9 Days Rwanda Culture, Primates & Gorilla Tour

Day 1: Arrival
On arrival at the Kigali Airport, you will be met by our safari guide who will transfer you to Kigali town for dinner and overnight

Day 2: Kigali City Tour
Today you will do a city tour in Kigali Town, visit the Genocide Sites and the Reconciliation Village in Bugesera: you will also visit Gisozi Memorial Site and wind up the day by visiting more genocide memorial sites and the reconciliation village in Bugesera. Dinner and Overnight at the hotel

Day 3: Pastoralist Heritage & Imigongo tour
The tour takes you to the pastoralist village where you observe and participate in the tradition cattle grazing; you will then go for Imigongo tour for art and design. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 4: Ethno Botany Tours:
Acquire traditional skills and methods used in identifying diseases and the traditional remedies. Go into the field with traditional healers and learn on how the seeds, leaves, barks, roots and fruits can be used to cure a number of diseases by mixing or not mixing them. Insects, lianas, lichens etc all play a signifi-cant role. Afternoon; visit to a local home where local women share their experiences in making tradi-tional dishes. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 5: Gisenyi
After breakfast you will transfer to Gisenyi – visit the fishing village, Gisenyi town, solid field lave from Nyiragongo Mountain that erupted in 2002 and finally the hot springs. Relax at the beach. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge

Day 6: Banana and Sorghum beer production
after breakfast you will visit the Banana and sorghum areas that are some of the staple Food products in Rwanda and they are used in different ways i.e. as food, local beer/drinks and very im-portant in the cultural practices most especially during our traditional weddings ceremonies, settling of disputes between community members, bonding relationship between different families etc. Rwanda has more than four different species of banana plants and each species of banana plant has got unique uses and values; practically, the visitors will learn and understand while in the field. Sorghum production is quite complicated but made simple to experience and really a thrilling experience.
Dinner and Overnight at Kinigi Guest House

Day 7: gorilla trekking
Gorilla trekking: Have an early breakfast and get gorilla briefings at ORTPN offices in Kinigi before driving to the trekking point. Drive back to Kigali after trekking and overnight at the lodge.

Day 8: Transfer to Butare
After breakfast you will transfer to Butare – visit the Basilica of Kabgayi, the ancient King’s palace at Nyanza, National Museum and Butare “the intellectual town of Rwanda”. Drive back to Kigali and overnight at the lodge

Day 9: Departure
After breakfast you will transfer to the airport for your departure
Rwanda.