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Parcul Național Al Vulcanilor Agentia de Turism DAL TRAVEL Str. George Enescu, Nr. 33, Sector 1, Bucuresti Telefon / Fax: +40 (0) 21/ 319 70 62 /63 /64 GSM: 0722.620.738 ; 0744.346.246 www.daltravel.ro; e-mail:[email protected] Cultură şi viaţă sălbatică Culture and wildlife of Rwanda Kigali – Bugesara – Parcul Național Akagera – Gatsibo – Musanze – Parcul Național al Vulcanilor O invitaţie greu de refuzat, adresată celor care vor să trăiască o experienţă unică, tuturor iubitorilor de natură, amatorilor de safari şi de aventură, într-o incursiune în inima Africii, în Rwanda, recunoscută pentru sanctuarele de animale sălbatice, pentru rezervaţiile devenite parcuri naţionale renumite, adevărate bijuterii printre parcurile africane. Peisajele magnifice, lanţuri muntoase impunătoare, vulcani impresionanţi, lacuri imense, vegetaţie luxuriantă, sălbăticiuni care vor “defila” prin faţa dumneavoastră, safari-uri care ies din tiparul celor pe care poate le-aţi mai experimentat şi mai ales “întâlnirea” cu spectaculoasele gorile de munte, din păcate pe cale de dispariţie, sunt câteva argumente pentru a decide că acest program exotic nu poate fi ratat. Info Circuit . Traseu: Kigali – Bugesara – Parcul Național Akagera – Gatsibo – Musanze – Parcul Național al Vulcanilor – Kigali . Durata circuit: 8 zile . Tarif de la: 5120 Euro / persoană . Detalii tarif: o Tariful este valabil pentru minim 4 persoane o Tariful poate varia în funcţie de numărul de participanţi, perioada călătoriei, evenimente speciale, gradul de ocupare a avioanelor, hotelurilor . Perioada: la cerere Top Obiective turistice din Circuitul Rwanda . Natură şi Peisaje: Parcul Național Akagera, Lacul Ihema, Parcul Național Akagera, Parcul Național al Vulcanilor, Peștera Musanze . Artă şi arhitectură: Tur de oraș Kigali cu Memorialul Genocidului, Casa Kandt, Satul Bugesara . Tradiţii şi evenimente: Patrimoniul pastoral Gatsibo Nr. Reg Com. J40/6232/2000, Cod fiscal RO 13168309, Licenta 1849/2010 ING Bank Cont bancar: RO95INGB0001008128508910 / LEI; RO44INGB0001008128500710/ EUR Agentia de Turism DAL TRAVEL Str. George Enescu, Nr. 33, Sector 1, Bucuresti Telefon / Fax: +40 (0) 21/ 319 70 62 /63 /64 GSM: 0722.620.738 ; 0744.346.246 www.daltravel.ro; e-mail:[email protected] . Experienţe şi Distracţii: croazieră pe Lacul Ihema Ziua 1: Bucureşti – Doha – Kigali Plecare spre Doha cu companiaQatar Airways, zbor QR 220 (00:35 / 05:10), de unde se va pleca spre Kigali cu zborul QR 1387 (07:50 / 15:05). Sosire în Kigali, cel mai mare oraş şi în acelaşi timp capitala Rwandei. Kigali a fost fondat de germani în anul 1907 şi este capitala Rwandei din anul 1962, când ţara a devenit ind ependentă. Întâlnire cu reprezentantul local pentru transfer, cină şi cazare la Hotel Onomo Hotel 3* (sau similiar) . Ziua 2: Kigali – Bugesara – Kigali Mic dejun. Pe harta Africii, Rwanda apare doar cât un vârf de ac, imediat sub linia Ecuatorului, strânsă parcă într-o menghină, între uriaşele sale vecine, Tanzania, Republica Democrată Congo şi Uganda. Şi totuşi lumea întreagă a auzit despre spectaculoasele gorile de munte, care au cunoscut gloria mondială în filmul “Gorillas in the Mist”. Denumită “Tărâmul celor o mie de coline”, Rwanda deţine un peisaj mirific, alcătuit din plantaţii de ceai, munţi şi vulcani înalţi. Ţara este dedicată în prezent ecoturismului, adăpostind cel mai mare număr de gorile de munte, maimuţe şi peste 275 de specii