5-Day Rwanda Mountain Gorilla & Beach Trip

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

Kigali

The arrival of your air transfer at the Kigali International Airport. Meet and greet assistance by Akagera Aviation.
They will assist with quick clearance at the immigration (visa).
You will take a PCR test to enable you to go trekking gorillas.
Once done, you will be handed over to and warmly welcomed by our representative outside customs and immigration hall. Transfer to your hotel in the city. Arrive and check in assistance. Tour briefing will take place at the lobby.
Dinner will follow an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

Five to Five Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Kigali - Volcanoes; City tour of Kigali

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
09h00: Proceed on a guided city tour that will include visits to the Kigali Genocide memorial, and the Rwanda History/Art museum. We will finish with the Choose Kigali arts gallery. Have lunch at the La terrasse Restaurant.
At 14h00, have a leisurely drive to Musanze & Volcanoes National Park region. Arrive in the evening at 17h00 and assisted with check-in over a welcome juice. Dinner will follow at 19h00. Overnight stay.

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:

Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Volcanoes; Gorilla trek

Early breakfast at the lodge, then proceed to the park headquarters in time for your Gorilla Trek briefing over coffee at 07h00. You will be transferred to the trailhead where you will join others and start your guided walk at 08h00.
There is no other wildlife experience quite like an encounter with mountain gorillas. That precious hour spent in their company – watching the group playing, sulking, teasing each other, eating, or dozing just like we do – is extraordinary. And the gorilla tracking safaris in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park are among the best in Africa.
After this exciting experience, descend from the mountains and rejoin your driver guide. Drive to the lodge for lunch.
This afternoon, you will visit the twin lakes of ruhondo and burera.
Optional; visit a cultural village.
Return to the lodge in the evening. Dinner will follow at 19h30 and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Kivu ; City tour & Kayaking

Have breakfast at the hotel and check out by 07h30.
Set off for Lake Kivu and Gisenyi. The drive will take about 1 hour.
Arrive at the Paradis Malahide hotel in time for kayaking which starts at 11h00.
If you are a beginner, no need to worry, you will have lessons. This tour is guided.
Once done, have lunch at the hotel and proceed to freshen up in your room.
If time permits, this afternoon, you will proceed on a city tour of Gisenyi and also visit the DRC/Rwanda border.
Recently, there was a volcanic eruption and you will get to see some dried-up lava.
We will finish by going to the shores and watching fishermen doing some fishing.
Later, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Kivu

Accommodation:

Paradise Malahide

• Mid-range hotel located at Lake Kivu

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake kivu - Kigali (3h00 drive) - Depart

Breakfast at the hotel and morning at leisure.
Check-out time is 12h00. Have lunch at the restaurant.
Set off for Kigali. Arrive at the Kigali International Airport by 17h30.
Bid farewell to your driver guide and proceed to check in for your outbound air transfer.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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