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Offered by - Oasis Safaris
Tour Features
On this 6 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek adventure you’ll experience some rare deepest feeling of hanging with some of the rare earthly creatures and the beautiful peoples of historical Rwanda. The 6 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek explores the renowned Volcanoes National Park, home to mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, Bordering Congo and Uganda, the park encompasses 4,507m-tall Mt. Karisimbi and 4 other forested volcanoes, Kigali, the nation’s extensive capital that has a vibrant culture and nightlife scene. Departure & Return Location: Kigali Airport Departure Time:3 Hours before Flight Time Price Includes • Full Board Accommodation • Tour Guide Allowance • Entrance Fees • Ground transportation • Airport Transfer • All Activities in the Itinerary • Gorilla Permits Price Excludes • Visa • International/ Domestic Air Fares • Any Private Expenses/ Service of personal Nature • Activities/ Services not included in the Itinerary • Alcoholic Drinks/ Wines • Laundry
| Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
| 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 travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Normal 4x4, Minivan, Bus, Overland. |
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 |
| 1 | Inzu Lodge No images available | Meals & Drinks at own expense |
| 2 | Aloha Crater Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3 | Aloha crater Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4-5 | Aloha Crater Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | Budget Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
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 1 - Arrival and Airport TransferOasis Safaris representative will pick you from Kigali Airport. He will be holding Oasis Safaris’ signpost with your name. Be transferred in one of our safari vehicles designed to suit your activity with AC, wide windows to enable you capture the surrounding. Check into INZU Lodge for refreshment before heading for a city tour in Kigali. This Lodge offers free Wi-Fi, Outdoor pool, verandah with lake view and seating units to relax after a busy day. Visit the Kigali Memorial Centre, this is a grey area of the 1994 senseless massacres. The museum is built on a site where over 250,000 people are buried. The exhibits in the museum strongly tell the story of Rwanda, its history and the unfolding genocide. Included are touch screens which have on them the testimonials of some of the survivors present during this turbulent time. Journey Time: 15 Minutes Accommodation: INZU Lodge Meal Plan: Dinner
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Inzu Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Meals & Drinks at own expense
- Day 2 - Transfer to Volcanoes National ParkAfter a comfortable breakfast, transfer to Volcanoes National Park, arriving in time for lunch. You will then head to the Kinigi Cultural Centre. Here traditional dance groups will perform different types of dances, wearing colorful attire as they demonstrate their way of life in the communities. Retire at Aloha Crater Lodge located only 2 miles from Volcanoes National Park also settled in a beautiful palm leaf forest with an entrance into Kazumura cave and lava tube. Journey Time: 3 Hours Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Gorilla TrekkingAfter an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters and go through the procedures of track preparation and your guide will brief you on the gorilla trek protocol. Tracking the gorillas starts at 8:30 am through the thick undergrowth can be an energetic task, although in the end, a rewarding one. There can be a lot of steep slopes to overcome, therefore you need to be relatively fit. Led by a park ranger, the actual trek to the gorillas’ resting place can be between 2 – 8 hours or less. Once you allocate the gorilla group, you will spend 1 hour with them. Trekking Time: 2 - 8 Hours or even less Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge Meal Plan:Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Aloha crater Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Hiking to Twin Lakes, Burera and Ruhondo.On this day after a calm breakfast, you will go for an exploration of the crater lakes that are situated just outside the Volcanoes national park. The twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo can be accessed by car. You will also make a guided community walk to learn more about the African lifestyle first hand. Meet the local’s fishermen and watch how they make their living while enjoying the wonderful views and scenery of the lakes with the volcanoes in the background. After lunch head for the school visit, this is a 2-hour walk to the schools for adult education and 1-hour walk to the Nursery Visit. Guests will get exposed to the Rwandese education system, participate in the 2 hours program on the Bee Keeping project that was initiated for income generation to the community and get to learn how honey is produced and harvested. Journey Time: 6 Hours Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Golden monkey HikeThis day after breakfast, head for Golden Monkey hike these primates are originally thought to be a category of the blue monkey. This playful and sociable primate is now classified as a species in its class and with a single known sustainable population in the Virunga, and this is one of Africa's rarest primates. The monkeys can often be found playing and feeding in the rich bamboo forests where tourists can expect a close encounter with them. Return for lunch and relaxation. Journey Time: 5 Hours Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge Meal Plan:Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Aloha Crater Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - Transfer Back To Kigali Airport.For the last morning hours of the Rwanda gorilla trek safari, have breakfast and enjoy the beautiful scenery one more time as we peacefully transfer back to Kigali City arriving in time for lunch. Depending on the time of your international flight you will be dropped at Kigali International Airport. Journey Time: 3 Hours Accommodation: No Accommodation Meal Plan:Breakfast and Lunch END OF TOUR
Main Destination: Kigali
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
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
May 9, 2023 - Dec 31, 2035
*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 Kigali and ends in Kigali, 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 Kigali and ends in Kigali, 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
Oasis Safaris
Rwanda
Uganda
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