Day 1 : Transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Travel time +2hrs
Today you will be picked upon your arrival at Kigali airport with your morning flight as recommended by our guide or company representative, head for a city tour to visit the local market and Kigali genocide memorial ground before being transferred to Musanze near Volcanoes National Park where you will your dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation option : Five Volcano Boutique Hotel (luxury lodge) or Mount Gorilla View lodge (Mid-range lodge) or La Palma hotel (Economy lodge). Meal Plan : Half board.
Day 2 : Gorilla Trekking & Cultural visit
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter, you will enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their life style in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour watching their social life as you take pictures. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sun screen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole day depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, ready for a village foot safari, to explore the indigenous local life with a taste of the traditional performance. Diner and overnight at Five Volcano Boutique Hotel (luxury lodge) or Mount Gorilla View lodge (Mid - range lodge) or La Palma hotel (Economy lodge). Meal Plan : Full board.
Day 3 : Golden Monkey Trekking & boat ride
Today after your early morning breakfast, you will head for golden monkey trekking experience. Just like gorilla trekking, you will be given an hour of stay with the golden monkey. You will have enough time to take photographs as you take a look and follow these shy primates. After this golden monkey tracking experience you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, ready for a canoe ride at River Mukungwa, this one of the most thrilling and adventurous activity along this river, as you don’t need a lot of experience to ride the canoe along this river.Diner and overnight at le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range) or Muhabura lodge (budget). Meal Plan : Full board.
Day 4 : Transfer to Kigali airport.
Today after your relaxed warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our safari driver guide who will transfer you back to Kigali to the airport to catch up with your flight to your home country. End of service !
This safari package includes.
• Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
• Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
• 1 Gorilla permits ($1500), per person to be paid in advance
• En-route lunches
• Ranger fees
• Canoe ride
• Cultural visit
• Visit to genocide memorial ground
• Golden monkey trek
• Services of English speaking driver/guide
• 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like : Air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and cigars.
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