Small Group Tours

Country: Rwanda  |  Dates 2024: 06-10 Aug & 29 Oct-02 Nov  | Tour Leader: Craig Sholley, Sr. Vice President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). Craig worked with Dian in Rwanda in the 1970s

Highlights:

• Enjoy up to 2 gorilla treks. Optional activities include a tour of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, and a trek to see the golden monkeys in Volcanoes Natrional Park

• Join our 'AWF & Dian Fossey’s Former Colleagues’ event

• Hike to Dian’s original Karisoke Research Camp, located between Mt. Karisimbi and Mt. Bisoke

• Listen to presentations by renowned mountain gorilla conservation organisations

• Visit Dian’s burial site, including the grave of Digit, her beloved mountain gorilla friend

• Dinner with Rose-Marie, our specialist historian for Rwandan oral literature, myths and rituals

Country: Rwanda  |  Dates 2024: 28 Aug-07 Sep & 03-13 Dec  | Tour Leader: Ian Redmond, Chairman of the Ape Alliance and Consultant to Born Free Foundation. Ian worked with Dian in Rwanda in the 1970s

Highlights:

• Enjoy up to 2 gorilla treks, hike to Dian Fossey’s original Karisoke Camp, and join the Kwita Izina gorilla naming festivities. An optional activity includes a trek to see the golden monkeys

• Join our 'Meet with Dian Fossey’s Former Colleagues’ event

• Go chimp tracking in Nyungwe and wander amongst the treetops on the canopy walkway

• Visit Akagera National Park, East Africa’s largest protected wetland and home to the Big Five

• Visit Imbabazi, the former orphanage founded by Rosamond Carr in 1994 at the age of 82

• Dinner with Rose-Marie, our specialist historian for Rwandan oral literature, myths and rituals

Countries: Rwanda & Kenya  |  Dates 2024: 03-13 Aug & 19-29 Oct  | Tour Leader: Led by Peter Veit, Director of the World Resources Institute. Peter worked with Dian in Rwanda in the 1970s

Highlights:

• Enjoy up to 2 gorilla treks. Optional activities include a tour of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus, a visit to Dian's original Karisoke Camp, and a trek to see the golden monkeys

• Join our 'Meet with Dian Fossey’s Former Colleagues’ event (see below for details)

• Visit chimpanzee families living in the forests of Nyungwe National Park

• Marvel at the Great Migration and Big Five from a hot air balloon in the Maasai Mara

• Enjoy optional visits to the Karen Blixen Museum, The Giraffe Center and Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

• Dinner with Rose-Marie, our specialist historian for Rwandan oral literature, myths and rituals

Countries: Rwanda & Tanzania  |  Dates 2024: 20-30 Jul & 19-29 Oct  | Tour Leader: Led by John Fowler, author of the book ‘A Forest in the Clouds’. John worked with Dian in Rwanda in the early 1980s

Highlights:

• Enjoy up to 2 gorilla treks. Optional activities include a tour of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus, a visit to Dian’s original Karisoke Camp, and a trek to see golden monkeys

• Join our 'Meet with Dian Fossey’s Former Colleagues’ event

• Go in search of Tanzania’s Big Five, namely lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and black rhino

• Marvel at the Great Migration and Big Five from a hot air balloon in the Serengeti

• Relax on the white sand beaches of Zanzibar or participate in a great selection of local activities

• Dinner with Rose-Marie, our specialist historian for Rwandan oral literature, myths and rituals

Countries: Rwanda & Uganda  |  Dates 2024: 06-11 Jul & 14-19 Dec  | Tour Leader: Led by either Craig Sholley, Ian Redmond, Peter Veit or John Fowler, who all worked with Dian Fossey in Rwanda in the 1970s and 80s

Highlights:

• Enjoy up to 3 gorilla treks in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park

• Go Golden Monkey tracking in Volcanoes National Park and Mgahinga National Park

• Visit the Gahinga Batwa Village and learn about the culture of the oldest inhabitants of the Central Africa rain forest

• Visit the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

• Trek to the grave of Dian Fossey and visit the gorilla cemetery, the final resting place of some of her favorite gorillas

• Dinner with Rose-Marie, our specialist historian for Rwandan oral literature, myths and rituals

Location: Volcanoes NP  |  Dates 2024: 20 Jul, 03, 06 & 28 Aug, 19 & 29 Oct, 03 Dec  | Event Hosts: Craig Sholley, Ian Redmond, Peter Veit and John Fowler, who all worked with Dian Fossey

Highlights:

• Enjoy an exclusive afternoon or evening Behind-The-Scenes event near Volcanoes National Park, and learn about the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas

• Set in a scenic venue, hear stories, first-hand, from the very people who worked and lived with Dian at Karisoke

• Listen to presentations by renowned mountain gorilla conservation organisations

• Enjoy a special screening of a mountain gorilla conservation documentary

• Note: This specialist event can easily be integrated into existing travel itineraries without having to change any accommodation or meal arrangements

Location: Volcanoes NP  |  Dates 2024: 06 Aug & 29 Oct  | Event Host: Craig Sholley, Senior Vice President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF). Craig worked with Dian in Rwanda in the 1970s

Highlights:

• Enjoy an exclusive afternoon or evening Behind-The-Scenes event near Volcanoes National Park, in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), and learn about the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas

• Set in a scenic outdoor venue, listen to stories told by Craig Sholley

• Overlooking the Virungas, listen to presentations by mountain gorilla conservation organisations

• Enjoy a special screening of a mountain gorilla conservation documentary

• Note: This specialist event can easily be integrated into existing travel itineraries without having to change any accommodation or meal arrangements

Location: Imbabazi Orphanage  |  Dates 2024: 05 Jul, 09 Aug, 13 Sep, 18 Oct, 22 Nov, 06 Dec  | Event Host: Imbabazi Orphanage

Highlights:

• Enjoy a special event at the former flower plantation of Roz Carr, one of Dian Fossey’s closest friends

• Watch the Intore troupe perform 4 traditional dances: Intore, Umushagiriro, Ukurambagiza & Royal Drummers

• Learn about the present day work Imbabazi is doing to assist children and local communities in Rwanda

• Enjoy a traditional Rwandan lunch, consisting of a mix of local delicacies and regional delights