Day 01: Arrival in Kigali
Day 02: Kigali city tour and transfer to Volcanoes NP
Day 03: Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Kigali for departure

On your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our our driver-guide who will transfer you to your hotel.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation

Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. It is a very clean and attractive city despite its dark past. A drive through the city is very refreshing and very well-lit at night.

Your driver-guide will pick you up from your accommodation and together you will go on a city tour. We propose that you visit the Genocide Memorial centre. 

Situated on the outskirts of the city, the centre commemorates the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. It serves as well as a burial site for over 250,000 and gives insight into the planning, execution and aftermath of the genocide. It also serves as a learning centre about genocides that have taken place the world over. This visit may be quite depressing but it serves to show the visitor where the country has come from.

You will continue your city tour at a local market or art centre depending on your interest. Thereafter, you will have a hot lunch at a local restaurant and then drive to Musanze. Enjoy the views as you drive through the hills and valleys. If you would like, you may stop for photos.

On arrival, you will be checked into your accommodation for the night and then go visit the Iby’ Iwacu Cultural village.  The purpose of this visit is to demonstrate the rich culture and lifestyle of the Rwandan people. During the visit, you get to meet the local people in their traditional environment. You will also embark on a banana brewing process, pottery, meet the traditional healer and of course the spectacular dance performance.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation

After breakfast you will report at the Park headquarters where your driver-guide will accomplish the necessary formalities for you. You will meet your ranger guide(s) for a briefing about the greatest animal experience ever. The day starts with briefing at the park headquarters. Once you have been assigned the gorilla family that you will visit, you then set off with your driver-guide to the starting point.

Gorilla trekking is a very unforgettable experience. The hike through the bamboo forest may take between 30 minutes to 2 hours. You are encouraged to hire a porter who will be help you carry your backpack and offer you a hand when the trail gets a littler slippery or steep. Porters are sourced from the neighboring communities and by hiring one, you are contributing to their life.

See here the Magic Safaris Video

An encounter with the largest living primate is both frightening and breathtaking. You are only allowed 1 hour with them. You observe them as they groom, play and feed.
On return from the activity, you will join your driver-guide for the drive back to Kigali.  Your drive-guide will drop you off at the airport in time for your flight.

This is the end of what has been a memorable tour of the country of a thousand hills!