Overview
Your 4 days gorilla safari adventure in Rwanda will give a great experience of a lifetime safari adventure with visiting the gorillas in their wilderness, and as well as having a Golden monkey trek. Visit the genocide museum site in Kigali, and the cultural site in Musanze. This will be a lifetime safari moment to share.
Itinerary
Arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet and greet assistance, you will be warmly welcomed by our company staff for briefing about the safaris then introduction to your Driver-guide. Transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel for check in.
Today after taking your early morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive to visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre, which honours the memory of the more than one million Rwandans killed in 1994 through education and peace-building. You will be able to watch and listen to some video clips from some of the survivors of the incident. Later after lunch, you will proceed with a drive to Volcanoes NP through the magnificent route to your booked accommodation, spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing and preparing for the next day’s trekking.
After early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters. You will meet with your ranger who will brief you about the code of conduct while with the gorillas. You will then enter the forest in search of the gorillas. The trekking may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the jungle and your group speed as well. Meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour. After a great experience, you will walk back to the starting point and be transferred to your lodge for lunch, and after lunch, you can decide to relax at your lodge at your leisure or head for a cultural encounter with a walking tour to a different site to get an insight of Rwandan culture. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Today after your warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our safari driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing with your packed lunch and start off your day golden monkey trekking in search of these primates in the jungle. Just like the gorilla trekking experience, the same applies to golden monkey trekking though not so hectic as gorilla trekking. You will later return to the lodge for lunch and later transfer to Kigali, if time permits, head for a brief city tour, before your evening airport transfer.
Price Includes
- Private safari according to the itinerary
- Meals as indicated behind the lodge
- Safari in Landcruiser with Safari Photo Roof Guided safari with an experienced, English speaking driver, exclusively for the clients only.
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- Kigali city tour
- Cultural tour
- 1 Gorilla permits ($1500), per person
- Golden monkey permit
- En route lunches
- Visit to genocide memorial ground
- Services of English/French speaking driver/guide
- 1 liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari
Price Excludes
- Game drives with guaranteed window seat
- Expenses of personal nature.
- International Airfare
- Visa.
- Drinks, laundry, tips to local guides and telephone bills.
- Porter fee while trekking.
- Personal insurance.