2-Day Gorilla Tracking

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

City Tour and Transfer to Musanze

You'll start the historical-minded exploration of Kigali city. You'll visit landmarks from colonial, post-independence, genocide, and post-genocide times i.e. Kigali Solaire, Stade regionale, Kigali Genocide memorial site where over 259,000 genocide victims were put to rest in mass graves; Dr. Richard Kandt Museum who was the first Germany explorer to settle in Kigali; Belgian camp where they killed the 10 Belgian UN soldiers who were protecting the moderate prime minister before the start of the genocide, etc. You'll transfer to Bugesera in the afternoon to visit the reconciliation village where the survivors of genocide live together in harmony with the perpetrators who killed their own families. Later, you'll visit Nyamata and Ntarama genocide churches where thousands of innocent people were butchered in the house of God.

Main Destination:

Musanze (City)

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

• Mid-range lodge located in Ruhengeri (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Gorillas Tracking in Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, you will transfer to the park. After completing park formalities, you will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime experience of tracking mountain gorillas. Once you spot them, you are allowed to spend an hour watching your closest long-lost cousin. This is perhaps one of the most breathtaking wildlife experiences on earth. You get so close to these awesome giant primates. You stare at each other blankly not knowing who to break the long silence first. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. You will go back to the base in time for lunch! Some gorilla families however are more elusive and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy. Later, you will transfer to Kigali.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.