6 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour

Day 1: Travel to Rwanda
On arrival at airport, you will meet our company representative or guide and then transfer to Kigali (Rwanda). You will be briefed about your safari and how to conduct yourself while with the mountain gorillas. After lunch, depart for Parc National des Volcans at 2:00 pm. The journey goes through the attractive terraced hillsides that make up much of Rwanda’s landscape, gradually climbing to the base of the awesome Virunga volcanoes, sometimes with as many as five peaks visible. Dinner and overnight at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge/Mountain Gorilla Nest Lodge.

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Expedition:
This is the most exciting and unforgettable experience, which might take one through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga. Gorilla tracking is a captivating experience which more than repays the effort needed to reach Parc National des Volcans. . Enter the gorilla sanctuary for tracking, pushing your way through the undergrowth and parting thick creepers. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movement of these great giants. Over night at Volcanoes Virunga Lodge (Full Board).

Day 3: Dian Fossey’s Grave & Lake Kivu launch Trip.
In the morning, you will go to Karisoke to see Dian Fosseys Tomb. In the afternoon, drive to Gisenyi to take a boat trip on Lake Kivu retiring in the evening for dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu Serena.

Day 4: Transfer to Uganda
Have breakfast at leisure and then transfer to Mgahinga National Park. Located in the far southwestern corner of Uganda, Mgahinga National Park is the smallest park in Uganda with an area of only 34 square kilometers. This park makes up the Ugandan part of the Virunga Conservation Area which spans three countries; Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire). Each of these countries has established National Parks in the area to protect the tropical rainforest watersheds and wildlife of the Virunga region. Overnight at Volcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge (Full Board).

Day 5: Golden Monkey Tracking/Community Walk
In the morning, have breakfast and enjoy trekking the distinctive race of the widespread blue monkeys known as bamboo-associated texa primates listed as endangered by the wild conservation Union. Endemic to the Albertine Rift, the golden monkey is characterised by a bright Orange-golden body, cheeks and tail, contrasting with its black limbs crown and tail end.

In the afternoon you will go for a community walk to share part of the typical African Culture, see how Africans live, traditional customs and jewelry making. It is from this walk that one gets to know the insights into the culture and traditional life of the Batwa people. Batwa pygmies traditionally inhabited this area, and a local support group helps protect the Batwa culture by offering a village walk with a chance to see the blacksmith and basket weavers at work. Dinner and overnight at Volcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge.

Day 6: Travel to Kigali (Rwanda)
Depart for Kigali in Rwanda. You will go for a tour of the city including a visit to the market, pottery project, handicraft shops, the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre and the genocide memorial. Transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.

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