6 Days Rwanda Safari - Gorillas & Chimpanzees

This 6 days (5nights) Rwanda safari begins and commences in Rwanda. Gorilla and Chimp tracking Rwanda safari takes you through the best 2 National parks of Rwanda, which include Nyungwe National Park; a home to 13 primates species , and Volcanoes National Park, home of 360 Mountain Gorillas. You will also explore all that Kigali City has to offer to tourists. The Kigali city tour will take you to the Genocide Memorial Museum, Kimironko fruits markets, the old town of Nyamirambo, the new handicraft village and the Batwa pottery and dance center among others.  
You will have spend 2 nights at Gisakura Guest House/Nyungwe forest Lodge,1 day at Kibuye Guest House/Hotel Centre Bethanic and 2 days at Kinigi Guest House/Mount Gorilla’s Nest.
   6 DAYS ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival / Kigali City Tour
After your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our safari or company guide who will take you around for a city Tour where you will visit the Genocide Memorial Museum, curio markets and the Kimironko fruits markets where you have a chance to meet the local people and choose your preferred fruit basket. Kigali city tour also includes 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 tour takes a couple of hours and is so interesting. After lunch, connect to Nyungwe Park for dinner and Overnight at Gisakura Guest House / Nyungwe forest lodge.

Day 2: Hiking and trekking Colobus trails of Nyungwe
After breakfast, you will enter Nyungwe forest to track the Nyungwe Colobus monkeys. You will also have a walk in the forest a learning experience conducted by our knowledgeable tour-guides who are well versed in botany, ornithology and interspecies relationship in Nyungwe forest.  There after, you will return to your respective lodge for lunch.   Relax in late afternoon as you wait for dinner and overnight at Gisakura Guest House / Nyungwe forest lodge.
 Day 3: Chimp trekking in Nyungwe forest – Kibuye City
You are expected to wake up abit early enough, have your break fast and then enter Nyungwe forest to track the chimpanzees. This will take 1-8hours but if you wish to stay and sight these chimpanzees, that’s ok only that you will find a late lunch at the Lodge. For those who are not interested will return to the lodge for lunch and wait for those who stayed in the forest. Thereafter, you will connect to Kibuye for dinner and overnight in Kibuye Guest house or Hotel Centre Bethanie.
 Day 4: Kibuye-Gisenyi-Ruhengeri –Kinigi (PNV)
After early break fast, connect to Kinigi (Volcanoes National Park Head quarters) from Kibuye via Gisenyi and Ruhengeri. This is a 6hrs drive (213Km). The drive Kibuye-Gisenyi is via the most beautiful sceneries, providing spectacular views of the tea growing country of Gisovu and Kayove. Brief stops are provided for photography and refreshment. A 4hrs drive takes us to Gisenyi for lunch and a brief city tour. There after drive for 2hrs to Ruhengeri and finally Kinigi; the base of gorilla tracking.  Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla’s Nest / Kinigi Guest House.
 Day 5: Gorillas tracking Adventure
An early morning breakfast is followed by a drive to Kinigi park headquarters for, guide allocation and briefing. This is followed by a drive to the trailheads where hiking and trekking up the hills to the bamboo zone begins.  Hiking, trekking and tracking gorillas may take 2-5 hours, depending on their movements.  Sight and stay with the mountain Gorillas for 1hour. Descend to your hotel for lunch.  In the afternoon, visit the panoramic twin volcanic lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla’s Nest / Kinigi Guest House
 Day 6: Final day in Rwanda
After breakfast, trek up to the mountain for another memorable experience with the gorillas. OR
Visit Dian Fossey’s tomb, OR
Climb the volcano Mt Bisoke, which is topped with a beautiful crater lake.
All the above activities are suitable for those who are reasonably fit.
Return to the base hotel for lunch. In the afternoon drive for 2hrs to Kigali International Airport for your flight back home.
 HAVE A BLESSED TOUR.