The day started with a funny little chaos that I meet my child hood friend at the airport and felt like turning down my trip for his. I gave my driver a hard time in the process of making up my mind to either proceed with my trip or join my friends. Being sole on my trip made me feel like will have the best fun if I teamed up with my friend. I wonder why such ideas popped into my mind on the very day my trip in Rwanda begun.
The plan was to spend time hiking Mountain Karisimbi & Bisoke, track gorillas and then cool off the hike by relaxing at one of Rwanda’s beach which I finally chose to do with my friend since he was men to be in Rwanda for a 3 Days Gorilla trekking trip and was to be in the country for 5 days. We agreed to use the same car and by coincidence our Gorilla tracking dates where the same so we never spent more on Gorilla permits. The decision disorganized the organizers a little bit but at last we had the most awesome Memorable Rwanda safari than never before.
When my friend agreed to do the trip with me and the itinerary, I felt happy and excited to hike with someone I had always longed to meet again. That’s one of the things I always wished to happen though we had lost contacts of each other for over 10 years. Our lunch in Kigali was superb that we had to taste the country fries and soft drinks. Shortly after we left Kigali for Ruhengeri a blessed land of Gorillas and hikes. If you love gorilla tracking and hiking holidays you will truly find the most exciting route in Rwanda.It’s hard to know how beautiful, attractive, and important the country’ can be and its attractions until the day you visit.
The 3 hours drive from Kigali-Ruhengeri is full of inspirational views which make you feel like extending the final destination to a far distance so that you look at other great views a thing we couldn’t do. I love taking a nap in the car but this time round failed since my eyes were too busy and occupied. The awesome views of the Virunga volcanoes shinning in up in the sky on top of the town in the north give your camera the first caption of the city view. Just after our driver showed us other lovely views of Karisimbi, Bisoke, Sabyinyo, Muhavura and Gahinga a thing which boosted my morale of hiking the two mountains.
We Retired in Rwanda budget lodge -hotel Muhabura a legendary place which accommodated a Rwanda Gorilla Hero Dian Fossey during her days. The hotel was too comfortable and relaxing. The hot shower calmed us down energizing us for the next day great adventure. We tracked Gorillas in volcanoes national park an adventure which gave us a million reasons to visit Rwanda again. We spent a full one hour with the silver back and its other family members admiring how unique some creatures can mean to be.
The Gorillas somehow behave like us in caring for the little’s and just wondered if they were made humans what would have made me visit Rwanda. After the trek and lunch a culture dance group was ready to entertain us something we embraced with two hands and enjoyed the royal dance and also felt like royalty. The Next morning we headed out for the morning Golden monkey trek and a visit to the Gorilla hero tombs. While here I realized the importance of Gorilla conservation and how fossey’s efforts contributed to the world exclusive life time adventure in Africa.
We thought we had seen enough before climbing mountain Karisimbi & Bisoke but surprisingly the tough hike become rewarding in the end. The hike took us two days and we ascended for seven hours passing through Bisoke to our overnight point. We made several stops to catch up our breath and also take photos until the next day when we finished the hike. The descending was easier that we arrived on the ground quite earlier than expected.
The porters said some climbers see Gorillas during the climb since volcanoes national park is located just close to the mountain. Monkeys and birds are the other friends you keep meeting as you hike up. After we left for a Lake Kivu Rwanda’s prime beach and Lake destination for relaxation and fun for a day which marked the end of my fantastic Rwanda safari holiday in Africa.