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Rwanda : Gorillas in the Mist

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  • Rwanda : Gorillas in the Mist

This is a short three night itinerary which gives you the chance to experience one of the most extraordinary animal encounters in Africa – coming face to face with a wild mountain gorilla. This never to be forgotten experience requires travelling to one of the key locations in the Virunga Mountains which straddle Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo.

Starting and finishing in Kigali, this itinerary can easily extended to Uganda for further trekking, or could be added onto a beach stay in Kenya or Zanzibar, or on to a more traditional safari in Kenya or Tanzania.  Everything is possible.

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Itinerary Highlights

Walking Safari

Up close and personal as you step into the wild and feel more active and amongst it. Track footprints and add the ‘small five’ to your tick list.

Gorilla Trekking

Search habituated groups of gorillas, still criticially endangered, living amongst the mountain mist, and enjoy your dwell time with these amazing primates.

Walking Safari

Up close and personal as you step into the wild and feel more active and amongst it. Track footprints and add the ‘small five’ to your tick list.

Gorilla Trekking

Search habituated groups of gorillas, still criticially endangered, living amongst the mountain mist, and enjoy your dwell time with these amazing primates.

Walking Safari

Up close and personal as you step into the wild and feel more active and amongst it. Track footprints and add the ‘small five’ to your tick list.

Gorilla Trekking

Search habituated groups of gorillas, still criticially endangered, living amongst the mountain mist, and enjoy your dwell time with these amazing primates.

Itinerary

Take a closer look at your African adventure, day-by-day

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Heaven Boutique Hotel, Kigali

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  • On arrival into Kigali Airport, you will be met by your vehicle and guide.
  • Option of a short tour of this unique and colourful town including the genocide memorial museum.
  • Spend 1 night at Heaven Boutique Hotel on a Half Board basis. Relax at your city hotel, have a swim.
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Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, Musanze

  • DAY
  • 2
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  • Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your hotel before you meet your guide and depart Kigali on the wonderfully scenic road to the Virunga Mountains and Volcanoes National Park.
  • Overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, staying in a Deluxe Room on Full Board.
  • Get to bed early in anticipation for your early trekking in the morning.
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Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, Musanze

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  • 3
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  • Trek day begins early with the short drive to the Volcanoes Park HQ in order to register for your gorilla tracking.
  • You will be allocated a specific gorilla family and National Park guide who will brief you on the logistics and formalities of meeting the gorillas.
  • Tracking usually takes between one and four hours to reach the gorillas where you will spend an hour in their company.
  • Head back down the mountain to your vehicle and drive back to Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel. Enjoy a second night here on Full board.
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Depart for Kigali

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  • 4
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  •  Lazy morning or add in an extra trek if you wish (not included).
  • Depart Musanze for Kigali in time for your international flight.
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Price Includes

  • Bespoke Itinerary
  • Transfers
  • Board (where indicated)
  • Park Fees

Price Excludes

  • International Flights
  • Board (where not indicated)
  • Alcoholic Drinks
  • Extra Activities (eg. Ballooning)
  • Cultural Visits

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We had the BEST time! I have been struggling to put into words how amazing our honeymoon actually was. By the time we got to Selous Riverside Safari Camp it was after lunch so we’d missed the afternoon trip but we went on the river safari late afternoon which was brilliant, could only be discribed as breathtaking for our first few sightings.

Nyerere National Park & Pongwe

We had an amazing family holiday (2 kids aged 10) and the service and recommendations from S&B were fantastic. Local Masai Wanderings guide (Clement) was brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly and a real joy to travel with. Everything went very smoothly which was a testament to the organisation by S&B. Many thanks to Nick and the team, we will be back!

Feast Family

When you book a holiday like this you know it’s going to be early starts and early nights, and on the go Inbetween. It is the most rewarding experience, and the mix of luxury and tented accommodation makes you appreciate both, the consistent is the level of service from all staff, and their inherent friendliness was an added bonus.

Morag Bennett

I am just back from Tanzania and wanted to thank you very much for a fantastic itinerary. I loved all the accommodation choices made, all the connecting flights worked well and the guide was superb. I had a great time and let me know if you want to get some more feedback on any of the properties suggested by you and also Pongwe Beach which excellent.

Armin

We had the BEST time! I have been struggling to put into words how amazing our honeymoon actually was. By the time we got to Selous Riverside Safari Camp it was after lunch so we’d missed the afternoon trip but we went on the river safari late afternoon which was brilliant, could only be discribed as breathtaking for our first few sightings.

Nyerere National Park & Pongwe

We had an amazing family holiday (2 kids aged 10) and the service and recommendations from S&B were fantastic. Local Masai Wanderings guide (Clement) was brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly and a real joy to travel with. Everything went very smoothly which was a testament to the organisation by S&B. Many thanks to Nick and the team, we will be back!

Feast Family

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