Empirical Tour and Travel

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Kigali pick up and Kigali Genocide memorial and Banana Beer experience

Kigali pick up and Kigali Genocide memorial and Banana Beer experience

After your breakfast, our tour guide will meets and greets you at your hotel in Kigali. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respects to victims of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi before leaving the lively capital. You will drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park—well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas.

Later after check-in, we will go on evening for a Banana beer experience. This will allow you to immerse in the the Rwandan culture while learning how to process Banana beer, a famous Rwanda beer, from banana plant to a glass of beer.
After this, you will return back to your hotel.

Main Destination:
Ruhengeri (City, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
Isange Paradise Resort
  • Budget hotelin Ruhengeri (City, Rwanda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Golden monkey trek and transfer to Uganda

Golden monkey trek and transfer to Uganda

After your breakfast, we will have 15min car drive to Kinigi Park headquarters for a golden monkey tracking briefing. Then, you will hike up into the rainforest to a group of golden monkeys. Once you find the Monkeys, you’re allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the day experience, you will transfer to Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Your overnight stay will be at Travellers Rest Hotel.

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

Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotelin Kisoro (Town, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

After your breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for Uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters & After the experience transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Overnight at Bunyonyi Overland Resort or similar.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Bunyonyi Overland Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Kigali

Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Kigali

A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer back to Kigali. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda your driver guide will be advised on the drop-off point and or at your hotel or at the airport targeting your outbound departure time.

Main Destination:
Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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Disclaimer

  • This tour is offered by Empirical Tour and Travel, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.