3 Days Rwanda Gorillas Safari

DETAILED ITINERARY:

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DAY 1:  KIGALI AND TRAVEL TO RUHENGERI

After breakfast your day starts a complementary tour of the city. Named in 1907 by Dr. Richard Kandt, the first colonial resident governor of Rwanda; Kigali city is surrounded by lush hills of green and is referred to as the land of a thousand hills. Get to visit interesting spots which may include; the craft market, Gisozi genocide memorial site & Kigali museum. Depart for a 2 hours’ drive to Ruhengeri area the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains – The Virungas. Arrive  your hotel/lodge and check in for lunch. Later in the afternoon if the time permits we drive for a visit to Karisoke research centre/ Dian Fossey museum and get an introduction to the Gorilla conservation efforts and works of Late Dian Fossey who risked her life protecting this giant primates. Later in the evening drive back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

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OVERNIGHT: MOUNTAIN GORILLA VIEW LODGE

MEALS: B/L/D

 

DAY 2: GORILLA TRACKING

 

After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the National Park headquarters – Kinigi to meet your guides for the day. After completing our park formalities, we are embark on a once in a life time experience of tracking mountain gorillas. Once you spot them you are allowed to spend an hour watching your closest long lost cousin. This is perhaps one of the most breath-taking wildlife experiences on earth!!! You get so close to these awesome giant primates. You stare at each other blankly not knowing who to break the long silence first. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience. These massive primates are extremely rare, with less than 700 living today. You will get within meters of the family, and be privileged to spend an hour amongst them. The trekking may be fairly strenuous; up to six hours or longer at a relatively high altitude. We encourage for your own enjoyment to make sure that you are perfectly fit and healthy. (We’ve had people as old as 70 years old do gorilla tracking so this should not be a problem; all you need is to ask your driver guide to request a shorter group for you if cannot you trek far) It is important to bring good hiking boots, long trousers, gloves for protection against stinging nettles, some snacks & sweets (for you, not the gorillas) as well as sufficient water as the rain forest gets hot and humid during the day. You will spend one hour with the gorillas, but it is an hour you will never forget. Return to your hotel for lunch and later dinner and overnight.

 

 

OVERNIGHT: MOUNTAIN GORILLA VIEW LODGE

MEALS: B/L/D

 

DAY 3: KIGALI TRANSFER AND SHOPPING + AIRPORT

 

After breakfast you will bid your host good bye and depart for Kigali, engage in last minute shopping in one of the friendliest African capitals, before returning to the airport for your onward international flight back home.

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PRICE INCLUDES:

Transport in a 4WD safari vehicle exclusive to you

English speaking driver guide

Accommodation and meals as stated in the program

All guide fees

One Gorilla tracking permit per person

Complementary bottled mineral water

Gift Hamper​

 

DON'T FORGET:

Pairs of Sunglasses, Prescription Glasses, Sunscreen, Closed Toe Shoes, Light Weight Scarf, Binoculars, Camera, A note on cell phones: Insect Repellant,  Hat, 10-Jacket or Coat

OUR TIPS:

Africa is home to dozens  national parks, game reserves and other safari destinations. Each one of them has something to different to offer, whether  large mammals dominated by the Big Five, the opportunity to trekk gorillas or chimpanzees, or more subtle pleasures such as looking for rare birds or colourful butterflies. But for first-time visitors wondering exactly where to go, the highlights below stand out as perhaps the ten best places to visit in Africa.