The 1 day Rwanda gorilla trek takes you to the Volcanoes National Park a home to the remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the mist, which have stayed due to the effort of Dian Fossey once the great primatologist that was killed by the local hunters in Rwanda. Activities encountered include Rwanda gorilla trekking, Rwanda gorilla safaris, and Rwanda tours!
Early morning breakfast, and meet with our guide at around 4.am and journey to Musanze and around 8.am you will be at the volcanoes headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well. Thereafter enter the forest to track GORILLAS. When you meet with the gorillas you can take photos and/or videos. This will normally take you until midday, then return to base for your gorilla trekking certificate and lunch. Then drive back to Kigali to your lodge. End of services
The package includes:
- Ground transportation
- Gorilla permits
- English speaking guide
- En-route luncheon
- Mineral water on board
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone calls, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.
The 2 days Rwanda gorilla safari takes you to the Volcanoes National Park, the habitat of endangered mountain gorillas. This is a unique experience to enjoy which includes the Rwanda gorilla tours, Rwanda gorilla safaris, Rwanda gorilla adventure, and Rwanda gorilla trekking! From this park you have the golden monkey tracking and the visit to the Dian Fossey center where the late Dian Fossey was buried after being killed by the local hunters for the mountain gorillas in the mist!
Day1: Kigali-Volcanoes National Park
In the morning – Enjoy breakfast before driving to Musanze and on your way have the en-route visit to some of the genocide memorial centre and then have lunch at one of Musanze’s best restaurants.
In the Afternoon – visit to the twin Lakes (Burera and Ruhondo) and afterwards return to lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight, meal plan: H/B
Day2: Rwanda gorilla Trekking-Kigali
Enjoying breakfast, followed by transfer to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well, after enter the forest to track GORILLAS. When you meet with the gorillas you can take photos and/or videos. This will normally take you until midday, then return to base for your gorilla trekking certificate and lunch. From there – we drive back to Kigali to your lodge. End of services.
The package includes:
- Ground transportation
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- Gorilla permits
- English speaking guide
- En-route luncheon
- Mineral water on board
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone calls, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport – Musanze
After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the Airport by our representative and your safari driver guide, have your Safari briefing and then drive to Musanze in the northwest part of Rwanda, the main base town for Gorilla tracking
Overnight: Jack Hanna Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Jack Hanna is a 5-star standards and ranks as the finest accommodation available in the region. It’s located on the foothills of the Virunga Volcano range and this beautiful lodge provides breathtaking views of Rwandan hills and the slopes of the Volcanoes National Park. It has a Luxuriate and enjoyable authentic African cuisine and expertly prepared international dishes in a cozy and traditionally African atmosphere. All meals prepared by a professional private chef
Day 2: Volcanoes National Park – Mountain Gorillas trek
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, report to the park headquarters, for gorilla trekking formalities and briefing by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides on the gorillas’ etiquette. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to.After locating your assigned Gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano slopes. Have lunch at the lodge. Afternoon, enjoy the scenic transfer back to Kigali.
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Half Board
Kigali Serena Hotel is a 5-star Luxury and convenient hotel built around a polished granite atrium, which showcases the very best of Rwandese cultural art.
Day 3: Kigali City Tour – Departure
After a leisurely breakfast, enjoy Kigali city tour including Gisozi genocide memorial site, have lunch and then proceed to the Airport for your outbound flight
Walk a unique experience!!!
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport – Musanze
After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the Airport by our representative/ your safari driver guide, have your Safari briefing and then drive to Musanze in the northwest part of Rwanda, the main base town for Gorilla tracking
Overnight: Kinigi Guesthouse
Meal Plan: Full Board
Kinigi guesthouse is situated on the foothills of the Virungas of Rwanda at the bottom of Sabyinyo volcanic mountain. It is a comfortable base to the panoramic commanding beauty of the volcanic mountain ranges of Virunga and the natural habitat of the rare mountain gorillas. The proximity and ideal location of Kinigi Guest House make the early morning gorilla trekking departures from the office much more convenient.
