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Rwanda Nyungwe Vacation Package-4 days.

The 4 days Nyungwe primates vacation package is designed for visitors to Rwanda who wish to spend a few days in the primates galore Nyungwe forest Rwanda. Nyungwe forest is uniquely the only place in the world where one is able to track over 13 primates including the chimpanzee, white colobus monkeys, Angolan black monkeys, Blue monkeys and L'hoest monkeys among others. For primate lovers it doesn't get much better than Nyungwe Forest where primates habituated for visitation by humans can sometimes have up to 400 primates in a group. For bird lovers visit Nyungwe to bird watch over 300 birds species. While in Nyungwe one is able to embark on a canopy walk through the forest, have natural walks through the forest or hike to the falls.

Nyungwe forest is surrounded by lush and expansive tea plantations. Immerse yourself in local projects which include an experience of tea harvesting and visit one of the tea factories in the area to learn first- hand about the tea making processes. There is local projects that make artcrafts for sale. Your purchases will go a long way in supporting the locals by boosting their incomes. At the end of the Nyungwe tour, your journey back to Kigali will take you via the beautiful Lake Kivu area for a perfect beach relaxation on the shores of serene Lake Kivu. We also stop-over in Butare the cultural and colonial hub of Rwanda which also hosts the famous King's Palace at Nyanza. The National Museum is also located in Butare and will offer visitors a rich insight into Rwanda's culture and history. Time permitting, participants in this 4 days Nyungwe vacation package may attend an Intore cultural dancers performance. For art enthusiasts there is an art museum resident on Butare.

Nyungwe Vacation package highlights.

  • Track 13 different types of primates species including the white colobus monkeys
  • Tea harvesting and processing excursion
  • Nature walks and hike to the falls
  • Take a boat ride on Lake Kivu in Kibuye
  • Visit local villages and local projects in Nyungwe
  • Track the chimpanzees in Nyungwe
  • Canopy walks in Nyungwe
  • Visit a genocide memorial in Kigali
  • Kigali city tour, and shopping for crafts in a local market in Kigali
  • Visit to the National Museum in Butare
  • Visit the art museum in Butare
  • Intore dancers performance time permitting
  • Visit the King's Palace in Nyanza.

 

Vacation Day 1 Arrival to Kigali

→ Met on arrival to Kigali or pick up from your Kigali hotel by your driver guide

→Briefing on your safari

→Kigali city tour

→Transfer to Nyungwe with lunch foreseen in Butare

o/n Nyungwe Forest Lodge/Nyungwe Top hill View Lodge.

Vacation Day 2 Nyungwe Forest

→Track the colobus monkeys or hike to the falls

→Canopy walk

→Forest walk

→o/n Nyungwe Forest Lodge or Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel

Vacation Day 3 Nyungwe-Kibuye

→Early morning chimp tracking

→After lunch depart for Kibuye.

→Boat ride on Lake Kivu

→o/n Cormoran Lodge

Vacation Day 4 Transfer to Kigali

→After breakfast transfer to Kigali

→Lunch in Butare

→Visit the National Museum, art museum and King;s Palace at Nyanza

→Drive to Kigali and drop off at the airport or your Kigali hotel.

 

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Rwanda Akagera Park Tour-2 days

This short 2 days Rwanda Akagera game vacation offers visitors to Rwanda with a short duration visit with an opportunity to visit Akagera National Park. Akagera National Park is situated in the Eastern part of Rwanda where they usual rolling hills of Rwanda are replaced by the African rift valley savannah land with rivers, lakes and swamps which play host to beautiful flora and fauna, wildlife, game, birds, primates, fish and African big game including elephants, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, hippos and much more to make your Akagera vacation an enjoyable one.

Enjoy game drives in Akagera's southern circuit on the first day and on the 2nd day during your stay at Akagera, go for game drives in the northern circuit of the park prior to your return to Kigali. The 2 days' akagera vacation package can be combined with a tour to visit the gorillas in PNV. A Kigali city tour including an optional genocide museum visit in Kigali is offered to participants.

Tour Vacation package highlights.

  • Game drives in Akagera National Park
  • Birding
  • Natural walks in Akagera
  • Boat ride on Lake Ihema
  • Visit local projects.
  • Visit a genocide memorial in Kigali
  • Kigali city tour, and shopping for crafts in a local market in Kigali

Vacation Day 1 Arrival to Kigali-Departure to Akagera

  • Met on arrival to Kigali  or pick up from your Kigali hotel by our professional English speaking driver guide.
  • Briefing on your safari
  • Kigali city tour
  • Transfer to Akagera National Park
  • Game drive in the Northen part of the park
  • o/n Akagera Game Lodge/Rusizi Tented Lodge.

