Day 1: – PICK UP IN KIGALI- Genocide memorial visit and transfer to Ruhengeri
Our gorilla trekking representative will meet with you and brief you about your booked gorilla tracking tour with AA SAFARIS AND TOURS . If you arrive early enough, you will indulge in a Kigali City tour. Kigali is the Capital City of Rwanda. It is a beautiful small city and some refer to it as the city of thousand hills. Kigali is 70% urban with a significant part that is rural with a population of relatively youth making up about 60% and women making slightly more of the percentage. Kigali city is inhabited by approximately 1 million inhabitants and it harbors one of the most famous and informative Genocide memorials . The genocide memorial centre consists of three permanent exhibition centers which include ;Education Centre, Memorial Gardens and National Documentation Centre, the largest of which gives a documentary of 1994 genocide. The centre also has a children’s memorial centre, and it is an exhibition on the history of several genocide hostility around the world. The place is a true exhibition and a meaningful tribute to those who lost their loved ones as well as a form of a powerful educational tool for the new generations. After the city tour , you will be transferred to Kinigi now known as Musanze for diner and over nights at
Either;
Budget – Kinigi Guest House
Mid RANGE – Mountains Gorilla View Lodge
Luxury : Sabyinyo silverback Lodge
Day 2: PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS and GORILLA TREK
Take breakfast and report at 0730hrs to the Parc National des Volcans Headquarters in Kinigi office for registration, briefing and other formalities. Then drive on the brim of Parc National des Volcans depending on the group or family of gorilla that you will be allocated to trek. Thereafter go through the park for Gorilla trekking. The time taken to look out for the gorillas will vary with how close they will be and it is unpredictable because gorilla tracking takes place in their natural habitats. The gorilla safari here commences at about 2000 meters above sea level in the upmost slopes of the Volcanoes. Once you meet your assigned mountain gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before tracking your steps down the volcanoes. An en counter after a backbreaking walk is a worthwhile! If time allows, you will visit the little known but eloquently gorgeous twin lakes of BULERA & RUHONDO at an extra cost .
Dinner & Overnight at the lodge of your budget.
Day 3: SHOPPING AND DEPARTURE – gorilla tour aftermath.
On this day you can relax before your flight connections or go for last minute shopping before being driven to the airport for your outbound flight.