Day 2: Volcanoes National Park – Mountain Gorillas trek
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, drive to the park headquarters, for gorilla trekking formalities and briefing by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides on the gorillas’ etiquette. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to. After locating your assigned Gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano slopes. Have lunch at the lodge. Afternoon spent at leisure with an optional visit to the little known but compellingly beautiful twin lakes of BULERA and RUHONDO.
Overnight: Kinigi Guesthouse
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Golden Monkeys trek – Departure
After an early breakfast, again drive to the park headquarters where you will have briefings and formalities for the Golden monkeys trekking. The Golden monkeys are rare, beautiful and distinctive bamboo-associated primates of the blue monkey family and Endemic to the Albertine Rift Valley. These adorable apes will keep you marveling in wonder of how they carry out their daily activities, and the way they are closely related to the human beings, they are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. After Golden monkeys trek, have lunch and then enjoy the scenic transfer back to Kigali – with onward transfer to the airport for your evening outbound flight.
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The 4 days Double Rwanda gorilla safari takes you to the volcanoes national park which habits the mountain endangered gorillas and the experience to enjoy include the Rwanda gorilla tours, Rwanda gorilla safaris, Rwanda gorilla adventure, and Rwanda gorilla trekking! From this park you have the golden monkey tracking and the visit to the Dian Fossey center where Dian Fossey was buried after being killed by the local hunters for the mountain gorillas in the mist!
Day1: Kigali-Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast and after transfer to the Ruhengeri region and on your way have the en-route visit to the some of the genocide memorial centre and then have lunch at your lodge Mountain Gorilla View lodge/Laplame Hotel/Kinigi guest house. Then evening visit to the twin Lakes (Burera and Ruhondo) and after return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: H/B
Day2: Rwanda gorilla Trekking-Dian Fossey center
Have breakfast, after transfer to the volcanoes headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well, after enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the mountain gorillas and when you meet with the gorillas take the photos, videos and then have your lunch, after return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificate. Then in the evening visit the Dian Fossey center and from here experience the conservation effort she did to save these endangered mountain gorillas in the mist and it was due to these gorillas that she lost her life and she was buried in this forest! Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: F/B
Day3: Second gorilla trekking experience but to another different gorilla family and then in the evening take the cultural experience to the ibychwa community. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: F/B
Day4: Golden monkey tracking-Kigali
Have breakfast, after go for the early golden monkey tracking and this is done at closer view of the other primates in the park like the red tailed monkeys, Vervet monkeys among other. Have lunch and then drive back to Kigali to your lodge or airport for your return flight back home. End of services
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
2 Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey
Golden monkey tracking
English speaking guide
En-route luncheon
Mineral water on board
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone calls, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.
Day 1: Arrival
After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the Airport by our representative/Safari driver guide, transfer to the hotel where you will have your Safari briefings.
Overnight: HôtelDes Mille Collines
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
The Mille Collines also known as “Hotel Rwanda” is a great comfortable four star hotel with a fine setting and personalized services situated in a large exotic garden in downtown Kigali. It offers completely refurbished air conditioning rooms equipped with, flat screen TV, electronic safe, mini bars and high speed wireless internet.
Day 2: Kigali – Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, take up Kigali City tour including Kigali Genocide Museum (a grim reminder of senseless massacre of innocent lives in 1994). Thereafter, drive to Nyungwe. On the way, visit the Nyanza Royal Palace, National Museum, have lunch at Butare before proceeding to Nyungwe N/Park.
Overnight: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Nyungwe Forest Lodge is designed to fit harmoniously within its beautiful natural surroundings and offers exceptional 5-star comfort and ensures an experience rich in local culture, fluently fused with quality service and African courtesy. The lodge is situated in the Gisakura working tea plantation, on the edge of the Nyungwe National Park, East Africa’s largest protected high altitude rainforest and the largest tract of mountain rain forest on the African continent.
