Safari Preview:
This is one of the most in demand itinerary to explore Remarkable Rwanda. See and discover Rwanda from a different perspective, enjoy the aerial views as you take helicopter transfers from Kigali to Misty Volcanoes National Park where you will trek the Great Apes, The Mighty Mountain Gorillas a once in a lifetime experience.
Day 1: ARRIVAL
After you arrive Kigali International Airport, clear with immigration and proceed to the arrivals where you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Retreat By Heaven/Kigali Marriott Hotel or Four Points by Sheraton (High-end Accommodation) Meal plan- Half Board – Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: HELICOPTER FLIGHT FROM KIGALI TO MUSANZE / VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport to take your helicopter flight to Musanze, where you will meet your driver guide who will drive you to your lodge. Evening dedicated to have a Gorilla Doctor Lecture with the Gorilla doctors for an informative talk about these creatures called Mountain Gorillas.
Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest Lodge/ Singita Kwitonda Lodge/ Bisate Lodge (High-end accommodation). Full Board Plus – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: GORILLA TREKKING VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
After a very early breakfast at the lodge, you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and thereafter drive to the trail heads the start point for your amazing adventure.
You will be trekking the Great Apes, the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. This activity could take between 2-6 hours. Rwanda has 12 habituated groups of Mountain Gorillas scattered all over the park. You will spend an hour watching the habituated group going about their normal day playing, eating… etc
Upon return from your trek, you will be driven back to the lodge where you will have lunch, in the everning visit Ellen DeGenerous Gorilla fund Museum, an expansive, 12-acre property that rests adjacent to the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda. The campus showcases the best in sustainable architecture, local resourcing, and environmentally responsible practices and will offer state-of-the-art laboratories, a scientific conservation library, and meeting space for large groups.
Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest Lodge/ Singita Kwitonda Lodge/ Bisate Lodge (High-end accommodation). Full Board Plus – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: HELICOPTER FLIGHT FROM MUSANZE / VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK TO KIGALI – DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the lodge and after checking out; you will proceed to catch your helicopter flight to Kigali International Airport in order to take your departing international flight.
Meal plan: Bed, Breakfast.
Inclusions:
- 3 night’s accommodation with meals as indicated in the itinerary above
- Activities shown in the itinerary
- Park fees
- Gorilla Doctor Lecture
- Rwanda Gorilla permits $1,500 per person
- Visit Ellen DeGenerous Gorilla Fund Museum
- Return Helicopter flight from Kigali International Airport to Musanze or Volcanoes National Park
- Services of an experienced English speaking driver guide
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Government taxes
- Our assistance
Exclusions:
- International flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Tips
- Drinks
- Items of personal nature