Vacation Day 2 Game drives in Akagera

  • Morning game drive in Southern circuit of Akagera Park
  • Natural walk or boat ride on Lake Ihema
  • Lunch at the lodge and then drive back to Kigali

 

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Rwanda gorillas, golden monkeys  and chimps 8days vacation

Discover vacation holiday highlights of a Rwanda tour. The 8 days vacation package includes tracking chimpanzees  in Nyungwe forest . After tracking chimps the tour package proceed to Lake Kivu where we relax at Cormoran Lodge for a few days before travelling to Volcanoes National Park where we have saved the vacation best for last-Gorilla trekking. While in PNV Rwanda, you may have the option of either tracking golden monkeys, trekking to Dian Fossey's grave or climbing Bisoke/Karisimbi volcano.

Vacation package highlights.

  • Track the famous Rwanda  gorillas.
  • Hike the Bisoke or Karisimbi volcanoes
  • Trek to Dian Fossey's grave.
  • Visit the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo.
  • Take a boat ride on Lake Kivu. Gisenyi to Kibuye 1.5hrs
  • Visit local villages and markets, especially Iby'iwacu cultural village in PNV
  • Track the chimpanzees in Nyungwe
  • Canopy walks in Nyungwe
  • Visit a genocide memorial in Kigali
  • Kigali city tour, and shopping for crafts in a local market in Kigali
  • Trek the golden monkeys in PNV.

Vacation Day 1 Arrival to Kigali

  • Met on arrival to Kigali by your driver guide
  • Briefing on your safari
  • Kigali city tour
  • Transfer to Nyungwe
  • o/n Nyungwe Forest Lodge/Nyungwe Top hill View Lodge.

Vacation Day 2  Nyungwe Forest

  • After breakfast set off;
  • Canopy walk
  • Forest walk
  • o/n Nyungwe Forest Lodge or Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel

Vacation Day 3 Nyungwe-Kibuye

  • Early morning chimp tracking
  • Later depart after lunch depart for Kibuye.
  • o/n Cormoran Lodge

Vacation Day 4 Transfer to Gisenyi Lake Kivu.

  • After breakfast transfer to Lake Kivu
  • Enjoyable relaxing through beautiful plantations
  • Afternoon at leisure relaxing on the shores of Lake Kivu
  • O/n Kivu Serena Hotel OR Paradis Malahide Hotel/Inzu Lodge.

Vacation Day 5 Lake Kivu

  • Spend the day simply relaxing on the shores of Lake Kivu
  • Boat ride on Lake Kivu visiting islands on the lake
  • Coffee plantation visit
  • Back to hotel for overnight.

Vacation Day 6 Lake Kivu Gisenyi - Ruhengeri PNV

  • After lunch depart for PNV.
  • 1.5hrs relaxing drive. Arrival at your lodge and later explore the greater Virunga area at leisure.

Vacation Day 7 Gorilla trekking.

  • Registration at park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing
  • Assigned to gorilla group in groups of 8 each.
  • Proceed to gorilla trekking trailheads
  • Trek the gorillas spend an hour with them and then return to lodge for lunch
  • Afternoon at leisure to explore greater Virunga area.o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Muhabura Hotel.

Vacation Day 8 Golden Monkeys trekking.

  • Assemble at park HQ for golden monkey tracking
  • 2 habituated groups of golden monkeys
  • Return to lodge for lunch
  • Afternoon visit to the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo
  • Visit a cultural village or local school or local market
  • Nature walks
  • o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Muhabura Hotel.

Vacation Day 9 PNV-Kigali-Departure.

  • After breakfast embark on a 2.5hrs leisurely drive back to Kigali.
  • Lunch at Khana Kazana restaurant
  • Shopping for crafts at Kimironko market
  • Transfer to Kigali airport for your outbound flight.

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Rwanda Gorillas and  Uganda Primates Tour-10 days

The 10 days vacation package combines the best of Rwanda-the gorillas and a selection of some of Uganda's best vacation attractions-Chimps in Mgahinga and Kibale, game and wildlife in Queen Elizabeth, plus relaxing on the shores of magical Lake Bunyonyi.

The vacation holiday starts with trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda sometimes popularly referred to by Mzungus as Ruanda. After trekking the gorillas in Rwanda the package holiday itinerary then crosses over the border to Uganda starting with exploration of the Nkuringo Bwindi area for walking safaris in Bwindi Impenetrable forest, a boat ride on serene Lake Mutanda. Stay at Chameleon Hill Lodge for an un-forgettable African wild experience.

