A park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched overnight volcano treks, taking tourists to see the spectacular eruption of Mount Nyamuragira.

Nyamuragira, also known as Nyamulagira, is Africa's most active volcano. It is located in the eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, famous for its population of critically endangered mountain gorillas. The latest volcano eruption has so far posed no threat to the gorillas.

The most recent eruption of Nyamuragira began November 6, and has since increased in intensity. The volcano is now spewing lava fountains some 650 feet into the air, in an uninhabited area, the park said in a statement. 

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On the volcano eruption treks, tourists are taken to a tented camp located in a "close but safe" area to the south of the erupting volcano, where they spend the night.

The trek includes transportation from the nearby city of Goma to the starting point at Rugari, plus a shared tent, a mat and a blanket. Visitors bring their own food, water, sleeping bag and rain gear.

The trekking site was chosen by Dario Tedesco, a volcanologist with the Goma Volcanological Observatory.

In a statement, Tedesco said the current eruption of Nyamuragira "is definitely the best and most spectacular eruption" he has ever seen at that volcano.

"The 200-300 meter [650-980 feet] lava fountains, the closeness and the arrangement of the camping site, and finally the incredible show given by the lights of the incandescent lava made everything special…more than special," Tedesco said.