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Overview
- Duration:30 hours 0 minutes
- Tour Type:Private tour
- Language:English, French
With Three days Gorillas Trekking and Birding safaris, You will have a magical chance to see mountain gorillas: “feeding and crushing through the underbrush, babies running around and full-grown gorillas inching toward observers loudly declaring their importance.” and experience a memorable bird-watching as Rwanda is among east Africa’s most exciting destinations – within this relatively small and compact country, there over 701 bird species of which 27 are Albertine Rift endemics.
Highlights
- Mountain gorilla trekking (Day 2): A park briefing, then a trek to find a habituated gorilla family in the Virunga foothills. Treks can take minutes or hours, depending on where the gorillas rested the night before.
- Birding for enthusiasts: The page says Rwanda has over 701 bird species, 27 of them Albertine Rift endemics.
- Buhanga Eco-Park: Birding with local guides in a forest with more than 100 bird species, including the rare migrant African Pitta.
- Day 2 add-on options: Depending on trek timing, choose from the Ruhengeri market, traditional dance, a local household visit, village walks with traditional healers, or the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo.
- Morning bird walk (Day 3): In Buhanga Forest or the twin lakes wetlands, if you missed birding the day before.
- Kigali city tour (Day 3): After lunch, a drive to Kigali for a city tour and a visit to the Genocide Memorial.
- Flexible arrival (Day 1): Early arrivals transfer straight to Musanze after lunch in Kigali, while late arrivals can overnight in Kigali, with a full trip briefing over dinner.
- Included: Gorilla permits, park ranger fees, government taxes, an English and/or French-speaking driver-guide, meals, and 4×4 transport. Airport transfer is included if your flight is the same day the safari ends.
- Flexible pickup: From the airport, a hotel, or another point, with a minimum of 1 traveler.
Itinerary
3 Days Gorilla Trekking & Birding Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival in Kigali Rwanda – Transfer to Ruhengeri for early arrivals or stay in a hotel in Kigali for late arrivals Arrive.On arrival at Kigali International Airport, our professional drivers and guides will be there waiting and they will take you to your reservation and will brief you on the trip for those who are spending the night in Kigali. For those continuing to Musanze (ex Ruhengeri), the journey will start after a lunch break in Kigali. A full briefing on the trip will be given over dinner at hotel (recommended).
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking And Other Attractions
In the morning after breakfast, we can track in the forest on the edge of the Virunga mountain chain, to find one of the latest mountain gorilla families in the world. Early morning drive to Ruhengeri, for those who would have spent the night in Kigali, passes through magnificent views of the hilly countryside which give Rwanda its stature as “a country of a thousand hills”. Upon arrival,transfer to Park offices for pre-Mountain Gorilla visit briefing for all guests. After the gorilla trek there will be an opportunity to explore other community-based tourism attractions. Advise visitors to spend night in Ruhengeri to avoid lateness. On this day (depending on trekking time), we offer you a choice of value added package from the following: Birding with local guides around Buhanga eco-park, a home of more than 100 spices of bird including the rare migrant African Pitta Visit Ruhengeri Market, providing you with an opportunity to see and buy local Rwandan fabrics and to see how local markets are organized. Attend traditional dance Visit a local household and experience local lifestyle Walks in villages surrounding the park and interact with local people and traditional healers. Visit the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo Overnight at the Mountain Gorillas Nest hotel, La Palme hotel or Muhabura hotel
Day 3: Birding In Buhanga Forest And Cultural History Exploration
If you missed a birding on the previous day, have a morning bird walk in Buhanga forest or wetland of twin lakes. After lunch, drive to Kigali, and we can have City tour and visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. With an ever green feel of fresh air, Kigali is the cleanest and safest city in the region. Kigali’s face is her fortune; it is this dramatic beauty from which its name is derived. There are, however, other factors; Kigali is a city that delights the mind as well as the eye of any visitor. It is the city where the past lives comfortably with the present!!
Includes/Excludes
- Gorilla Permits
- Park Ranger Fees
- Relevant Government Taxes
- Full time English or/and French speaking Driver/Guide
- Meal
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 vehicle
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends
- Airfares
- Visa Fees
- Personal Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary and optional activities.
Cancellation policy
You can cancel up to 72 hours in advance of the experience for a refund.
