3 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari to Volcanoes National Park Rwanda
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Welcome to Rwanda
Arrive day before the 3 days gorilla trekking safari and you will be picked by our company representative/driver/guide for your next 3 days safari to Volcanoes National Park, spend a night in kigali city dinner overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel (Luxury), Ubumwe Grande Hotel (Mid-range), Beausejour Hotel (Budget).
Today after your breakfast at 8:30am you will be picked up from your hotel by our company representative/guide/driver and You will take a short Kigali city tour exploring the major historic and cultural sites like the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, Craft markets in Kigali, Kandt National Museum, and presidential museum depending on the time. After visiting some of these sites you will have lunch at a restaurant in the city at 12pm , enjoy local foods or continental meals depending on your preference. After the lunch in Kigali city we embark on the journey to the home of the mountain gorillas in volcanoes National Park. Dinner overnight at One & Only Gorilla Nest lodge/Virunga Lodge (Luxury), Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Mid-range), Amikus Hotel (Budget).
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Today at 7am after an early morning breakfast you are ready to start your gorilla trek. The driver guide will transfer you to the briefing area where you will learn from the ranger guide about the expectations while in the park. In the meantime as you wait for everyone to gather, enjoy the Rwandan hospitality of traditional dances and a hot Rwandan coffee. The ranger guide will share some of the gorilla trekking tips like no flash photography and later divide you in the different gorilla trekking groups. Depending on location of the family of gorillas you will trek, the driver guide will transfer you to the start of the trail head for the allocated gorilla group. Spend the afternoon at leisure recuperating from the gorilla trekking experience or take on an optional activity of visiting the musanze caves or the twin lakes.Dinner overnight at One & Only Gorilla Nest lodge/Virunga Lodge (Luxury), Mountain Gorilla View Lodge (Mid-range), Amikus Hotel (Budget).
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After the amazing activity of Rwanda gorilla trekking yesterday, today wake up to an early morning at 8am, have breakfast and then checkout of your overnight lodge and headout explore a bit of culture at the Gorilla guardians Village for a taste of the history and culture of Rwanda. Some of the members of this cultural village are former poachers who depended on the forest for survival, this cultural village contributes heavily to conservation of the mountain gorillas because they are able to earn from sharing their culture as opposed to poaching. After this experience Transfer Kigali International Airport and head back home.
Drive time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
End of your 3 days Gorilla Trekking Safari in Rwanda.
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