Visit Rwanda on this 7 Days Rwanda Gorillas, Karisimbi Hike and Nyungwe Forest Tour and enjoy tracking mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest National Park and hiking Mount Karisimbi.
Day 1: City Tour & Transfer to Ruhengeri – Volcanoes National Park
You will be picked up from your hotel in Kigali and embark on a city tour visiting Kimironko market and the genocide memorial site.
Have lunch and transfer to Ruhengeri – the nearest place to Volcanoes National Park found in the northern province of Rwanda arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Muhabura Hotel
Day 2: Mt. Karisimbi Hiking
Have breakfast, go for briefing at the park headquarters and drive to the starting point where you will begin the hike. You will trek through Bisoke and navigate your way up to Karisimbi. On a lucky day, you might even encounter the Gorillas on your hike but that’s nothing to consider at all because it is a very rare occurrence. You will overnight on the mountain close to the peak.
Day 3: Descend Karisimbi
On this day, you will ascent to the top of Karisimbi 4705m and descend back to the starting point where you will find your driver / guide waiting and transfer you back to the lodge where you will relax and enjoy the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Muhabura Hotel
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking – Volcanoes National Park
You will enjoy early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water for briefing by the park ranger guides at 7:00am. After briefing, you will start your gorilla trekking journey accompanied by the ranger guides in search of the mountain gorillas; this takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas.
However, the guides will try to find them from where they were last seen the previous day! You will spend 1 hour with these gentle giants and later return to your lodge to refresh and visit Iby’iwachu cultural village in the evening to experience Rwandese culture. Dinner and overnight stay at Muhabura Hotel as above.
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Enjoy breakfast and make an early start on your 7-hour journey to Nyungwe Forest National Park with lunch en route. You will arrive late afternoon and go for the Canopy walk in the evening. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at Nyungwe Nziza Ecolodge
Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe.
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing before entering the forest, searching for the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are not so easy to spot, as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimp tracking usually takes about 3 to 5 hours. You will then return to your accommodation for lunch and enjoy the evening at leisure. Dinner and stay overnight at Nyungwe Nziza Ecolodge.
Day 7: Transfer Back to Kigali & Departure.
Enjoy breakfast at leisure and embark on the transfer back to Kigali arriving in good time for lunch and later transfer to the airport for your onward flight.