Full Day Goma Villages Tour
- 7–9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This tour is not simply a village to village look, but a complete learning experience. You will get to experience local people everyday life by enjoying their local food and traditional dance, visit local schools to give you a deep understanding of their education challenges and opportunity, chieftancy to understand how Congo villages are ruled compared to the modern governance, farms to discover how they create wealth and their changes, and orphanage to witness the impact of war on families in rural areas.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
What's not
- Lunch
- Bottled water
Itinerary
Important Notice: Being difficult to locate some villages on the map, the whole itinerary is here Presented in block. Thank you for understanding. (1-2) 09.30-10.20 am,Buhimba & Mugunga: About 15-18 kms from Goma, we are going to visit the two incredible lakes, though they remain unknown by many. The Black and Green Lakes which are both crater lakes isolated from very old Nyiragongo Eruption before 1800s. The black lake that is located in the priest’s Grand Seminaire is a small piece of water isolated by hills. Same for the Green lake but located 3 kilometres away. They have their coloration thanks to their vegetation and they are deeply linked to the Lake Kivu. Interestingly, they have rare species of fishes that you are going to discover. (3) 10.50am-12.00 pm, Sake: About 27kms from Goma. It actually looks more like a small city than a village though life style is still at a rudimentary level. We are going to start by visiting the colorful Sake local market and meet local people in their everyday life and activities. We may also be lucky to assist to youth games (football) or cultural activities, but this is random as we don’t often meet it. We are also going to visit a local organic plantation of fruit and vegetables, and believe us, you will agree that they are naturally delicious. Then the tour in sake will end by visiting donkeys and cows in a private farm. (4-5) 12.30pm-4.00 pm, Bweremana & Minova: The first is located in North Kivu Province at 40 Kms from Goma, while the second is located in South Kivu Province at 50 Kms from Goma. We are also going to participate to local activities like cooking local food, local dance, and field work in farms. This tour also offers the advantage of learning about traditional culture. A great highlight is the meeting with the Kihunde tradional dancer’s group. It’s very exciting to learn and practice this dance. In Bweremana, we are also going to visit primary schools (Miteeso and Bweremana Primary Schools), Chieftancy office of Buhunde, taste local banana and Maize beers and experience how they’re made. This may also include local fishermen visit depending on their availability. About what to see in Minova, it includes include coffee farms, orphanage visit, and cow farms where you will assist and participate in the activities of milking cow. 4.00 pm : Return Back to Goma.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Congo Local Guides
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Goma
- Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 9 experiences we list in Goma.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 9.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Goma
Goma is a city at the northern end of Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, beside the Rwandan border and below the Nyiragongo volcano.
Goma lies at about 1,500 metres beside the lake, and parts of the city are built on old lava fields from Nyiragongo. The volcano erupted in 1977, 2002 and 2021, and lava reached parts of the town in 2002. The Rwandan town of Gisenyi, also called Rubavu, lies across the border on the lake shore.
