The 6-day Gorilla trek will start in Kigali on the first day and the second day will be spent in Nyungwe national park for canopy walk. The third day we will cross Rwanda-DRC border to trek lowland gorillas at Kahuzi-biega National Park in Bukavu. The fourth day, we will visit the Lwiro Primates sanctuary to learn how to feed them and rehabilitate them. On the fifth day, we will take a boat to Goma and go to visit Tchegera island. The last day we will cross border and get transferred to Kigali.
Tour Features
| Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
| Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
| Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age of 3 years: | The minimum age for this tour is 3 years. |
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 |
Lebanon hotel
Kigali |
|
| 2 |
Emeraud Kivu resort
Nyungwe National Park |
All Meals Included |
| 3 |
Coco Lodge
|
All Meals Included |
| 4 |
Coco Lodge
|
All Meals Included |
| 5 |
Tchegera tented camp
|
All Meals Included |
| 6 |
|
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1Kigali international airport pick up and transfer to your ho
Upon arrival at kigali international airport, you will meet our driver guide who is fluent in English and French to brief you about your tour in Rwanda and DRC. He will then transfer you to your hotel for check in and after, if you arrive in the morning time, you will proceed with Kigali city tour and visit Kigali Genocide memorial to learn about the Rwanda bloodiest Genocide and how it has been halted. Overnight: Lebanon
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Lebanon hotel,
Meals & Drinks:
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2Transfer to Nyungwe National Park, canopy walk
After an early breakfast, you will drive about 5hours towards Nyungwe National. You will reach Nyungwe in the afternoon and have your lunch. After lunch, you will go to experience the canopy walk around 2Pm. Later, we will drive about 1hour and stay at Emeraud Kivu resort. Overnight: Emeraud Kivu resort
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Emeraud Kivu resort,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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3Lowland Gorilla trek and Bukavu city tour
After your breakfast, you will go to trek Gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park. Trek usually requires 1-2.5 hours of hiking each way, depending on location of the gorilla group being trekked and the difficulty of the terrain. After spending the allotted hour with the gorilla family group, you will make your way back to your hotel. After your lunch, in the afternoon you will proceed with Bukavu City tour. Overnight: Coco Lodge
Accommodation: Coco Lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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4Visit Lwiro Primates sanctury
After your breakfast, we will visit Lwiro Primates rehabilitation center which is recognized as world heritage site in danger since 1997. The sanctuary takes care of 83 chimpanzees, 105 monkeys and 12 other species. It gives orphaned chimps a second chance of life while also ensuring to protect them the wild as well. You will not only visit them but you will participate in the conservation activities in the sanctuary. This activity will take a whole day and then later get transferred to your hotel. Overnight: Coco Lodge
Accommodation: Coco Lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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5Transfer to Goma, Tchegera Island
After your Early breakfast, you will embark to Goma with a rapid boat around 7h00 pm. Normally, a rapid boat takes 2 hours to reach Goma. Thereafter, you will get transferred to Tchegera island and stay in the midrange camp. Overnight: Tchegera midrange camp
Accommodation: Tchegera tented camp,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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6Transfer to Rwanda, canoeing and fly back to your home
After your breakfast at Tchegera and taking photos for your memories, you will get transferred to Goma and cross DRC-Rwanda border to drive about 2 hours towards the north province and home to Gorillas. In route activity, you will experience canoeing in Mukungwa River, a river that is nearby the volcanoes before you continue your way to Kigali to fly back to your home.
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Important to Know
- This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 14 people.
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flightfrom/to your home country.
- This tour accepts children who are 3 years and older.
| Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
| Jan 01 1970 to Jan 01 1970 | $2800 | $2200 | $2000 | $1600 | $1450 |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Empirical Tour and Travel
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Offices In :
Rwanda -
Size :
6 -
Member Of :
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Tour Types :
Wildlife, cultural, sightseeing, adventure , pilgrim tour and eco-tours -
Destinations :
Rwanda
Uganda - We deliver outstanding adventure travel experiences throughout " Rwanda, Burundi, DRC and Uganda."
| Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
| Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private Tour: | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo traveller: | Solo traveller can book this tour. |
| Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age of 3 years: | The minimum age for this tour is 3 years. |
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 |
Lebanon hotel,
Kigali |
|
| 2 |
Emeraud Kivu resort,
Nyungwe National Park |
All Meals Included |
| 3 |
Coco Lodge,
|
All Meals Included |
| 4 |
Coco Lodge,
|
All Meals Included |
| 5 |
Tchegera tented camp,
|
All Meals Included |
| 6 |
,
|
-
1Kigali international airport pick up and transfer to your ho
Upon arrival at kigali international airport, you will meet our driver guide who is fluent in English and French to brief you about your tour in Rwanda and DRC. He will then transfer you to your hotel for check in and after, if you arrive in the morning time, you will proceed with Kigali city tour and visit Kigali Genocide memorial to learn about the Rwanda bloodiest Genocide and how it has been halted. Overnight: Lebanon
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Lebanon hotel, ,
Meals & Drinks:
-
2Transfer to Nyungwe National Park, canopy walk
After an early breakfast, you will drive about 5hours towards Nyungwe National. You will reach Nyungwe in the afternoon and have your lunch. After lunch, you will go to experience the canopy walk around 2Pm. Later, we will drive about 1hour and stay at Emeraud Kivu resort. Overnight: Emeraud Kivu resort
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Emeraud Kivu resort, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
3Lowland Gorilla trek and Bukavu city tour
After your breakfast, you will go to trek Gorillas in Kahuzi Biega National Park. Trek usually requires 1-2.5 hours of hiking each way, depending on location of the gorilla group being trekked and the difficulty of the terrain. After spending the allotted hour with the gorilla family group, you will make your way back to your hotel. After your lunch, in the afternoon you will proceed with Bukavu City tour. Overnight: Coco Lodge
Accommodation: Coco Lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
4Visit Lwiro Primates sanctury
After your breakfast, we will visit Lwiro Primates rehabilitation center which is recognized as world heritage site in danger since 1997. The sanctuary takes care of 83 chimpanzees, 105 monkeys and 12 other species. It gives orphaned chimps a second chance of life while also ensuring to protect them the wild as well. You will not only visit them but you will participate in the conservation activities in the sanctuary. This activity will take a whole day and then later get transferred to your hotel. Overnight: Coco Lodge
Accommodation: Coco Lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
5Transfer to Goma, Tchegera Island
After your Early breakfast, you will embark to Goma with a rapid boat around 7h00 pm. Normally, a rapid boat takes 2 hours to reach Goma. Thereafter, you will get transferred to Tchegera island and stay in the midrange camp. Overnight: Tchegera midrange camp
Accommodation: Tchegera tented camp, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
6Transfer to Rwanda, canoeing and fly back to your home
After your breakfast at Tchegera and taking photos for your memories, you will get transferred to Goma and cross DRC-Rwanda border to drive about 2 hours towards the north province and home to Gorillas. In route activity, you will experience canoeing in Mukungwa River, a river that is nearby the volcanoes before you continue your way to Kigali to fly back to your home.
Includes & Excludes
- 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
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of 56 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
| Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
| Jan 01 1970 to Jan 01 1970 | $2800 | $2200 | $2000 | $1600 | $1450 |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Empirical Tour and Travel
-
Offices In :
Rwanda -
Size :
6 -
Member Of :
-
Tour Types :
Wildlife, cultural, sightseeing, adventure , pilgrim tour and eco-tours -
Destinations :
Rwanda Uganda - We deliver outstanding adventure travel experiences throughout " Rwanda, Burundi, DRC and Uganda."
