8 Days Rwanda Primates Safari
8 Days Rwanda Primates Safari
you will be welcomed by a local representative who will assist with customs and immigration. You will then be led to the VIP lounge to enjoy refreshments while your luggage is collected for you. Your driver/guide will meet you once all has been collected and transfer you to the Park Inn Hotel, your home for the next two nights.
Check in at Hotel des Mille Collines (where the 2004 movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’ filmed based on events relating to families that took shelter on this hotel during the genocide) in Kigali.
If you have some time explore some evening life. Kigali is known for its pleasant, friendly atmosphere.
This tour includes a visit to the Genocide Memorial as well as the opportunity to visit the different markets and art galleries of Kigali. The Kigali Genocide Memorial including exhibitions, which documents the way the country has come throughthat dark time. The markets in Kigali are lively, colourful places to explore and engage with the wonderful locals who will share their stalls full of handicrafts and souvenirs, plus clothing and of course fresh fruit and vegetables. Passby Innema art centre to see collective works Rwandan artists.
Return to your accommodation: Hotel des Mille Collines
After breakfast at your hotel, your driver/guide will pick you up from hotel and drive you to the Akagera NP, a 3-hour drive, where you will chech in your lodge. You will then enjoy a game drive on your way to camp which will take roughly one hour.
Luxury: Akagera Safari Camp
Premium Luxury: Magashi Camp
After breakfast, you will drive to Kigali, a 3-hour drive, from where you will have a lunch stop. Youwill then continue your journey with to take you to Bisate Lodge, another 3-hour drive through beautiful scenery
Luxury: 5 Volcanoes Hotel
Premium Luxury: Bisate Lodge
Today you’ll be setting out on your gorilla hike! After an early breakfast, your driver/guide will pick you up fromthe lodge at 06h30 to take you to the park office for a briefing prior to your gorilla trekking adventure. 8 people are permitted to view agorilla family on the trek , as well as a park ranger guide who will be with you for the rest of the day. There areten gorilla family groups in the Volcanoes NationalPark, all habituated and comfortable with a human presence After your gorilla trek, you can spend the afternoon at leisure relaxing at the lodge.
After breakfast, our driver/guide will transfer you back to Kigali City. You will enjoy a scenic 3-hourdrive back to the city before arriving at Kigali airport in time to connect with your international flight.
Includes
- All transfers at Kigali Airport
- All National Park entrance fees
- City tour of Kigali, Kigali memorial museum visit
- Accommodation on a full board basis (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
- 7 nights’ accommodation, 7 dinners, 8 Lunches.
- Private Transportation in 4×4 Toyota Safari vehicle
- Reference Books & Maps, Bottled water in vehicles
- Professional and knowledgeable English-speaking driver/guides in Rwanda & Uganda
- x1 Gorilla trekking permit per person at Volcanoes National Park (US$1500 per person
- x1 Golden trekking permit per person at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (US$100 per person
- All other activities as stipulated in the itinerary, including:
- Game drive & Boat ride in Akagera NP
Excludes
- Entry visa for Rwanda
- International flights.
- Yellow fever inoculation certificate or an exemption letter from your doctor-COMPULSORY!
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
- Meals and drinks not specified
- Laundry services
- Gratuities to the driver/guide, trackers, hotel staff and porters
- All expenses of personal nature
Details
Duration: 08 Days
8 Days Rwanda Primates & Safari
Highlights:
- Experience Rwanda’s volcanoes and savannah in this unique 8 Days Rwanda Primates Safari itinerary.
- Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial & explore local markets
- View a range of wildlife on expertly-guided game drives, walks and boating trips in Akagera National Park
- Enjoy a mountain gorilla trek & one hour with these majestic creatures in Volcanoes National Park. Experience a Golden Monkey hike, spending one hour with these beautiful endemic primates