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Best Time to Visit Mount Nyiragongo

Tour Mount Nyiragongo Active Volcano Virunga National Park, mount Nyiragongo the volcano rim in the pitch-black darkness, Lava Lake and world’s biggest active volcano called mount Nyiragongo located in Virunga National Park DR-Congo bordering with Uganda and Rwanda, all our tours and safaris in starts and ends in Rwanda or Uganda because it is the easiest way to access climbing mount Nyiragongo where you can track mountain gorillas and mount Nyiragongo hiking. On you first night to mount Nyiragongo trekking will explore the Goma Town, this town lies in the shadow of Nyiragongo it is just 30 mints drive to the starting point of Kibati village with park ranger station, you get a chance to see the recent eruptions had destroyed of 2002, Virunga is also Africa’s oldest national park with one of the largest active volcano the lava lake mount Nyiragongo. Apart from mount Nyiragongo volcano Virunga National Park have many other attractions like many different types of monkeys, hiking activities, chimpanzees trekking, mountain gorillas trekking and many bird species. Mount Nyiragongo summit sometime it can be in the clouds which makes it had for photographers and some of our film crew clients but being that you spend there a whole evening, nigh and even in the morning before climbing down you will defiantly get a chance to see the lava lake with clear sky also on when the clouds clears you get a good view of Goma town, lake Kivu and many parts of Rwanda.

Best time to go for hiking at Mount Nyiragongo Volcano

If your one of those who wonder when it is safe to go to Nyiragongo for the climbing adventure in Congo, you certainly don’t want to miss watching the active volcano in Congo on any holiday. If you are planning a holiday in Virunga national park, take time and research about when to go for the experience that you want in Congo. Generally, D.R. Congo is also warm and sunny all year round, but the different regions in this country may experience different types of climates. All you should know in case you are planning a safari to Congo is the difference between the dry and wet seasons. Nyiragongo volcanoes can possibly be visited throughout the year, all you need is to just keep in mind about the changes in weather like frequent rains during certain months of the year like from March to May and November, it tends to be a rainy season. Since Nyiragongo is in the middle of the equatorial rain forests. During the dry months are June to October and in December. During dry season, the rain forests are usually clear and this is a chance for you to enjoying taking the photos of the stunning land scape views of the greater Virunga mountains national park. Nyiragongo hike in Congo an annual activity, but it will be so much appreciated during the dry and cool months of January and February and also from June to September.
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