Itinerary
- Day 1
Arriving in Kigali
You'll arrive in Kigali and spend time exploring Rwanda's capital, including a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial where you'll learn about the country's history and how it has recovered. After that, you'll drive about 2.5 hours through farmland to reach Volcanoes National Park. Once you settle into your lodge near park headquarters, you'll have the evening to rest and prepare for an early morning ahead.
- Start point
- Kigali City, Rwanda (Pick Up , 07:00)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Kigali Genocide Memorial
Landmarks Kigali Genocide Memorial Volcanoes National Park - Day 2
Gorilla Trekking
This morning starts before dawn at park headquarters where your guide will brief you on which gorilla family you're tracking. You'll trek through cultivated fields and climb steep mountain paths with a porter helping you along the way. After roughly 1 to 2 hours of climbing, you'll locate the Giraneza Group and spend an hour watching them in their environment. From there, you'll head back down for lunch and recovery time at Five Volcanoes, then transfer to Virunga Lodge for the night.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Dinner by open fireplace with South African red wine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel)
Included Activities
- Gorilla trekking with the Giraneza Group
- Mountain trek with professional guide and porters
Landmarks Volcanoes National Park 
- Day 3
Dian Fossey Hike and Gorilla Doctors Visit
You'll return to park headquarters early to hike up to the Dian Fossey research site. The trek takes you through the same mountain terrain as yesterday, this time passing through ancient swampy forest with massive moss-covered trees. At the site, you'll visit Dian Fossey's grave and learn about her groundbreaking gorilla research and her death in 1985. After descending, you'll stop by The Gorilla Doctors organization to see their conservation and veterinary work firsthand, then head back to Five Volcanoes Lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner (Delicious dinner in cosy lounge)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel)
Included Activities
- Dian Fossey Hike to Karisoke Research Foundation site
- Visit Dian Fossey's grave
- The Gorilla Doctors organization visit and presentation
Landmarks Karisoke Research Foundation Dian Fossey's Grave - Day 4
Sunrise at Five Volcanoes to Nyungwe Forest
Rise early to catch the sunrise over the lakes and mountains from your cottage, enjoying morning coffee as daylight spreads across the landscape. Have a leisurely breakfast on the patio, then drive south toward Nyungwe Forest. You'll pass through Rwanda's rolling hills and farmland before stopping for lunch at Cormoran Lodge, which overlooks Lake Kivu. By afternoon, you'll arrive at Nyungwe Forest Lodge, situated among tea plantations with views of the forest stretching out below.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Leisurely breakfast on outside patio), Lunch (Lunch at Cormoran Lodge overlooking Lake Kivu), Dinner (Elegant dinner in the lodge's stylish dining room)
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Nyungwe Forest Lodge)
Optional Activities
- Sunrise viewing from lodge
Landmarks Lake Kivu Nyungwe Forest 
- Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk
Head to park headquarters early to find chimpanzees while they're still in their nests, listening to their morning calls. Trek through thick forest to locate them and observe them from a distance in their natural habitat. Later, you'll move to the canopy walk, a 200-meter suspended walkway that sits 60 meters above the forest floor. From up there, you'll have panoramic views of Africa's largest protected mountain forest and can spot rare orchids. When you return to Nyungwe Forest Lodge, you'll have time to relax by the swimming pool.
- Accommodation
- (Nyungwe Forest Lodge)
Included Activities
- Chimpanzee tracking in morning
- Canopy walk (200m suspended walkway at 60 metres height)
Landmarks Nyungwe Forest Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk - Day 6
Return to Kigali
You'll say goodbye to Rwanda and make your way back to Kigali to catch your onward flights.
- End point
- Kigali City, Rwanda (DROP OFF , 18:00)
