
Why we love this tour
You will get to hang out with gorillas!
- Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
- Visit Twin Lakes
- Visit the Genocide memorial site
- Travel in comfort in a 4x4 air-conditioned vehicle
- Travel with an expert guide
- Visit the Dian Fossey museum
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National park
Our guide/ driver will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am in Kigali and your day starts with a visit to the genocide memorial site. Afterward depart for a 2-hour drive to Musanze, the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains – The Virungas. On reaching Musanze, you will visit the Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. These Magnificent twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo and its Swamp Rugezi are the excellent photogenic, serene and scenic places for Bird watching activity. Moreover, Rugezi swamp is one of the most seven important birding areas IBAs) in Rwanda. In the evening, you will visit the Dian Fossey museum.
Travel time: 2 hrs
Meal Plan: Dinner
Lodge: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes National Park
In morning the morning after breakfast transfer to the Kinigi Park headquarters by 7:00 am where you will be briefed by park rangers about the rules concerning trekking. After briefing, start off with trekking along the paths in the bamboo forests, it is an amazing activity where it can take between 2 to 6 hours to track the mountain gorillas. When you meet the gorillas face to face you will watch them jumping from branch to branch, feed, play among other things; Only 1 hour is given to trekkers to watch the gentle giants. You will also see buffaloes, monkeys, birds, and elephants through the forests. Later, transfer back to the lodge for lunch, check out and transfer back to Kigali.
Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Travel time: 2 hrs
Need to know before you go
- Individual tailor-made safaris possible
Cancellation
You have the right to obtain a full refund if cancelled 5 days before the tour starts.Provided by
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