Virunga Mountains , Volcanoes National Park |
DAY 6 • Akagera • Full-day game-viewing drive Set off on a full-day game-viewing drive in the northern section of the park , looking for giraffe and zebra in open woodland or catching the herds of elephant and buffalo emerging from the dense woodland .
Meals : B , L , D | Akagera Game Lodge or similar
DAY 7 • Akagera • Game-viewing drive • Lake Ihema boat cruise
After an early morning game-viewing drive , enjoy a “ behind the scenes ” presentation at park headquarters to learn about the innovative conservation efforts that restored Akagera ’ s animal populations after the Rwandan genocide . This afternoon , take a boat cruise on Lake Ihema .
Meals : B , L , D | Akagera Game Lodge or similar
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monkeys , who make their home in the bamboo forests at the base of the volcanoes and live in two habituated groups of 30 to 100 individuals . Later , visit the Rushubi Primary School ( when in session ), supported by Grand Circle Foundation .
Meals : B , L , D | Ingagi Park View Lodge or similar
DAY 11 • Ellen Degeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund • Kigali • Return to U . S .
Visit the Ellen Degeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund before returning to Kigali with the services of a day room . Later , depart to the airport for your return flight home , or to begin the post-trip extension to Tanzania : The Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Private Tented Safari .
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Meals : B , L |
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DAY 8 • Ruhengeri Travel to Ruhengeri , gateway to Volcanoes National Park . En route , stop in Kigali for lunch . Then , before reaching our lodge , we ’ ll pause to take in the panoramic views of the Virungas , five massive volcanoes looming in the distance . |
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DAY 3 • Kigali • Genocide Memorial • Conversation about the Rwandan genocide
Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial , including exhibits that trace the events of the genocide , reveal the colonial history of Rwanda , and highlight instances of 20th-century genocides around the world . We ’ ll also learn more about the genocide when we speak to two survivors . Then , explore Kigali by bus .
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Meals : B , L , D | Hôtel des Mille Collines or similar
DAY 4 • A Day in the Life of a Reconciliation Village
• Home-Hosted Lunch • Controversial Topic : Life after the genocide
Visit Nyamata church , where nearly 10,000 people were killed while seeking refuge in 1994 , and engage in a conversation about whether the Catholic Church stood by as the massacre unfolded . Then , spend A Day in the Life of a Reconciliation Village , where perpetrators and victims of the 1994 genocide live side by side . After a Home-Hosted Lunch , learn about the Controversial Topic of how forgiveness is still difficult for some Rwandans .
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Meals : B , L | Hôtel des Mille Collines or similar |
Meals : B , L , D | Ingagi Park View Lodge or similar
DAY 9 • Mountain gorilla trek • Conversation about gorilla conservation efforts
Drive to the Kinigi Trekking Station , set within Volcanoes National Park . Then , split into two groups of no more than eight travelers and set off on a rigorous jungle trek to seek out mountain gorillas with an expert guide . Later , we ’ ll visit Gorilla Doctors , a mountain gorilla veterinary project in Musanze , to learn about the impact of illegal gorilla poaching .
Meals : B , L , D | Ingagi Park View Lodge or similar
DAY 10 • Golden monkey trek • GCF visit : Rushubi Primary School
Return to the Kinigi Trekking Station to embark on a primate trek to observe Rwanda ’ s population of golden
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
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OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
Uganda : The Pearl of Africa Revealed
PRE-TRIP : 6 nights from $ 3,695
Tanzania : The Ngorongoro Crater & Serengeti Private Tented Safari
POST-TRIP : 6 nights from $ 3,595
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DAY 5 • Akagera National Park • Women ’ s Opportunity Center • Night game-viewing drive
Visit Akagera National Park , set along Rwanda ’ s northeastern border with Tanzania . En route , visit the Women ’ s Opportunity Center , a gathering place for rural women farmers . After lunch with the women , we ’ ll continue to Akagera and enjoy a sunset gameviewing drive .
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ARRIVE EARLY We recommend that you relax after a long flight or explore more in depth before your trip . Prices shown include accommodations and private airport transfer . |
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Meals : B , L , D | Akagera Game Lodge or similar |
On Day 9 , set off on a mountain gorilla trek for an up-close encounter with one of the world ’ s last habituated populations of these great apes |
• Arrive early in Entebbe before your Uganda pretrip extension from $ 180 per room , per night
• Arrive early in Kigali before your main adventure from $ 190 per room , per night
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