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Location:
Rwanda
Total Tour Duration: 3/4 Days
Accommodation: Basic or Luxury
Minimum
Group Size: 1
Departures:
All Year
Gorilla
Tracking: Rwanda
Difficulty
Indicator: Gorilla Tracking
Extended
trek
through dense bush and bamboo thickets between 1-7 hours
dependant on where the Gorilla are. Tracking in Rwanda is easier
than in Uganda with better photographic opportunities
Gorilla
Tracking Permits:
Permits
are limited based on the number of families in the park. Eight
permits per day are issued for each group of gorillas, so the
maximum number of permits are 40. These tend to book up up
quite quickly so at least three months advanced booking is
required for us us to obtain permits.
RWANDA
GORILLA SAFARI TOUR - 3/4 DAYS
ITINERARY - GORILLA TRACKING
RWANDA.
Day One: Arrival at Kigali airport, meet and greet . Time allowing, we will visit Gisozi´s Genocide Memorial, and the crafts village. After lunch we will proceed to Ruhengeri and Kinigi, the HQ of Volcanoes NP, home of the endangered mountain gorilla. It is a 2 ½ -hour drive through a stunning scenary of lush green hills and valleys ( Rwanda is known as “Land of a Thousand Hills”) until we reach the base of Sabinyo mountain,
home to the Mountain Gorilla. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla's Nest or Asoferwa Kinigi Guest House.
Day Two: After an early morning breakfast, we will be transferred to the national park headquarters
to be briefed by the park rangers before departing for the trek in search for the Great Mountain Gorillas. The excursion in a thick rainforest and the interaction with the mountain
gorilla/ape, gives a wonderful experience in life. We will have lunch after returning from the hike to the hotel. In the afternoon we will depart to Kigali . Dinner at the hotel or a restaurant.
Overnight at Hotel des Collines (room facing pool) or Hotel Chez Lando.
Day Three: Breakfast before being transferred to the airport for your departure
flight at the end of your Gorilla Tracking Tour.
Note: Time allowing (in case it was not possible on day of arrival), we will visit Gisozi's Genocide Memorial, and the crafts village.
Depart on your international flight, or
Additional Days
Optional extra night in Kigali in the event that the international flights do not depart on time.
Optional extra days for Gorilla Tracking can be accommodated
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