3 days primate gorilla trekking wildlife safari to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 1: Kigali to Volcanoes National Park.
Depending on your arrival time you will be taken for a brief Kigali City Tour that should last anywhere between 1-3 hours after which you will transfer to Kinigi through Musanze district for the next days’ Rwanda Gorilla Tour. Dinner overnight at your overnight Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking to Volcanoes National Park.
Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park Early morning breakfast will be served at the lodge after which you will transfer to the Kinigi briefing area where you will be briefed by park officials about the day’s activities and assigned a group that you will trek the Gorillas with. Gorilla tracking lasts anywhere between 2-8 hours depending on the location of the Gorillas on that particular day. After successfully tracking the Gorillas, you will stay in close proximity with the Gorillas for an hour after which you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will visit the iby’iwachu cultural village for local musical performances by a local musical cultural troupe. Dinner will be served at the Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner.
Day 3: Visit the Dian Fossey Site & Transfer to Kagali.
Visit the Dian Fossey site and Afternoon transfer to Kigali After your early morning breakfast, you will the Rwanda Gorilla Tour with a hike to the Dian Fossey sit. Dian Fossey was an American conservationist who undertook extensive studies of mountain Gorillas from 1966 until her death in 1985. Dian Fossey founded the Karisoke Research Centre that is found between Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke and is famed for extensive protection and monitoring of Mountain Gorillas. The hike to the Dian Fossey site will last approximately 4 hours after which you will transfer back to Kigali
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.
END OF TOUR
Items included:
- Airport transfers
- Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- English speaking driver guide
- Fuel & all ground transportation
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water while in the vehicle
- En-route meals
- Gorilla permits
Excluded items:
- Pre and post tour accommodation
- International airfares
- Rwanda Visa
- Personal items for example drinks and laundry