Country: Rwanda
Destinations: Kigali, Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, Lake Kivu and Volcanoes National Park.
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Day 2: Day trip to Akagera for game drives
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trek and Canopy walk at Nyungwe National Park.
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking at Volcanoes National Park.
Day 7: Golden Monkey Trek and airport Transfer (Evening flight)
Overview
This 7 Days Akagera, Nyungwe and Volcanoes Adventure Safari, will wrap up the best of Rwandan attractions, blending you, all way through from the city suburbs, to all the major Rwandans’ parks, discovering and exploring the hidden secrets within these parks, from the only savannah park of Akagera fueling you with majestic game drive and, venturing in the jungles of Nyungwe forest, one of the largest dense tropical rainforest, hiking up the canopy, not leaving behind a trek to see the chimpanzee, as you seek a cool sea breeze at Lake Kivu for a boat trip, before transfer to Volcanoes National Park to trek the Mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, get illusion and taste of the cultural insight, and of course, come face to face with the shy primates, our immediate relatives, as our safari highlight. This will be a safari to remember……. Let’s discover the hidden treasure of Rwanda, the cleanest country in Africa!!!
You will be able to explore Rwanda’s 3 national parks in just a week’s time.
Trip Highlights
- Gorilla Trekking Experience
- Golden Monkey Trekking Experience
- Chimpanzee Trekking Experience
- Day trip to Akagera
- Game drives
- Canopy Walk Experience
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu
- Cultural experience
- Kigali city tour
Day 1: Airport Transfer to hotel, afternoon city tour
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will go through custom and immigration, and you will be met by our company representative and your safari guide, who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills that Rwanda is know of, an later drive to your booked hotel accommodation.
Overnight stay at: Hotel des Mille Collins
Meals: Diner
Day 2: Full day game drive at Akagera & transfer back to Kigali
Day Itinerary
After an early morning breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide at 5:00 am, drive to Akagera national park, which is roughly 2 hours away and leave for an early morning game drive in Akagera national park to catch up with late hunters and early risers. We will be searching for the big mammals like Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, several Antelope species, and recently the re-introduced Lions and Rhinos. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and a number of bird species with over 500 bird species in the park making it a birding paradise. You will have a picnic lunch. After lunch, proceed with your game drive for more search of abundant wildlife within this great park in the northern part of the park. Later drive back to Kigali, to your booked hotel for dinner and evening stay at the lodge.
Overnight stay at: Hotel des Mille Collins
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & Diner
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park. Travel time +5 hours
Day Itinerary
Early morning enjoy your buffer breakfast and checkout of the hotel and drive heading to the western province, on your way visit the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Southern Province, this will give you a great history of traditional ways of living among Rwandans and their past way of leadership of Kingship with an en route lunch. You will reach in the afternoon at Nyungwe national park and spend the afternoon at your leisure.
Overnight stay at: Nyungwe Top View Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk at Nyungwe National Park
Day Itinerary
Today, after your early morning cup of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe, well known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour on finding the chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before heading for a canopy walk. This 70 meters suspended metallic bridge will give you a great overview of Nyungwe forest and on a lucky day spot one or two more primates in the forest as you take a walk on this bridge and later return in the afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: Nyungwe Top View Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Musanze with an en route boat ride. Travel time +5hrs
Day Itinerary
Today after taking your early morning breakfast, and transferring to Lake Kivu, for a boat trip. You will head for a sunrise boat trip on Lake Kivu, which is roughly a two hours boat trip to explore this beautiful Lake and its numerous islands, you will as well be able to spot a number of birds as well as visit one of the Islands. You will later return to the lodge, and proceed with your drive to Musanze with en route lunch in Gisenyi and proceed with your drive to Musanze.
Volcanoes National park
Bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in Rwanda, the Volcanoes National Park is best known as a sanctuary for the region’s rare mountain gorillas. Visitors flock here to experience a face to face encounter with these intriguing creatures, making it the most famous park in Rwanda. The park is set high on the jungle-covered slopes of the volcanic Virunga Mountains. Highly regulated treks through the reserve allow visitors to spend an hour at a time with these incredible primates in their natural habitat. While the gorillas are without a doubt the main drawcard, visitors can also look forward to exploring a network of scenic hiking trails, visiting the tomb of the world-famous Dian Fossey and the Karisoke Research Centre, and enjoying a beautiful day hike to the Crater Lake on Mount Bisoke. You can as well as opt for trekking the shy golden monkeys or head for a canoe ride on the twin lakes. The beautiful Buhanga Eco Park, still remains virgin and open to visitors, where you get more cultural insight in regards to leadership and kingship of Rwanda.
Overnight stay at: Ingagi Park View Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking and Cultural Experience at Volcanoes National Park
Day Itinerary
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters. You will meet with your ranger who will brief you about the code of conduct while with the gorillas. You will then enter the forest in search of the gorillas. The gorilla trekking may take 2 – 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the jungle and your group speed as well. Meet and stay with the gorillas for a maximum of one hour. After a great experience you will walk back to the starting point, meet your guide waiting for you and be transferred to your lodge for lunch, and after lunch, you can decide to relax at your lodge at your leisure or head for a cultural encounter with a walking tour to different site to get an insight of Rwandan culture. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Gorilla Trekking at Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park offers visitors the unique opportunity of discovering the 10 families of gorillas that live within the national park. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee before the trek starts and will be separated into groups of 8 depending on their physical abilities. Each group is guided by a guide and two scouts who are well trained in emergency situations. The amount of time set aside per trek is different depending on where the gorilla family is situated. Some trips may take as little as half an hour and some take the better part of the day
Overnight stay at: Ingagi Park View Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 7: Golden Monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali for evening flight
Today after your warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our safari driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing and start off your day golden monkey trekking. Just like the gorilla trekking experience, the same applies to golden monkey trekking though not so hectic like gorilla trekking. You will later return to the lodge for lunch. Later, transfer to Kigali, time permit, have a Kigali city tour and, you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your onward flight. End of service! Meal Plan: Breakfast & lunch.
This safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop up roof
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla permit ($ 1500), per person
- 1 Golden Monkey permit, per person
- 1 chimpanzee permit, per person
- Canopy walk
- Museums visit
- En-route lunches
- Game drives
- Day safari to Akagera
- Cultural visit
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu
- Park fees
- Kigali city tour
- Services of English speaking driver/guide
- Bottles of mineral water
- Fun and other excursions as mentioned in the itinerary.
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Visa Fees & flights
- Optional activities
- Tips & gratuities
- laundry
- Alcoholic drinks
- International vaccinations
- Health test requirements
- Porter fees while trekking
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
Please contact us for a free detailed quote on the option of your choice. We can tailor a request that suits your interests, and budget, as well as we can change or upgrade the lodge options. Write to us with more details about your safari.