7 DAYS RWANDA PRIMATE EXPERIENCE
Limited to 6 guests
4 days from $1,384 per person
Limited to 6 guests
Vehicle : 1 x 5 /7-Seater 4×4 Land Cruiser.
Starts : Kigali
Ends : Kigali
Meals : as indicated on itinerary at a glance
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Ruhengeri area is located at 2400 meters above sea level and is chilly early morning and evening. While trekking, it can rain unexpectedly, hence waterproof clothing is a good essential including zip lock bags for cameras and film. You will also need boots that can cope with some mud
Gorilla permits are only confirmed upon payment of deposit. The total amount is paid 60 days before the travel date. (Non –refundable).
SPECIAL NOTE
PASSENGER INFORMATION
DAY 1: Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation at Kigali Serena BB
DAY 2: Kigali/Volcanoes National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Visit the genocide museum and enjoy a city tour of Kigali.
Lunch in Kigali.
Depart on scenic drive North West wards through the beautiful terraced hillsides that display Rwanda’s landscape.
Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Parc National des Volcans. The town itself is located only 25km from Uganda boarder, is relatively a small city of about 70,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is quite remarkable. The Town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes. People are very friendly here and although a former Belgian colony (and thus French-speaking), many people speak English here.
Dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation at Gorilla’s Nest Lodge or Virunga Lodge or Bishop’s House or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Ingangi Park View Lodge – (LDBB)
DAY 3: Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trek
Early breakfast.
6.20 AM: Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for the first gorilla trek.
7.00 AM: Briefing by your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of your amazing Gorilla Tracking adventure.
Porters may be hired for the trek to carry your backpack and gear.
The cost is $10 per person/per day. We advise that you utilize this service.
Your trek again starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virunga’s offering stirring views in all directions. When it enters the national park, trekkers will be immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive with the colorful bird calls, chattering golden monkeys, littered with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant. Through gaps in the canopy, the magnificent peaks are glimpsed, among the highest in Africa yet easily accessible, beckon an ascent.
Weaving through overhanging vines, moss-covered hagenia trees and giant lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate, our experienced trackers, who have spent their entire lives in or close to this forest, soon bring us up close with one of the Gorilla Families.
Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young. Coming face to face with a giant silverback must truly be one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth!
After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch.
Afternoon visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village and the twin Lakes Ruhondo and Bulera time allowing.
Dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation at Gorilla’s Nest Lodge or Virunga Lodge or Bishop’s House or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Ingagi Park View Lodge – (LDBB)
DAY 4: Depart
Breakfast at the lodge.
Depart from foothills of the volcanoes and drive on a scenic drive to Kigali. Everything and everywhere, sheer green and hanging on the hills; Rwanda truly – land of a thousand fertile green hills. (2.5hrs).
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (Cost of flight not included). A flight after 6PM is recommended.
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TERMS OF PAYMENTS
TERMS OF CANCELLATION
Reservations that are cancelled, reduced in length of stay or reduced in numbers are subject to Cancellation fee. Any cancellation of a reservation must be in writing, and shall only be effective upon its receipt and acknowledgment.
The following cancellation fee will be subject to cancelled bookings:
No refund will be given to the following:
We strongly recommend that you secure trip and cancellation insurance.