7-Day Rwanda Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kigali – Akagera National Park & Boat Cruise Safari

Leave Kigali and start your journey to the Akagera National Park. You will on arrival go for a boat trip on Lkae Ihema, thereafter return to the lodge and check in. while on the lodge, you will feel the sounds of jungle since the lodge is in the middle of the bush and overlooking lake Ihema. Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge or similar.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park (Rwanda)

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 (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Game Drive Safari Akagera NP - Volcanoes NO

After an early morning breakfast, you go for the whole day game drive experience, getting upclose to wildlife in Akagea National Park, you will exit the park at Nothern Nyungwe gate & proceed to Volcanoes National Park through Byumba. During the game drive to the north of the park, you will go through different topography but most interesting part of it is the Crocodile Swimming Pool & the kilala valley with large concentration of wildlife as you get nearly to the Nyugwe exit gate. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar.

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 lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Optional Rwanda Gorilla Trekking, Volcanoes NP

Today to participate on the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking a Gorilla Trekking ticket is required & or participate Coffee Tour Experience
Early morning breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Kinigi park headquarters for trekking briefing and then hike up into the rainforest to a troop of magnificent mountain gorillas. Each troop has its own 24 hour guard, so their location is known, you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters indeed. After the day experience transfer return to the Hotel. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Similar.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mount Bisoke Trekking, Hiking & Climbing Volcanoes NP

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to Volcanoes National Park headquarters at Kinigi ahead of the Bisoke Volcano Trekking. Mount Bisoke (also Visoke) is
An active Volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift in the western branch of the East African Rift &straddles the border of Rwanda & Democratic Republic of Congo but the summit/Crater lake is located in Rwanda. After the Volcano Hike return to the hotel. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or Similar.

Main Destination:

Mount Bisoke (Virunga Mountains, Rwanda)

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodgejust outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcanoes NP, Rwanda - NP, Uganda

After an early morning breakfast transfer to the park headquarters at Kinigi to go for golden monkey tracking. These primates are beautiful, endangered & more agile than the mountain gorillas. They live in bamboo thickets on the lower slopes of the mountains – and tracking them acclimatizes you perfectly to the slight altitude, marking your last views of the park's environs, and this will be followed by a transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Overnight at Travelers Rest or similar.

Main Destination:

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotel1-2hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Uganda Gorilla Trekking, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for uganda Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them you usually have an hour with them, time to sit and observe them at very close quarters of 10 meters & After the experience return back to the lodge. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or Similar.

Main Destination:

Mount Muhavura (Virunga Mountains, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Travellers Rest Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Kisoro (Town, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda - Kigali, Rwanda

A leisurely breakfast will be followed by transfer back to Kigali leaving the magnificent forest to the gorillas marking the end of the 7 Day Rwanda Uganda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari. Upon arrival in Kigali, Rwanda there’s possible time to visit the genocide museum & afterwards your driver guide will be advised on the drop off point and or at your hotel or at the airport targeting for your outbound departure time. End.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

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

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.