5 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari describes as follows;
Day one:
Arrival and transfer to visit Kigali memorial center and Volcanoes National Park
Day two:
Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Day three:
Optional second Gorilla trek in Volcanoes
Day Four:
A visit to the grave of the fallen gorilla hero Diane Fossey
Day Five:
Day 1: Arrival and visit Kigali memorial center and Volcanoes National Park
Past arrival and after having got in touch with your guide, get on a Visit to Kigali genocide Memorial center referred to as the general exhibition ground of genocide in Rwanda the only place where the genocide truth lies like historical Rwanda genocide story of 1994.
Catalogues with details of the genocide using photographs, video and written accounts plus a range of artifacts, personal testimonies.
Then Memorial Gardens containing ten graves and National Documentation Centre of the Genocide all add to the importance of the deceased.
Drive to Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Drive time: 2 hours.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you will move to the headquarters of the park where your guide will complete the essential official procedure of briefing.
You will meet your ranger guide for a briefing about gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park.
The activity that prepares you for the great life time experience of the natural beauty.
And later start with the first phase of tracking in the tropical forest that will provide comfort.
To fill the natural cool breeze of the park. After your gorilla trek activity.
Return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Optional second gorilla trek or golden monkey.
Enjoy a second optional gorilla tracking which aims at exhausting the different gorilla types than the one of the day before.
By so doing, get a chance to track while identifying each gorilla by name in the gorilla group to the maximum that at the end of the day you can be able to know their differences and what brings such between the tracked groups.
You can as well go for golden monkey trekking as Volcanoes National Park is one place where gold meets with silver.
Enjoy a bush or forest lunch before returning to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Visit the African hero of gorillas
After breakfast take a visit to the grave of the late Dian Fossey the first white Gorilla Hero of Africa.
And an American naturalist get to learn how one can become a hero by listening to her history and struggle efforts to the gorilla lifestyle.
And if possible you can even grab your copy of Gorillas in the mist a natural move based on natural beauty of Africa rainy forests.
Later have a free leisure break dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Lodge: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Drive back to Kigali to depart back home
Wake up in the morning after breakfast and then drive to Kigali to catch up with your flight back home which marks the end of your safari.
Drive time: 2 hours
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
The end of 5 Days Gorilla Trekking safari
Day 1:
High End: Radisson Blu Hotel, Lemigo Hotel, The Manor Hotel.
Mid Range: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge, Heaven Restaurant, Park Inn
Budget: Yambi Guest house, Step Town Motel.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2:
High End: Radisson Blu Hotel, Lebanon Hotel, The Manor Hotel
Mid Range: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge, Heaven Restaurant, Park Inn
Budget: Yambi Guest house, Step Town Motel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3:
High End: Radisson Blu Hotel, Lemigo Hotel, The Manor Hotel
Mid Range: Heaven Restaurant, Park Inn
Budget: Yambi Guest house, Step Town Motel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4:
High End: Radisson Blu Hotel, Lemigo Hotel, The Manor Hotel
Mid Range: Lebambou Gorilla Lodge, Heaven Restaurant, Park Inn
Budget: Yambi Guest house, Step Town Motel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5:
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
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- Airport transfers on first and last day,
- Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Services of an English speaking driver guide
- Fuel for the whole trip
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Drinking water while in the vehicle
Exclusions
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- Gorilla permit at USD1500.00 per person per trek(we book it for you)
- Pre and post tour accommodation in Entebbe or Kampala
- International airfares
- Rwanda Visa which must be applied online at least two weeks
- Items of personal nature such as tips, drinks, and laundry