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7 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tracking & Wildlife Safari

Explore best destinations of Rwanda in details. You will reach to the historical places, join on cultural activities, view wildlife and you will enjoy Rwanda as a country. The safari will take...

Duration7 days
Max People12
Min Age15+
PickupKigali / airport

Tour Overview

Explore best destinations of Rwanda in details. You will reach to the historical places, join on cultural activities, view wildlife and you will enjoy Rwanda as a country. The safari will take you to volcanoes national park, Dian Fossey, Nyungwe national park and Genocide memorial where the bodies of over 1500 people were buried.

Tour Highlights

Day 1: Transfer to volcanoes national park.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking.
Day 3: Dian Fossey tour
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe national park.
Day 5: chimpanzee trekking.
Day 6: Visit Genocide Memorial
Day 7: City tour and transfer to the airport

Experience Highlights

  • Gorilla or primate trekking where listed
  • Rwanda national park scenery
  • Private guide and destination logistics
  • Flexible East Africa extension planning

Day by day itinerary

Day 01

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Our company driver will pick you up from the hotel or Kigali international airport, he will brief you and then transfer you to volcanoes national park. On the way, you will view beautiful rolling hills and green vegetation. Upon arrival, you will check in with the lodge where you will have meals overnight.

Day 02

Gorilla Trekking

Wake up early in the morning, take breakfast and report to park’s headquarters for briefing on the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking by the game rangers. You will be allocating trekking group of 8 people and you will enter the jungle to trek our cousins the mountain gorillas. Time to spend with the gorillas after allocate them is one hours and you will go back to lodge. In the afternoon will have community walk and back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 03

Dian Fossey Tour

Wake up early have breakfast and head to the famous Dian Fossey Research Centre and graveyard. Dian Fossey’s research center was started by Dr. Fossey and she spent close to two decades habituating, studying, and conserving the endangered mountain gorillas. Return to the lodge for meals and overnight.

Day 04

Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

Take morning breakfast and the driver will transfer you to nyungwe forest national park. Nyungwe forest has a variety of habituates including the montane forest, bamboo, grasslands, swamps, and bogs and the forest is mountainous. Nyungwe forest is the best destination for a golden monkey trekking experience. When you reach, will check in to the lodge, meals, and overnights at the lodge.

Day 05

Chimpanzee Trekking

You will have morning breakfast and then proceed to headquarters for a briefing on chimpanzee tracking. You will enter the jungle to search for chimpanzees and colonies of habituated golden monkeys. You will observe other wildlife in the forest like grey-cheeked mangabeys, blue monkeys, Angolan colobus, and owl-faced monkeys to mention a few.After you will return back to the lodge for meals and overnight at the lodge.

Day 06

Visit Genocide Memorial

Have breakfast and head to Genocide Memorial where you find the remains of the people who were killed. The war killed thousands of the Tutsis and Hutus. Meals and overnights at hotel Des Millecollines.

Day 07

City Tour and Transfer to the Airport

You will have a city tour in Kigali city and lunch after the driver will transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

End of Tour

What is included

Included

  • Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking permits
  • All activities on itinerary & park entry fees
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Transport in Standard Safari vehicle
  • Professional Tour Guide

Not included

  • Visa fees
  • International & domestic flight fees
  • Items of personal nature
  • Gratuities and tips
  • Other beverages/ drinks
  • Other extras not mentioned in the itinerary above

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