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Machame rates include:
- Airport transfers as shown in the plan
- Full board
accommodation on climbs
- A night before
and after the climb
-All park entry
fees, hut fees, rescue fees, Guide and porter’s fees.
- Knowledgeable Mountain Guide and porters on climbs.
-Transport to
and from the mountain gates.
- Salaries for
the crew
-Cook and all
kitchen utensils on climbs.
- Excellent vehicle for transfers
-English
speaking mountain guide
Machame rates exclude:
- Mountain
Gears, visa, travel insurance and Int. flight
- Hard and
soft drinks and recommended tips for the crew and others not
in the itinerary
The Gorilla price includes the
following
¨
Accommodation cost pp sharing
¨ All
Meals at Gorilla Nest Hotel; Breakfast only at Mille
Collines-Meals as indicated-B-Breakfast; L-Lunch; D-Dinner
¨ Transportation
on 4WD fully fuelled and chauffeured
¨ Driver’s
Allowance’s allowance
¨ 2
Gorilla permits per person
¨ Park
Entrance fee
¨ Use
of ranger guides while tracking
¨ Complementary
tour of Lake Kivu on day 2 if you finish tracking on time.
¨ All
government taxes
¨ Flight
From JRO-RWANDA-JRO (return ticket)
¨ Complimentary
tour of Genocide memorial of Gisozi the last day if time
allows.
¨ Plenty
of mineral water during your tour.
¨ Evacuation
cover- this is an evacuation cover by AAR for 2 weeks in
East Africa. This is not travel insurance and one is advised
to get a comprehensive travel cover.
The
price does not include the following
- Extras at the
lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry, Internet etc.
-
International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to drivers
(highly recommended)
- Visa, Travel Insurance (we can help
arrange of them)
GORILLA TRACKING REQUIREMENTS
Please bring
the following for tracking gorillas.
¨ Hiking
boots- ankle level boots are ok but make sure it is
something handy.
¨ Gloves
¨ A
warm cardigan
¨ Thick
trousers and a long sleeved top are ideal for tracking.
¨ Rain
Coat
¨ Video-
filming is allowed in the parks though not outside the park
¨ Water
proof container for their cameras
¨ A
pair of binoculars if you are a keen bird watcher.
¨ If
you prefer wearing a hat, a baseball cap is recommended.
Encounter with
the gorillas
Submissiveness
When you
encounter the gorillas always remember to be submissive
¨ Do
not look at them straight in the face rather give a sideways
glance.
¨ Do
not stand over them-crouch instead, stay in a tight group
¨ Speak
in whispers
¨ Do
not use flash photography
Gorillas
are wild
Most visitors
might be tempted to think that the gorillas are tame. On
the contrary, our gorillas are wild and they should not be
provoked in any way. The ORTPN does not take any
responsibility for any injury sustained by wild animals in
their habitats, hence
¨ Keep
your flight distance about 7 metres from them and bear in
mind that gorillas have freedom of way
¨ Do
not feed the gorillas
¨ Do
not entice them to get into contact with you in any way.
¨ Do
not eat in the vicinity of the gorillas
Environmental Consciousness
¨ Do
not litter the park
¨ Always
burry your faecal
Health of
the Gorillas
There are
currently approximately 700 mountain gorillas in the wild.
Thus these animals are classified as endangered species. To
avoid transmitting human diseases to them,
¨ Avoid
tracking if you suffer from contagious disease. In case you
develop a sever case of flu, your money will be fully
refunded if you make this known in advance. However if you
attempt to track and fail for whatever reason, or if the
guides discover that you cannot track due to disease, you do
not qualify for any refund.
¨ Do
not sneeze towards them
¨ Do
not spit in the forest or defecate carelessly. If you need
to the guides will help you with a matchet to dig a hole to
bury your waste.
¨ Do
not track if under age- Only 15 years and above can track.
Hiking, trekking
and Tracking gorillas- the facts
How hard should
one prepare for gorilla tracking in Rwanda? The facts below
will help you to answer this question.
¨ Tracking
takes place at altitudes of 3000 metres-this means that
moderate/ average physical fitness is what is necessary and
not athletic fitness.
¨ Tracking
gorillas is conducted by patient, qualified and
knowledgeable ranger guides with wide experience in natural
history with particular attention to gorilla behaviour
¨ Trekking
hiking and tracking is conducted at a moderate pace with
plenty of stops for resting, fielding questions further
briefs etc. Competitive hiking is discouraged as the aim of
the guides, porters and rangers is for all the group members
to make it to the gorillas and back to the base. Believe it
or not, the slowest hiker/ trekker will determine the pace
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