Wildlife & Gorillas Rwanda

Meet and greet at the Kigali International Airport by your driver-guide. Transfer to Kinigi at the foothills of the Volcanoes. Accommodation at Gorilla Nest Lodge (Luxury), Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Comfort) or Kinigi Guest House (Standard)

After breakfast, your guide will transfer you to Volcanoes national park Headquarters for briefing about the gorilla trekking. Here you will meet your ranger guide(s) who will tell you more about the greatest animal experience ever! We will drive you to the slopes of one of the Virunga volcanoes for your trekking. The activity will take around 2 hours least and up-to 6 hours most. After the gorilla trekking, if time allows, you will have lunch at Ruhengeri and an excursion to explore the beautiful lakes in the region (Lake Bulera & Ruhondo). Accommodation at Gorilla Nest Lodge (Luxury), Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Comfort) or Kinigi Guest House (Standard)

Early morning after breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters. A visit to the golden monkeys is very different experience from gorillas, the monkeys react and interact differently; they will keep on playing hide-and-seek much to the delight of the visitors. On your way to Kigali several stops will be made to admire the scenery. Rwanda is also known as the ‘Land of a thousand hills’. The golden monkeys live only in the Virunga Conservation Area and have well habituated into 2 troops. The Kabatwa troop is located not so far from the Park headquarters and the Musanga troop lives near the Mount Karisimbi and has a much longer walking distance, another experience with excellent photo opportunities. Accommodation at Gorilla Nest Lodge (Luxury), Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Comfort) or Kinigi Guest House (Standard)

Hiking the Bisoke is organized as a one day hike and starts early in the morning. A park ranger will escort you to the top of the volcano. On a clear day you will enjoy the beautiful Crater Lake and the views of the other Virunga volcanoes. Fantastic views in all directions, lushly forested slopes, shady bamboo forest and an exhilarating climb. The Bisoke with an altitude of 3.711 m is the fourth highest mountain of the Virunga chain and has a beautiful lake on the top. The Crater Lake is the greatest of the Virunga chain. Accommodation at Gorilla Nest Lodge (Luxury), Le’ Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Comfort) or Kinigi Guest House (Standard)

Your guide will pick you up at your hotel, and head for a Kigali city tour including the Genocide Memorial center at Gisozi. The most important Genocide Memorials are those of Kigali (Gisozi) where the history of the genocide is explained. A visit to the genocide memorial is for most visitors an emotional event. Later transfer to the Airport for your departure.