Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Accommodation

   • On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be picked up by a Msafiri company driver guide.
   • They will transfer you to your booked accommodation to rest.
   • This is optional and can be arranged at an extra cost depending on your time of arrival.

2. Day 2: City Tour and Genocide Memorial Visit

   • Wake up to an early morning breakfast.
   • Later, be transferred to Kigali to carry out a city tour.
   • You will pay a visit to the genocide museum, Genocide Memorial Center at Gisozi, which has collections of the consequences of the genocide of 1994.
   • From there, head back to your hotel for a relaxed overnight.

   Accommodation: Okapi Hotel, budget hotel in Kigali.

   Meals: Half board.

3. Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest and Canopy Walk

   • After having breakfast at 6:00 am, you will be transferred to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
   • Have a visit to the old palace in Nyanza on your way to the park.
   • In the afternoon, you'll go for a canopy walk. The canopy walkway in the Nyungwe Forest National Park in southwestern Rwanda is 50m above the ground level, and 90m long. The dizzying platform is above a steep and deep valley trotting across massive forest. The 200m walkway with three towers is the biggest in East Africa!
   • Spread over hundreds of square meters, Nyungwe is said to be the largest and most ancient afro-montane forest remaining in East & Central Africa, dating back to the last ice age.

   Accommodation: Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel, a mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps, Rwanda).

4. Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

   • Have an early morning breakfast, and later proceed to Nyungwe Forest at 6:00 am to search for chimpanzees.
   • You will also track the Colobus monkeys in the forest and have a chance to view the other inhabitants of the forest like birds, reptiles, and butterflies.
   • Chimpanzee tracking will enable you to meet man’s closest cousins in the wild. You will be amazed to see these primates as they play, swing on tree branches, and fight for food, which is an amazing experience.

   Accommodation: Gorilla Solution Lodge, a mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda).

   Meals & Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water provided (Other drinks not included).

5. Day 5: Mount Bisoke Hiking and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

   • On this day, you will have breakfast and later transfer to Kinigi, the briefing point at 7:00 am with the hiking gears and assigned rangers.
   • Mount Bisoke stands at 3700m, with the typical conic shape of a “perfect” volcano and in its crater lies a deep crater lake.
   • For those interested in climbing Mount Bisoke, the volcano does not present an exceptionally demanding climb but it is nevertheless still a tough hike.
   • The high elevation demands extra strength of climbers and the whole excursion can take between 5 hours and a whole day depending on the speed of the walk and the frequency of stops. The ascent typically takes around 3 hours.
   • During the climb, you will cross a series of different vegetation habitats starting with bamboo forests, then moving into Hagenia-Hypericum forest and finally moving through Seneci-Lobelia bush near the summit.
   • You will then descend and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the Western part of Uganda.

   Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp, a mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda).

6. Day 6: Gorilla Tracking and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

   • After breakfast and briefing by park ranger guides, depart with picnic lunch boxes to start the trekking.
   • The activity can last up to 4 hours or more to find the mountain gorillas as you hike up and down slippery slopes with dense mist-covered vegetation.
   • Hence, you will have packed lunch for this activity.
   • This active quest will eventually bring you to the face of one of the most sought-after creatures, the mountain gorillas.
   • Upon reaching them, you will have a full hour with them while observing and learning their behavior as you take photos.
   • Later on, you'll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park for your overnight just outside the park.

   Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge, a mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP (Uganda).

7. Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Departure via Equator

   • After having an early breakfast, go for a morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park.
   • This park is famous for zebras, impalas, giraffes, elands, Cape buffalos, and many tropical bird species.
   • Check out of the hotel and transfer to Entebbe International Airport to readily catch your air transfer back home in the evening.
   • We recommend that you book an evening flight as you say farewell to the pearl of Africa!
   • But along the way, you will make a stopover at the Equator line to have an authentic feel of standing at Latitude 00.

   Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour).

   Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch provided (Dinner not included). Drinking water provided (Other drinks not included).