Tour Plan
Start/End: Kigali/Nairobi
Status: Private Tour, departs on any day, open all year round
Vehicle used: 4/4 Land Cruiser
Accommodations: Tented Camp/Lodge
Kigali – 1 Night, Volcanoes – 2 Nights, Nairobi – 1 Night & Maasai Mara – 3 Nights
Activities: Kigali City Tour, Gorilla trek, photography, nature walk, game drives, sightseeing, balloon ride, cultural visit & birding
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Day 1: Kigali – Arrival
Arrive at Kigali Airport and be transferred to city hotel for overnight stay.
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel/The Manor Kigali
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
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Day 2: Kigali – Transfer to Volcanoes National Park (Approx. 2-3 hours)
You will be picked by our guide from Kigali hotel and head for a Kigali city tour visiting Genocide memorial ground where over 25000 bodies of victims of genocide were given a decent burial. Later have lunch in a local restaurant before a drive to Musanze, Volcanoes National Park.
Overnight: The Bishop’s House/Five Volcanoes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 3: Gorilla Trek Experience, transfer to Kigali
Arise early and have breakfast, at 6.30 a.m. thereafter be transferred to the park’s headquarters, Office of Tourism in Kinigi where you are briefed by the park ranger about the rules and regulations governing Gorilla tracking before you head off to the jungle in search for these gentle giants. The gorilla trek can last from an hour to six hours depending on the gorilla’s movements and although the trek is strenuous it is rewarding at the end. You will be given an hour with the gorilla to take as many pictures and just enjoy watching them play. You will have picnic lunch and later trek back to start point. In the afternoon, ready for local community encounter where you visit the Iby’ Iwacu cultural center where you will get to know the real traditional history of Rwanda pas kingship leadership, marriage, beer making, local herbs to mention but a few.
Overnight: The Bishop’s House/Five Volcanoes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 4: Volcanoes – Kigali Airport (Travel Time +2hrs) – Transfer to Nairobi by flight
After an early morning breakfast, embark on the drive from volcanoes back to Kigali. You will be dropped off at the airport for a late afternoon/early evening flight to Nairobi. Arrive in Nairobi and be picked by our driver and dropped off at booked city hotel.
Overnight: Tamarind Tree Hotel/Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
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Day 5: Nairobi – Transfer to Maasai Mara, Approx. 5 hours
You will be picked by our tour guide/driver from your Nairobi hotel at 6.30a.m. Depart for Mara immediately to arrive in time for lunch. Later have game drive at 3p.m. till 6p.m.
Overnight: Zebra Plains or Basecamp/Sarova Mara/Entim or Mara Bush Camp/Kichwa Tembo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 6 & 7: Maasai Mara – Full day
Spend this day with a full-day game drive in search of the big five and many other wildlife that inhabits these beautiful savannah plains. There will be picnic lunch on the banks of Mara River.
Optional activities: Hot air balloon & guided nature walks
Overnight: Zebra Plains or Basecamp/Sarova Mara/Entim or Mara Bush Camp/Kichwa Tembo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 8: Maasai Mara – Transfer to Nairobi
Have another early morning game drive then return to the camp for breakfast. Thereafter depart for Nairobi with lunch en route.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch