3 Days / 2 nights – Discover the Virunga Gorillas

3 Days Discover the Virunga Gorillas

Type of safari- Gorilla Safari, Destination - Rwanda

Tour Summary
The newly habituated troops of more than 40 individuals are found in the Virunga Conservation Area and they are the only ones in Africa!

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1Day 1 : Arrival and transfer to Volcanoes NP
Meet and greet at the Kigali International Airport by your Madukha Safaris driver-guide. Depending on your arrival time, your driver-guide may propose you a visit of Kigali city which includes the Genocide Memorial centre at Gisozi. Transfer to Kinigi at the foothills of the Volcanoes. Hotel accommodation at your choice. (L-D) Flights: There are daily flights to Kigali out of Nairobi with Kenya Airways and Rwandair Express. This makes it easy to combine your short gorilla safari with another East-African safari. Accommodation : Kinigi Guest House, Mountain Gorilla Nest, Virunga Lodge Activities : Gorilla Trekking Parks & places : Genocide Memorial Centre - Gisozi & others
2Day 2 : Gorilla Trekking & transfer to Kigali
After breakfast, you will depart for the headquarters of the Park where your driver-guide will accomplish the necessary formalities for you. You will meet your ranger guide(s) for a briefing about the greatest animal experience ever! After assigning your gorilla group Magic Safaris will drive you to the slopes of one of the Virunga volcanoes for your trekking. Your driver-guide will wait for you. After the trekking, lunch at Ruhengeri and transfer to Kigali. On your way to Kigali, several stops will be made to admire the scenery. Rwanda is the country of the thousand hills! Overnight at your hotel. (B-L-D) Accommodation : Hotel Chez Lando, Intercontinental , Milles Collines Activities : Gorilla Trekking Parks & places : Volcanoes National Park
3Day 3 : Kigali visit and Departure
Pick up at your hotel, depending on your departure time and if you missed the opportunity the first Day, you will have your Kigali city trip including the Genocide Memorial centre at Gisozi. Transfer to the Airport for your departure. (B-L) Genocide Memorials: In Rwanda you will find all over the country Memorials to remember the genocide of 1994. The most important Genocide Memorials are those of Kigali (Gisozi) where the history of the genocide is explained. A visit to the genocide memorial is for most visitors an emotional event. Parks & places : Genocide Memorial Centre - Gisozi & others