planning  a Congo gorilla trekking safari starting from Kigali Rwanda.  Located in Eastern Congo, Virunga National Park is the center  for Congo gorilla safaris hosting 8 habituated gorilla families. The drive time to Virunga National Park from Rwanda is approximately 3 hours drive from Kigali to Gisenyi on the border of Rwanda and Congo and from Gisenyi town to Park headquarters (Bukima) it is approximately 2 hours drive.

Connecting from Kigali to Virunga is so easy compared to connecting from Entebbe Uganda.

Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park

Rwanda-Kigali is the most accessible entry in Virunga National Park in Congo either using air or road transport. Kigali is a comfortable place to spend the night on your gorilla-tracking safari in Virunga National Park in Congo. You may opt to spend at least a day in the city and visit the Genocide Memorial which is really touching experience.

One may also opt to drive from Kigali to Uganda via Kabale and Kisoro to Bunagana border to Bukima Park headquarters which is about a 5-hour drive and 30 minutes. Driving time to Virunga National Park from Rwanda still remains the shortest route compare to other routes in Uganda and Congo. Luxury travel tends to use air transport, here they fly from Kigali airport to Goma airport in Congo and then drive to Virunga National Park