History Merges With Gorilla Trekking
History lessons and Gorilla watching
Rwanda’s tourism is just starting to take off. And how.
For a country that has been through much, peacetime has brought with it delighted travelers who find in the green, mountainous landscape.
Africa that is at once alluring and charming.
It has been two decades since the end of the civil war that devastated Rwanda.
But expect warmth and friendliness as an eager people are ready to show you their beautiful country.
Join us as we take you on a unique cultural and ecological discovery in Rwanda.
Be met by your guide for your transfer to your hotel.
Overnight: Hotel Chez Lando/Lemigo Hotel/Kigali Serna Hotel
Meals: Bed & breakfast
It’s a horrifying reminder of the violence inflicted by human beings on other human beings.
From here, proceed to Nyamata memorial site, a church that saw as many as 2,500 people killed.
Learn here about how HIV was used as a mass weapon in genocide.
Proceed to Ruhengeri, which is the second-largest town in Rwanda with its stunning backdrop of five volcanic mountains.
Driving distance: 2 hours
Activities: Ntarama & Nyamata Memorial Visit
Overnight: Home Inn/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board – Lunch, Dinner, bed & breakfast
This is the moment you have been waiting for.
A lifetime experience of tracking mountain gorillas.
Train your eyes well, because once you spot them, you are allowed to spend an hour watching these wonderful primates.
Tracking these gorillas through the light mountain forest on the slopes of the Virunga is the magical experience that will define this trip for you.
Less than 700 of these primates are still alive today.
Please note that the trek may be fairly strenuous if you are not used to physical activity.
The trek may take up to six hours. However, if you are unsure of trekking that distance, please do tell your guide who could request a shorter group for you.
Please get a good pair of hiking boots, gloves, snacks to replenish yourself, and sufficient water.
This may just be one hour with the gorillas, but it’s an hour we promise you will never forget.
Driving distance: 15 minutes
Activities: 1 Gorilla Trek
Overnight: Home Inn/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board – Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Today, you will track the Golden Monkey in the National Park.
Your guide will lead you up to the habituated golden monkeys – these monkeys have become accustomed to human presence.
You can spend up to an hour watching the monkeys as they frolic in the bamboo glades of the Park.
Upon return to your hotel, after lunch, we offer you an interesting drink as well!
Sit down with local brewmakers to understand the process of brewing beer from bananas.
Go ahead and have a glass as well.
The women here also do local basket weaving and with this visit, you are supporting the local community and helping it sustain financially.
Driving distance: 15 Minutes to the park
Activities: 1 Golden Monkey Trek
Overnight: Home Inn/ Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Virunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Full board – Lunch, Dinner, bed & breakfast
Take a walk around, and have a cup of tea as you watch the local dancers.
This is Rwandan traditional dancing – an opportunity to see the colors of this country after all the horrors it has gone through.
In Gisenyi, spend some time on Lake Kivu. Sufficiently relaxed, enjoy walking around the town, exploring the colonial buildings or the local markets.
Driving distance: 1 Hour
Activities: Imbabazi orphanage visit + 1 hour boat ride in Gisenyi
Overnight: Palm Garden Hotel/ Paradis Malahide Hotel/ Kivu Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Full board – Lunch, Dinner, bed & breakfast
From here it’s a three-hour drive to Kigali for your flight back home. Driving distance: 3 Hours
Activities: At Leisure
Overnight: 0
Meal Plan: Breakfast
