This 5-day trip is among the most attractive and preferable tours from Rwanda because it allows tourists to visit different tourism activities within different regions at the same time. You'll get a chance to visit two main tourism activities of the park which are mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, and a boat ride at the biggest lake in Rwanda called Kivu.
Day 1
Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Our Lion Safaris staff/driver-guide will come to pick you up from your residence or airport in Kigali. You'll go for a city tour where you will visit the Genocide memorial site and the local market. You will have lunch and drive to Volcanoes National Park and check in for dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You will wake up in the morning, get your early breakfast and head to the park headquarters to be briefed about how to behave while you are visiting then proceed to track the gorillas. After the remarkable adventure with the gorillas, you will have lunch. Later, you'll visit the twin lakes Bulera and Ruhondo. Then the driver-guide will bring you back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Golden Monkeys Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You'll wake up in the morning, have breakfast at the hotel, and head to the park headquarters for a briefing on how to behave on golden monkeys when you meet them from their natural habitat. By 8.00 am, you will set off in your cars and drive to the start of the walking point. From here, you'll get hiking sticks and start your walk to the golden monkeys and enjoy them. Later, you will return to the vehicle and the driver-guide will drive you back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Transfer to Lake Kivu and Boat Ride
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Kivu, have lunch, and then go for a boat ride and visit the fishing villages, spring water, birds, the island, and many more tourist attractions. Then the driver-guide will take you back for an overnight stay at the Kivu Serena Hotel which is located so close to Lake Kivu.
Main Destination:
Lake Kivu
Accommodation:
Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
Luxury hotel located at Lake Kivu
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
Drinks not included
Day 5
Transfer back to Kigali
You will wake up in the morning and then have your late breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out. Then the Lion Safaris driver-guide will come to pick you up and drive you back to Kigali to catch your flight back home depending on your flight time or he will drop you off at your residence in Kigali.
Main Destination:
Kigali
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Meals at own expense
Drinks not included
