Rwanda Destination

Rwanda Highlights

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  • With a dramatic mountainous landscape, often referred to as the
    “Land of a thousand hills”

  • Volcanoes National Park, home to the world-famous Mountain Gorillas

  • Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes

  • The busy metropolis of Kigali set among lush valleys

  • Easy connections from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda

Kigali & Gorilla Trekking

A Rwanda gorilla tour can be added to any Tanzanian safari. With easy flight connections from Tanzania to Kigali, you can add the world's largest living primate to your list of species seen in the wild!


Duration: 4 Days

Season Range: January - December

Price Guide: $3,250 USD per person

Highlights:

Gorillas, Forested mountains, Kigali, History


Explore Rwanda Itinerary


Day 1 - Arrive in Kigali

  • Welcome to Rwanda! After your final game drive in Tanzania, transfer to the closest airstrip for a flight to Kigali.
  • Your Rwanda guide will meet you on arrival and transfer you to Hotel des Milles Collines, the hotel made famous by the movie "Hotel Rwanda". During the 1994 genocide, 1,268 people took refuge in the hotel.

Day 2 - Kigali to Volcanoes National Park

  • After breakfast, depart with your guide for Kigali's Genocide Memorial. A place of rememberance and learning, the Genocide Memorial is a highly effective and powerful commeorative artwork, and worth a visit.
  • Then, depart for Parc National des Volcans, your destination for the next two nights. The drive to Volcanoes National Park is approximately three hours.
  • After reaching the area, check in to Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel. Receive a briefing for your gorilla trekking experience the next day.

Day 3 - Volcanoes National Park

  • After breakfast, make your way to Volcanoes National Park. Upon arrival at the park, you will check in and be grouped with other trekkers of comprable fitness levels.
  • The habituated gorilla groups may be anywhere in the park, and treks to see them may range in length from one to several hours. As the park has several habituated groups, the trekking experience offered here is among the best in the world.
  • After the trek, make your way back to Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.

Day 4 - Volcanoes National Park to Kigali

  • After a leisurely breakfast, drive back to Kigali Airport.
  • You'll be dropped off in time for your international flight.

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