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Day 1  Kigali, Rwanda  
Welcome to Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city. Take a complimentary transfer to your hotel for a welcome meeting at the Hotel des Mille Collines. Your hotel is famous for sheltering more than 1,000 people during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Tonight, join your tour leader for dinner at an East African restaurant popular with the locals. Enjoy live music, great views and an authentic dining experience full of regional flavour.  

Day 2  Kigali  
Head out of the city for a sobering visit to the Ntarama Church. Your tour leader will explain how this memorial marks the spot where people were tragically slaughtered during the genocide. Continue to the Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre and the Genocide Museum – powerful yet confronting experiences and important in understanding the tragedy and the resilience of the Rwandan people. This afternoon, re-energise with some local Ugandan treats before taking a tour of the city and local market.  

Day 3  Kigali to Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda  
After breakfast, head across the border to Uganda. Arrive at the Gorilla Heights Lodge – your feature stay accommodation for the next three nights. Sitting high on the Nteko Ridge, the lodge offers great views of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which is home to half of the world’s 800 mountain gorillas. This evening, a field veterinarian from the Gorilla Doctors will join you for a fireside chat.  

Days 4-5  Bwindi Impenetrable NP  
Rise early for a short walk to the park headquarters where you’ll be briefed on today’s gorilla trek by the Uganda Wildlife Authorities. The trek can be strenuous, wet and uncomfortable at times but the incredible biodiversity of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the chance to see rare mountain gorillas makes it worthwhile. When you encounter a group of gorillas, you’ll be able to stay with them for one hour – watch them swing from trees, groom each other and play. On day 5, enjoy a leisurely breakfast on the terrace overlooking the forest. Today is free for you to do as little or as much as you like, perhaps take the option for a second day of trekking.  

Day 6  Bwindi Impenetrable NP to Kigali, Rwanda  
After breakfast today, depart the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and begin the journey back over the border into Kigali. After arriving at the capital, your adventure will come to an end in the afternoon.