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Explore Rwanda & Uganda: Kigali - Nyungwe Forest - Lake Kivu - Volcanoes National Park - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Queen Elizabeth National Park - Entebbe
Dates - Customized

Your trip starts in Kigali, Rwanda.
Trip Description - Travel + Learn about the culture + Meet new people + See city like a tourist + Socialize + Explore + Eat + Walk + Dance + Drink + Enjoy
Trip cost - Please get in touch for info on pricing
The trip can be customized as per your dates, and budget. Please reach out to the email or number mentioned.
For itinerary queries please contact naman.mayoite@traveltodiscover.co or call 9741000732.

Trip Itinerary

Your trip starts in Kigali, Rwanda.

Day 1 - Arrival at Kigali International Airport

Reach Kigali by the afternoon. Check-in at the hostel.
After lunch, visit Inema Arts Center.
Inema Center is an arts centre and art gallery. The centre was founded in 2012 by two painters: Innocent Nkurunziza and Emmanuel Nkuranga.
Evening, you can explore Kimironko Market.
This market is also popular for fresh fish and Rwandan traditional local food.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 2 - Kigali

After breakfast, head out to explore Kigali Genocide Memorial. This tribute to victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide includes exhibits, graves & a garden.
After that, visit Nyamirambo Women's Center.
NWC is a Rwandan NGO, that was launched at the end of 2007 by 18 Rwandese women living in Nyamirambo, Kigali.
Lunch. Evening, explore Rwanda Art Museum.
You can also head out to Question Coffee Café.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 3 - Transfer to Nyungwe Forest.

After breakfast, check out and leave for Nyungwe Forest.
Check-in at the hotel.
After lunch, head out to explore Nyuenwe National Park.
Today, you will head out for Chimpanzee Trekking.
Nyungwe has a large population of chimpanzees. And many who visit the park often go on a chimpanzee tracking adventure. There is no one season for chimpanzee tracking. It can be done all year round.
Evening, enjoy birdwatching at the park.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 4 - Nyungwe Forest.

After breakfast, head out for hiking at the Nyungwe Forest.
Igishigishigi Trail is the shortest trail along which you also find the canopy walk; another adrenaline-charged experience.
The canopy walk is a 2-hour stroll on a 200meters long trail 50 meters above the forest cover and one of the most exhilarating activities to do at Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Return to the hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 5 - Transfer to Lake Kivu

After breakfast, check out and leave for Lake Kivu.
Check-in at the hotel.
After lunch, visit the beautiful Lake Kivu.
Lake Kivu is one of the great lakes of East Africa, situated between Congo to the west and Rwanda to the east.
Take a boat cruise and enjoy bird watching.
Evening return back to the hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 6 - Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, check out and leave for Volcanoes National Park.
Check-in at the hotel.
After lunch, go for mountain gorilla tracking at the park.
The national park is home to 10 habituated gorilla families available for trekking.
Day trip to mountain gorilla tracking.
Evening return back to the hotel.
Dinner & drinks.

Day 7 - Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, head out for golden monkey trekking.
Golden monkeys are exceptional creatures which you should not miss out on.
It is only in Volcanoes wanda and Mgahinga gorilla national parks that travellers can see golden monkeys in their natural habitats.
Return back to hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 8 - Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

After breakfast, check out and leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Check-in at the hotel.
After lunch, head out for a Gorilla habituation experience.
Here you will get a chance to spend 4 hours with the mountain gorillas under the habituation process in the Rushaga region.
Evening, enjoy birdwatching.
Return back to the hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 9 - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

After breakfast, head out for a cultural tour of Batwa.
Meeting the Batwa tribe will give you an opportunity to interact with the Batwa people.
Learn about their lifestyles, visit their traditional homestay and many more activities to do here.
Evening, Return back to the hotel.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 10 - Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, check out and leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Check-in at the hotel.
After lunch, take nature walks at the Maramagambo Forest.
Maramagambo forest has about 9 species of primates including chimpanzees, L’Hoest’s monkeys, Vervet monkeys, bush babies, red-tailed monkeys and baboons.
You can also take a boat cruise.
This boat cruise is organized along the Kazinga Channel. This channel connects Lake George to Lake Edward and is the single point where most of the park’s animals gather to drink, hunt and bathe.
Dinner & Drinks.

Day 11 - Departure

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Terms & Conditions

You are an adult and you have to take full responsibility for yourself at all times and respect other cultures.
If you are caught doing anything illegal you would be facing the consequences alone, travel to discover will not come into the picture.
You have to follow all the instructions told by the trip leader at all times.
When you are traveling alone you have to tell the team about your whereabouts.
You have to abide by all the rules and regulations of another country.
You would be traveling with other people, you have to respect everyone's privacy.
We have a plan/itinerary for the whole trip but some things might get changed according to the situation please be prepared. (like flight delays etc)
No refund in case of cancellation of flights or interconnecting flights/trains.
We would be staying in a backpacker hostel all the time and would be sharing the room with other people, you are responsible for your own stuff and yourself