Gorilla's Nest Hotel
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Kigali and heading north
Got picked up from the hotel at 10am to do a tour of the city with Claude. Had some dramas getting money out using my credit card - my Mastercard wouldn’t work in Rwanda and to get money off my Visa I had to take my passport with me… fill out several forms on how much you want and identifying yourself, then wait a while, then receive …
Rwandan Genocide
We visited the Genocide Memorial in Kigali and the church in Nymata today. After that we drove approximately 2 hours north of Kigali to Ruhengeri and stayed at the Gorillas Nest Hotel. The Genocide Memorial is modern and very well done. It has mass graves for about 250,000, beautiful gardens and a moving somber museum. It explains, as well as …
Gorilla Treking - Day 1
We arose at 0530, dressed, ate breakfast and met Moses, our guide, at 0630 and drove to the Volcano National park HQ. We signed in and were assigned to a treking group. 5 UK teenagers, 1 UK teacher and us. 8 tourists + 1 guide (Francis) + 2 porters + 2 soldiers with weapons. We drove from the HQ to the trailhead and began walking. Very slowly up …
Treking to Dian Fosey's Grave
It rained most of the previous evening so we knew we'd be hiking in muddy conditions to Dian Fosey's grave, but we learned a new level of mud today. By the time we were done everything was wet and covered with thick gumbo mud. Another early morning departure, organized into groups with a ranger and soldiers. All hiking in the park is with an armed …
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Day Off - Yey
Lazy day! Thankfully! Got up at 8am and had the luxury of an omelette for breakfast. We hand washed all of our smalls and watched a large amount of African earth flood from our clothes. Filthy mingers! Had a hot shower (a hot shower!) and cleaned the truck with Sam - she is a bit OCD so it sparkled by the time we finished! We rewarded ourselves ...
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