4 Days Rwanda Gorillas and Dian Fossey
Overview
Enjoy 4 days Rwanda Gorilla tour to experience the wildest experience as you hike through the thick undergrowth in search for habituated mountain Gorillas. You will also have a chance to learn about Dian Fossey an American primatologist who dedicated her life to the conservation of Gorillas to and it costed her life.
Details
Day 1: Arrive at Kigali and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You will be picked from the airport by our professional guide and be briefed on the itinerary proceeding to Kigali for a city tour. You will visit the genocide memorial in the heart of Kigali to learn more about the 1994 genocide, you will then have your lunch before setting off northwards to Volcanoes National Park. The 2-4-hour journey ends at the park in the evening hours checking in at the lodge. Dinner and night stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Twin Lakes
After the morning breakfast, you will head to the park offices joining other visitors at the briefing point. You will be guided and prepared for the Gorilla tracking exercise that begins shortly after briefing. You will be divided in groups of 8 people and then be led inti the thick forest in search for habituated Mountain Gorillas. After an hour or more hours of trekking, you will meet the gorilla family and be allowed to spend one full hour in their presence as you get all your questions answered. Return to the starting point later and join your guide to go for your lunch after which you visit the twin lakes Bulera and Ruhondo enjoying scenic views and local fishing activity. Diner and night stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Dian Fossey Hike
After breakfast at the lodge, you will again gather at the park headquarters for briefing at 7am with your guide. You will then embark on a hike to the renowned Dian Fossey grave site to know in the middle of a forest. Dian Fossey is an American primatologist who dedicated her life to the conservation of the Gorillas and was later killed by poachers and was buried in the forest. The hike to Dian Fossey’s grave rewards you with an encounter with the forest hogs, birds, many plant and tree species and Gorillas on a lucky day. Dian’s remains lie next to her favourite Gorilla and many other Gorillas that were killed as will be shared by the guides. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 4: Return to Kigali
After your early breakfast, you will drive back to Kigali and have lunch and continue to Kigali international airport for your final flight.
End of the 4 days Rwanda Gorillas and Dian Fossey tour.
Included
• Gorilla permit
• Accommodation for 3 nights
• Meals
• Drinking water
• Airport transfer Fulltime English speaking guide
Excluded
• Visa
• Flights
• Beverages
• Laundry
• Tips
• Souvenirs
• Cigarettes
• All items of personal nature