de păsări, dar şi alte animale, printre care elefanţi, bivoli, lei, hipopotami etc. Trecutul ţării zugrăveşte un tablou dur şi sângeros, marcat de genocidul din anul 1994, declanşat de tensiunile etnice dintre populaţia Tutsi şi Hutu, în care aproximativ 800 de mii de oameni au murit şi care a făcut subiectul celebrului film “Hotel Rwanda”. De atunci, Rwanda şi-a dezvoltat încetul cu încetul imaginea de destinaţie turistică atractivă, deţinând o cultură bogată, obiceiuri culinare delicioase şi peisaje superbe. În această dimineață veți merge într-un tur panoramic al orașului Kigali, prilej cu care veți afla mai multe detalii despre epocile precolonală, colonială și postcolonială ale Rwandei, precum și despre cel mai negru episod din istoria țării, Genocidul. Veți vizita Memorialul Genocidului din Kigali, locul unde sunt îngropate peste 250.000 de victime ale acestui masacru. Vă veți îndrepta apoi spre Casa Kandt, casa primului explorator german care s-a stabilit în Kigali, prilej cu care veți afla mai multe informații despre istoria Rwandei, în special în perioada în care aceasta a fost colonie germană. În ultima parte a zilei veți vizita satul Bugesara, cunoscut popular și sub denumirea de “satul reconcilierii”, unde veți avea ocazia să interacționați cu câțiva supraviețuitori ai genocidului. De asemenea, veți putea observa felul în care se desfășoară viața de zi cu zi a localnicilor precum și activitățile pe care aceștia le desfășoară în mod curent: agricultura, gătitul după metode tradiționale, dansul și împletitul coșurilor. Retur la hotel. Cină și cazare la Hotel Onomo Hotel 3* (sau similiar). Ziua 3: Kigali – Parcul Național Akagera Mic dejun. În această dimineață veți fi conduși spre următorul obiectiv turistic al vacanței dumneavoastră, Parcul Național Akagera, o zonă protejată din estul Rwandei ce acoperă o suprafață de 1.122 km2 de-a lungul graniței pe care țara o împarte cu Tanzania. Parcul a fost înființat în anul 1934 de guvernul belgian în timpul ocupației belgiene din Rwanda și este recunoscut atât pentru biodiversitatea sa, cât și pentru faptul că este cea mai mare zonă umedă protejată din estul Africii Centrale datorită complexului de lacuri ce ocupă aproximativ o treime din suprafața parcului. Parcul Național Akagera găzduiește numeroase forme de teren, precum păduri, mlaștini, munți joși și savane, dar și numeroase specii de animale, inclusiv: zebre, girafe, elefanți, lei dar și sute de specii de păsări. În partea de sud a parcului, se află Lacul Ihema, o întindere vastă de apă ce adăpostește turme de hipopotami și crocodili. La sosire în parc, veți merge într-un scurt safari, prilej cu care îi veți putea admira cele 5 cele mai mari animale sălbatice ale Africii: leul, leopardul, rinocerul, Nr. Reg Com. J40/6232/2000, Cod fiscal RO 13168309, Licenta 1849/2010 ING Bank Cont bancar: RO95INGB0001008128508910 / LEI; RO44INGB0001008128500710/ EUR Agentia de Turism DAL TRAVEL Str. George Enescu, Nr. 33, Sector 1, Bucuresti Telefon / Fax: +40 (0) 21/ 319 70 62 /63 /64 GSM: 0722.620.738 ; 0744.346.246 www.daltravel.ro; e-mail:[email protected] el efantul și bivolul african. Retur la hotel pentru dejun și formalități de cazare. În cea de-a doua parte a zilei, veți merge într- croazieră pe Lacul Ihema, situat în sudul Parcului Național Akagera, o ocazie minunată în cadrul căreia veți admira specii de animale sălbatice precum: crocodilul de Nil, turme de hipopotami și diferite specii de păsări de apă. Cină