4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Tour and Bisoke
Built in a hilly country, Kigali sprawls across over four ridges and the valleys in between where by the city centre is beautifully positioned on one of these ridges, with the main government area on another. The highest of the folds have a mean altitude of 1,600m (5,246 ft) while the vales are approximately 1,300m (4,270 ft). The superior domiciles and office buildings are situated on the tops of the ridges, while the shoddier people live in the valleys. The city is surrounded by elevated hills, with some inhabited sprawl rising up these. The uppermost of these is Mt. Kigali, with an altitude of 1,850m (6,075 ft) above sea level.
Day 1 Arrival at Kigali – genocide memorial visits – Transfer to Kinigi / Musanze
You will be met and welcomed by a tour guide from AA safaris and tours who will brief y about your tour . Later , he will transfer you to Kigali for a city tour . Kigali is a physical and edifying heart of Rwanda with a high altitude . It is sanctified with an all year round modest climate. You will Visit the Genocide Memorial Museum. The genocide in Rwanda left most Rwandese citizens traumatized . If you have time , you will visit some Genocide Memorial centres in Kigali which may include Nyamata, Kigali Memorial Center and later transfer to Kinigi .
Other Genocide Memorial centres in Rwanda include; Nyanza genocide memorial site , Ntarama Momorial Site, Bisesero Genocide Memorial and Nyarubuye genocide memorial site. So you will tour just one that is in the nearest vicinity of Kigali . If you still have time , the city tour will also take you to the old town of Nyamirambo and Muslim quarter, the new handicraft village and other shops, the Batwa pottery and dance centre and the Gisozi Genocide Memorial. The Genocide memorial tour is very poignant – the tour takes a couple of hours – and will be of interest to anyone who has spent some time in this enchanting country. Take note that you may need a full day to make this tour so we will just choose afew of these places for your city tour and should you need to visit most of them , we advise that you take the earliest flight to Kigali . Also note that if you want to visit more than one site, then you will be required to pay an extra for entrance fees or even fuel to these genocide memorial sites. Later , you will transfer to Kinigi .
Dinner and overnight at
Budget -Kinigi guest house / Muhabura Lodge
Standard Gorilla NEST Camp / Mountain Gorilla View lodge / Le bamboo Hotel / Hotel Gorillas
Luxury -Volcanoes Lodge / Sabinyo Silver back lodge
Day 2 Gorilla trekking in Rwanda- AFRICA GORILLA TREKKING ADVENTURE
Take a relatively early breakfast and then later assemble at ORTPN office for registration and briefing. You will then head to the starting point of gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park for your life time experience of tracking the mountain gorillas! Of course you must be well prepared with your packed lunch , trekking boots and any other equipment that you may need for the Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda. Ranger guides will lead you into the forested slopes of Volcanoes National Park to guide you as you track gorillas in Africa. The time taken to search and encounter the gorillas is unpredictable however the experience after the strenuous gorilla trekking is awe-inspiring . If gorilla tracking ends early , there is an optional afternoon tour of the panoramic twin volcanic lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Lunch, dinner, and overnight stay at your hotel .
Day 3 Rwanda Vacation Holiday – Bisoke HIKING TOUR
Take breakfast and report at the ORTPN Offices for registration and then drive to the base contours of Mt. Bisoke. Bisoke is one of the Virunga Volcanoes, that includes Mounts Karisimbi, Gahinga ,Sabinyo, and Muhabura. It is rather a sheer climb, preeminent to cope during the short or long dry season. On top, the biggest crater lake of the Virunga chain can be seen unless there is too much fog…….. The track leads through bamboo forest, the habitat of mountain gorillas, giant lobelia or hagenia and alpine meadows. Picnic lunch at the summit, while viewing the beautiful Bisoke Crater Lake . Fantastic views ….Then later you will descend and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at your hotel .
Day 4, TRANSFER TO KIGALI
After breakfast drive to Kigali. If you did not do a city tour on Day 1, you will be compensated with a city tour. Later you transfer to the Airport for your home-bound flight.
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