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for 2 people
Day 1:
Upon you arrival in the evening, your driver guide will pick you up from the airport and take you straight to the Kigali hotel for check in . Evening is at leisure and rest. Dinner on own account
Check in at Mythos on Bed & Breakfast basis or Hotel Des Mil Collins on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Day 2:
After your breakfast in the morning the driver will pick you from the hotel at 09:00AM to have a City tour this day. Highlights as below
Tour of Nyamirambo
Our most popular offering, the walking tour begins at the Women’s Centre with a traditional snack, a quick Kinyarwanda language lesson, and an introduction to the Centre and its activities. It then weaves through Nyamirambo, one of Kigali’s oldest neighbourhoods. Along the way guides lead participants into a women's hairdressing salon where the adventurous type can get a free braid; into a family compound to pound cassava leaves; by two mosques and a lookout view over Kigali; and into a tailor shop to feel the fabrics you'll otherwise see styled on the streets. The tour concludes with a traditional lunch made and served in the home of Aminatha, NWC's best cook.
Kigali Genocide Memorial
The Kigali Genocide Memorial is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. It honors the memory of the more than one million Rwandans killed in 1994 through education and peace-building. Once here you will learn about The ’94 Genocide against Tutsi, and the overall history of Rwanda including the pre-colonial and post-colonial. You will also get a chance to learn about the genocides and other mass killings that have happened all over the world, at the end of the visit you will have a chance to pay respect to the mass grave that hold more than 250,000 victims.
Lunch at Repub Lounge
Repub Lounge is a two-story restaurant and lounge boasting beautiful views, relaxed ambience, African cuisine, and live music.
After lunch you will can head to Volcanoes National park . Drive time is approx. 2.5 hrs to 3 hours.
Later check in at Tiloreza Ecolodge on full board basis or Five Volcanoes Boutique hotel on Full board basis Evening at leisure to rest and prepare for the trek next day morning.
Day 3:
Early morning 06:30 am ,the driver will pick you from the hotel and drive you to the Rwanda Development board office for briefing and here you will be assigned a gorilla family. You will trek and depending on the gorilla family, the trek may last anywhere between 2 – 6 hours. Post trek you will head back to the hotel to freshen up, have a hot lunch and then drive back to Kigali to reach by early evening.
Check in at Mythos on Bed & Breakfast basis or Hotel Des Mil Collins on Bed & Breakfast Basis
Day 4:
Post breakfast at 0930am the driver guide will pick you up and drive to the airport for your flight back.
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