5 DAYS KARISIMBI CLIMB AND GORILLA SAFARI RWANDA
Day 1 Arrival in Kigali and transfer to Kinigi Guest House- 2-3 hours drive
On arrival , our tours representative will pick you up and brief you . If time allows , you will be taken to Kigali for a city tour . In the city tour , you will visit the genocide memorial and then later transfer to Kinigi . Dinner & Overnight at
Budget accommodation in Muhabura Lodge / Kinigi guest house
Moderate accommodation in GORILLA NEST LODGE or Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Lebambou
Up market accommodation in Volcanoes Lodge or Sabinyo Silver back lodge .
Day 2- Gorilla Tracking in PARC DES VOLCANS
Take breakfast and report at 0730hrs to the Parc National des Volcans Headquarters in Kinigi office for registration, briefing and formalities. (your driver-guide will take care of all the formalities ). He will then drive you along the brim of Parc National des Volcans. Thereafter , you will start gorilla tracking through the park .The time taken to look out for these gentle apes will vary with how close they will be and it is unpredictable because the search is in their natural habitats. The gorilla safari here commences at about 2000 meters above sea level in the upmost slopes of the Volcanoes. After tracking and encountering your assigned group you will spend one hour in their company before tracking your steps down the volcanoes. An en counter after a strenuous walk is a worthwhile! If gorilla tracking ends early , visit of the Iby’Iwacu traditional village (a community based tourism scheme set by the local people to display their traditional ways of living).
Take lunch and then transfer to Gisenyi one of the districts on shores of Lake Kivu. The drive takes about one hour and a half . Have fun at the magnificent Lake Kivu surrounding! (B-L-D)
Dinner & Overnight at either;
Standard – Malahide Paradise
Luxury – Kivu Serena Hotel
Day 4- Boat ride on Lake Kivu to Kibuye
You may choose to indulge in a one hours boat ride in Lake Kivu back to Gisenyi or a Boat ride to the Napoleon Hut in Kibuye . Note that the boat ride to the Napoloen hut take 4-5 hours and this will mean that your tour guide will have to drive to the other side( Kibuye) of Lake Kivu before you board the board so that he reaches on time to pick you up . This can be arrange according to your own choice and the prices for both boat rides are different .
Note that there is also a genocide memorial church in Kibuye where over 4000 people where killed .
You will later be transferred to Kigali for dinner and over night at
Budget – Hotel Chez land o
Moderate – Umubano Hotel / Hotel Gorillas
Luxury – Hotel des Mille Collines or Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 5 – Transfer to Kigali Airport .
You will be transferred to the airport for your next flight back home .
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