$3,749 pp (USD)
2 travelers on Start dateArrival
Arrival
Day 1
Pick up - transfer to volcanoes national park
Pick up - transfer to volcanoes national park
Today, our professional team will pick up from your hotel or airport and drive you through the scenic beauty of the land of a thousand hills, enjoying landscape views and valleys from shrubs to tropical rain forest in the Virunga massive.
if you reach volcanoes in time, visit Dian Fossey Museum and overnight and relaxation at Da Vinci lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Gorilla trekking - iby wacu cultural village - transfer back to kigali
Gorilla trekking - iby wacu cultural village - transfer back to kigali
Today, wake up very early for morning breakfast, park a snack/lunch, your guide will drive you to the park's headquarters for briefing, hiring porters, and group allocations. You will be given a gorilla family to trek along with other visitors. When you meet gorillas, spend 1 hour observing their grooming behaviors in the natural habitat, trekking takes about 2 to 6 hours in the jungle of volcanoes national park.
After this thriving activity, visit Dian Fossey Gorilla fund and witness her conservation efforts and gorilla awareness, later after relaxations at the lodge, journey to gorilla guardian village, listen to their stories, participate in their cultural ceremonies, enjoy folk songs and dance their traditional music.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel Des Mille Collines
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Kigali city tour - drive to Akagera national park - Night game drive
Kigali city tour - drive to Akagera national park - Night game drive
Today, enjoy a morning city tour by visiting Kigali genocide site and nyamirambo women's center for community engagements like waking baskets, sewing and preparing local dishes. Enjoy a local dish at lunch time in nyamirambo and proceed to home of big five.
Upon arrival at the park, check in, dinner and relaxation at the lodge as you prepare for a night game drive. Being the only savannah national park in Rwanda, and with a stunning view, Akagera is the most interesting while on game drives that visitors get a chance to see wild animals like white and black rhinos, hyenas, lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and zebras. Species of antelope include impala, cape eland, roan, Topis, duikers, klipspringers, waterbucks, bushbucks, and oribis. Primate enthusiasts should expect to see olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and nocturnal bush babies.
- Main Destination:
- Akagera National Park
- Accommodation:
- Akagera Rhino Lodge
Wildlife in Akagera NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Morning game drive - mid morning boat trip - transfer back to kigali
Morning game drive - mid morning boat trip - transfer back to kigali
Today early morning after breakfast, embark on your journey to the savannah plains and search for big five. Being the only savannah national park in Rwanda, and with a stunning view, Akagera is the most interesting while on morning game drives that visitors get a chance to see wild animals like white and black rhinos, hyenas, lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and zebras. Species of antelope include impala, cape eland, roan, Topis, duikers, klipspringers, waterbucks, bushbucks, and oribis. Primate enthusiasts should expect to see olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and bush babies.
after this thrilling adventure, join the boat trip on lake Ihema and witness wildlife on the other angle, crocodiles lying on the shores of the lake, buffaloes wallowing in water and a lot of other animals drinking water on the shores of the lake. Later have lunch and journey back to Kigali international airport or to your hotel. End.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
