This 4 days Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Tour in Parc National des Volcans (PNV) starts and ends in Kigali - Rwanda. Included in the package are two gorilla permits.

Having a chance to see some of the last remaining 700 mountain gorillas in the world is a wonderful experience. It offers you an opportunity to track gorillas two times. Parc Nationale des Volcanoes in Rwanda has five habituated gorilla families and tracking most groups in the afro-montane forest usually takes a few hours. You can also climb a volcano, visit the remains of Dian Fossey’s grave or visit the endangered golden monkey. You will have 2 nights at Gorilla Nest Lodge / Kinigi Guest House and 1 night at Kibuye Guest House.

RWANDA TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1 Arrival & Transfer to Gorilla Nest Lodge                                                                           
You will meet our company guide on arrival at airport and transfer to Kigali who will brief you about your safari in Rwanda. After lunch, depart for PNV at 2pm. The journey north goes through the beautiful terraced hillsides that characterize much of Rwanda's landscape, gradually climbing to the base of the awesome Virunga volcanoes, sometimes with as many as five peaks visible. Overnight at the Gorilla Nest Lodge / Kinigi Guest House

Day 2: Parc National Des Volcans – Gorilla Trekking
As early as 0600h wake up for an early breakfast and drive north-west to Ruhengeri. It will take approximately to reach this gorilla town base. Transfer to the edge of Volcano National Park for a briefing from the park ranger before undertaking a gorilla trek in the thick rainforest of the Virunga slopes. Return to the lodge for your late lunch and in the evening you may visit the beautiful twin lakes Bulera and Ruhondo. Dinner and Overnight at Gorillas Nest Lodge.

Day 3: Second Gorilla Trekking
Get ready for a second Gorilla trek by waking up very early in the morning, go and track another gorilla family and later have your lunch. After lunch, transfer to Lake Kivu at the lakeshore town of Kibuye. Kivu is a beautiful vast inland fresh water lake enclosed by the steep, lush green terraced hills that are so characteristic of rural Rwanda. Arrive in the late afternoon and check in at Kibuye Guest House. The Guest house is a chalet style hotel on the edge of Lake Kivu with a small beach front perfect for swimming into the clear waters of the lake. Dinner and Overnight at Kibuye Guest House.

Day 4: Kigali city tour and Departure
Following breakfast, you will leave for Kigali. Go for a City tour including visits to the market, a pottery project, handicraft shops, the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre and the genocide memorial. Have lunch enroute and then Transfer to the airport.

END OF RWANDA SAFARI AND CONTINUE WITH A Uganda Safari