Itinerary
Arrive at the Kigali International Airport meet and greet your guide who will give you a brief about the trip as well as information about Rwanda before you transfer to the Hotel. Overnight at Mille Collines Hotel
After breakfast transfer to Kigali and start the historical-minded exploration of Kigali city with visits to landmarks from colonial, post-independence, genocide and post-genocide times i.e. Kigali Genocide memorial site where over 259,000 genocide victims were put to rest in mass graves, Dr. Richard Kandt Museum who was the first Germany explorer to settle in Kigali, Belgian camp where they killed the 10 Belgian UN soldiers who were protecting the moderate prime minister before the start of genocide, Presidential Palace Museum former residence to president Habyarimana and it is where his plane crash landed after being shot etc.
Transfer to Musanze – Volcanoes Destination. Overnight at the Le Bambou Gorilla Hotel
After breakfast we transfer to the park, completing our park formalities then embark on a once in a lifetime experience of tracking mountain gorillas.
Once you spot them you are allowed to spend an hour watching your closest long lost cousin. This is perhaps one of the most breathtaking wildlife experiences on earth!!! You get so close to these awesome giant primates. You stare at each other blankly not knowing who to break the long silence first. Tracking the gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is a magical experience.
Be back at the base in time for lunch! Some gorilla families however are more elusive and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy.
Transfer to Kigali and to the Airport.
