SUMMARY
Day One: Arrival at the Kigali International Airport.
Day Two: Kigali City Tour – Volcanoes National Park.
Day Three: Golden Monkey Trekking at the Volcanoes National Park.
Day Four: Gorilla Trekking at the Volcanoes National Park
Day Five: Volcanoes National Park – Flight Back Home.
ITINERARY
Day One: Arrival at the Kigali International Airport
Karibu Rwanda. On this beautiful day, Arrive at the Kigali International Airport. After a briefing from our guide, you will head to your Kigali Hotel for check-in. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying the hotel facilities. Overnight at your hotel.
Day Two: Kigali City Tour – Volcanoes National Park
After an early morning breakfast, pick-up from your city hotel then engage in a Kigali City Tour. Kigali city is surrounded by lush hills of green and is referred to as the land of a thousand hills. Visit the craft market, Gisozi genocide memorial site & Kigali museum. Depart for a 2 ½ hours’ drive to Ruhengeri the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of the Five Volcanic Mountains – The Virungas. Later, drive to the Volcanoes National Park & arrive in time for lunch. On arrival, get transferred to your Hotel and check in. Later, Visit the Red Rocks Intercultural Exchange Center and get a unique opportunity to join the local brew makers and learn about the process of brewing local beers from banana fruits. Head back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day Three: Golden Monkey Tracking & Karisoke Research Center Tour
After a hearty morning breakfast, get a unique opportunity to take part in a Golden Monkey Tracking Activity at the Volcanoes National Park. Although the Golden Monkey Viewing is limited to a maximum of one hour, visitors are allowed to have magnificent views of the monkeys in their natural habitat. Adult monkeys frolic in plain view, feeding on bamboo leaves and leaping from perch to perch. Later, Visit the Karisoke Research Center now known as the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund. Dr. Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in 1967 and began her ground-breaking research on gorilla behaviour. After a Wonderful Experience, head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day Four: Gorilla Trekking at the Volcanoes National Park
After a sumptuous Morning Breakfast, get a unique opportunity to take part in a Gorilla Trekking activity. Searching for the gorillas may take two to five hours depending on where they were last spotted the previous day. Once they have been spotted, you will be given one hour to take amazing photos of these magnificent primates. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. Head back to your hotel for lunch. Spend the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying the hotel facilities. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day Five: Bye Rwanda
After breakfast, depart for a 2 ½ hours’ drive to Kigali. Engage in a last-minute shopping. Transfer to the Kigali International Airport for your Flight Back Home.
Safari Cost:
| No. of Pax | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| USD | 4,315 | 3,445 | 3,200 | 3,080 | 3,010 | 2,960 |
Rates are Valid all Year Round
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Accommodation:
- 1 Night Stay at the Chez Lando Hotel / Similar.
- 3 Nights Stay at the Gorilla Volcanoes Hotel/ Similar.
- Meals on Bed & Breakfast in Kigali.
- Meals on Full Board (Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast) at the Volcanoes National Park.
Activities & Extra Meals:
- Professional English – Speaking Guide.
- Bottled water in the Safari Jeep & Room.
- Kigali City Tour.
- Golden Monkey Tracking Activity.
- Gorilla Trekking Activity.
- One Gorilla Permit Per Person.
- Golden Monkey Permits.
- Park Entry Fees in the Volcanoes National Park.
Transport:
- Transport in a 4*4 Safari Jeep.
- Airport Transfers.
Excludes:
- Extra Meals & Drinks.
- Visa Fees to Rwanda.
- Personal Insurance.
- Gratuity $ 10 -30 per day.
- Anything not mentioned.
