Tour overview
The tour starts and ends in Kigali city and also includes a gorilla permit of worth $1500 per person in the final costing. The safari also include gorilla trekking in volcanoes National park, you get enjoy a city tour in Kigali and be able to visit the genocide memorial site and the national museum. You will also have a visit to the Dian Fossey Tomb and the chimps in Nyungwe National park
Tour highlights
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali Rwanda
Day 2: Gorilla trekking safari
Day 3: A visit to Dian Fossey Tomb in Volcanoes
Day 4 : Transfer to Nyungwe National park
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali City
Day 7: Visit the Genocide Memorial site & Departure
Tour highlights
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali Rwanda
On your arrival at the airport in Kigali, the guide will also receive you and then transfer you to Volcanoes National park, this national park is also dotted with lots of mountain gorillas that have attracted many gorilla tourists to Uganda, on arrival at the park, and you will also check in at the lodge and rest for the evening.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Mountain Gorilla view lodge
Moderate: La palme Lodge
Budget: Kinigi Guest House
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 2: Gorilla trekking safari
Have breakfast and then take a short drive to the park headquarters and meet with the beautiful local guides and the trackers who will give you a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking tours. We shall then hike into the forest to where the gorillas were seen the night before and track from that point. The trek can take from 1 to 6 hours and the climb to the altitudes not in excess of 7,500 feet. We shall also hike into the forest to be these gorillas were seen the night before and track from that. The terrain is o rough and at times so muddy. Even though the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of this forest and the surrounding scenery that makes the trekking worthwhile. Once these are located, all the fatigue will be forgotten, as the adventure is also described as being the most deep natural history adventure in the world. The picnic lunches are also provided an its vital to take lots of water. The cameras and fast speed films are also recommended. It can also rain in a few minutes’ notice, hence water poof clothing is also good including the water proof bags for cameras and film.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Mountain Gorilla view lodge
Moderate: La palme Lodge
Budget: Kinigi Guest House
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 3: A visit to Dian Fossey Tomb in Volcanoes
Early in the morning, you will enjoy a hike and then start your hike to Dian fossey grave yard and the research centre. This is where the famous primatologist spent most of her time of habituation, conserving and studying the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Mountain Gorilla view lodge
Moderate: La palme Lodge
Budget: Kinigi Guest House
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 4 : Transfer to Nyungwe National park
Have breakfast and then transfer to Nyungwe forest which has got many habitants including the montane forest, swamp, bamboo, bogs, grassland, and it’s also mountainous. It also provides some of the great trekking of the golden Monkeys.
Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe forest Lodge/ Nyungwe Hill top Lodge/ Gisakura Guest House
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park
Have breakfast and then continue for chimp trekking in Rwanda, this forest is in search for the colonies of the habituated golden monkeys. The other species found here include; the Angolan colobus , the grey cheeked magabeys, owl faced monkeys, blue monkeys, and the L’Hoest monkeys.
Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe forest Lodge/ Nyungwe Hill top Lodge/ Gisakura Guest House
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali City
So early in the morning, you will set off and then transfer to Kigali in the afternoon or in the evening. Enjoy lunch and then be transferred to your hotel.
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Des Mille collines.
Day 7: Visit the Genocide Memorial site & Departure
You will visit the genocide memorial site were you will find the remains of both the hutus and tutsis that were killed during the 1994 genocide are preserved. After enjoying the city tour and Lunch, transfer to the airport for your next flight.
END OF SAFARI
Tour inclusions
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimpanzee trekking
- full board accommodation,
- Full time English speaking professional driver/guide,
- All tour activities as detailed in the itinerary,
- Bottled water while on safari,
- Transport
Tour Exclusions
- Kigali hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights,
- Visas,
- Items of a personal nature,
- Optional activities in the itinerary
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