The next day, we travel to Lake Bunyonyi for an experience of cruising on the lake in a dug-out canoe. We then transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park the following day having a game drive enroute in search of the tree climbing lion in Ishasha. Stay at the beautiful Katara Lodge for a few nights to remember. Katara Lodge is our base for excursions into Kyambura for chimp tracking, morning and afternoon game drives in Queen Elizabeth Park in search of the cats, lions, leopards, tigers and of course elephants galore.

We finally travel to Fort Portal where we stay at out of this world-Kyaninga Lodge, a beautiful lodge perfectly situated on the edge of a fresh water crater. Kyaninga is our base for chimp trekking in Kibale forest and time permitting a Bigodi swamp walk. There is no better place to crown this splendid vacation than at  Kyaninga Lodge from where we depart in the morning to drive back to Entebbe and onward for our next destination or back home.

Tour Vacation package highlights.

  • Mountain Gorilla tracking in PNV Rwanda
  • Golden Monkey tracking in PNV
  • Visit the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo
  • Visit local Iby'iwacu cultural village in PNV and watch Intore Dance performances at the village
  • Kigali city tour, and shopping for crafts in a local market in Kigali

Vacation Day 1 Arrival to Kigali

  • Met on arrival to Kigali by your professional English speaking driver guide.
  • Briefing on your safari
  • Kigali city tour
  • Transfer to PNV 2.5hrs
  • o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Virunga Lodge

Vacation Day 2 Gorilla trekking.

  • Registration at park headquarters for gorilla trekking.
  • Assigned to gorilla group in groups of 8 each.
  • Proceed to gorilla trekking trailheads
  • Trek the gorillas, spend an hour with them and then return to lodge for lunch
  • Afternoon at leisure to explore greater Virunga area.
  • o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Virunga Lodge

Vacation Day 3 Golden Monkeys tracking.

  • Golden monkey tracking OR Dian Fossey trek OR Hike a Volcano in PNV
  • Alternatively, we may travel to Lake Kivu 1.5hrs away and relax on the shores of the lake for the day. Later returning to PNV.
  • Afternoon visit to the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo
  • Visit a cultural village or local school or local market
  • Nature walks
  • o/n Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Virunga Lodge

Vacation Day 4   PNV-Bwindi Uganda

  • After breakfast drive to Uganda
  • Nkuringo walking safari
  • Boat ride on Lake Mutanda.
  • Visit Batwa pygmies
  • o/n Chameleon Hill Lodge/Nkuringo Gorilla Camp

Vacation Day 5   Bwindi-Lake Bunyonyi

  • After breakfast transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
  • Nature walk
  • Dug-out canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi
  • o/n Birds' Nest/ Feza Cottages.

Vacation Day 6   Lake Bunyonyi-Queen Elizabeth Park

  • Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • En-route game drive in Ishasha for the tree climbing lions
  • Relax in the swimming pool at Katara Lodge
  • o/n Katara Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge.

Vacation Day 7   Queen Elizabeth Park

  • Morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth in search of the cats
  • Explore Kasenyi salt lake project
  • Visit local communities and projects
  • Evening game drive
  • o/n Katara Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge

Vacation Day 8   Queen Elizabeth Park/Kyambura Gorge

  • Chimp tracking in Kyambura
  • Afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel
  • Evening at leisure with optional nature walk.
  • o/n Katara Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge

Vacation Day 9   Queen Elizabeth-Fort Portal

  • Transfer to Fort Portal
  • Relax at Kyaninga Lodge.
  • Swimming in the fresh water crater lake.
  • o/n Kyaninga Lodge.

Vacation Day 10   Chimp tracking Kibale

  • Chimp tracking in Kibale forest
  • Bigodi swamp walk

Vacation Day 11   Fort Portal-Entebbe

  • After breakfast transfer to Entebbe.
  • Evening at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre
  • O/n Boma Guest House/ Entebbe Airport Guest House.

Vacation Day 12   Departure

  • Shopping and transfer to Entebbe airport for departure.

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What is a gorilla permit?

What exactly is a gorilla permit and why do you need one?

A gorilla permit is a ticket that admits one into either Bwindi National Park in Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda or Virunga National Park in DRC to visit with the gorillas. These gorilla permits are a hot item especially during the peak travel months of June, July, August, September, December and January. We therefore recommend that you contact us early enough with your gorilla trip requirements so that we purchase your gorilla permits for you well in advance before they sell out.  Upon purchase of your gorilla permit, we shall send you copies of the same and you will receive the originals of your gorilla permits on arrival to Uganda, Rwanda and DRC.

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