8 DAYS RWANDA WILDLIFE & PRIMATES SAFARI

Description
Included/Excluded
Tour Plan
Reviews
DateLocationBudget LodgeMidrange LodgeUpmarketLuxuryMeal Plan
Day 1Arrival KigaliHeaven Boutique HotelMille Collines HotelKigali SerenaThe RetreatBB
Day 2Kigali to AkageraAkagera Game LodgeAkagera Game LodgeRuzizi TentedMagashiFB
Day 3AkageraAkagera Game LodgeAkagera Game LodgeRuzizi TentedMagashiFB
Day 4Akagera - VolcanoesDavinci LodgeIngagi Park View LodgeFive VolcanoesOne&Only Gorilla nestFB
Day 5Volcanoes National ParkDavinci LodgeIngagi Park View LodgeFive VolcanoesOne&Only Gorilla nestFB
Day 6Volcanoes - NyungweChimpanzee LodgeTop View HotelTop View HotelOne&Only Nyungwe HouseFB
Day 7Nyungwe National ParkChimpanzee LodgeTop View HotelTop View HotelOne&Only Nyungwe HouseFB
Day 8Nyungwe - KigaliDepartureDepartureDepartureB, L

Included/Excluded

  • 1 x night accommodation in Kigali on BB
  • 2 Nights at Akagera National Park on FB
  • Game drives
  • Boat cruise
  • Night Game drive
  • 2 x nights’ accommodation in Volcanoes on FB
  • Kigali City Tour
  • 1 x Gorilla permit at USD 1500
  • 1 x Community Walk
  • 1 x Chimp permit
  • 1x Canopy Walk
  • All transport with an English-speaking guide
  • Drinking water in vehicles.
  • International Airfare
  • Gratuities
  • Visa fees to Rwanda
  • Personal items like Laundry
  • Insurance
  • All premium drinks

Tour Plan

Day 1 Arrive at Kigali International Airport

Welcome to the Land of A thousand Hills. Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed by one of our experienced safari guides who will transfer you to your Hotel for the rest of the day and overnight. At check-in, you will be briefed about your safari and what to expect, the safari do’s and don’ts. Overnight at your Hotel. Bed and Breakfast

Day 2 Kigali City tour and transfer to Akagera National Park

Morning breakfast at your Hotel in Kigali and set out for a half-day Kigali city tour. The tour is inclusive of a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site and Museum, local markets and so on. Later have Lunch and then depart for Akagera National Park. Evening game drive. Overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.

Budget and Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge

Upmarket: Ruzizi Tented Camp

Luxury: Magashi

Day 3 Full day in Akagera (Game drive and boat ride)

Morning breakfast and set out for a game drive in the Park. Akagera National Park is a well-known Savannah Park located on the northeastern side of the country’s border with Tanzania. This small park is home to several big mammals which cannot be found anywhere else in Rwanda. Have your cameras ready and eyes open as you search for the big game animals such as Elephants, Zebras, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Water bucks, Bush bucks and the recently introduced Lions. The game drives within the park normally are carried out in the northern sector and these can last for hrs. depending on the day’s animal sightings. Return to your Lodge for Lunch and in the afternoon, set out for the boat ride on Lake Ihema in search of Hippos and Crocodiles as well as other game animals on the river banks—dinner and overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.

Budget and Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge

Upmarket: Ruzizi Tented Camp

Luxury: Magashi

Day 4 Akagera NP to Volcanoes National Park.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Volcanoes National Park which is home to the endangered Mountain Gorillas, other primates’ species like the Golden Monkeys as well as a lot of bird species. The Park is located in northern Rwanda in Kinigi, Musanze which is about 2 hours’ drive from Kigali the country’s capital. Your drive from Akagera National Park to Volcanoes will be via Kigali city and will offer you scenic views of the different villages with great landscapes. Arrive in the evening at your Lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Full Board.

Budget: Davinci Lodge

Midrange: Ingagi Park View Lodge

Upmarket: Five Volcanoes

Luxury: One&Only Gorilla nest

Day 5 Gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Community Walk

Today morning after breakfast, you will be transferred from your lodge to the park headquarters for the day’s briefing about the Gorilla trekking activity. It’s advisable to park your lunch, and drinking water and hire porters as the time taken in the jungle is unpredictable. After the briefing from the Park rangers, you will be allocated your Gorilla family and then head into the forest to search for the gentle jungle giants. Tracking the Gorillas may take a few hrs. to a full day to hike up and down the mountain as this always depends on where they were last seen the previous night. Physical Fitness is highly recommended but also those who are not fit enough, have the chance to hire Human helicopters (Sedan chairs). Upon seeing the gorillas, you will be allowed to stay with them for one hour maximum (Take videos and Photographs). Then later return to your Lodge for lunch.

Afternoon enjoy a community walk to Red Rock a local initiative that improves community livelihood through Environmental Conservation, Arts & Culture, Education, and Community Health & Security.  Overnight at your Lodge.

Budget: Davinci Lodge

Midrange: Ingagi Park View Lodge

Upmarket: Five Volcanoes

Luxury: One&Only Gorilla nest

Day 6 Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park!

After morning breakfast, embark on your 6-7 hours drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park, one of the oldest and largest rain forests in East Africa, the forest is popular for this rich biodiversity including a small population of chimpanzees as well as 12 other species of primate, including the L’Hoest’s monkey endemic to the Albertine Rift. Overnight at

Budget - Chimpanzee Lodge

Midrange and Upmarket: Top View Hotel

Luxury: One&Only Nyungwe House

Day 7 Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy Walk.

Early morning set out for the famous Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest National Park. The activity will take you deep into this jungle forest to search for the Man’s closest friend in the world of primates the chimpanzees. Normally you are advised to park your breakfast from the Lodge as the briefing starts as early as 5:30 am and then start on your experience by 6:00 am. You will be briefed about how to behave as well as the Park’s do’s and don’ts. Your ranger guide will lead you to either the Uwinka trailhead or The Cyamudongo sector for the start of the chimp trekking experience. The park is well endowed with rich biodiversity and is home to more than 13 species of Primates including Chimpanzees, LHoest’s monkeys, Rwenzori Colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys and so on. Lunch at the Lodge and afternoon set out for the famous Canopy walk experience where you will be exploring Nyungwe National Park at 40 meters high above the ground level. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge. Full Board.

Budget - Chimpanzee Lodge

Midrange and Upmarket: Top View Hotel

Luxury: One&Only Nyungwe House

Day 8 Nyungwe to Kigali – Departure

your breakfast at leisure before embarking on your 4 to 5-hour journey back to Kigali. On the way, you will have a Enjoy stopover at Huye which was formerly known as Butare. This is the city which hosts the ethnographic museum of Rwanda which was formerly known as the National Museum of Rwanda. You will learn more about the country’s culture and history plus the normal day-to-day lives of the Rwandan people. Proceed with your journey to Kigali arrive in the afternoon and connect to your international flight.

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