Short but Sweet Rwanda Retreat
4 Days
Private Tour
Everyday
With only a few days to spare, this budget friendly Safari in Rwanda takes you to the major sites of the country. Explore the sleeping volcanoes, trek the forest for primates and explore Kigali. Enjoy our Short But Sweet Rwanda Retreat.
- Exclusive use of a & 4X4 WD tourist vehicle
- Bottled mineral water in the vehicle
- Accommodation at the hotels/lodges mentioned
- Activities mentioned in the itinerary
- All Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Services of professional, experienced English/French speaking driver-guide
- Gorilla tracking
- Entry visa fees
- Accommodation during the hunting experience
- Optional extras whilst in Rwanda
- Alcoholic/Non-alcoholic beverages during meals,
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
- International Travel Insurance
NOTE: Permit once purchased, is not refundable nor can it be transferred.
Day 1: Arrival Kigali - Welcome to Rwanda
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will be met by our representative outside the customs and immigration hall. He will then introduce you to your driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel in Kigali(15min drive).On arrival at the hotel, you will check-in followed by dinner at your hotel.
Mille collines BB (Dinner)
DAY :2-Transfer to Musanze visit Ibyi Iwacu / Ex-Poacher’s Village
This morning after breakfast at 08:00am, start your safari in Rwanda by Kigali city tour and enjoying a scenic transfer to musanze with several stop overs for photography (2h30min drive). On arrival, you will check-in at your lodge followed by lunch. Thereafter, visit Ibyi Iwacu Cultural Village.
IBYIWACU CULTURAL VILLAGE is changing traditional perceptions of what constitutes tourism by turning fate into fame through sharing various aspects of rural cultures and livelihoods into tourist attractions and creating income-generating activities for rural poor people that have lived on bushmeat, poaching for generations. The village provides tourists experiences beyond wildlife viewing, the people, culture and how they live.
The village also gives a chance to the visitors to enjoy the eight different local dances, listen to Gorilla songs, local food preparations, visit the local healer, visit the king’s place and get to hear all the old stories. After the cultural entertainment, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Hotel
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking
Today your day begins with an early – 06:00 am – drive to the Volcanoes National Park offices for Gorilla Trekking briefing that takes place at 7:00 am. You will then start your walk at 8:00 am.
Volcanoes National Park protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain range and is the home of the rare mountain gorilla and the rich mosaic of montane ecosystems, which embrace evergreen and bamboo forest, open grassland, swamp, and heath, but the high point will be spending an hour with the remarkably peaceful gorillas despite their size and appearance as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting and raising their young. Overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Hotel
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Kigali - Fly Back Home
The next day you are free to enjoy leisure activities before departing for Kigali. The route takes you through scenic plantations lush green hills, before arriving in Kigali for your departure.
Prices
There are $1000 fees for single room supplement
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid until December 31.2020 except the peak period and migration Period, payment can be done in Sterling Pounds or Euro with no extra surcharge.
Prices on the website or quoted to our clients are subject to change without notice and are not guaranteed until confirmed in writing.
- 0 - 3 Free of Charge.
- 4 - 11 Pay 40% of tour price.
- 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person.
Children Policy above apply on itineraries/products/tours but it won’t work on the itineraries that have Gorilla Trekking or chimpanzee trekking as activities. The minimum age for Gorilla/Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda and Rwanda is 15 years old. Therefore you will need to adjust the Children Policy depending on which itineraries/products/tours.
- All tours will be booked and confirmed only upon receipt of a 45% deposit of the basic program rate. For gorilla permits, a full advance payment of the permit fee (USD $ 700 per permit person) for Gorilla tracking in Uganda and fee (USD $ 1500 per permit per person) for Gorilla tracking in Rwanda), and the chimpanzee permits (US$ 150 per permit per person) is required in order to make the reservation.
- The payment balance is due no later than 42 days prior to the safari, unless agreed otherwise.
- Bookings made within 42 days before arrival must be paid in full at the time of confirmation.
- If payment is not received in accordance with the above, Kubwa Five Safaris has the right to cancel the booking.
- Payments can be made by bank transfer to our bank account in Uganda. Transfer costs are to be paid by the client(s) before the start of the safari.
Note: Regretfully, payments with credit or debit card are not possible and traveler cheques are no longer accepted.
Memphis Tours offers a very flexible cancelation policy in case the government or the airline issues a travel warning from/to your departure country and destination. In the event that this happens, we will be refunding you the amount paid in full. Here at Memphis Tours we prioritize your well-being and safety above anything else and aim that our cancellation policy reflect that.
Like most countries, tipping is customary to show one's satisfaction with good services. You are in no way obliged to, however, if you’re willing to do so it would be well appreciated.
It is recommended to travel with soft bags such as duffle bags instead of hard shell bags as there is a strict 15KGS per person policy and makes it easier to fit in your safari vehicles.