After completion of customs and immigration formalities you will be met at the airport by our representative/driver guide, have your safari briefings and then drive to Musanze town home to the Mountain Gorillas found in Volcanoes National Park.

Overnight: Home Inn Hotel

Meal Plan: Full Board

After an early breakfast we report again to the Volcanoes National Park’s Office to undergo the now Golden monkeys trekking formalities. Then enter the forest for the golden monkey trek. After locating the Golden monkey group you will spend a time in their company and then retrace your steps back down the volcano slopes, Have lunch and then drive to Gisenyi a beautiful developed lake resort town on the shores of the Lake Kivu. Lake Kivu is the greatest Lakes in Rwanda and is in the Albertine (western) Rift valley. Spend your evening at the lake shores.

Overnight: Palm Garden Resort

Meal Plan: Half Board

After an early breakfast, report to the park headquarters for trekking formalities then depart for a hike into Nyungwe Forest in search of chimps. There is a lot more in Nyungwe than just chimps. Colobus Monkeys, Mangabeys, various other primate species and lots of forest dwelling birds will be encountered on the way. For those interested in botany, the flora in Nyungwe comes as an added bonus, after trek drive back to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon, relax at the guesthouse or visit the nearby areas.

Overnight: Nyungwe House

Meal Plan: Full board

After breakfast, take up Kigali city tour including Gisozi Genocide memorial site, reflecting on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Depending on your flight schedule, transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Breakfast, then report to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking formalities and briefing on “gorilla etiquette”. After locating your assigned Gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company. After your trek, descend to the vehicle parking and then drive back to the Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, do inspection of other lodges with an optional visit to the little known but compellingly beautiful twin lakes of BULERA and RUHONDO

Overnight: Home Inn Hotel

Meal Plan: Full Board

Spend your morning at the Lake shores with an optional boat ride (to be booked & paid locally) and thereafter, enjoy the scenic drive to Nyungwe via Kibuye another beautiful lake resort town (where you will have lunch) before proceeding to Nyungwe. The drive is through beautiful rolling hills enclosed by steep and green terraced hills along the way. The road winds endlessly in a countless number of twists and turns, and the common storm clouds lend a raggedly romantic panorama to this region.

Overnight: Nyungwe House

Meal Plan: Full board

After breakfast, depart Nyungwe back to Kigali via Butare the Royal City have lunch, visit the National Museum and Kings’ palace and then proceed Kigali.

Overnight: Banana Boutique Hotel

Meal Plan: bed and breakfast