3 Days Mount Karisimbi Hike
3 Days Mount Karisimbi Hike will give you the opportunity to hike one of the most rewarding mountains among the 8 Virunga Mountains in volcanoes national park. The Safari will give you the chance to hike mount karisimbi. The hike will give you the chance to see a number of rewarding attractions like Dian Fossey’s grave at the Karisoke research centre, bird species like; blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola Archers ground robin, red faced woodland warbler endemic to the albertine rift, animal species and butterfly species, a number of primate Species like the golden monkeys, mona monkey, dents monkey among other primates among other rewarding experiences as you hike
Highlight of your safari
- Day one: Arrival
- Day two: karisimbi hike
- Day three: Departure
Detailed itinerary
Day one: Arrival
On day one of your 3 days mount karisimbi hike, your guide for your safari will pick you from a location of your choice in Kigali city or Kigali international airport and take you through the briefing session of your entire safari. During the briefing session where your guide for the safari will give you an insight of the activities you will participate during your safari like gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking among other activities, you will also be briefed on the rules and regulations to follow during your activities and as you participate in your Rwanda safari for an amazing safari. After the briefing session you will begin your safari by taking in part of the Kigali city tour where you will get to visit memorable sites like the Kigali genocide memorial museum where you will get to understand the events that led to the occurrence of the Rwanda genocide, you will also get to visit the Kimironko market the largest market in Rwanda where you will get to purchase souvenirs, organic fruits, Rwanda traditional attires among other products. At the climax of your Kigali city tour, you will get to visit one of the restaurants in the city where you will have tasty Rwanda dishes. After the rewarding experience, you will make your way to volcanoes national park. On reaching the park you will check in your hotel where you will have leisure lunch and overnight stay
Day two: mount karisimbi hike
On day two of your 3 days mount karisimbi hike, While hiking the virunga mountains in Rwanda, you will get the opportunity to hike Mount Karisimbi which is quite a memorable mountain characterised with thick and dense vegetation that acts as a habitat to a number of attractions including bird species like handsome francolin, strange weaver, Archers ground robin, red faced woodland warbler, Ruwenzori double collared sunbird, Collared Apalis, Ruwenzori turaco, handsome francolin, strange weaver and butterfly species that will make birders have an amazing time during their stay in the park. As you hike mountain karisimbi, you will come across the Karisoke research centre that was established by the Late Dian Fossey that played a major role of protecting the endangered mountain gorillas to ensure the sustainability of the primate species. Therefore while hiking mount karisimbi you will get to see the research station. Additionally while hiking the mountain you will get to see the mountain gorillas for instance the Susa gorilla family that was studied by the late dian fossey the American primatologist and other gorilla families you will also have the chance to see the golden monkeys other interesting primates in the park that can also be seen along the bamboo trees along the mountains. You will camp at the camping zone at the summit o the mountain
Day three: Departure
On day three of your 3 days mount karisimbi hike, after an early morning breakfast at the summit, you will make your way to descend the mountain and make your way to Kigali city where you will have lunch at one o the finest restaurant in the city and after you will be dropped o at a location o your choice in Kigali city or Kigali international airport and the end o your safari.
Trip inclusions
- All activities on the itinerary
- all accommodation as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari vehicle, Fuel
- Pick up and Drop off at kigali
- Full time English speaking driver/ guide
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
Trip Exclusions
- Tips
- Visa fees
- Air tickets
- Personal expenses
- Other expenses
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer,
