5-Day Birding Safari in Rwanda

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

Arrival and Pick-up from the Airport

You will be picked up from Kigali International Airport in Rwanda by our representative and will then be transferred to your hotel. You will be given instructions about the trip. Depending on your arrival time, you may go on a city tour of Kigali to learn about the history and culture of this country.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

ONOMO Hotel Kigali

• Mid-range hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Bird Watching in Nyabarongo and Nyarutarama

After breakfast, you will be picked up by our tour guide and transferred to Nyabarongo for bird-watching. We will go on a city tour to the Genocide Memorial centre and the King's palace before having another bird-watching activity in the afternoon at Nyarutarama artificial lake.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

ONOMO Hotel Kigali

• Mid-range hotel located in Kigali

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to Akagera National Park

You will be transferred to Akagera National Park after breakfast. On arrival, you will drive through a mixture of acacia and papyrus trees. You will have a chance to spot various birds, including the red-faced barbet, Bennett's woodpecker, papyrus gonolek, white-headed, black and familiar chat, Carruther’s and Tabora cisticola, white-winged and broad-tailed warbler and the Miombo wren-warbler.

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
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Game Drive in the Akagera National Park and Back to Kigali

You will have another game drive in the morning after breakfast through the savannah landscape. You will see various wild animals like leopards, elephants, buffaloes and giraffes. Other animals include zebras and various types of antelope. Afterward, you will depart for Kigali.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

ONOMO Hotel Kigali

• Mid-range hotel located in Kigali

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Bird watching in Bugesera and Departure

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bugesera Valley for bird watching and you will also visit the genocide memorial site of Ntarama and Nyamata. You will then return to Kigali and enjoy lunch.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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