5-DAYS GORILLAS & CULTURE EXPERIENCE

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   ARRIVAL IN KIGALI RWANDA

   On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed to a VIP lounge while we clear your luggage through immigration. You will thereafter meet a Palast Tours representative for a short briefing and trip introduction and then transfer to the Hotel for check-in.

   Driving time: 20 min

2. Day 2

   KIGALI GENOCIDE MEMORIAL - DRIVE TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – ELLEN DEGENERES MUSEUM

   After breakfast and check-out, visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial before departing on a scenic three-hour drive to Volcanoes National Park with Enjoy lunch en route. Upon arrival, if time permits, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, an inspiring conservation and education center that provides valuable insight into gorilla conservation.

   Later, check in at your lodge and enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure.

   Driving time: 3 hours

3. Day 3

   GORILLAS IN THE MIST TRACKING EXPERIENCE

   You will have an early morning breakfast, departing for the park headquarters for briefing and being assigned into Gorilla groups complete with rangers. You will then trek through the Volcanoes National Park depending on where the gorillas are, on your gorilla trek. You will arrive back at your lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon at leisure.

   Trekking time: Depends on the family allocated vary from 1 to 6 hours.

4. Day 4

   2nd GORILLA TREKKING or GOLDEN MONKEYS – IBY’IWACU CULTURAL VILLAGE

   After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing before being assigned your trekking group. If you are trekking gorillas for a second time, you will be allocated a different habituated gorilla family, offering a completely new experience as each family has its own territory, behaviour, and dynamics.

   Alternatively, if you have chosen the Golden Monkey Trek.

   In the afternoon, immerse yourself in Rwanda's rich cultural heritage with a visit to the Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village (also known as the Gorilla Guardians Village). Return to the lodge in the late afternoon to unwind before dinner and your overnight stay.

5. Day 5

   DEPARTURE

   Morning breakfast at leisure while you enjoy your last day in a land of thousand hills. Following check-out (standard check out time is before 11:00AM, you will embark on a scenic drive back to Kigali. Depending on the time of your departure flight, your driver-guide will be at your disposal for a leisurely souvenir shopping excursion, where you can find unique handcrafted souvenirs.

   Driving time: 3 hours

THIS WILL MARK THE END OF YOUR TRIP! Urugendo rwiza!!

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