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Arrival
Day 1
Welcome to Kgali
Welcome to Kgali
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will go through custom and immigration, and you will be met by our hotel representative who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills that Rwanda is known for, an later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Des Mille Collines
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day Itinerary
Early morning enjoy your buffer breakfast and checkout of the hotel and drive heading to the western province, on your way visit the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Southern Province, this will give you a great history of traditional ways of living among Rwandans and their past way of leadership of Kingship with an en route lunch. You will reach in the afternoon at Nyungwe national park and spend the afternoon at your leisure, as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Emeraude Kivu Resort
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk at Nyungwe National Park
Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk at Nyungwe National Park
Day Itinerary
Today, after your early morning cup of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe, well known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzee trekking experience. You will be entitled to one hour on finding the chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before heading for a canopy walk. This 70 meters suspended metallic bridge will give you a great overview of Nyungwe forest and on a lucky day spot one or two more primates in the forest as you take a walk on this bridge and later return in the afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Emeraude Kivu Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park via Lake Kivu
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park via Lake Kivu
Day Itinerary
After having an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibuye, a lake showers town near Lake Kivu. Catch up with a boat trip on Lake Kivu to explore this amazing lake. You will be able to visit Napoleon Island, take a hike over the Island, which rewards you with a beautiful view of the lake. Lots of birds can be sighted here. Later return, have lunch and drive to Musanze near Volcanoes National Park to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Golden monkey trek and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Golden monkey trek and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day Itinerary
This morning, head for a Golden monkeys trekking experience that takes place in Volcanoes national park at 7:00 am. The golden monkey trekking, takes the same procedure as the gorilla trekking, however less, strenuous compared to gorilla trekking. These rare species are also listed as endangered – and Volcanoes national park currently has two habituated golden monkeys’ troops that are available for visiting by tourists in the park, both of which make about 50 members.
Golden monkeys in Rwanda live in the bamboo vegetation towards the base of the volcanoes and habituation has helped them to overcome their initial shyness to accept their daily visit by researchers and tourists.
Trekking golden monkeys and gorillas is a similar experience – in a small group of no more than eight people, and you can spend one hour with the monkeys once you find them.
Afterwards, we will enjoy lunch, before driving to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is roughly a 2 hour’s drive.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Gorilla trekking Experience at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla trekking Experience at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day Itinerary
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the briefing from the Uganda’s officials and thereafter drive to the trekking starting point, have a short briefing before entering into the jungle to search for the shy mountain gorilla, for your gorilla trekking experience. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour gazing into their big round eyes. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole day depending on the movement of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience in Uganda, you will have an informative memorable experience in life. Have a relaxed afternoon at your lodge, going through the beautiful photos of the great gorilla encounter, as you wait for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer back to Kigali
Transfer back to Kigali
Day Itinerary
Today after your early morning breakfast, you will meet your guide and you hit the road back to Kigali. Afterwards, we will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, before heading for Kigali city tour.
Take a Kigali City Tour which includes visits to old Kigali and craft markets, the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi to learn about Rwanda’s history, the Genocide against the Tutsi as well as other mass atrocities around the world. Exploring further, it is inspiring to see how far the country has come in 28 years. The recovery has been referred to as a true testament to humankind’s resilience. We stop at a craft center where you can haggle for unique Rwandan crafts and curios, and if time permits, we visit the Kandt House Natural History Museum, which covers both natural ecosystems in Rwanda and the intertwined Rwandan and German colonial history. We may also have time to tour Old Kigali where the colonial buildings now form the heart of Rwanda’s small businesses.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Des Mille Collines
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Departure
Departure
Day Itinerary
Today, our 8 days – 7 nights, Rwanda Uganda primate safari comes to an end.
Upon having your morning breakfast, depending on your flight time, your driver guide will be ready to transfer you to the airport, to catch up with your flight back home. End of service!
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
