7-Day Kigali, Akagera, Volcanoes & Lake Kivu Tour

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

Kigali

The arrival of your air transfer at the Kigali International Airport. Meet and greet assistance by Akagera Aviation.
They will assist with quick clearance at the immigration.
Once done, you will be handed over to and warmly welcomed by our representative outside the customs and immigration hall. Transfer to your hotel in the city. Arrive and check in assistance. Tour briefing will take place in the lobby.
Dinner will follow and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

Hotel Des Mille Collines

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Akagera National Park; City tour, game drive

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
09h00: Proceed on a guided city tour that will include visits to the Kigali Genocide memorial and the Choose Kigali arts gallery. Other options can be the museum for a campaign against genocide, a fashion house, or a local market.
Choose Kigali was founded by world-renowned artist Emmanuel Nkuranga in 2019. Located in Kiyovu, the historic heart of the city, Choose Kigali is at its core a creative space.
Have lunch at the Heaven Restaurant. At 14h00, have a leisurely scenic drive to Akagera National Park.
Arrive and check-in at the lodge. 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:

Akagera Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Akagera; Morning boatride, game drive

Have a leisurely breakfast at the lodge.
08h00: Transfer to the jetty at lake Ihema. 09h00: Board and proceed on 1h30 minutes guided boat ride with other guests (total in the boat is 11).
Lining the lakes are some of the continent’s densest concentrations of water birds, while the connecting marshes are the haunt of the endangered and exquisite papyrus gonolek, and the bizarre shoebill stork - the latter perhaps the most eagerly sought of all African birds.

Once through, you will continue a full-day game drive in the park. Have a lunch break at Lake Mihindi Restaurant.
The game drive in Akagera National Park provides you with the opportunity to view gentle hills blending beautifully with lowland swamps and water bodies.
Drive back to the lodge before sundown. Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Akagera Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Akagera - Kigali - Volcanoes National Park

06h30: Have an early breakfast at the lodge and check out. Set off for Kigali by 08h00. Arrive at 11h00 and take a PCR test to enable you trek primates. Early lunch at the historical Hotel de Mille collines.
14h00: Have a leisurely drive to Musanze & Volcanoes National Park region.
17h30: Arrive at your hotel and check in. Dinner will follow at 19h00. 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:

La Locanda

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Volcanoes - Lake Kivu; Gorilla trek

Early breakfast at the hotel then, proceed to the park headquarters in time for your Gorilla Trek briefing at 07h00. Your guided walk begins at 08h00. The largest gorilla group or family ever studied is in Rwanda and was led by Cantsbee (who died in 2017). This was the oldest known mountain gorilla in the whole world. A gorilla family is led by a silverback. These troops also include several younger males, adult, and juvenile females, and infants. After this exciting experience, descend the mountains and rejoin your driver guide. You will be transferred to your hotel in time for lunch and cleaning and boots.

You will check out and settle any extras. Set off for Gisenyi and Lake Kivu.
This is a scenic, 1-hour drive and you can actually see smoke from Nyiragongo volcanic mountain en route.
Arrive and check-in at the resort overlooking Lake Kivu. Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Paradise Kivu

• Mid-range hotel located 1-2hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Kivu; City tour & Kayaking

Breakfast at the hotel. You will go on a guided city tour of this small city and also get to see dried lava from the recent eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. You will also see the barrier between Rwanda and DRC.
Transfer to your hotel for check-in and lunch.
14h00: Transfer to Kingfisher journey jetty at Paradis Malahide for briefing before you start your kayaking in Lake Kivu.

Kayak on a journey of discovery through the African countryside. Travel peacefully along the spectacular coast of one of Africa’s Great Lakes and witness the verdant landscape, vibrant local communities, birds and wildlife that thrive in the water, on the shores and islands of Lake Kivu. (you will be provided with a snack, water and a beverage. This tour is guided)
After this wonderful experience, transfer to your hotel for freshening up and change of clothes. Dinner will follow. Overnight stay. (It is possible to go and watch fisherman at night as they fish at no cost. This can be arranged with your guide).

Main Destination:

Lake Kivu

Accommodation:

Paradise Kivu

• Mid-range hotel located at Lake Kivu

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Kivu - Kigali - Depart

You will have breakfast at the hotel. The morning will be at leisure to relax. Lunch will follow later at about 13h00.
You will check out at 15h00. Settle all extras and drive to Kigali. Arrive at 18h30 and bid farewell to your guide.
You will then check-in for your outbound air transfer.
End of our services. Wishing you an excellent trip.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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