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Day 1: ARRIVAL
Upon arrival, a representative of Sunlink Travel will meet
and transfer you to your hotel in Kigali. Take a rest, then
after lunch enjoy a city tour with stops at the genocide
memorial sites and other places of interest. Dinner and
overnight at the hotel.
Day
2: KIGALI - PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS
After early breakfast, drive to the park for a briefing
on the gorilla sanctuary. The whole day is dedicated to
trekking, as it's unpredictable how many hours it may take
to reach a group of gorillas. It's advisable to carry packed
lunch, which can be arranged with your hotel the night before.
For conservation purposes, time spent with the gorillas
is only one hour and it is advisable to carry only non-flash
cameras. After seeing the gorillas, return to your hotel
for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day
3: KIGALI - AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK
Drive to Akagera National Park for an afternoon or evening
game drive, where you may see many night birds and animals.
After this, check in for dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day
4: AKAGERA- NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After an early breakfast you go for a morning game drive
for a close encounter with animals such as zebras, several
antelope species and giraffes. Later drive out of the park,
stopping for lunch at Kigali town and continuing to Nyungwe
Forest. This forest boasts many primate species like the
wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus
monkeys and many others. Therefore a night walk this evening
in search of the shy forest dwellers is rewarding and worthwhile.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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5: NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast there will be a primate walk in search of
a variety of primates mentioned. This is a whole day activity
accompanied by park rangers and trained guides. Dinner and
overnight at the hotel.
Day
6: DEPARTURE
Depending on your flight time, have an early morning breakfast
before leaving for Kigali airport. If Departure is later;
one can visit the craft villages and shop around at other
places with the help of the Driver/ guide.
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