5-Day Rwanda Gorillas & Lake Kivu Tour

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

Travel to Ruhengeri

You will be met by East African Jungle Safaris' representative at you' Hotel in Kigali – meet and greet, discuss about the safari then Driving and Overnight at Virunga hotel.
Driving distance: 2 hrs.
Activities: Transfer to Volcano
Overnight: Virunga Hotel
Meal Plan: Full Board.

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:

Hotel Muhabura

• Budget hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park

Transfer to volcanoes national park after breakfast. The morning you must be at the office of RDB at 7:00 for a briefing about the trekking of gorillas done by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides. After you will have lunch at the Hotel.
We encourage for your own enjoyment to make sure that you are perfectly fit and healthy. It is important to bring good hiking boots, long trousers, gloves for protection against stinging nettles, some snacks & as well as sufficient water as the rain forest gets hot and humid during the day. You will spend one hour with the gorillas, but it is an hour you will never forget. Return to your hotel for lunch and later dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Hotel Muhabura

• Budget hotel located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey tracking and Visit the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Bulera-Gisenyi

Wake up morning have breakfast after, head for Golden Monkey trekking in Volcano National Park. During this trek you will also have the opportunity to view the park’s volcanos. You will return for lunch at the hotel and then proceed to Gisenyi to visit the Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo, here we have multiple options of activities on these twin lakes, canoeing and many more, afterwards we proceed to Gisenyi Dinner and overnight at Palm Beach Resort.

Main Destination:

Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

The Palm Beach Resort

• Mid-range resort located in Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Kivu

Wake up early in the morning after breakfast, you will have a morning boat ride on the lake. You will have a chance to see bird species, Lake Kivu is not only a lake where you can relax and chill out, but you can swim in the Lake. There are no hippos, crocodiles and no Bilharzia found in Lake Kivu making it the perfect natural swim hole. The temperature at the Lake is just right and the water is not too cold. Dinner and overnight at the Palm Beach Resort.

Main Destination:

Lake Kivu

Accommodation:

The Palm Beach Resort

• Mid-range resort located in Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Gisenyi – Kigali

Pick up at your hotel driver to Kigali, have Kigali city trip including the visit of the Genocide Memorial Centre at Gizozi, contacts with local people for the discovery of artisanal products (Collar, Bracelet, etc…), then transfer towards Kigali airport.
Driving distance: 3 hrs.
Activities: Airport Transfer
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Main Destination:

Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

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.