Welcome to the Land of A thousand Hills. Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed by one of our experienced safari guides who will transfer you to your Hotel for the rest of the day and overnight. At check-in, you will be briefed about your safari and what to expect, the safari do’s and don’ts. Overnight at your Hotel. Bed and Breakfast

Budget - Haven Boutique

Midrange - Mille Collines Hotel

Upmarket - Kigali Serena

Luxury - The Retreat

After breakfast, pick up from your hotel for a half-day Kigali city tour. The tour is inclusive of a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site and Museum to learn more about the 1994 genocide era, local markets and so on. Later have Lunch and then depart for Volcanoes National Park. The journey will offer you beautiful mountainous and green countryside from which the name “The Land of a Thousand Hills” was depicted. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Budget - Davinci Lodge

Midrange - Tiloreza Eco Lodge

Upmarket - Five Volcanoes

Luxury - Virunga Lodge / One&Only Gorilla nest

Today morning after breakfast, you will be transferred from your lodge to the park headquarters for the day’s briefing about the Gorilla trekking activity. It’s advisable to park your lunch, and drinking water and hire porters as the time taken in the jungle is unpredictable. After the briefing from the Park rangers, you will be allocated your Gorilla family and then head into the forest to search for the gentle jungle giants. Tracking the Gorillas may take a few hrs. to a full day to hike up and down the mountain as this always depends on where they were last seen the previous night. Physical Fitness is highly recommended but also those who are not fit enough, have the chance to hire Human helicopters (Sedan chairs). Upon seeing the gorillas, you will be allowed to stay with them for one hour maximum (Take videos and Photographs). Then later return to your Lodge for lunch.  Afternoon enjoy a community walk to Red Rock a local initiative that improves community livelihood through Environmental Conservation, Arts & Culture, Education, and Community Health & Security.  Overnight at your Lodge.

Budget - Davinci Lodge

Midrange - Tiloreza Eco Lodge

Upmarket - Five Volcanoes

Luxury - Virunga Lodge / One&Only Gorilla nest

After morning breakfast, embark on your 6-7 hours drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park, one of the oldest and largest rain forests in East Africa, the forest is popular for this rich biodiversity including a small population of chimpanzees as well as 12 other species of primate, including the L’Hoest’s monkey endemic to the Albertine Rift. Overnight at your lodge on full board.

Budget - Chimpanzee Lodge

Midrange and upmarket - Top View Hotel

Luxury - Nyungwe House

Early morning set out for the famous Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest National Park. The activity will take you deep into this jungle forest to search for the Man’s closest friend in the world of primates the chimpanzees. Normally you are advised to park your breakfast from the Lodge as the briefing starts as early as 5:30 am and then start on your experience by 6:00 am. You will be briefed about how to behave as well as the Park’s do’s and don’ts. Your ranger guide will lead you to either the Uwinka trailhead or The Cyamudongo sector for the start of the chimp trekking experience. The park is well endowed with rich biodiversity and is home to more than 13 species of Primates including Chimpanzees, L’Hoest’s monkeys, Rwenzori Colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys and so on. Lunch at the Lodge and afternoon set out for the famous Canopy Walk experience where you will be exploring Nyungwe National Park at 40 meters high above the ground level. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.

Budget - Chimpanzee Lodge

Midrange and upmarket - Top View Hotel

Luxury - Nyungwe House

Enjoy your breakfast at leisure before embarking on your 4 to 5-hour journey back to Kigali. On the way, you will have a stopover at Huye which was formerly known as Butare. This is the city which hosts the ethnographic museum of Rwanda which was formerly known as the National Museum of Rwanda. You will learn more about the country’s culture and history plus the normal day-to-day lives of the Rwandan people. Proceed with your journey to Kigali arrive in the afternoon and connect to your international flight.