$3,300 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Kigali – Akagera National Park and Boat Cruise Safari
Kigali – Akagera National Park and Boat Cruise Safari
You will leave Kigali and start your journey to the Akagera National Park. You will on arrival go for a boat trip on Lake Ihema. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge and check-in. While on the lodge, you will feel the sounds of the jungle since the lodge is in the middle of the bush and overlooks Lake Ihema. Your overnight stay will be at Akagera Game Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Akagera National Park (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
Wildlife in Akagera NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game Drive Safari in Akagera National Park - Volcanoes National Park
Game Drive Safari in Akagera National Park - Volcanoes National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will go for the whole day game drive experience, getting up close to wildlife in Akagera National Park. You will exit the park at Nothern Nyungwe gate and proceed to Volcanoes National Park through Byumba. During the game drive to the north of the park, you will go through different topography but the most interesting part of it is the Crocodile Swimming Pool and the Kilala Valley with a large concentration of wildlife as you get nearly to the Nyugwe exit gate. Your overnight stay will be at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Optional Rwanda Gorilla Trekking, Volcanoes National Park
Optional Rwanda Gorilla Trekking, Volcanoes National Park
Today to participate in the Rwanda gorilla trekking a gorilla trekking ticket is required. Alternatively, you can participate in the coffee tour experience.
An early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi Park Headquarters for a trekking briefing. Then, you'll hike up into the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24-hour guard, so their location is known. You will have an hour with them with time to sit and observe them at very close quarters. After the day's experience, you will return to the hotel. You will have an overnight stay at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Mount Bisoke Trekking, Hiking and Climbing Volcanoes National Park
Mount Bisoke Trekking, Hiking and Climbing Volcanoes National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park headquarters at Kinigi ahead of the Bisoke Volcano Trekking. Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is an active Volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift in the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo but the summit/Crater lake is located in Rwanda. After the volcano hike, you will return to the hotel. Your overnight stay will be at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Bisoke (Virunga Mountains, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda - Uganda
Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda - Uganda
After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi to go for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful, endangered, and more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains. Tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude, marking your last views of the park's environs. This will be followed by a transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Travellers Rest Hotel
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Uganda Gorilla Trekking, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda Gorilla Trekking, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer to the ranger station for Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will have an hour with them. You'll have time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters. After the experience, you will return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Muhavura (Virunga Mountains, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Travellers Rest Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda - Kigali, Rwanda
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda - Kigali, Rwanda
A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer back to Kigali leaving the magnificent forest to the gorillas marking the end of the 7-day Rwanda Uganda gorilla trekking and wildlife safari. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda, if time allows, you will visit the genocide museum. Afterward, your driver-guide will be advised on the drop-off point at your hotel or at the airport targeting your outbound departure time.
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- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
