The Humble Silverback

Arrive into Kigali and pass through VIP meet and greet before meeting your private driver-guide. The road north takes you through Rwanda's terraced hills, with a pause for coffee before the Virunga volcanoes begin to appear. Check in at Singita Kwitonda from early afternoon, then settle into the suite before dinner by the fire or privately on the veranda.

Begin with Akarabo nursery and the lodge gardens, where the conservation story starts close to the lodge itself. Plant an indigenous tree in the reforestation buffer, then spend time in the Conservation Room with the lodge conservationist. The afternoon can be left open for a cellar tasting, in-suite wellness or rest before the formal pre-trek briefing.

Wake before dawn for coffee, breakfast and the short drive to park headquarters. After the briefing, enter the forest with guides, trackers and a porter, walking through farmland, bamboo and mountain vegetation until the assigned gorilla family is reached. The hour with them is guided with care, then the afternoon returns to the lodge with the plunge pool, fire, massage and private dinner.

Head out early for golden monkeys on the lower slopes of the volcanoes. The trek is usually shorter and brighter than the gorilla day, with the troop moving quickly through the bamboo before guests return to the lodge by late morning. In the afternoon, spend time with the lodge's artisans or take a pottery session before dinner in the interactive kitchen.

The morning can be shaped around rest or the hike to Dian Fossey's tomb at the old Karisoke site. In the afternoon, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a private look at the research, education and conservation work continuing in Kinigi today. The day closes with the Silverback Sundowner, with experts, wine and the volcanoes in evening light.

This is the private exclusive gorilla trek. The morning is planned with more privacy than the first trek, creating a focused return to the forest after several days of context and preparation. Return to the lodge for a private celebration dinner built around the day, the cellar and the fire.

Leave the mountain behind for the volcanic twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. A private table is set by the water, with time for lunch and a wider view of the northern Rwandan landscape. Later, visit Gasura village in the Kinigi sector, meeting weavers, carvers and local families before one final dinner at Kwitonda.

Begin with an unhurried breakfast and a final look toward the volcanoes. Check out late morning, then lift from the lodge helipad back toward Kigali by helicopter, weather permitting. The route offers a last aerial view over the forest, the peaks and the country first seen by road.

Arrive into Kigali and pass through VIP meet and greet before meeting your private driver-guide. The road north takes you through Rwanda's terraced hills, with a pause for coffee before the Virunga volcanoes begin to appear. Check in at Singita Kwitonda from early afternoon, then settle into the suite before dinner by the fire or privately on the veranda.

Begin with Akarabo nursery and the lodge gardens, where the conservation story starts close to the lodge itself. Plant an indigenous tree in the reforestation buffer, then spend time in the Conservation Room with the lodge conservationist. The afternoon can be left open for a cellar tasting, in-suite wellness or rest before the formal pre-trek briefing.

Wake before dawn for coffee, breakfast and the short drive to park headquarters. After the briefing, enter the forest with guides, trackers and a porter, walking through farmland, bamboo and mountain vegetation until the assigned gorilla family is reached. The hour with them is guided with care, then the afternoon returns to the lodge with the plunge pool, fire, massage and private dinner.

Head out early for golden monkeys on the lower slopes of the volcanoes. The trek is usually shorter and brighter than the gorilla day, with the troop moving quickly through the bamboo before guests return to the lodge by late morning. In the afternoon, spend time with the lodge's artisans or take a pottery session before dinner in the interactive kitchen.

The morning can be shaped around rest or the hike to Dian Fossey's tomb at the old Karisoke site. In the afternoon, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a private look at the research, education and conservation work continuing in Kinigi today. The day closes with the Silverback Sundowner, with experts, wine and the volcanoes in evening light.

This is the private exclusive gorilla trek. The morning is planned with more privacy than the first trek, creating a focused return to the forest after several days of context and preparation. Return to the lodge for a private celebration dinner built around the day, the cellar and the fire.

Leave the mountain behind for the volcanic twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. A private table is set by the water, with time for lunch and a wider view of the northern Rwandan landscape. Later, visit Gasura village in the Kinigi sector, meeting weavers, carvers and local families before one final dinner at Kwitonda.

Begin with an unhurried breakfast and a final look toward the volcanoes. Check out late morning, then lift from the lodge helipad back toward Kigali by helicopter, weather permitting. The route offers a last aerial view over the forest, the peaks and the country first seen by road.

Arrive into Kigali and pass through VIP meet and greet before meeting your private driver-guide. The road north takes you through Rwanda's terraced hills, with a pause for coffee before the Virunga volcanoes begin to appear. Check in at Singita Kwitonda from early afternoon, then settle into the suite before dinner by the fire or privately on the veranda.

Begin with Akarabo nursery and the lodge gardens, where the conservation story starts close to the lodge itself. Plant an indigenous tree in the reforestation buffer, then spend time in the Conservation Room with the lodge conservationist. The afternoon can be left open for a cellar tasting, in-suite wellness or rest before the formal pre-trek briefing.

Wake before dawn for coffee, breakfast and the short drive to park headquarters. After the briefing, enter the forest with guides, trackers and a porter, walking through farmland, bamboo and mountain vegetation until the assigned gorilla family is reached. The hour with them is guided with care, then the afternoon returns to the lodge with the plunge pool, fire, massage and private dinner.

Head out early for golden monkeys on the lower slopes of the volcanoes. The trek is usually shorter and brighter than the gorilla day, with the troop moving quickly through the bamboo before guests return to the lodge by late morning. In the afternoon, spend time with the lodge's artisans or take a pottery session before dinner in the interactive kitchen.

