Rwanda Gorilla Trekking and Genocide Memorial Tour
Gorillas of Rwanda and the Genocide Memorial
Tour Itinerary
Day 01 Arrive at Kigali International Airport
Meet and greet by our driver guide who will shortly brief you about your tour in Rwanda.
Visit the genocide memorial site, a grim reminder of a senseless massacre of innocent’s lives in 1994. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to 1994 genocide and how Rwanda has dealt with that past.
We continue with our tour and see the new developments in Rwanda; the recovery has been incredible, a testament to humankind’s resilience. We enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Kigali.
Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena hotel, Hotel Manor or Chezlando hotel.
Day 02 Transfer to Parc des Volcans Park
After breakfast, we drive to Musanze (formerly called Ruhengeri) in the northwest part of Rwanda, the main base town for Gorilla tracking. The drive is through beautiful rolling hills, bypassing coffee, tea and banana plantations on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 2.5 hours from Kigali.
Arrive and have lunch at Mountain Gorilla view lodge, Hotel La palme or Muhabura Hotel. Dinner and then overnight at the hotel.
Day 03 Gorilla Tracking and then departure
Wake up early, have breakfast and report for briefing and afterwards, move in a company of experienced ranger guides through the forest while searching for mountain gorillas.
Time taken while searching for these great apes, rangers between 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorilla groups therefore, move with your packed lunch, water, tracking gears among others. Meet, chant and enjoy their entertainment for one hour while taking photos for remembrance.
Return to your lodge, relax shortly and transfer to the Airport for your flight back home. End of services.