Day 3: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Chimps trek and Bird watching
After an early breakfast, report to the park headquarters for trekking formalities then depart for a hike into Nyungwe Forest in search of chimps. There is a lot more in Nyungwe than just chimps. Colobus Monkeys, Mangabeys, various other primate species and lots of forest dwelling birds will be encountered on the way. For those interested in botany, the flora in Nyungwe comes as an added bonus, after trek drive back to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon, visit the nearby Tea plantations.
Overnight: Nyungwe Forest Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Departure
After breakfast, enjoy the scenic drive back to Kigali proceeding to the Airport for your departure flight.
Walk a unique experience!!!
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport – Musanze
After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the Airport by our representative/ your safari driver guide, have your Safari briefing and then drive to Musanze in the northwest part of Rwanda, the main base town for Gorilla tracking
Overnight: Mountain Gorillas View Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Is a 4-Star Lodge and stands amidst real wilderness with panoramic views of Rwanda’s volcano mountains and located just 1km away from the Volcano National Park, making it the desired location for Gorilla Trekking enthusiastic guests. It is surrounded by an exciting and rich biodiversity of shrubs, trees and various birds’ species among them is the Grey Crowned Cranes or Balearica regulorum
Day 2: Volcanoes National Park – Golden Monkeys trek
After an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters where you will have briefings and formalities for the Golden monkeys trekking. The Golden monkeys are rare, beautiful and distinctive bamboo-associated primates of the blue monkey family and Endemic to the Albertine Rift Valley. These adorable apes will keep you marveling in wonder of how they carry out there daily activities, and the way they are closely related to the human beings, they are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. After Golden monkeys trek, drive back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch proceed to “Iby’ Iwacu” Cultural Village
Overnight: Mountain Gorillas View Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Volcanoes National – Mountain Gorillas trek
After an early breakfast, again report to the park headquarters now for gorilla trekking formalities and briefing by the Volcanoes National Park’s guides on the gorillas’ etiquette. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to.After locating your assigned Gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano slopes. Have lunch at the lodge and then enjoy the scenic transfer back to Kigali.
Overnight: Lemigo Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Lemigo is a unique business lifestyle hotel that caters comprehensively to the needs of the discerning business traveler in an environment of luxurious resort living. Set in a tranquil location in a serene environment within Kigali and is distinguished by design innovations and the latest lifestyle trends combined with tailored work experiences.
Day 4: Kigali City Tour – Departure
After breakfast, take up Kigali city tour including a visit to Gisozi Genocide Museum, reflecting on the 1994 Rwandan genocide and thereafter, proceeding to the airport for your departure flight.
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The 5 days Rwanda gorilla & Lake Kivu takes you to the volcanoes national park which habits the mountain endangered gorillas and the experience to enjoy include the Rwanda gorilla tours, Rwanda gorilla safaris, Rwanda gorilla adventure, and Rwanda gorilla trekking! Have golden monkey tracking and the visit to the Dian Fossey center where Dian Fossey was buried after being killed by the local hunters for the mountain gorillas in the mist! Holiday vacation at the Lake Kivu for boat cruising visiting the local fishing villages!
Day1: Kigali-Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast and after transfer to the Ruhengeri region and on your way have the en-route visit to the some of the genocide memorial centre and then have lunch at your lodge Mountain Gorilla View lodge/Laplame Hotel/Kinigi guest house. Then evening visit to the twin Lakes (Burera and Ruhondo) and after return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: H/B
Day2: Rwanda gorilla Trekking-Dian Fossey center
Have breakfast, after transfer to the volcanoes headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well, after enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the mountain gorillas and when you meet with the gorillas take the photos, videos and then have your lunch, after return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificate. Then in the evening visit the Dian Fossey center and from here experience the conservation effort she did to save these endangered mountain gorillas in the mist and it was due to these gorillas that she lost her life and she was buried in this forest! Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: F/B
Day3: Second gorilla trekking experience but to another different gorilla family and then in the evening take the cultural experience to the ibychwa community. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: F/B
Day4: Golden monkey tracking-Lake Kivu
Have breakfast, after go for the early golden monkey tracking and this is done at closer view of the other primates in the park like the red tailed monkeys, Vervet monkeys among other. Have lunch and then drive to Lake Kivu and upon your arrival relax at the shoes of the Lake sun bathing and swimming. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/Manor Hotel, meal plan: F/B
Day5 Lake Kivu-Kigali
Have breakfast, and after take the boat cruise along the Lake Kivu visiting the local fishing villages. Return to lodge for lunch, after transfer to the Kigali airport for your night return flight back home. Meal plan: H/B, End of services
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
2 Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey
Golden monkey tracking
Boat cruise along the Lake Kivu
English speaking guide
En-route luncheon
Mineral water on board
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone calls, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.
