6 DAY Gorilla Akagera and Lake Kivu Tour

6 DAY Gorilla Akagera and Lake Kivu Tour : Africa Natural Safari

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 6 DAY Gorilla Akagera and Lake Kivu Tour

 Day 1:

Arrival and transfer to Serena hotel.

Day 2: CITY TOUR & TRANSFER TO MUSANZE

Start historical-minded exploration of Kigali city with visits to landmarks from colonial, post-independence, genocide and post-genocide times i.e. Kigali Solaire, Stade regionale, 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 etc. Transfer to Bugesera in the afternoon to visit the reconciliation village where the survivors of genocide live together in harmony with the perpetrators that killed their own families, Nyamata and Ntarama genocide churches where thousands of innocent people were butchered in the house of God

Transfer to Musanze - Overnight: - Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.

Day 3: GORILLA TREKKING

Brief of the day: Early morning - Gorilla Trekking and visit Buhanga forest in the afternoon where all the Rwanda kings were initiated or Kinigi Cultural Village for traditional dances and music, bio-mimicry and traditional healing lessons

Volcanoes National Park:

After breakfast we transfer to the park. After completing our park formalities, we are embark on a once in a life time 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 a late lunch! Some gorilla families however are more elusive and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.

DAY 4: GOLDEN MONKEYS - TRANSFER TO KIGALI

Return to the entrance of the Park early this morning to see the Golden Monkeys. It is now believed the only feasible population of these Golden Monkeys resides only in Volcanoes National Park. They are beautiful and endangered primates which have become quite habituated to humans, making it possible to observe them closely. After lunch at the Lodge, transfer to lake Kivu. Dinner and overnight at Kivu Serena

Day 5: TRANSFER TO NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK

Transfer from Volcanoes National Park to Nyungwe National Park via Ngororero route. The journey takes around 7 hours but on good roads or follow the dirt bumpy road that meanders around Lake Kivu with beautiful scenery of "1000 hills and a million smiles". The drive will take more than 9 hours but it's a great drive through the remotest villages of Rwanda as you enjoy local lifestyles along the Congo-Nile trail. You will have packed lunch and enough water plus juice on the drive. Overnight at Nyungwe Top View Lodge or Forest Lodge

Day 6: CHIMPANZEE TREKKING IN NYUNGWE

Early breakfast at 4:30am then drive to the edge of the forest where chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe starts. Back to the hotel and refresh then drive to Kigali.

TRANSFER TO KIGALI – AIRPORT

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DAY FIVE: TRANSFER TO AKAGERA NATIONAL APARK:

Transfer to Akagera National Park for an afternoon game drive and boat ride to see schools of Hippos, giant Nile crocodiles, elephants, antelopes, water birds etc. Overnight: - Akagera Game Lodge

DAY SIX: AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK:

Game drive (Opportunity to see over 12 species of antelopes, over 525 species of birds including the rare ones such as the shoe bill stock, papyrus gynolek and the big such as the leopard, Buffalo and Elephant to mention but a few. The park has the highest concentration of birds per square kilometer, very beautiful undulating landscapes, high species numbers and endemic species plus historical and cultural sites inside the park. Drive back to Kigali in the afternoon.

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