și cazare la Hotel Akagera Game Lodge 3* (sau similiar). Ziua 4: Parcul Național Akagera Mic dejun. În această dimineață veți petrece întreaga zi descoperind numeroasele specii de faună și floră locală. Veți putea observa 12 specii de antilope, peste 525 de specii de păsări, inclusiv specii rare precum Abumarkubul , dar și cele cinci cele mai mari animale ale Africii: leopardul, rinocerul, bivolul african, elefantul și leul. Parcul se mândrește cu cea mai mare concentrație de păsări pe kilometru pătrat, precum și cu multe specii de păsări endemice, dar și cu peisaje spnedide și numeroase situri istorice și culturale. Dejun la pachet. Seara, retur la hotel. Cină și cazare la Hotel Akagera Game Lodge 3* (sau similiar). Ziua 5: Parcul Național Akagera – Gatsibo – Kigali Mic dejun. În această dimineață veți fi transferați spre Gatsibo, locul unde veți vizita moștenirea pastorală a Rwandei. Viața rurală din aceste sate oferă o experiență unică în ceea ce privește moștenirea culturală și tradiția pastorală a Rwandei. În cadrul acestei vizite veți afla mai multe detalii despre istoria și valoarea pe care vacile o au în Rwanda, dar și despre renumita specie de vaci Inyambo, folosită adesea în dansurile din cadrul festivalurilor culturale. Transfer în Kigali. Cină și cazare la Hotel des Millle Collines 4* (sau similar). Ziua 6: Kigali – Musanze Mic dejun. Veți pleca spre Parcul Naţional al Vulcanilor, situat în nord-vestul Rwandei, care, datorită vegetaţiei şi condiţiilor de climă, este habitatul ideal al gorilelor de munte, dar şi al altor specii rare de primate. Pe teritoriul parcului se găsesc cinci vulcani dintre cei opt care formează lanţul muntos Virunga și anume Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga şi Sabyinyo. Munţii sunt acoperiţi de o densă pădure tropicală în care predomină vegetaţia de bambus. Pe traseu, veți face o scurtă oprire prilej cu care vă veți bucura de priveliștile uimitoare asupra peisajului natural și a satelor aflate aici. Sosire în Musanze și dejun la hotel. În cea de-a doua parte a zilei, veți vizita peștera Musanze, formată în urma secolelor de activitate geologică din jurul vulcanilor Virunga. Peșterile adăpostesc numeroase colonii de lilieci și sunt în prezent una dintre cele mai importante obiective turistice ale Rwandei, fiind folosite de-a lungul secolelor drept adăpost în timpul numeroselor războaie și conflicte ce au măcinat țara. Retur la hotel. Cină și cazare la Hotel Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel 3*superior ( sau similar). Ziua 7: Musanze – Parcul Național al Vulcanilor – Kigali – Doha Mic dejun. Parcul Naţional al Vulcanilor este binecunoscut pe plan internaţional ca locul în care pentru o perioadă de aproximativ 20 de ani, primatologul american Dian Fossey a urmărit comportamentul gorilelor de munte, specie pe cale de dispariţie, având o contribuţie majoră la limitarea braconajului. În această dimineață, veți merge îmtr-o excursie pentru observarea maimuţelor aurii şi pentru acest lucru veţi avea permise speciale emise de Rwanda Development Board (Consiliul de Dezvoltare al Rwandei). Maimuţele aurii fac parte din familia Cercopithecoidea, specifice zonei Africii Centrale şi se găsesc în locurile împădurite de munte, în special în apropierea bambusului. Maimuţele aurii trăiesc în grupuri sociale de până la 30 de indivizi, iar dieta lor constă în principal din frunze, fructe şi bambus.
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