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10 Days - Gorilla Trek & Savannah Legends
Highlights
Trip highlights
- Wildlife Safari in Akagera National Park
- Volcanoes and Twin Lakes Exploration
- Gorilla Trekking and Dian Fossey's Legacy
- Golden Monkey Trekking and Night Fishing
- Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
- Historical and Cultural Insights
Days 1 - 4
DAY 1: Arriving in Rwanda
Upon arrival, the guide will pick you up from the
airport, then have a chance to explore one of the
safest and cleanest cities in the world. According to
your interest and arrival time; you may visit art galleries,
museums etc. Then drive to your hotel with a
spectacular view over the city.
Accommodation: Ubumwe Grande Hotel
Day 2: Nyamirambo City Walk - Akagera N.P Start the day with a walking tour in a vibrant colorful neighborhood of Nyamirambo with a friendly authentic community, Kigali's lively and colorful neighborhood. Followed with a drive towards Akagera National Park when you arrive enjoy a game drive where you can observe different animals including elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffalo, zebra, white and black rhinos as they engage in their usual activities. Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
Day 2: Nyamirambo City Walk - Akagera N.P Start the day with a walking tour in a vibrant colorful neighborhood of Nyamirambo with a friendly authentic community, Kigali's lively and colorful neighborhood. Followed with a drive towards Akagera National Park when you arrive enjoy a game drive where you can observe different animals including elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffalo, zebra, white and black rhinos as they engage in their usual activities. Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
DAY 3: Full Day Game Drive
A special full-day game drive in Akagera National Park to have
a chance to explore amazing species that inhabit this park especially
in search of the big 5 (i.e. Leopards, Lions, Rhinos, Buffaloes, and Elephants).
Take the time to navigate the savannah landscapes characterized by woodland, swamps, and low mountains which creates a beautiful and rich home for the wildlife. After the wildlife experience, take a short drive to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mantis Epic Hotel & Suites
Day 4: Volcanoes - Twin Lakes On this day begin with driving towards the impressive volcanoes for the twin lakes in the area. Once you arrive, start with a beautiful view point where you will go for a walking tour around the twin lakes interacting with the locals and have an insight of their daily life activities next to the lake and enjoy a boat ride in one of the lakes surrounded by the volcanoes. then head to your beautiful lodge for dinner and a night over getting ready for an exciting experience of gorilla trekking the next day. Accommodation: Buhanga Eco Lodge
Day 4: Volcanoes - Twin Lakes On this day begin with driving towards the impressive volcanoes for the twin lakes in the area. Once you arrive, start with a beautiful view point where you will go for a walking tour around the twin lakes interacting with the locals and have an insight of their daily life activities next to the lake and enjoy a boat ride in one of the lakes surrounded by the volcanoes. then head to your beautiful lodge for dinner and a night over getting ready for an exciting experience of gorilla trekking the next day. Accommodation: Buhanga Eco Lodge
DAY 7: Napoleon Island - Congo Nile trail
Enjoy your breakfast with the view of lake Kivu, take a short boat ride to visit
Napoleon Island, a beautiful island in lake Kivu which is a home to a wide
variety of birds,bats and plants. There you will enjoy a short hike, and the great
Lake Kivu view from the hilltop. Then begin hiking the famous Congo Nile Trail, the trail allows you to explore local communities, including villages, churches, and schools through the tropical Kivu Belt Region on the shores of Lake Kivu and interact with the locals to appreciate their way of life. Today’s hike will take you along paths with breathtaking views of rolling hills, the lake, and the vibrant cultural villages. Continue as you drive along the lake to the southern part of the lake and the rainforest edge, one of the oldest forests in the world.
Accommodation: Mantis Marina Bay
DAY 8: Chimpanzees trek - Canopy walk On this day you will go to trek the chimpanzees, the great and so close to us genetic ape, native to the forest. As you explore the tangled wild ancient forest, you may have a chance to spot and sight the species inhabiting this home, especially the different varieties of birds and the monkeys jumping from tree to tree. After spending an hour with them drive to very old part of the forest for the Canopy walk on one of the longest and highest bridges in Africa. From there, you can really feel how massive and magnificent this Natural Forest is. Accommodation: Mantis Marina Bay
DAY 8: Chimpanzees trek - Canopy walk On this day you will go to trek the chimpanzees, the great and so close to us genetic ape, native to the forest. As you explore the tangled wild ancient forest, you may have a chance to spot and sight the species inhabiting this home, especially the different varieties of birds and the monkeys jumping from tree to tree. After spending an hour with them drive to very old part of the forest for the Canopy walk on one of the longest and highest bridges in Africa. From there, you can really feel how massive and magnificent this Natural Forest is. Accommodation: Mantis Marina Bay
Days 5 - 8
DAY 5: Gorilla Trekking - Dian Fossey Center
Early in the morning, head to the park office for a briefing and start a once in a lifetime adventure with some of the most powerful, amazing, rare and gentle human-like animals. After briefing, where you learn about your assigned gorilla family, head into the park for trekking. Once located, spend time with them as you see them eat, play around, and take pictures of them. You will stay for only an hour for conservation reasons before returning back for lunch Afterwards visit the Dian Fossey center in Kinigi, one of the living memories of Dian Fossey and learn a lot regarding mountain gorillas and their conservation, as well as Dian’s dedicated lifelong pursuit of their safety. Have insights on mountain gorillas and their protection, forest rehabilitation and study about her life in the volcanic mountains through exposition.
Accommodation: Buhanga Eco Lodge
DAY 6: Golden Monkey Trekking - Night Fishing Super early in the morning head to the park headquarters for a briefing and start a great adventure of golden monkey trekking in search of the monkeys known for their unique golden fur and the large hoops. Once located, spend time with them as you watch these cheeky playful monkeys feed on the nearby flora as you film them. Later start driving heading a bit south to Lake Kivu just before the sun comes down, join the fisherman with their traditionals boat heading out for their daily night fishing accompanied with their unique songs after this exclusive experience head to your lodge for dinner and a night over next to the lake. Accommodation: Cormoran lodge
DAY 6: Golden Monkey Trekking - Night Fishing Super early in the morning head to the park headquarters for a briefing and start a great adventure of golden monkey trekking in search of the monkeys known for their unique golden fur and the large hoops. Once located, spend time with them as you watch these cheeky playful monkeys feed on the nearby flora as you film them. Later start driving heading a bit south to Lake Kivu just before the sun comes down, join the fisherman with their traditionals boat heading out for their daily night fishing accompanied with their unique songs after this exclusive experience head to your lodge for dinner and a night over next to the lake. Accommodation: Cormoran lodge
Days 9-10
DAY 9: King’s palace-Kigali
A farewell breakfast then starts your drive back to Kigali,
with a stopover on the way for a visit to the King’s
palace in Nyanza. Learn about the various ancient
traditions of Rwanda, get familiar with Inyambo, the
long horned royal cows, and the life in the palace before
and after colonialism. When you arrive in Kigali you will
then go to rest in your beautiful lodge.
Accommodation: Eagle View Lodge
Day 10: Departure day On your last day you will have a chance to visit the Kigali Genocide memorial, where you will understand the growth and progress the country made ever since the 1994 genocide against Tutsi; after head to the bustling Kimironko local market to pick up some last-minute souvenirs to carry home, then drive to the airport for the flight back home.
Day 10: Departure day On your last day you will have a chance to visit the Kigali Genocide memorial, where you will understand the growth and progress the country made ever since the 1994 genocide against Tutsi; after head to the bustling Kimironko local market to pick up some last-minute souvenirs to carry home, then drive to the airport for the flight back home.
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