5 Days Rwanda Tour
This 5 Days Rwanda Tour offers you the best Rwanda has to offer with five days of adventure. On this tour you will immerse yourself in the country’s rich history and natural beauty, track the endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys of Volcanoes National Park. You will also take a look into Rwanda’s tragic past with visits to sites such as Ntarama Church and the Genocide Memorial.
You will also enjoy a relaxing retreat on the beautiful Lake Kivu on a boat ride.
Highlights of 5 Days Rwanda Tour
Day 1: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking – Lake Kivu
Day 4: Relaxation at Lake Kivu
Day 5: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 5 Days Rwanda Tour
Day 1: Kigali – Volcanoes National Park
On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide and embark on a Kigali City Tour. Start with a visit to Ntarama Church, where mass killing occurred during the 1994 genocide. The church was the site of the deaths of more than 5,000 people and remains a powerful reminder of the horrifying violence that took place during Rwanda’s infamous genocide. While visiting the church, you will also learn more about the efforts to reunite Rwanda’s people following the genocide.
We then proceed to Nyamata Church, where a further 2,500 people were massacred during the genocide. The church is also closely associated with the barbaric treatment of women during the genocide, and you will learn more about the incidences of mass rape, brutalization, and even the horrific use of HIV as a weapon of genocide. You will be taken to Mayange village, where a revolutionary project to reconcile the perpetrators and survivors of the 1994 Genocide by having them live side by side is underway. You will go on a guided tour of the Reconciliation Village, learning about how the healing process between victims and perpetrators is taking place.
You will then have lunch with the locals before continuing your tour of the Reconciliation Village with visits to facilities such as the school and health centre, the local plantations and an art gallery. After an immersive day, you will continue on to Musanze for an overnight.
Overnight at Five Volcanoes Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking
After an early breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed directly to the Volcanoes National Park’s headquarters in Kinigi to meet your guides. After completing the briefing, you will embark on the once in a lifetime experience of tracking the endangered mountain gorillas.
Gorilla trekking takes approximately 2to 4 hours of trekking through the mountain forest at relatively high altitudes. Fitness is definitely recommended for those wishing to undertake this excursion. One of the most memorable experience you are likely to have, you will be allowed an hour of close contact with the gorillas once you have found them. You will be privileged enough to come within mere meters of a family of these rare and beautiful animals, observing their family dynamics and getting to learn abit about each gorilla’s distinct personality in serene silence.
Once your time with the gorillas is done, you will return to your hotel for lunch. In the evening you can pay a visit to the Gorilla Guardian Village to learn more about Rwanda’s pre-colonial past. In a series of demonstrations and interactive activities, you will learn about everything from traditional medicine to warfare to how to hunt.
Overnight at Five Volcanoes Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking – Lake Kivu
Spend the day tracking the golden monkeys, another primate inhabitants of Volcanoes National Park. You will trek through the dense stands of bamboo in search of these playful monkeys, who are well accustomed to visitors. This means you will be able to view the golden monkeys playing, feeding, and leaping from tree to tree as if you weren’t there. While your time with these beautiful monkeys is limited to an hour, this is ample time to see the inquisitive creatures in their natural habitat. Once your viewing is complete, you will return to your lodge to freshen up and have lunch. After lunch you will start your scenic drive to Lake Kivu and overnight in the region.
Overnight at Five Volcanoes Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Relaxation at Lake Kivu
In the morning, you will explore the beautiful Lake Kivu on a boat tour. If you are looking for something more active you can opt for a kayaking. After the time on the lake, you will have a walk to see an authentic fishing village in action. You will have lunch at a picnic site at the lake, enjoying your meals and have a taste of the spoils of the lake.
You will have an overnight on the shores of Lake Kivu and have the opportunity to both explore the quaint colonial town of Gisenyi and if time allows even take a dip in the vast freshwater lake’s cool waters.
Overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Departure
You will have breakfast and then return to Kigali. Upon arrival in the Rwandan Capital City, you will enjoy a half city tour to the Natural History Museum, the haunting Genocide Memorial, and the local craft markets. After lunch at the historic Hotel Mille Collines better known as “Hotel Rwanda”. Later you will be dropped off at the airport for departure flight, bringing your Rwanda Tour to an end.
End of 5 Days Rwanda Tour