8-Day Rwanda Adventure and Gorilla Safari

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

Transfer from the airport and Kigali City Tour

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, you will also have the Kigali city tour where you visit various monuments, genocide memorial site among other and later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight stay. Meal Plan: Dinner
Travel Time: 20 Minutes.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

Hotel Des Mille Collines

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Genocide Memorial Visit- Volcanoes National Park

On this day, your driver guide will brief you about the details concerning your safari and transfer you to the North to Parc des National (Volcanoes National Park) which is located 80km from Kigali; approximately a two-hour drive. Just in case you reach Kigali early you will have a city tour where you will be able to visit the National Museum or the Genocide memorial center then have lunch and transfer to the park in the afternoon.

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:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Volcanoes National Park– Gorilla trekking-Twin lakes visit/ Community walk

Have yourself an early tasty breakfast, after which your driver guide will take you to the headquarters in the park by 8 am for beefing. Later embark on the amazing adventure which is gorilla tracking, in most cases this activity requires some physical fitness by the hikers. On several occasions, it takes between 1 to 6 hours to trek and trekkers are permitted to be with the gorillas for 1 hour. It is a nice experience seeing them play, guard each other, and feed among others. While trekking hikers will be in line to also see other animals like golden monkeys, elephants, buffaloes as well as birds. After trekking, you will be escorted back and head to the lodge; have lunch and opt for a visit to the twin lakes; Burera and Ruhondo or take a walk in the community and watch the traditional dances of the locals or if you just relax in the afternoon at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Lake Kivu

Today after your warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked up by our safari driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing with your packed lunch and start off your day golden monkey trekking in search of these shy primates in the jungle. You will later return to the lodge for lunch and later transfer to Nyungwe National Park, reaching in the evening at your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Kivu

Accommodation:

Paradise Malahide

• Mid-range hotel located at Lake Kivu

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Explore Lake Kivu and Transfer to Nyungwe Forest

Today, you will have a boat cruise on Lake Kivu, where you will spot various bird species. The Lake Kivu region is home to over 400 species of birds, ranging from small passerines to large waterfowl. Some of the most common species in the region are White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers and Osprey. The birdlife at Lake Kivu is also diverse as there are no fewer than 10 endemic species found here!. Later you will embark on a drive to Nyungwe Forest.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)

High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)

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

Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

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ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Chimpanzee Lodge

• Budget hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Chimpanzee tracking & Canopy walk

Today, after your early morning cap of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe well known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour of finding the chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before heading for the Canopy walk, this suspended bridge will reward you with great views of the forest. Later back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Chimpanzee Lodge

• Budget hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Akagera National Park

The tour driver shall pick you up from your hotel and depart for Akagera National Park in the east of Rwanda. The travel time from Kigali to Akagera is about 6.5 hours. Before checking into your lodge you shall do a short game drive to spot some animals and enjoy the amazing scenery. The southern part of Akagera National Park which is the arrival point and offers you your first game drive is covered mostly by acacia thickets and woodlands which is not a favorable habitat for most grazing animals. Expect to see some impala, zebra, reedbuck, giraffe, baboons, black-faced vervet monkeys among others. However, the most exciting prospect in the south of Akagera National Park is the Rhino! The rhinos live in this part of the park which is the natural habitat for them and if lucky may see them.

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)

Boat trip & transfer to the airport

After getting done with your relaxed morning breakfast, you will head for a boat trip to Ihema Lake to see crocodiles and hippos within this beautiful lake located in the Akagera NP. If time permits, have a brief game drive and later you will be transferred to Kigali for the departure.

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.