The morning can be shaped around rest or the hike to Dian Fossey's tomb at the old Karisoke site. In the afternoon, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a private look at the research, education and conservation work continuing in Kinigi today. The day closes with the Silverback Sundowner, with experts, wine and the volcanoes in evening light.

This is the private exclusive gorilla trek. The morning is planned with more privacy than the first trek, creating a focused return to the forest after several days of context and preparation. Return to the lodge for a private celebration dinner built around the day, the cellar and the fire.

Leave the mountain behind for the volcanic twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. A private table is set by the water, with time for lunch and a wider view of the northern Rwandan landscape. Later, visit Gasura village in the Kinigi sector, meeting weavers, carvers and local families before one final dinner at Kwitonda.

Begin with an unhurried breakfast and a final look toward the volcanoes. Check out late morning, then lift from the lodge helipad back toward Kigali by helicopter, weather permitting. The route offers a last aerial view over the forest, the peaks and the country first seen by road.

Arrive into Kigali and pass through VIP meet and greet before meeting your private driver-guide. The road north takes you through Rwanda's terraced hills, with a pause for coffee before the Virunga volcanoes begin to appear. Check in at Singita Kwitonda from early afternoon, then settle into the suite before dinner by the fire or privately on the veranda.

Begin with Akarabo nursery and the lodge gardens, where the conservation story starts close to the lodge itself. Plant an indigenous tree in the reforestation buffer, then spend time in the Conservation Room with the lodge conservationist. The afternoon can be left open for a cellar tasting, in-suite wellness or rest before the formal pre-trek briefing.

Wake before dawn for coffee, breakfast and the short drive to park headquarters. After the briefing, enter the forest with guides, trackers and a porter, walking through farmland, bamboo and mountain vegetation until the assigned gorilla family is reached. The hour with them is guided with care, then the afternoon returns to the lodge with the plunge pool, fire, massage and private dinner.

Head out early for golden monkeys on the lower slopes of the volcanoes. The trek is usually shorter and brighter than the gorilla day, with the troop moving quickly through the bamboo before guests return to the lodge by late morning. In the afternoon, spend time with the lodge's artisans or take a pottery session before dinner in the interactive kitchen.

The morning can be shaped around rest or the hike to Dian Fossey's tomb at the old Karisoke site. In the afternoon, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a private look at the research, education and conservation work continuing in Kinigi today. The day closes with the Silverback Sundowner, with experts, wine and the volcanoes in evening light.

This is the private exclusive gorilla trek. The morning is planned with more privacy than the first trek, creating a focused return to the forest after several days of context and preparation. Return to the lodge for a private celebration dinner built around the day, the cellar and the fire.

Leave the mountain behind for the volcanic twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. A private table is set by the water, with time for lunch and a wider view of the northern Rwandan landscape. Later, visit Gasura village in the Kinigi sector, meeting weavers, carvers and local families before one final dinner at Kwitonda.

Begin with an unhurried breakfast and a final look toward the volcanoes. Check out late morning, then lift from the lodge helipad back toward Kigali by helicopter, weather permitting. The route offers a last aerial view over the forest, the peaks and the country first seen by road.

Arrive into Kigali and pass through VIP meet and greet before meeting your private driver-guide. The road north takes you through Rwanda's terraced hills, with a pause for coffee before the Virunga volcanoes begin to appear. Check in at Singita Kwitonda from early afternoon, then settle into the suite before dinner by the fire or privately on the veranda.

Begin with Akarabo nursery and the lodge gardens, where the conservation story starts close to the lodge itself. Plant an indigenous tree in the reforestation buffer, then spend time in the Conservation Room with the lodge conservationist. The afternoon can be left open for a cellar tasting, in-suite wellness or rest before the formal pre-trek briefing.

Wake before dawn for coffee, breakfast and the short drive to park headquarters. After the briefing, enter the forest with guides, trackers and a porter, walking through farmland, bamboo and mountain vegetation until the assigned gorilla family is reached. The hour with them is guided with care, then the afternoon returns to the lodge with the plunge pool, fire, massage and private dinner.

Head out early for golden monkeys on the lower slopes of the volcanoes. The trek is usually shorter and brighter than the gorilla day, with the troop moving quickly through the bamboo before guests return to the lodge by late morning. In the afternoon, spend time with the lodge's artisans or take a pottery session before dinner in the interactive kitchen.

The morning can be shaped around rest or the hike to Dian Fossey's tomb at the old Karisoke site. In the afternoon, visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund for a private look at the research, education and conservation work continuing in Kinigi today. The day closes with the Silverback Sundowner, with experts, wine and the volcanoes in evening light.

This is the private exclusive gorilla trek. The morning is planned with more privacy than the first trek, creating a focused return to the forest after several days of context and preparation. Return to the lodge for a private celebration dinner built around the day, the cellar and the fire.

Leave the mountain behind for the volcanic twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. A private table is set by the water, with time for lunch and a wider view of the northern Rwandan landscape. Later, visit Gasura village in the Kinigi sector, meeting weavers, carvers and local families before one final dinner at Kwitonda.

Begin with an unhurried breakfast and a final look toward the volcanoes. Check out late morning, then lift from the lodge helipad back toward Kigali by helicopter, weather permitting. The route offers a last aerial view over the forest, the peaks and the country first seen by road.