4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari with Adventure hike to Bisoke Volcano:

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Mount Bisoke is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda.
Mountain Bisoke Hike
The mountain Bisoke adventure is one of the most memorable activities in Rwanda. The top of this Volcano has a spectacular crater lake. It is simply a 6 – hours hike including the 2 hours descending down to the starting point. Experienced hikers can get to the top of this mountain in a matter of 3 hours or even less and return to the base in about an hour.
On the day of hiking, hikers converge at the park headquarters at Kinigi at 7:00 am to attend to a briefing and be assigned a park ranger. The park rangers are usually natives of the Volcanoes national park vicinity and thus very knowledgeable about the mountain adventures.
Mt Bisoke Crater Hike
At 8:00am the adventure begins. Your tour guide will transfer you to the starting point. You will be assigned porters to carry your baggage. You will be provided the hiking gear.

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4 Days Rwanda Gorilla Safari with Adventure hike to Bisoke Volcano:
Arrive in Rwanda – Kigali International Airport and transfer to Volcanoes National Park in Ruhengeri
Following a flight from your country of origin, you arrive at Kigali International Airport where you will meet your safari guide offering you a courteous welcome into Rwanda with briefing about Rwanda and the safari in particular. You drive through Kigali City and continue to Volcanoes National Park 116km about 3 hours’ drive passing through impressive countryside landscapes of Rwanda with rolling hills before arriving in Ruhengeri for relaxation, dinner and overnight
Accommodation
Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme
Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel
Camping
Day 2: Hike & Explore the Musaze Caves
After your breakfast, start your Rwanda gorilla tracking safari by driving to the headquarters for briefing by park officials at 8am and after enter into the jungle to search for the shy mountain endangered gorillas in Rwanda. Requirements like firm walking shoes, hut, insect repellent, sun screen, rain gears, packed lunch and bottled water are a must plus other tools that one may need once in the tropical rain forest. The gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes is beyond gorilla alone. The sights of the Volcanic Mountains that stretch from Congo through Rwanda to Uganda, the verdant green vegetation that shelter their slopes, the counts of birds along with fauna like duikers and buffaloes combine to generate lasting safari memories. The gorilla trekking activity tends to last from 2 to 8 hours or more depending on the day’s gorilla movement. The one hour of direct encounter with the gorillas brings you closer to these ancient apes, look into their eyes, their gigantic structure that makes them most powerful of all apes and see them forage and play before retreating to the starting pointand connect to the lodge for short relaxation. In the afternoon, you embark on the Musaze Caves walk to explore the historic caves of Musaze that were formed 65million years ago by the basalt lava flow from the Volcanic Mountains of Sabyinyo and Bisoke. The caves feature 31 entrances and stretch to 2km inside. The cave exploration lasts 2 hours walking underground but with the company of the soldier to offer you protection. The caves provided refigium to people in times of war in the pre-colonial Rwanda and even in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Retire for relaxation, dinner and overnight
Accommodation
Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme
Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel
Camping
Day 3:Adventure hike to the Bisoke Volcano
You embark on the Bisoke Mountain hike after breakfast. The Mount Bisoke rises to 3700m above sea level and is part of the 8 Virunga mountain chain. The hike to the Bisoke volcano is not all that demanding and thus suitable for even in experienced hikers. The hike to the summit takes about 7 hours round trip offering the views of the lush flora and the Crater Lake 11km from the summit. The encounter commences at 7am local time form Kinigi Park headquarters. Retreat from the activity and retire to the lodge for relaxation, diner and overnight
Accommodation
Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge
Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme
Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel
Camping
Day 4:Transfer back to Kigali, visit the Gisozi genocide memorial & depart
After a relaxed breakfast, embark on the transfer back to Kigali driving through the hilly landscapes of Rwanda that have qualified it as a land of a thousand hills. Upon arriving in Kigali city, you embark on the visit to the Gisozi genocide memorial where you will take time and explore what actually happened in the 1994 horrific genocide that hit Rwanda in the year 1994. The skulls are aligned, writings and photos are displayed and presentations are made to take you through the entire experience. Retreat from this activity and connect to Kigali International Airport for flight departure back home.

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