Rwanda Gorillas, Primates, & Culture

Fly to Kigali, the Rwandese capital. On arrival you will be welcomed and transferred to the Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel for an overnight stay.

This morning, you are met and transferred to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, a permanent extremely moving exhibition of the Rwandan genocide.

After lunch, you are transferred to Parc National des Volcans where you check-in to the Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel located at the boundary of the national park, and stay for the next three night on a full-board basis.

After an early breakfast you will be taken to the park HQ for a briefing at 07h00 on conduct during gorilla tracking. You will then be allocated to a team of experienced ranger-guides who will take you into Parc National des Volcans, to seek out one of the resident, habituated Gorilla groups.

Time taken to reach the Gorillas varies from as little as 45 minutes to a few hours in closed forest. Once the Gorillas are located, you will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.

After the briefing at the Park HQ, set off to seek these endangered monkeys which are unique to the Albertine Rift, normally located high up in the dense bamboo groves. This afternoon is yours to relax at leisure.

This morning, you learn about the life and works of Dian Fossey as you hike on a trail that will lead you to the remains of the old Karisoke Research Centre where Dian Fossey worked. During the hike you get the chance to visit Dian Fossey's tomb and the grave stones of a number of prominent gorillas.

This afternoon, you visit the Musanze Cave and view the large colonies of Bats and fascinating rock formations.

This afternoon, you are transferred back to Kigali, and back to the Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel located in a suburb of the city for an overnight stay.

After a relaxing breakfast, you explore Kigali and have the opportunity to visit the Inema Art Center, Niyo Art Gallery and Kimironko Market.

Finally, you are transferred back to Kigali Airport to check-in for your indirect overnight flight back to London Heathrow (or selected other UK airports).

Arrive back into London Heathrow (or selected other UK airports) by mid-morning.