$2,411 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Pick up and Kigali City tour
Pick up and Kigali City tour
From the moment of entry into the country from Kigali International Airport, our driver guide will be set and ready to usher you into the land of a thousand hills with a short briefing about your trip. Proceed to the city immediately after your briefing to begin your exploration of probably the cleanest city in Africa. While on this city tour, expect to visit the genocide museums across the city to gain an insight into one of the most tragic stories in the history of mankind and pay your last respects to the victims.
Brighten your mood afterwards with a tour of the Kimironko market, the biggest commercial market in the city, with a variety of goods from fabric to fresh foods like vegetables and fruits. Enjoy a local dish for your lunch in the city as you continue with your tour in the afternoon to the Inema Art Museum. Feel free to grab yourself a souvenir from the museum as you end your city tour, heading to your booked hotel for dinner and rest.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- Five to Five Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park and Iby'iwacu Cultural Village tour
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park and Iby'iwacu Cultural Village tour
Rise with the early morning city dwellers for a hefty breakfast and later check out of the hotel. Our driver guide will then transfer you north to Volcanoes National Park, where you will have a memorable journey crossing through the tea plantations and an avenue of evergreen tropical rainforests, meandering around the hills.
Arrive at your booked lodge in the park by noon and enjoy a delicious lunch while relaxing. Head to the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village in the afternoon for a cultural tour. You will be welcomed by a troupe of traditional singers and dancers to arouse your spirit in the cultural realm. Learn the ancient traditions of the Rwandan people, their ways of life, values, norms, and beliefs. Return to the lodge in the evening for your dinner and later rest for the night ahead.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Classic Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Gorilla trekking and departure to Kigali
Gorilla trekking and departure to Kigali
Eager for a gorilla expedition to conclude, wake and have breakfast. Drive to the briefing center at the park headquarters after breakfast, the ranger guides will take you through the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking and the expected code of conduct. You will be grouped in groups of 8 people and assigned a gorilla family to trek.
Traverse the rugged terrain and cool temperatures in higher altitudes, and before you know it, you will be in the mountain gorilla territory, face to face with these endangered species.
An hour will be awarded to you in the presence of these gentle giants and watch them feed, play, and the females groom their babies. After your time with the mountain gorillas, return to the briefing center where the driver guide will drive you back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will check out, therefore concluding your stay in Volcanoes National Park. Hit the road to Kigali International Airport thereafter or to your preferred final destination.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
