4 DAYS
RWANDA HIGHLIGHTS
4 DAYS
RWANDA HIGHLIGHTS
4 DAYS
RWANDA HIGHLIGHTS
About this safari...
Designed as an add-on to your East African safari, this four-day itinerary introduces you to Rwandan culture and history before taking you gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park.
About this safari...
Designed as an add-on to your East African safari, this four-day itinerary introduces you to Rwandan culture and history before taking you gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park.
About this safari...
Designed as an add-on to your East African safari, this four-day itinerary introduces you to Rwandan culture and history before taking you gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park.
Accommodation:
Luxury lodges

Type of Safari:
Wildlife safari, nature,
culture
Arrive/Depart:
Kigali
International Airport
Best Period:
June – Mid October
Accommodation:
Luxury lodges
Type of Safari:
Wildlife safari, nature,
culture
Arrive/Depart:
Kigali
International Airport
Best Period:
June – Mid October
Accommodation:
Luxury lodges
Type of Safari:
Wildlife safari, nature,
culture
Arrive/Depart:
Kigali
International Airport
Best Period:
June – Mid October
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
Day | Location | Accommodation | Meal Plan | Activity | Key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kigali | The Retreat By Heaven Hotel | D | TRSF | BB: Bed & Breakfast |
2 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | City tour | FB: Full board |
3 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | Gorilla trek | FB: Full board |
4 | Departure | No accomodation | BBL | TRSF |
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
Day | Location | Accommodation | Meal Plan | Activity | Key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kigali | The Retreat By Heaven Hotel | D | TRSF | BB: Bed & Breakfast |
2 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | City tour | FB: Full board |
3 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | Gorilla trek | FB: Full board |
4 | Departure | No accomodation | BBL | TRSF |
ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
Day | Location | Accommodation | Meal Plan | Activity | Key |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kigali | The Retreat By Heaven Hotel | D | TRSF | BB: Bed & Breakfast |
2 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | City tour | FB: Full board |
3 | Volcanoes National Park | Bisate Lodge | FB | Gorilla trek | FB: Full board |
4 | Departure | No accomodation | BBL | TRSF |
DAY BY DAY

Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will introduce you to your driver/guide. Then you will be transferred to your hotel.
Overnight : The Retreat By Heaven (Bed & Breakfast)

Kigali - Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you go on a city tour of Kigali including a visit to the Genocide Memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide and how Rwanda has dealt with that past. Enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Kigali. Thereafter, drive to Musanze in the north-west part of Rwanda - the gateway to Volcanoes National Park. The drive is through beautiful rolling hills on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 2.5 hours from Kigali.
Overnight : Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Volcanoes National Park - gorilla trekking
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, you'll drive to the park HQ for a briefing on gorilla etiquette. Park rangers will have already left to locate the habituated gorilla groups. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Each trekking group has a maximum of eight people and your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to. After locating your assigned gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano's slopes. Lunch will be at your lodge followed by an afternoon Visit Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village
Overnight: Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Departure
After breakfast, you have the option of a golden monkey trek before checking out and driving back to Kigali. You will be taken either to your hotel or to the airport for your onward flight.
DAY BY DAY

Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will introduce you to your driver/guide. Then you will be transferred to your hotel.
Overnight : The Retreat By Heaven (Bed & Breakfast)

Kigali - Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you go on a city tour of Kigali including a visit to the Genocide Memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide and how Rwanda has dealt with that past. Enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Kigali. Thereafter, drive to Musanze in the north-west part of Rwanda - the gateway to Volcanoes National Park. The drive is through beautiful rolling hills on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 2.5 hours from Kigali.
Overnight : Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Volcanoes National Park - gorilla trekking
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, you'll drive to the park HQ for a briefing on gorilla etiquette. Park rangers will have already left to locate the habituated gorilla groups. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Each trekking group has a maximum of eight people and your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to. After locating your assigned gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano's slopes. Lunch will be at your lodge followed by an afternoon Visit Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village
Overnight: Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Departure
After breakfast, you have the option of a golden monkey trek before checking out and driving back to Kigali. You will be taken either to your hotel or to the airport for your onward flight.
DAY BY DAY

Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will introduce you to your driver/guide. Then you will be transferred to your hotel.
Overnight : The Retreat By Heaven (Bed & Breakfast)

Kigali - Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you go on a city tour of Kigali including a visit to the Genocide Memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide and how Rwanda has dealt with that past. Enjoy lunch at a restaurant in Kigali. Thereafter, drive to Musanze in the north-west part of Rwanda - the gateway to Volcanoes National Park. The drive is through beautiful rolling hills on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 2.5 hours from Kigali.
Overnight : Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Volcanoes National Park - gorilla trekking
After your morning wake-up call and breakfast, you'll drive to the park HQ for a briefing on gorilla etiquette. Park rangers will have already left to locate the habituated gorilla groups. You will be assigned to a specific group of gorillas. Each trekking group has a maximum of eight people and your trek will vary in length depending on which gorilla group you have been assigned to. After locating your assigned gorilla group you will spend one hour in their company before retracing your steps back down the volcano's slopes. Lunch will be at your lodge followed by an afternoon Visit Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village
Overnight: Bisate Lodge (Full Board)

Departure
After breakfast, you have the option of a golden monkey trek before checking out and driving back to Kigali. You will be taken either to your hotel or to the airport for your onward flight.
INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
Includes:
- Meet & greet service
- All airport transfers and assistance
- Accommodation on safari on a full-board basis
- Private transport in a 4×4 tourist converted vehicle
- Services of English-speaking driver-guides
- Kigali City tour and visit to cultural village
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Bottled drinking water & snacks while trekking and in vehicle.
- All taxes on the services quoted above
Excludes:
- Meals and beverages, other than specified.
- International, regional and local flights.
- Airport taxes.
- Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
- Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
- Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants.
- Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls etc
- Travel insurance
- Cancellation/interruption insurance.
- Costs for anything not specifically mentioned in the “inclusions” listing 
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INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
Includes:
- Meet & greet service
- All airport transfers and assistance
- Accommodation on safari on a full-board basis
- Private transport in a 4×4 tourist converted vehicle
- Services of English-speaking driver-guides
- Kigali City tour and visit to cultural village
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Bottled drinking water & snacks while trekking and in vehicle.
- All taxes on the services quoted above
Excludes:
- Meals and beverages, other than specified.
- International, regional and local flights.
- Airport taxes.
- Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
- Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
- Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants.
- Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls etc
- Travel insurance
- Cancellation/interruption insurance.
- Costs for anything not specifically mentioned in the “inclusions” listing 
WANT SOMETHING TAILORED FOR YOU?
INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
Includes:
- Meet & greet service
- All airport transfers and assistance
- Accommodation on safari on a full-board basis
- Private transport in a 4×4 tourist converted vehicle
- Services of English-speaking driver-guides
- Kigali City tour and visit to cultural village
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Bottled drinking water & snacks while trekking and in vehicle.
- All taxes on the services quoted above
Excludes:
- Meals and beverages, other than specified.
- International, regional and local flights.
- Airport taxes.
- Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
- Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
- Gratuities to driver/guides and other conveyance attendants.
- Laundry and other items of a personal nature such drinks, telephone calls etc
- Travel insurance
- Cancellation/interruption insurance.
- Costs for anything not specifically mentioned in the “inclusions” listing 
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