Rwanda Primate Tour 7, Days, 6 nights (RPT 2)
Day 1:
Arrive Kigali International airport where a representative of Rwanda Wilderness Safaris will meet and greet you.
Take a city tour around Kigali
Dinner today will be at a local restaurant where you will be briefed about your tour
Overnight at a hotel of your choice
Day 2:
After an early breakfast, begin your drive south west heading to Nyungwe forest National Park.
Enroute, you will visit the Royal palace in Nyanza where the seat of the traditional monarchy was. At this royal palace, you are most likely to be entertained by a traditional dance troupe, which portrays the rich Rwandan culture.
Proceed to Butare where you will visit the National museum which houses some of the finest collections in East and Central Africa
Take a stopover in the town of Butare for Lunch and then proceed further to Nyungwe forest.
Dinner and overnight at Gisakura Guest House
Day 3:
After a very early breakfast, you will track deep into Nyungwe forest for the Chimpanzees. These primates are the most closely related to humans than any other living creatures, they live in troupes of 10 – 120 members and encountering a group of them is quite an amazing experience.
Lunch at Gisakura Guest House
This afternoon you will visit a nearby tea plantation where you will be briefed about the tea making process.
Overnight at Gisakura Guest House.
Day 4: (Tues, Thurs, Sat)
After breakfast, drive 30minutes to Kamembe airport to board your flight back to Kigali
11:15hrs, depart Kamembe for Kigali
1135hrs, arrive Kigali airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel
This afternoon, you will take a relaxed drive 2hrs north to Ruhengeri
Overnight at a hotel of your choice in Ruhengeri
Day 5:
Early breakfast, followed by a drive to the park offices
You will all get together at the park offices and at 0700hrs, be grouped into groups of 8pax, assigned a gorilla family and trackers/guides who will brief you about the gorilla tracking experience and the particular gorilla family you will have been assigned.
Drive to the starting point of the trek where you will begin the hike to see the gorillas and your driver will stay and wait for your return.
Ounce you trace the gorillas, you will have a chance to stay with them for a magical hour experiencing their ways and behaviors before getting back to the base where your driver will be waiting
Return to your hotel for lunch
This afternoon, you will explore the area
Overnight at your hotel in Ruhengeri
Day 6:
Today you will have a chance to visit a different gorilla family.
After your trek, your driver will be waiting at the base and will take you for lunch back at your hotel
Afternoon, drive back to Kigali
Overnight at a hotel of your choice
Day 7:
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight depending on departure time
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