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French5 DAY RWANDA GORILLAS AND WILDLIFE SAFARI
Offered by - Epic Uganda Vacation
Tour Features
This five days Rwanda gorillas and wildlife tour will take you to Akagera national and Volcanoes national park and an ideal for primates and big five viewing. Besides gorillas in the volcanoes you will visit Diane fossy tombs by hiking mount bisoke which is also among the volcanoes. This trip has been crafted to meet every travelers interested in seeing this beautiful country.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Shared tour | This tour will be shared with other travelers. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Rwanda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| Day 1 | Akagera Rhino Camp No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
| Day 2 | Akagera game lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 3 | Da Vince Gorilla lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 4 | Da vince gorilla lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| Day 5 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day Day 1 - Transfer to Akagera National aprk.Our representative will pick from Sheraton hotel in Kigali at 800am and kick start your journey to Akagera park where you will spend your two nights at excellent lodge. The journey from kigali to the park take you about 2-3hours drive reaching in time for lunch, you will check in and later start with short game drive. Reatreat from this activity back to your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Camp
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day Day 2 - Game drive and boat cruise in the afternoonAfter your early morning breakfast you will kick start your game drive with in open roof safari vehicle for game viewing. You will expect to see creatures like hippos, elephants, impalas, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and waterbucks among others. You will later proceed to lodge for your hot lunch. After your hearty lunch embark on drive to the starting point for the boat cruise. After a successful boat, you will do game drive again as you head back to your lodge for relaxation
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera game lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 3 - Transfer to Volcanoes national parkToday morning after your breakfast, you will drive through park as you head out to kick start your journey to volcanoes national park via kigali city. You will have lunch on route reaching in the late evening for relaxation. You may choose to take a short walk around your lodge or visit community incase you like it or choose to stay at your lodge.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vince Gorilla lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 4 - Gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national parkToday morning with your packed lunch at 7am, you will assemble at park offices for registration before anything. Your gorilla trekking experience will begin in the morning with a heavy breakfast and then you will drive to the park headquarters where you will meet the Park ranger guide who will first take you through a briefing about the dos and don'ts while tracking and then he will lead you to the forest to trek for these endangered mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla trekking lasts from an hour to 8hours depending on where the gorilla family will be spotted because they keep moving to look for food. It will not bore you as you will be enjoying the calls of the birds and watching over primates as you search for the endangered mountain gorillas. After a successful trek head back at your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da vince gorilla lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day Day 5 - Golden monkey trekking and transfer to KigaliToday morning you will Start the day with a mouthwatering breakfast at the lodge, and then drive to the park headquarters with all of your luggage and trekking gear for a pre-trek briefing. The knowledgeable ranger guides will go over the dos and don'ts of trekking and then accompany them on an experience that will last anywhere from one to seven hours, depending on how far the golden monkey are foraging. Expect to see golden monkey, rare plant species like giant lobelia, birds, and more, among other things in the foothills of the volcanoes. After a successful trek, transfer to kigali city reaching in the early evening for drop off at your hotel.
Main Destination: Kigali
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Feb 10, 2003 - Mar 11, 2003
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.
Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.
This tour starts in Akagera National Park and ends in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- As of January 2018, citizens of all countries are now eligible for visas on arrival at US$30 for 30 days. More details at www.migration.gov.rw
- For people visiting Rwanda in conjunction with Kenya and/or Uganda, it is possible to buy a joint visa for all three countries with advance application. See www.migration.gov.rw for details.
Getting There
Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.
Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.
This tour starts in Akagera National Park and ends in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- As of January 2018, citizens of all countries are now eligible for visas on arrival at US$30 for 30 days. More details at www.migration.gov.rw
- For people visiting Rwanda in conjunction with Kenya and/or Uganda, it is possible to buy a joint visa for all three countries with advance application. See www.migration.gov.rw for details.
Offered By
Epic Uganda Vacation
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda
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