7 days / 6
nights face The Locals: Africa Natural Safari
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NATURAL SAFARI (The best tour company in Tanzania)
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7 days / 6
nights face The Locals
Day 1: Arrive Kigali International
Airport
On
arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by Amahoro driver/guide
and be transferred to your hotel in Kigali arriving for overnight on bed and
breakfast.
Day 2: Visit Ntarama & Nyamata
Memorial Visit + Inema art Studio
After
breakfast depart for a visit to the Ntarama church where mass killings occurred
during the 1994 genocide; more than 5000people were killed in the church. The
Ntarama Genocide Memorial is located about 30 kilometers south of the capital
city of Kigali.Learn more about the unity and reconciliation commission.
Continue to Nyamata a church where around 2,500 people were killed and it has
become emblematic of the barbaric treatment of women during the genocide.
Return to the city for lunch then visit the Inema art studio.
Day 3: Depart For Ruhengeri + Intercultural
Exchange
After
breakfast you will depart for a 2 hours‟ drive to
Ruhengeri area the second largest town in Rwanda, with its stunning backdrop of
five volcanic mountains – The virungas- Arriving at the Red rocks intercultural
exchange center for a lunch that you will help prepare. Enjoy the meal
outside in the sun or at the dining area as you chat with the locals and you
will be introduced to the Rwandese way of telling evening stories of our past
and present. This kind of tour will give you an inside way of the Rwandan
culture and way of life that leaves you with a picture of our history. Later in
the afternoon indulge in banana beer production to understand the chemistry
about the process of brewing a local beer from bananas fruits.“Red rocks” is a
cultural exchange project, which is willing to spread all aspects of Rwandese
Culture, life style, traditions & history.
Day 4: Golden Monkey Tracking + Twin
Lakes Visit
This
day is set out for Golden Monkey tracking in the Volcanoes National Park.
Entering dense stands of bamboo interspersed with open glades; you will make
your way deep into golden monkey territory. Though viewing is kept to a maximum
of one hour, travelers can get an up-close look at the golden monkey in its
natural habitat. Return to your hotel to freshen up and have lunch then depart
for the twin lakes of Bulera & Ruhondo. Their deep blue waters ringed by
steep hills and tall waterfalls with the outlines of the nearby Virunga
Volcanoes provide a spectacular backdrop. Later drive back to your hotel for
dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Gorilla Tracking + Kagano
Community Visit
After
an early breakfast, you will proceed to the National Park headquarters – Kinigi
to meet your guides for the day. After completing our park formalities, we are
embarking 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. You will spend one hour with the gorillas, but it is an hour
you will never forget. Evening visit to the Kagano community village as you get
to know why the community left the park and when was that. Return to your hotel
for lunch and later dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Local School Visit + Depart
For Gisenyi
After
breakfast; Look into the Rwanda’s education by visiting local schools
and participate in either teaching or play games with the children. Later
depart for Gisenyi with a stop at the Imbabazi Orphanage- Rosamond Halsey Carr
(1912-2006) founded the Imbabazi Orphanage in 1994. Take a walk around
the homestead and also get see lots of flowers that were planted by her as she
really loved flowers. Continue to Gisenyi arriving for lunch and check in at
your hotel. If time permits take afternoon swim at Lake Kivu one of the African
Great Lakes.t
Day 7: Depart For Kigali
After
breakfast the early part of the day is spent in Gisenyi the largest port on the
Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu. Enjoy a boat ride to one of the islands in Lake
Kivu. Simply explore the town, enjoying the hustle and bustle of the local
market or wander through the leafy streets admiring the old colonial buildings.
Have lunch then later in the afternoon be transferred for a 3hrs drive back to
Kigali arriving for overnight at your hotel.
Day 8: Depart
After
breakfast you will bid your host good bye and be transferred to the Kigali
International airport for your flight back home.
Highlights
- Admire the world famous Mountain Gorillas
- Travel in a private 4WD Vehicle
- Enjoy the beautiful hilly Rwanda countryside and the magnificent view of the chain of volcanoes.
- Golden Monkey encounter
- Excellent value
- Genocide memorial visit
- Lake Kivu
- Locals interactions
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