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Your private guide, with his/her 4WD vehicle, meets you on arrival at Kigali Airport, either off an international flight, or after a safari elsewhere in Africa. Leaving the lively capital, you drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 2.5 hours, to the stunning Volcanoes National Park – well known as the venue for Dian Fossey's pioneering studies of the mountain gorillas. Your 4-night stay here is based at the Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge. This comfortable lodge, close to the park's boundary has a lovely garden from which to relax, and it's a perfect base from which to explore the national park. Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) Accommodation: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge (Sacola) Luxury+ lodge bordering the park without fences Meals & Drinks: Meals at own expense Drinks not included

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Early in the morning, meet at the park headquarters for a briefing, and then hike up into the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24-hour guard, so their location is known; you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters indeed. Because of the very close contact between gorillas and visitors (often as little as 7m), and the risk of passing on infections which are fatal for them, travelers who are ill will not be allowed on gorilla-tracking trips. Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) Accommodation: Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge (Sacola) Luxury+ lodge bordering the park without fences Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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Start early on your first morning for a trip to track the golden monkeys. These primates are beautiful, endangered and more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains – and tracking them acclimatises you perfectly to the slight altitude, before heading higher to the gorillas. After the day experience transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park at Nkuringo. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda) Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla View Lodge Luxury+ lodge bordering the park without fences Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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On your final day, track to see another troop of inspiring mountain gorillas. The forest paths are generally good during the dry season, but can be challenging when wet; all have steep sections. The troops are spread out: the lower groups are often accessible by a hike of 90 minutes or even less, whilst reaching one of the higher groups can take a strenuous 3-4-hour hike. The gorillas themselves are very big but very gentle and have evolved long, shaggy coats due to the high altitude. Once you reach them, they seldom move very far – 1km per day would be typical for a group. Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda) Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla View Lodge Luxury+ lodge located just outside the park Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After a relaxed breakfast and last views of the park's environs, drive for roughly 4 hours south-east back to Kigali Airport. Here your private guide and 4WD vehicle leave you to continue your journey, either home or to your next destination. Main Destination: Kigali (Rwanda) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) Included Park fees (For non-residents) Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident) All activities (Unless labeled as optional) All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade) A professional driver/guide All transportation (Unless labeled as optional) All Taxes/VAT Roundtrip airport transfer Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section) Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section) Excluded International flights (From/to home) Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day) Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.) Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)