$5,500 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival & Transfer to Your Hotel
Arrival & Transfer to Your Hotel
You will be picked up from the airport upon arrival and driven to your Kigali Hotel for a rest. If you arrive early you will have a Kigali city tour visiting the Kigali genocide memorial, local Markets and other places of interest. You can alternatively choose to rest at the hotel ahead of your safari adventure.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- Five to Five Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
You will be picked up from your Kigali Hotel for a transfer to Nyungwe National Park located in southwestern Rwanda with en route stopovers at the Nyanza Palace and Butare Museum. You will also have a stopover for a lunch break and then proceed to Nyungwe arriving in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Emeraude Kivu Resort
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee Tracking & Canopy Walk
Chimpanzee Tracking & Canopy Walk
After breakfast, you will go for chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest where you will meet chimpanzee man's closest primates. You will also see other wildlife species including birds and other primates. In the afternoon you will go for a canopy walk along East Africa's only canopy walkway.
- Main Destination:
- Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Emeraude Kivu Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Nature Walk & Transfer to Gisenyi
Nature Walk & Transfer to Gisenyi
You will go for a guided nature walk to the waterfalls where you will enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. Later return for a transfer to Gisenyi on the shores of Lake Kivu and spend the evening at Leisure. Have an experience with the Singing Fishermen as they demonstrate their local fishing skill.
- Main Destination:
- Rubavu (Lake Kivu)
- Accommodation:
- Paradise Malahide
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Boat Cruise & Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Boat Cruise & Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you will go for a boat cruise to the Napoleon Island and later transfer to Volcanoes national park with en route stopovers for photography. Pass via the twin lakes for sightseeing and later proceed to the park visiting the Ellen Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Gorilla Trekking & Community Visit
Gorilla Trekking & Community Visit
On this most anticipated day, you will head to the park headquarters early morning after breakfast. You will be briefed about the gorilla trek and then head to the forest in a 2 to 6-hour trek as you see other wildlife species. Once you get to the gorillas stay in their presence for an hour and later be brought back to the park headquarters. In the evening you will take a cultural visit where you will discover more about the Rwandan local culture.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Golden Monkey Trek & Transfer to Kigali
Golden Monkey Trek & Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast be taken for another briefing about golden monkey tracking after which you will proceed to the forest. You will meet the golden monkeys that are among the rare primate species only living in the Virunga massif. You will see other wildlife species in the park and later return for a transfer back to Kigali.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- Five to Five Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Akagera National Park & Boat Cruise
Transfer to Akagera National Park & Boat Cruise
You will have breakfast and be driven to Akagera National Park located in Eastern Rwanda. It takes only 3 hours to drive from Kigali to Akagera National Park. You will arrive early for a lunch break and later go for a boat cruise along Lake Ihema where you will see various wildlife including hippos, Nile Crocodiles and birds. Later have a game drive as you return to your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Akagera National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
Wildlife in Akagera NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Game Drives
Game Drives
After breakfast, you will go for game drives in the northern sector of the park seeing a number of wildlife. Notable animals you will see include elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes a number of birds, and many others. Have a lunch break and transfer to Karenge Camp for check in. Later have an evening game drive and return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Akagera National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Game drives & Departure
Game drives & Departure
On this morning after breakfast, you will have game drives as you exit the park for a transfer to Kigali arriving early enough for a Kigali city tour visiting the genocide memorial and other places of interest. Later be dropped off at the airport for departure or Hotel depending on schedule.
End of Safari.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
