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This fantastic itinerary will take you to two of the country’s best National parks to not only enjoy the a thrilling chimpanzee trekking excursion, but also to one of the most sought after wildlife experience in the world trekking to see Rwanda’s famous mountain gorillas.
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FULL ITINERARY 5 days 4 nights
DAY - 1
Kigali-Butare-Nyungwe forest national park
Arrival at Kigali, you will meet and greet with your guide, who will drive you to Nyungwe Forest National Park via Butare. Here you will visit the national museum before proceeding to Nyungwe. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe forest lodge.
DAY - 2
Nyungwe forest park to Lake Kivu
After breakfast, your guide will drive you to the park offices. At the offices you will register and later briefed about the dos and don’ts before setting off for chimpanzee trekking. On your way you will encounter other primates like Colobus monkeys and L’hosts monkeys. Upon return, you will have lunch at the forest lodge before driving to Lake kivu dinner and overnight at Cormran lodge.
DAY - 3
Lake Kivu to Ruhengeri
After leisurely breakfast, drive to Ruhengeri with lunch stop over at Gishenyi. Later on continue to Kinigi, the main base town for gorilla trekking. Dinner and overnight at mountain Gorilla view lodge.
DAY - 4
Volcanoes National Park to Kigali
This day calls for an early wake up, have breakfast and transfer to the park offices for briefing and group allocation for the first gorilla trekking experience. Depending on the time you return from trekking the mountain gorillas, your guide will drive you back to the lodge for lunch before driving to Kigali dinner and overnight at Hotel des mille Collines.
DAY - 5
Departure
After breakfast, depending on the time for you home flight you will have city tour before heading to the Airport for your home flight.