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  • Trip Includes
  • Trip Excludes

Focus on; Kigali and Volcanoes National Park

Day One: Arrive Kigali

Day 02: PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS / GORILLAS

Day 03: VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - MORE GORILLAS

Day 04: KIGALI AND THE GENOCIDE MEMORIAL SITES

Day 05: SHOPPING AND DEPARTURE

End of Safari

Focus on; Kigali and Volcanoes National Park

Itineraries

Day One

Arrive Kigali.

Upon arrival at Kigali Airport, you will be met and greeted by our Company representative who will transfer you to your hotel in Ruhengeri, the main base town for Gorilla tracking, about 90 minutes drive from Kigali. The road is fairly good and offers some spectacular mountain scenery of Rwanda's hilly countryside.
Dinner & Overnight : GORILLA NEST LODGE

Day Two

PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS (Gorilla Tracking)

After an early breakfast at the lodge, report at 0730hrs to the Parc National des Volcans Headquarters in Kinigi office for registration and formalities. (your driver-guide will take care of this). Then drive on the edge of Parc National des Volcans. Briefing by the park's guides on how to behave once in presence of the Gorillas. Thereafter enter the park for Gorilla tracking. Your trek will vary in length and will commence at about 2000 meters of altitude in the upper slopes of the Volcanoes. Soon you enter the forest. After locating your assigned group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps down the volcanoes. Lunch at Gorilla Nest Lodge. Thereafter, if time permits, visit the little known but compellingly beautiful twin lakes of BULERA & RUHONDO.
Dinner & Overnight: GORILLA NEST LODGE

Day Three

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (MORE GORILLAS)

Re-enter the PNV for a second Gorilla trekking visiting a different family. In Rwanda there are four habituated gorilla groups that can be viewed by tourists. Each group can be visited by a maximum of 8 people per day and the visit lasts  one hour. Lunch at the lodge. If time permits after lunch, visit the markets, villages and the local communities.

Dinner & Overnight : GORILLAS NEST LODGE

Day Four

KIGALI AND THE GENOCIDE MEMORIAL SITES

After breakfast, drive back to Kigali. City tour of Kigali and shopping. Lunch at Novotel Umubano. In the afternoon, drive South of Kigali to Nyamata  (1 hour - 45 Kms) to visit a genocide memorial site. Later proceed back to Kigali.
Dinner & Overnight : NOVOTEL UMUBANO

Day Five

SHOPPING AND DEPARTURE

On this day you can relax before your flight connections or go for last minute shopping before being driven to the airport for your outbound flight.

End off Safari

  • Airport transfers
  • 4 nights accommodation and meals as per itinerary (Bed & breakfast in Kigali and full-board on safari)
  • Transport in a private 4x4WD
  • English speaking driver-guide
  • 2 gorilla permits as in itinerary
  • Drinks (soft and alcoholic)
  • Laundry
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Any expenses of personal nature i.e. phone bills, antiquity purchases, etc
  • Personal insurance