Kigali (1nt) - Kinigi (1nt) - Lake Kivu (1nt) - Kigali (1nt) - Nairboi (1nt)
Day 1 - London/NairobiDepart London-Heathrow on Virgin Atlantic for your overnight flight to Nairobi.Day 2 - Nairobi/Kigali
Upon arrival in Nairobi transfer for your onward flight to Kigali where you will be met and transferred to the Kigali Serena Hotel. The day is at leisure with an opportunity to take optional excursions. A visit to Kigali Memorial Centre is a moving experience but gives an incredible and powerful insight into the country’s turbulent past.Day 3 - Kigali/Kinigi
A very early start for your drive north to Ruhengeri. Forming part of the Virunga Mountain Range, the Volcanoes National Park is home to half of the remaining 650 mountain gorillas in the area. Led by experienced trackers, you will make your way through the forest in search for one of the four habituated gorilla families of this region. Trekking can take anything between one and four hours and a maximum of one hour is spent with the gorillas. After lunch at Mountain Gorilla’s Nest Lodge, there will be time to visit the scenic Lake Ruhondo and Burera. Overnight will be at Mountain Gorilla’s Nest Lodge. Whilst accommodation here is basic, it is the perfect base for Rwanda gorilla tracking.Day 4 - Kinigi/Gisenyi
A second morning of gorilla tracking where there may be the chance to see a different gorilla group. After lunch you will drive about an hour north to Gisenyi where you have the afternoon at leisure on the shores of Lake Kivu. Overnight Lake Kivu Serena Hotel.Day 5 - Gisenyi/Kigali
The morning is at leisure, after which you will travel back to Kigali where you will overnight at the Kigali Serena Hotel.Day 6 - Kigali/Nairobi
Depending on your onward flight time, there is chance to take some optional excursions before flying to Nairobi where you will overnight at the Norfolk Hotel.Day 7 - Nairobi/London
Depart Nairobi for your return flight home to London-Heathrow.
| Prices (from)Gold |
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| 1 Jan - 18 Jul |
£2,889 |
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| 19 Jul - 18 Aug |
£3,225 |
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| 19 Aug - 14 Dec |
£2,889 |
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| 15 Dec - 31 Dec |
£3,385 |
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per person inclusive of international flights via Nairobi to Kigali and gorilla tracking permits for two days. Please note that gorilla permit costs are subject to change at short notice.
Room supplements (per person per night) from
Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge from £236 per person per night.