Arrival in Kigali & Transfer by road Volcanoes NP
On arrival in Kigali, you will be received by our guest representative and transfer to the closest restaurant for a brunch followed by a tour of Kigali city. Highlights include visiting Camp Belgium and Kigali Genocide memorial centre. Later you will proceed with your drive to your host property on the footer of the scenic volcanic mountain of Sabyinyo and Bisoke – both mountains are shared by the Volcanoes National Park. This scenic drive through rural Rwanda is approximately 3hours.
Check in at your host property followed by a relaxing lunch. Later you will join your naturalist driver guide to embark on a sundowner drive to the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo as you watch the sunset over the mystical volcanic mountains of Rwanda returning back to the lodge in time for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Virunga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Gorilla Tracking in Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is a globally sought after wildlife experience and rightfully so. In Rwanda, tourists can spend up to one hour with gorillas and get within five feet of a Gorilla. It is a life changing experience. Experts estimate that there are only 900 mountain gorillas still in existence and one third of these are in Rwanda. Descend the volcanoes and return to the lodge for lunch. On the programme is the Ibyiwacu cultural experience now rebranded as the gorilla solutions village. The village is located 45 minutes drive from your host property and is an interesting cultural excursion to enlist on your day list. The village convinced ex poachers to turn their back on poaching and instead perform for visitors. Visiting the village, you can discover the traditional house of a local king, watch an authentic medicine man prepare herbal mixtures, try your hand at bow and arrow shooting or enjoy cultural dances and drumming performed by people from the local area.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Virunga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Onward to Kigali
Breakfast at leisure, take time to pack your bags and check out. Join your naturalist driver guide and transfer by road back to Kigali– enroute you will visit the Karisimbi Dian Fossey museum. The drive back to the city is approximately 3hrs and this includes scenic stops en route. The rest of the day is yours to plan…. or transfer back to Kigali International Airport for your onward flight. Please advise your flight time back home so that you are able to check in time.
Please note that check-in for international flights should be done 2 hours prior to departure of the flight. In the departure hall (after check-in) you will find a small restaurant, a sitting area and several duty-free shops for your convenience.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: