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Drive 458.8 km
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1. Drive from Chato to Gomacar 458.8 km
9h 43m
$57–83
Taxi to Mwanza Airport, fly to Kigali, drive
1. Take the taxi from Chato to Mwanza Airport (MWZ)taxi
2. Fly from Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Kigali (KGL)plane MWZ - KGL
3. Drive from Kigali (KGL) to Gomacar
7h 51m
$438–677
Drive to Bujumbura, fly to Goma International Airport
1. Drive from Chato to Bujumbura (BJM)car
2. Fly from Bujumbura (BJM) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane BJM - GOM
9h 6m
$316–1,281

Mwanza Airport (MWZ) to Kigali (KGL) flights

7Weekly Planes

1h 10mAverage Duration

$146Cheapest Price

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Distance: 458.8 km
Duration: 9h 43m

What companies run services between Chato, Tanzania and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo?

You can drive from Chato to Goma in around 9h 43m.

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Goma(opens in a new window), Congo - Kinshasa(opens in a new window)

Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift system. Goma lies only 13 - south of the active Nyiragongo Volcano. The recent history of Goma has been dominated by the volcano and the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which in turn fueled the First and Second Congo Wars. The aftermath of these events was still having effects on the city and its surroundings in 2010. The city was captured by rebels of the March 23 Movement during the M23 rebellion in late 2012, but it has since been retaken by government forces.

Things to do in Goma

Mount Nyiragongo(Opens in a new window)

Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3470 m in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20 km north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about two kilometres wide and usually contains a lava lake. The crater presently has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls – one at about 3175 m and a lower one at about 2975 m. Nyiragongo's lava lake has at times been the most voluminous known lava lake in recent history. The depth of the lava lake varies considerably. A maximum elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about 3250 m prior to the January 1977 eruption – a lake depth of about 600 m. A recent very low elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about 2700 m. Nyiragongo and nearby Nyamuragira are together responsible for 40% of Africa's historical volcanic eruptions.

Places to stay in Goma

Cap Kivu Hôtel(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

Lake Kivu Serena Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Hakuna Matata Lodge(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

Musanto Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.8Good

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