Serengeti National Park * Volcanoes National Park
This carefully curated safari pairs the scale and drama of the Serengeti in Tanzania with the intimacy of Rwanda’s rainforest-covered volcanoes. Over six nights, you move between two contrasting ecosystems: the open plains filled with migrating herds to the dense rainforest where the gorillas move with quiet purpose.
Fly from Kilimanjaro to the Serengeti National Park. On arrival, you are met and transferred to your camp for 3 nights on safari with the migration. Which camp you stay at will depend on when you are travelling throughout the year and thus where the migration is most likely to be found. Then you fly directly from the Serengeti to Kigali and transfer by road to Volcanoes National Park for your gorilla trekking adventure for 3 nights. Enjoy Golden Monkey Trekking as well as the infamous Gorillas. Return to Kigali in time for your onward flight arrangements. Ideally we would love you to add some additional nights to experience other facets of these two countries. But if time is short, then this is a perfect starting point. You can then easily add on a few nights of R&R in Tanzania at the start if you wish.
The lush slopes of these volcanoes provide a dramatic natural setting for one of the most thrilling and memorable wildlife experiences: seeing the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat. Roughly half of the world’s wild population of mountain gorillas reside on the Rwandan slopes of the Virungas massif.
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On arrival you are met and transferred to your camp
Fly onto Kigali in the morning and enjoy lunch. Then afternoon transfer (2.5 hours) to Volcanoes National Park
We recommend doing the Golden Monkey trek first to acclimatize to the altitude. This is an easier trek of 45 to 70 minutes each way on mainy flattish ground. The overall experience from start to finish takes approx 3½ hours. It is wonderful to see the Golden Monkeys interacting with each other. They are very active, peeling the bamboo like a banana, to eat its insides, grooming each other and swinging from tree to tree.
A trek into the forest on the slopes of the volcanoes, led by experienced trackers, will bring you amongst a family of Mountain Gorillas. These massive primates are extremely rare, and you will get within metres of the family, and be privileged to spend time amongst them. The trekking may be fairly strenuous; up to six hours is not uncommon (3 hours each way) though the norm is more like 1½ to 2 hours. And at relatively high altitude.
Return by road to Kigali in time for your onward flight arrangements.
This is a set tour using specific camps. However many tours can be adapted. Chat to us about your options. It excludes international flights but includes an estimate for all domestic or regional flights within the tour.
Full board accommodation, Soft drinks, beer, house wines & selected spirits, Laundry, Safari activities including shared scheduled day game drives, guided bush walks and sundowners at Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp or Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp, Half day Kigali City Tour including lunch on Day 4, One golden monkey experience and one gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes National Park, Park/concession/camping fees, Tourism Development Levy and all trekking permits, Lunch in Kigali on day of departure, Scheduled flights and domestic flight departure tax, Private road transfers in Rwanda including snacks, Meet and assist on arrival and departure at Kigali International Airport, VIP welcome at Kigali International Airport, AMREF Flying Doctors Membership, Akagera Aviation Evacuation Membership, Airport and airstrip transfers
EXCLUDESChampagne, luxury spirits and select wines, Additional activities not mentioned in inclusions, Exclusive use of vehicle, International flights and additional visa fees, Gratuities and items of a personal nature
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