RWANDA PRIMATE SAFARI

Scheduled Primate Safaris - 8 Days / 7 nights

Rwanda is best known for its primates and was Africa’s first gorilla destination. The trip will bring you to the two most important National Parks of Rwanda. The Parc National des Volcans, home of the mountain gorilla and the Nyungwe Forest that has recently received the status of National Park where you can observe more than 25% of Africa’s primates! The trip will also explore the unique scenery's of Lake Kivu and highlight some unique cultural aspects of Rwanda life. As an option we propose you a visit to the devastated city of Goma (RDC) to show you another side of the Virungas volcanoes.

RWANDA - Scheduled Primate Safari - 8 Days

Day 1: Arrival & transfer for o/n Hotel Lando (Kigali)
Day 2: Kigali –Butare–Nyungwe overnight at Nyungwe Guest House (Gisakura)
Day 3: Nyungwe Forest - trekking, overnight at Nyungwe Guest House (Gisakura)
Day 4: Nyungwe trekking - Cyangugu – Kibuye overnight at Guest House Kibuye
Day 5: Kibuye - Gisenyi – Kinigi, overnight at Guest House Kinigi
Day 6: Gorilla trekking - overnight at Guest House Kinigi
Day 7: Second Gorilla trekking or another excursion, overnight at Guest House Kinigi
Day 8: Kinigi - Kigali for departure

Activities: Visit of largest and finest ethnographic Museum of East Africa (Butare), performance Intore dancers, trekking in search of African primates, visit of the Genocide Memorial, boat trip on Lake Kivu, visit of Goma (optional), gorilla trekking, trekking to the grave of Dian Fossey (optional), trekking to top of the Bisoke (3.711 m), trekking in search of the habituated Golden Monkey groups (New). Accommodation: F/B with hotel and Guest House accommodation.

Price Guide

Safari costs from £1,215.00 per person
(inclusive of 1 Gorilla Permit Per Person)

Price Excludes International flights to and from Africa.
Items of a personal nature.
Gratuities and tips. Visa & Airport Departure Taxes.

2004 Departure Dates
21st of January
25th of February
24th of March
12th of May
12th of June
14th of July
2nd of August
26th of September
13th of October
1st of December

2005 Departure Dates
17th of January
7th of February
21st of March
11th of April
9th of May
13th of June
4th of July
8th of August
12th of September
3rd of October
31st October
8th of December

OVERVIEW
Rwanda is a small landlocked country, it borders on Uganda in the north, on Tanzania in the east, on Burundi in the south and on Congo in the west. Kigali is the capital of Rwanda.

The country is dominated by a central plateau made up of steep mountains and deep valleys and has therefore received his subtitle "Land of thousand hills". The average elevation of the plateau is about 1.700 m. On the western side of the plateau you will find Rwanda's principal geographic feature; the famous Virunga chain of volcanoes which extends towards Congo and the Ugandan border. It's in the Virunga that one can find Rwanda's most important tourist attraction: the mountain gorillas!

Rwanda has without doubt more to offer than the mountain gorillas. Here are the most important topics:

Nyungwe National Park, is a Albertine rift montane rainforest and has recently received the status of National Park. The rainforest has a unique habitat and it's only there that we have seen troops of more than 300 colobus monkeys moving around in trees! It has 25 % of the African primates. Nyungwe is simply a primate nirvana!

Rwanda has a rich history and culture. It was long time regarded as a mysterious kingdom with a legendary military force which was carefully bypassed by Arab traders and the great Nile Explorers. Rwanda together with Burundi and Tanzania was part of the German East African colony. After the First World War, it became a Belgian protectorate. It's at the National Museum of Butare, on your way to Nyungwe NP that you can find fascinating displays on the history and culture of one of the great pre-colonial kingdoms of East-Africa.

The 3 towns eastwards; Cyangungu, Kibuye and Gisenyi offer spectacular views on Lake Kivu. Anyone who has seen this part of the country will agree that "Land of thousand hills" is simply an understatement.

From Gisenyi, you can cross the border to Congo and visit the city of Goma, devastated by the Nyiaragongo volcano, one of the active Virunga volcanoes on the Congo side which erupted the 17th of January 2002.

Opinion. Rwanda is unfortunately remembered as the Land of the genocide which dominated world headlines in 1994. Nobody can deny this. The general public still remembers these atrocities and only time will heal.

Rwanda is not the first country on the African continent having its part of civil strife. The Adventure Traveler coming to Africa knows this and will disregard the country's image if he can travel safely.

In May last year, we introduced the Gorilla Express package. This 3 days add-on package was and still is a great success. In the past year almost 50 % of our clients followed our advice and traveled to Rwanda with us to have a second gorilla experience in the Virunga mountains. Rwanda is surely regaining its reputation as first gorilla destination.

We agree that Rwanda is stable again and that tourists can travel without fear. Visits are trouble free and the government is making serious efforts to promote tourism again.

Rwanda is certainly a destination for eco-tourist and nature lovers.

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