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RWANDA BESPOKE TRAVEL

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Rwanda is one of the smallest countries in East-Central Africa, hemmed in by Uganda to the North, Burundi to the South, Tanzania to the East, and the Democratic Republic of Congo the West. Its climate is temperate to subtropical.

It is today a country where you will feel welcome, a tangible sense of optimism resonating from its towns and colourful villages. Despite its turbulent past, the « Pays des Mille Collines » is now a safe and friendly safari destination, a true gem on the African soil, packed with green and majestic mountains, and its Virunga volcanoes in the northeast play hosts to the famous mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. Rwanda features different natural landscapes such as the inland beaches on Lake Kivu, rainforests in Nyungwe Forest National Park, as well as the sophisticated capital of Kigali.

Tucked in between iconic safari destinations, Rwanda offers visitors a unique experience and some of the best primate tracking on the planet: this is the place where you can trek to end up face to face with a wild female mountain gorilla, cradling her infant while scratching her ear with her finger. The steamy forests of Volcanoes National Park are home to over half of the world’s remaining mountain gorilla population, fun-loving Sykes monkeys, the Golden monkeys and the rowdy chimpanzees. About thirty-five years ago, the Virunga population went down because of poaching and habitat loss, but thanks to great conservation efforts, the count has gradually gone up again.

The exciting trek up to the gorillas’ natural habitat offer incredible views in every direction, before you are immersed in the rainforest, alive with the calls of the birds above your head and primates chattering in the branches. Once you arrive in a gorilla’s home, nothing can prepare you with an encounter of a grown silverback, up to three times the size of an average man, yet they stay remarkably tolerant of human visitors.

It’s not only about gorillas though. Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest is one of the most impressive remaining rainforests in Africa and hosts nearly 300 species of birds, primates and rare orchids. Furthermore, and although landlocked, the country exhales a coastal vibe with beaches at Gisenyi and coves at Kibuye on the shores of the translucent-blue Lake Kivu.

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Travel Packages

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla Trekking
best time to travel :
June to mid-October
duration :
5 days / 4 nights
price :
Starts at CHF 6'850 per person
Type of journey :
Adventure

your sample journey

jour 01
ARRIVAL

Arrival at Kigali Airport, meet and greet and transfer to your hotel.

jour 02
HEADING TO THE VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will transfer to the rainforests of the Volcanoes National Park, the last refuge of the Mountain Gorilla, where you will spend three nights.

jour 03
THE IMPRESSIVE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS - DAY I

After breakfast, you will be fully briefed by your guide for your gorilla trekking day before heading out. Once arrived at destination, you will be surrounded by the beautiful beings, soak the magic in.

jour 04
THE IMPRESSIVE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS - DAY II

Enjoy a second trekking day to see the impressive mountain gorillas.

jour 05
DEPARTURE

After breakfast, you will make your way back to Kigali Airport for your flight back home.

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This itinerary can and will be tailor-made by your dedicated travel specialist according to your personal tastes and expectations, length of stay, number of guests, budget, and many more details, in order to provide you with a final itinerary which will be uniquely designed for you to fulfill your needs.
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