5-Day Rwanda Ultimate Wildlife & Mountain Gorilla Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kigali (Airport to hotel transfer)

Arrival of your Aircraft at the Kigali International Airport. Meet and greet by Akagera Aviation (they will make sure your customs and immigration formalities are as quick and seamless as possible).
(Covid protocols will be observed). Once done, you will be handed over to and warmly welcomed by our representative outside customs and immigration hall. Transfer to your city hotel. Arrive and check in assistance.
Tour briefing will take place at the lobby. Dinner will follow and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:

Kigali Marriott Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Kigali - Akagera National Park (2h30 drive)

05h00: Pick up from your hotel and set off for Akagera National Park. (We will stop briefly at Imigongo restaurant en route for a toilet break and a light breakfast)
08h00: Arrive at the park headquarters for tour formalities and briefing by the warden.
Immediately set off for the Lake Ihema jetty.
09h00: Depart for a guided boat ride.
10h30: Once done with the boat ride, proceed to jetty where you will rejoin your driver guide and proceed for a game viewing drive in the park.
Picnic lunch.
Akagera National park is a home for animals like elephant buffalo, Giraffe, zebra and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly the handsome chestnut-coated impala, but also the diminutive oribi and secretive bushbuck, as well as the ungainly tsessebe and the world's largest antelope, the statuesque Cape eland.
You will then drive to your lodge. Check in. Evening will be at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September and mid-December to mid-February (It is drier and wildlife is easier to spot)

High Season June to September (The park is busiest at weekends)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Akagera NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

HippoAbundant

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

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ElephantOccasional

Black RhinoRare

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Mantis Akagera Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Akagera - Kigali (2h30 drive) - Volcanoes & Musanze (2h30 drive)

Early breakfast at the lodge and check out.
08h00: Exit the park and set off for Kigali city. Arrive in time to visit the Kigali Genocide memorial.
The tour will take about 1 hour and a half.
Lunch will follow at a select restaurant.
This afternoon, set off for volcanoes National Park and Musanze.
Arrive and check in at the lodge over a welcome drink.
Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Gorilla trek & cultural tour

Breakfast at the lodge.
06h15: Proceed to the park headquarters in time for your Gorilla Trek briefing at 07h00. You will be transferred to a different trailhead, where you will join others and start your guided walk at 08h00.
Volcanoes National Park is the Rwandan section of the great volcanic massif called the Virunga Mountains that straddles the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. The massif covers a huge area of over 8,000km², encompassing six active and three extinct volcanoes. There is no other wildlife experience quite like an encounter with mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking can be arduous – some of the groups wander high up the mountainsides – but it is always utterly rewarding. After this exciting experience, descend from the mountains. Rejoin your driver guide and proceed to lodge for lunch and boot cleaning.
This afternoon at 15h30, you will visit the Gorilla Guardians Village.
Later, head back to the lodge. The evening will be at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Volcanoes - Kigali (02h30 drive) golden monkey track

Early breakfast at the lodge, then transferred to the park headquarters in time for Golden monkey trek briefing that’s scheduled to take place at 07h00. At 08h00, proceed to trailhead and begin the adventure.

The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 - 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo.

After this experience, descend from the mountains. Rejoin your driver guide and transfer to the lodge in time for lunch and boot cleaning.
Check out by 14h00 and settle all extras. Drive to Kigali and Kigali International airport. Bid farewell to your driver guide and proceed to check in for your outbound air transfer back home.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.