Country: Rwanda
Destinations: Kigali, Volcanoes National Park and Akagera National Park
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Arrival at Kigali airport
Day 2: City tour & transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 3: Gorilla Trek at Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking at Volcanoes and transfer to Kigali
Day 5: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 6: Safari in Akagera
Day 7: Safari in Akagera
Day 8: Departure
Trip Overview
Call for adventure, comes in your way, wrapped up in a luxury style. This 8 days Rwanda luxury Gorilla trekking and Akagera wildlife safari adventure will give you a great memory of Rwandan tour, where you are able to explore and wrap up Rwandan attractions in just 8 days, enjoying one of the top notch Rwanda luxury accommodation facilities’. You will be able to visit all the Rwandan famous national parks thus Volcanoes National Park and Akagera National Park, known for their unique retreat adventures, adding in a visit to Kigali city tour to spice up your stay. You will be able to do both gorilla and golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes National Park, which is a lifetime thrilling adventure, not forgetting encountering wildlife in Akagera National Park. There is nothing that beats, and makes your mind feel relaxed, than traveling in a luxury style, where all part of the tour is well taken care of, sleeping in top notch accommodation facilities, with great foodies……that leaves your mouth watering!
Trip Highlights
- Gorilla trekking at Volcanoes National Park
- Golden monkey trekking at Volcanoes National Park
- Game drives in Akagera
- Boat ride in Akagera
- Kigali city tour
- Visit to Kigali genocide memorial
Day 1: Welcome to Kigali – Rwanda!
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will go through customs and immigration, and you will be met by our company guide who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills that Rwanda is known for, and later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: The Retreat Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed & breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Travel time +2hrs
Day Itinerary
After a delightful breakfast at your hotel, you will be met by your safari guide, share short briefing and you will depart the hotel and drive to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Ground which honors the memory of more than one million Rwandans killed in 1994 through educational and peace-building. You will be able to watch and listen to some video clips from some of the survivors of the incident. Lunch in Kigali and after Lunch we will proceed to Volcanoes National Park through the magnificent route to Musanze which will take us max 2hrs of good road. You will reach and check – in for dinner and overnight stay.
Volcanoes National park
Bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo 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. 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.
Overnight: One & Only Gorilla Nest Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking Experience at Volcanoes National Park
Day Itinerary
Early morning cup of coffee (Parents), then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter, you will enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search for the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their lifestyle in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour watching their social life as you take pictures. On a gorilla safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen and hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole day depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, relax at your lodge and enjoy the great ample moment at your leisure or opt for one of the resort complementary activities. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Overnight: One & Only Gorilla Nest Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 4: Golden monkey and transfer to Kigali. Travel time + 2 hrs
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 refreshment and lunch, before you later drive back to Kigali, to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight stay at: The Retreat Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 5 – 7: Transfer to Akagera National Park. Travel time + 3 hrs
Day Itinerary
After enjoying your early breakfast at the hotel, you will check out and jump into your jeep to hit the road to Akagera National Park, which is roughly 2 hours’s drive from Musanze, and you will enjoy a beautiful country side view of Rwanda, on your way to Akagera. Akagera National Park is the only savannah park in Rwanda, located in the Eastern park of Rwanda bordering with Tanzania. The park harbors a number of wildlife such as Zebras, Warthogs, giraffes, Topis, Water bucks, and much more including the Big Five. Number of bird species can be sighted as well. You will be welcomed by your guide who will transfer you to your lodge, thus Magashi Tented Camp, where you will have 3 good nights here. One of the newly introduced luxury accommodation in the Akagera, and only tented camp pioneering sustainable and authentic ecotourism in Rwanda, and the only accommodation in the southern part of the park, creating a unique sense of seclusion, comfort, privacy and space, with spacious rooms, seated just adjacent to the showers of the Lake, giving a great chance to spot hippos, crocodiles and number of wildlife from your lodge. Lunch and dinner will be served on time, as you enjoy a luxury retreat. You will have choices of activities to choose from, and do at your own leisure, range from nature walk, Night and day game drive on an open safari land cruiser, with a great overview, plus a wonderful boat trip, where you spot, a number of hippos and crocodiles, including bird life. You will spend three nights in this beautiful accommodation, emerge yourself in one of the most impressive natural environments, with a quiet kind of setting. This place will give you a total setting to relax your mind, as you’re only in contact with the sound of nature.
Akagera National Park.
Bordering with Tanzania to the East, in Rwanda, Akagera National Park, is Rwanda’s only savannah park, patched with a number of bird species, with over 500 bird species can be spotted, and numerous wildlife, including the Big Five. Akagera National Park, has been recently stalked with Rhinoceros, and lions, which has greatly multiplied and improved on the wildlife safari experience in Akagera. The park offers endless day game drives and night game drives including a boat cruise on Lake Ihema. If you’re truly into wildlife safari experience, Akagera National Park is a great add on, on your trip to Rwanda
Overnight stay at: Magashi Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Kigali. Travel time + 3 hrs
Day Itinerary
Today marks your last day here, you will have a relaxed morning breakfast, and later you will be transferred to the northern park gate, with an en route game drive, meet your drive guide and transfer back to Kigali, with an en route game drive, and later proceed to Kigali, catch up with lunch, later brief city tour if time allows, before transfer to the airport to catch up with your evening flight back home. End of service!
Meal Plan: Breakfast & lunch.
This safari package includes.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- En-route lunches
- 1 Gorilla permit, per person,
- Game drives
- Golden monkey permit
- Boat ride in Akagera
- Park fees
- Kigali city tour
- Services of English speaking driver/guide
- Bottles of mineral water
- Drinks during meals.
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.