4-Day Akagera Wildlife and Bwindi Gorilla Trek

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

Transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up by our safari guide, who will take you to Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda. The drive is approximately 2½ hours. On arrival, you will go for a nature walk, after which you will have lunch at Akagera Game Lodge.

In the afternoon, you will go for a canoe ride on Lake Ihema to see aquatic animals such as hippos and crocodiles, as well as waterbirds like the papyrus gonolek, shoebill stork and African fish eagle. You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

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:

Akagera Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Morning game drive – Transfer to Bwindi National Park

After breakfast, you will go on an early morning game drive to see wildlife such as elephant, impala, black-tailed mongoose, hippo, oribi, bushbuck, antelope, zebra, Cape eland, giraffe, buffalo, as well as primates like the olive baboon, vervet monkey, bush baby, etc.

We will head to the border for clearance and then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, where we will do our gorilla trekking. We will have dinner and overnight at the camp.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Broadbill Forest Camp

• Budget tented campjust outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After an early breakfast, walk to the park headquarters for a briefing on the do's and don’ts during gorilla tracking before proceeding on the gorilla trail. Gorilla tracking typically lasts between 2 and 8 hours (or sometimes even a day) to encounter the gorillas. You will be allowed to stay in the presence of these awesome apes for at least an hour. It is advisable that you carry a packed lunch, which will be provided, as one cannot determine how long it may take to encounter the mountain gorillas.

Later, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. The drive will be through a beautiful part of the country, often referred to as "the Switzerland of Africa" because of its unique cool weather despite being near the Equator. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second-deepest lake in Africa (900 meters deep) and one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia-free. Return for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi

• Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Boat ride and transfer back to Kigali

After an early breakfast, you will take a boat ride on this lake and tour different islands. We then head to another border, this time the Katuna border, to cross to Rwanda. We will do a Kigali city tour, starting off with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. We will see the different city landmarks and craft markets and thereafter be transferred to Kigali Airport to catch your departure flight back home.

Main Destination:

Kigali (Rwanda)

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.