$1,599 to $1,694 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You'll be picked up from your hotel in Kigali and start your adventure with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn about Rwanda and its evolution to one of the fastest-growing economies on the African continent. You'll depart from Kigali for a scenic road trip to Volcanoes National Park in the Virunga Mountains. The journey takes about 4 hours, offering picturesque views of the Virunga massive mountains. You'll check into your lodge for a delicious dinner and rest for an exciting day of gorilla tracking the next day.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Optional Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Bwindi
Optional Golden Monkey Tracking and Transfer to Bwindi
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the visitor center to attend a briefing session conducted by park rangers about the guidelines to follow while tracking golden monkeys as well as gorillas depending on which option you choose. After briefing, you'll head into the jungle accompanied by experienced trackers to this serene tropical rainforest. Once the golden monkeys have been located, you will spend a magical hour observing them up close. You'll learn about their behavior, social structure, and conservation efforts to protect them. You'll have a late transfer to the border of Rwanda Uganda where you will continue to drive to Bwindi for your gorilla tracking adventure. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the edge of the forest. (Please note that accommodation on this day depends on where your gorilla permits have been purchased or where you are tracking gorillas from).
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Gorilla Tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla Tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After your early breakfast (7:00 am), you will have a short drive to the UWA briefing center where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 pax, you will be led by the armed ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour of viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. After gorilla tracking, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi for a night on the terraces of Lake Bunyonyi. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Optional Lake Activities and Transfer back to Kigali
Optional Lake Activities and Transfer back to Kigali
After a relaxed morning with optional lodge activities on the lake, you will depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Kigali for your international flight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
