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Home3 Days Bisoke Mountain Hike ,Twin lakes experience and beekeeping Rwanda Safari
Description
Hiking Mountain Bisoke can be an experience of a lifetime but it can also be one of the most challenging things a person can undertake, especially if physically unfit.
The hiking is 6 to 7 hours, including 2 hours of descent, but that is for inexperienced hikers. Experienced hikers can take less than 4 hours to hike and come back down to the base.
Apart from the experience of hiking on the extinct volcano which is part of the Virunga Mountain range, at the peak, there’s a crater lake known as Lake Ngezi. The trekking starts with an assembly at the park headquarters in Kinigi at 7a.m. Here, each group is assigned a guide who briefs them about the activity they are about to embark on.
Itinerary
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Day 1 :
Hiking Mt Bisoke
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Day 1 :
Days 1: Bisoke Hike Experience Pick up at Kigali International Airport or from a hotel by our Driver guide, our private car will drive you to the Hotel for luggage’s deposit. Afterwards, we will drive you to Musanze where your hiking experience starts from. Mt. Bisoke stands at 3711 m; it has the typical conic shape of a “perfect” volcano and in its crater lies a deep crater lake. The high elevation demands extra strength of climbers and the whole excursion can take between 5 hours and the 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 Senecio, Lobelia bush near the summit.
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Day 2 :
Twin Lakes experience
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Day 2 :
Twin Lakes Experience After an early breakfast, you will drive from Musanze at 7am to Burera and Ruhondo Lakes to enjoy a fantastic nature walk around the lakes, bird watching, fishing and later a beautiful sundowner cruise while enjoying the outstanding view of the volcanoes with cold drinks and snacks. Later you will drive back to Kigali.
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Day 3 :
Bee Keeping Experience
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Day 3 :
Bees make honey from nectar, which is a sugary secretion of flowers. It contains sugars (80-85%) that are easily absorbed by the body. Bee keeping is a very important for income generating to the community and useful to their lives. Honey is a very good energy food and also used as a sweetener. It has medicinal properties, often used to help cure coughs, ulcers, wounds and sore throats. Honey has attractive chemical properties for baking and a distinctive flavor. Your drive guide will pick you from your hotel and drive to Rulindo for bee keeping experience. During this visit you will get to know how honey is produced from making the beehive up to harvesting fresh honey. Well protected you will get a chance to harvest honey as you are protected by beekeeper’s costume. Later we will drive back to Kigali.
What's Included
Lunch
Private transport
site permit
English or french speaking guide
Water
Lunch
What's Excluded
Hotel
Breakfast
Know before you go
- Public transportation nearby
- Passport required
- Minimum age of passengers is: 13
Please Note
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- We can pick up from any hotel in Kigali city
Meeting Point
KN 5 Rd, Kicukiro Kigali, RW
Language
French, English
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.