Package Includes
- Airport transfers and assistance
- Accommodations in Kigali on bed and breakfast basis
- Accommodation at Lodge /hotel on Full board basis
- City Tour of Kigali
- Private transport in a 4×4 Land cruiser
- Services of an English-speaking driver-guide
- One Chimpanzee trek permit per person (Cost included)
- Visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village
- Emergency Evacuation Cover
- Visit the King’s Museum
- Visit the twin Lakes Ruhondo and Bulera
- Bottled drinking water while trekking and in vehicle
- All taxes on the services quoted above
Package Excludes
- One gorilla permit per person per trek
- Meals and beverages, other than specified.
- International, regional and local Airfares.
- Airport taxes.
- Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
- Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
- Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants.
- Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls ETC
- Personal and baggage insurance.
- Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the listing above.
Ruhengeri/Nyungwe areas is located at 2100 – 2950 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 payable 60 days before the travel dates. (Non-refundable).
SPECIAL NOTE
- We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability.
- Prices may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you for park fees and government taxes.
PASSENGER INFORMATION
- Passengers should bring soft sided bags on safaris as our vehicles have limited luggage space.
- All the passengers must have Identification Card/Passport with them for any internal flights.
- Baggage on internal flights is strictly limited to 15kgs per person (including hand luggage). Any excess baggage will be charged by the airline at check-in.
- Passengers arriving in RWANDA will be asked to present a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.
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.
Visit the genocide museum and enjoy a city tour of Kigali.
Lunch in Kigali.
Accommodation at Kigali Serena BB
DAY 2: Kigali/ Nyungwe National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart to Nyungwe national park. Visit the King’s Museum and lunch en route.
Proceed to your lodge arriving in the early evening.
Dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation at Nyungwe House or Mantis Marina Bay Resort LDBB
DAY 3: Explore Nyungwe Forest National Park – Chimpanzee Trek
4.30 AM: Start early for early morning forest nature walk in the park tracking Chimpanzees in the forest. This is the time to watch the forest’s birdlife too. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a walk through the tea plantation.
Dinner at the lodge.
Accommodation at Nyungwe House or Mantis Marina Bay Resort LDBB
DAY 4: Nyungwe Forest National Park/ Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)
Breakfast at the lodge.
Depart to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi) with a drive along the Congo Nile trail.
Lunch enroute.
Dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation at Lake Kivu Serena LDBB
DAY 5: Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)/ Volcanoes National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart to Ruhengeri arriving in the early afternoon.
Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Volcanoes national park. The town itself, 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.
Afternoon visit the Ibyiwacu cultural village.
Dinner at the lodge/hotel.
Accommodation at Gorilla’s Nest Lodge/Virunga Lodge/The Bishop’s House/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Ingagi Park View Lodge DBBL
DAY 6: Volcanoes National Park – 1st Gorilla Trek
Early breakfast.
6.20 AM: Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park headquarters for your first day of trekking.
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 ten USD 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 twin lakes Ruhondo and Bulera.
Dinner at the lodge/hotel.
Accommodation at Gorilla’s Nest Lodge/Virunga Lodge/The Bishop’s House/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Ingagi Park View Lodge DBBL
DAY 7: Kigali – Depart
Breakfast at the lodge.
Depart from foothills of the Virunga volcanoes and drive south past banana plantations 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.
Transfer to Kigali International airport for your departure flight. (Cost of flight offered separately). A flight after 1 PM is recommended.
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