You will be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to Kigali. After lunch you depart for Parc National des Volcans.

The journey north goes through the beautiful terraced hillsides that characterise much of Rwanda's landscape and gradually climbs to the base of the Virunga volcanoes, sometimes with as many as five peaks visible.

The second day of your safari offers the rare opportunity to go gorilla tracking (subject to gorilla permits being available). Tracking the gorillas through the forested slopes of the Virungas is a magical experience.

If you are lucky you can get to the gorillas, spend an hour with them, and be back at the base in time for a late lunch. Some gorilla families, however, are more elusive, and tracking can take a full day, especially when it is wet and muddy.

There is a wide variety of activities for you to choose from today. You can go gorilla tracking in the Parc National des Volcans (on payment of supplement at time of booking), visit the endangered golden monkeys or trek to Dian Fossey's grave.

Other options include driving to Gisenyi, visiting Ross Carr's orphanage and Lake Kivu, climbing the Visoke/Muhavura volcanoes, visiting the local school and community projects, or walking to Lake Bulera.

Relax or walk near the lodge in the morning, Mgahinga is a great place to appreciate the unique Virunga volcanoes.

If you're feeling more energetic you can visit the endangered golden monkeys or trek to Dian Fossey's grave. Transfer to Uganda after lunch - clocks go forward one hour - before continuing to Volcanoes Virunga Lodge.

Today you have the opportunity to go gorilla tracking again, this time in Mgahinga National Park (on payment of supplement at time of booking) which has one habituated mountain gorilla family.

Alternatively you can climb a volcano, go for a nature or shamba walk, or take in the breathtaking landscapes.

On this, you final day of the tour, you travel back to Kigali in Rwanda.

Time permitting, you can go for a tour of the city including a visit to the market, the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre and a genocide memorial. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.