$4,675 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial and Transfer to Ruhengeri (Volcanoes National Park)
Visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial and Transfer to Ruhengeri (Volcanoes National Park)
Upon taking a warm breakfast at your place of stay in Kigali city, embark on the journey to the Gisozi genocide memorial site to visit and pay tribute to the counts of Rwandese who lost their dear lives during the unforgettable era of genocide that befell Rwanda in the year 1994. The empty skulls that are paraded in the building with the respective details may bring tears to the eyes as well as fresh memories of what exactly transpired during that fateful era. After this encounter, you will enjoy a luxurious lunch in Kigali and then embark on a journey to Volcanoes National Park which is 116km approximately 3 hours drive.
This journey allows you to have the opportunity to have the romantic gentle hills of the countryside marked with rolling rural farmlands presenting an ideal round for scenic photographs.
You will get to Ruhengeri in the evening for entertainment and relaxation, dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ruhengeri (City)
- Accommodation:
- Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Do Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu in Gisenyi
Do Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu in Gisenyi
After a thrilling breakfast from your respective lodge in a chilly morning, you will assemble at the Volcanoes Park Headquarters in Kinigi at 8 am for a pre-tour briefing and consequently embark on a journey to search for the mountain gorillas. The park rangers will give you the gorilla trekking rules and regulations while listening to the soothing melodramatic cultural songs by the gorgeous Intore dancers exposing the authentic tradition and the rich history of the Rwandese people.
Embark on the eagerly awaited gorilla tracking experience, penetrating amidst the forested jungles of the Volcanoes in search of the gorilla group assigned with the eight teammates combined with you to track a given group.
Retreat from this trip and travel to Gisenyi (Lake Kivu) covering a distance of 110km about 2 hours arriving in the evening for relaxation on the shores of this gorgeous lake which is the biggest in Rwanda. Retire for dinner and a night over.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Travel to Nyungwe Forest National Park along the Nile Congo divide
Travel to Nyungwe Forest National Park along the Nile Congo divide
After a sumptuous breakfast within a cool fresh environment offered by the morning breeze from the lake, embark on the journey to Nyungwe Forest National Park of about 294km, 7 – 8 hours’ drive which is situated in the southwestern part of Rwanda.
This lengthy trip takes you along the Nile Congo divide trail offering opportunities for enjoying the magical scenes of the area's geography. You will make a stopover at a kibuye resort town for a lunch break before you may proceed to Nyungwe through Cyangugu town. The drive offers you an impressive panorama of Lake Kivu viewing from the top at an angle of 45 degrees enroute. Arrive in the evening for rest, dinner, and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Do Chimpanzee trekking in the morning and a Nyungwe canopy walk in the afternoon
Do Chimpanzee trekking in the morning and a Nyungwe canopy walk in the afternoon
After breakfast, embark on the chimpanzee trekking trip in the ancient forests in this biologically diverse national park, Nyungwe which is located in the southwestern part of Rwanda.
The trek commences at 8 am beginning with a briefing at the park headquarters before proceeding to the forest in search of the closest cousins to human beings, the Chimpanzees. Trailing beneath this thick forest and eventually having direct contact with these shy creatures, the chimpanzees for one (1) hour, making the chimp trek a memorable activity.
In the afternoon, you assemble at Uwinka Visitor Center to embark on the famous Nyungwe Canopy walk which is the first of its kind in East Africa and the third in the whole of Africa. The canopy walkway is raised to over 40m above the ground and it is 90m long hanging over a steep deep valley blanketed by a thick forest offers quite impressive scenic views of the landscapes and the flora and faunal species that are found in this area.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Transfer back to Kigali and Visit the National Institute of Rwanda Museums in Butare
Transfer back to Kigali and Visit the National Institute of Rwanda Museums in Butare
After breakfast, embark on around a 6-hour journey covering 268km to Kigali city. The trip takes you through the magnificent countryside scenery in the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda. You will have a stopover at the National Institute of Rwandan Museums in Butare to tour the popular Butare Museum which doubles as the National Museum of Rwanda, this houses a wide range of ethnographic and archeological artifacts that make it holds a notable position in the East African region. The rich history and heritage well stored in the museum will make your en-route stop remarkable. You will have lunch in Butare and then embark on the journey to Kigali to mark the end of your safari.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
