| Duration: | 6 Day(s) - 5 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Gorilla Safari |
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali & Transfer to the home of mountain gorillas.
You will be welcomed by a guide from Green Hills Ecotours, then drive to Volcanoes National Park, viewing spectacular scenery of the Virunga Mountains en route. Dinner and overnight stay at Hotel La Palme.
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla tracking & Nature walk
Breakfast and head to the park headquarters with a packed lunch & water for a briefing about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas, then proceed to track the gorillas. The time taken searching for these Gentle giants ranges between 2 and 8 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking.
Enjoy your breakfast and head for another adventure of tracking the rare golden monkeys in the bamboo forest. Return to the lodge for lunch and leave for Kigali. Dinner and overnight stay in Kigali.
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Take your breakfast and drive to south-western Rwanda to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Enroute stop in Butare town to visit the Rwanda National Museum, then the Murambi genocide memorial museum. Proceed to the forest, relax at the lodge as you wait for dinner & overnight. Gisakura guest house
Day 5: Chimp tracking and Nature walk in Nyungwe forest
After breakfast, proceed for chimpanzee tracking in the forest with the park rangers. Expect an encounter with other primates like colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, mangabeys, and many others. After tracking the drive to KIbuye. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibuye
Day 6: Kivu Island tour, Kigali City Tour, and Departure.
Have breakfast and have a short tour visiting Lake Kivu, then drive to Kigali city for a tour to the Gisozi genocide memorial center, local art & craft shops, and do last-minute shopping before driving to the airport for the scheduled flight back home. End of the tour