The 7 days Rwanda Uganda Safari takes you to the Akagera national park where you can spot the wildlife species and the take the sightseeing while on your cruise along the lake Ihema and then visit the volcanoes national park where you have the Rwanda gorilla trekking, Rwanda gorilla safaris, Rwanda gorilla tours, Rwanda gorilla adventure! Then drive to Uganda via Kisoro and visit to Lake Mutanda and then drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will experience the wildlife, boat cruise and other sightseeing!
Day1: Kigali-Akagera National Park
After your breakfast meet our guide/driver and then transfer to Akagera national park which habits the Rwandan wildlife species like the elephants, buffaloes, Zebras among others and this can be done upon your arrival in the park and then you will have your dinner and overnight at Akagera Game lodge/Ruzizi Safari Camp. Meal plan: H/B
Day2: Game drive & Boat ride
Have breakfast and after go the early morning game drive searching for some of the big 5 of Africa which include the lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards and other wildlife species like the warthogs, antelopes, water and bush bucks, Kob, topi. This experience takes 3-4 hours and after return to lodge for lunch, and then in the afternoon drive to the starting point of the boat ride along the lake Ihema and on this cruise expect to spot wildlife and birds and they provide stunning photographs. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, mea plan: F/B
Day3: Akagera national park-Volcanoes National park
Have breakfast and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to volcanoes national park via Kigali with lunch en-route and then dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Virunga Safari Lodge/Laplame Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Rwanda gorilla Trekking-Dian Fossey center
Have breakfast, after transfer to the volcanoes headquarters for briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas and the volcanoes as well, after enter into the tropical rain forest searching for the mountain gorillas and when you meet with the gorillas take the photos, videos and then have your lunch, after return to the park offices for your gorilla trekking certificate. Then in the evening visit the Dian Fossey center and from here experience the conservation effort she did to save these endangered mountain gorillas in the mist and it was due to these gorillas that she lost her life and she was buried in this forest! Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, meal plan: F/B
Day5: Golden monkey tracking-Lake Mutanda
Have breakfast, after go for the early golden monkey tracking and this is done at closer view of the other primates in the park like the red tailed monkeys, Vervet monkeys among other. Have lunch and then drive to Lake Bunyonyi via Chanika border Kisoro and upon arrival relax at Lake Mutanda Resort. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Kisoro-Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast, after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha southern sector with the view of the tree climbing lions, after transfer to Mweya peninsula where you will experience your boat cruise along the Kazinga channel and on this cruise expect to spot the wildlife species and birds along the banks of the channel. Transfer to Mweya lodge/jacana lodge/Katara lodge/Bush lodge/Enganzi lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Game drive-Kampala
Have breakfast and after go the early morning game drive searching for some of the big 5 of Africa which include the lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards and other wildlife species like the warthogs, antelopes, water and bush bucks, Uganda Kob, topi. This experience takes 3-4 hours and after return to lodge for lunch, and then transfer back to Kampala with the stop at the equator for photos, buys snacks and then drive to the airport for your return flight. Meal plan: H/B, End of services
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Park entrance for clients and the vehicle
Game drive
Boat ride
Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey
English speaking guide
En-route luncheon
Mineral water on board
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone calls, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills.