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On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met with a warm welcome by our company representative, get cleared by customs, exchange some money in local currency, and drive to the hotel for a good rest. Your driver will brief you all about the safari and the program in detail.
You will wake up to your breakfast at the hotel, check out and embark on a city tour. You will visit the Kigali Gisozi genocide memorial, visit local markets, have lunch in a city restaurant of your choice, and then transfer to Musanze the home of mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, hikes and so on. On your way, you will be having time to discover, and view Rwandan Landscapes plus plains. You will arrive, check in with lunch, relax and enjoy the property amenities, evening at leisure. In the evening you will have an optional visit to the twin lakes. The community visitation to the Twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo. The Twin Lakes area is very scenic, with steep and intensively farmed hills surrounding the pristine dark blue waters. They offer magnificent views over the whole of the Virunga Volcanoes (if the weather permits). Walking and birdwatching are possible in the hills and at some points around the lakes. You will return to your lodge, dinner and rest.
On this day in the morning after breakfast, you will go to Rwanda Development Board Headquarters for a briefing with a cup of coffee or tea. You will join a group of tourists heading to the hike on the top of the Volcano where there is a beautiful crater lake. It takes 4 hours to ascend and 2 hours to descend. You will return to your hotel/lodge for lunch and later go for an afternoon cultural experience at the Gorilla Guardians' former Iby’iwacu culture village centre, get entertaining history, music and stories of Rwanda and their ways of life. Feel free to dance along with the village people, it is fun. You will retire and drive back to the hotel/lodge and then have dinner and rest.
After breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters to meet your guides for the golden monkey's trekking activity. You will get the briefing and get started, once you meet the monkeys, and enjoy their activities for a full hour. After completing your experiences, you will check out. You will then be transferred back to Kigali with en route lunch in Kigali, and last-minute souvenir shopping, you will drive to the Kigali International Airport.
This tour is 100% sustainable. We encourage our travelers to minimize their carbon footprint by choosing eco-friendly practices.
Cancellations made more than 60 days before departure qualify for an 80% refund of the deposit paid. Cancellations made between 30 and 59 days before departure qualify for a 50% refund of the deposit. Cancellations made less than 30 days before departure are non-refundable. Gorilla and Chimpanzee permits are non-refundable once purchased. Guests are advised to purchase comprehensive travel insurance for unforeseen circumstances.
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