7-Day Rwanda Wild Life Safari & Mountain Gorillas Tour

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

Pick Up, Kigali City Tour & Transfer to the Hotel

Depends on your landing time at Airport, our English/French speaking staff/driver-guide will come to pick you from airport then drive you for the Kigali city tour where you will get a chance to explore and visit different sites of the city such as kigali genocide Memorial, biggest local market in Kigali called Kimironko, Nyamirambo where Kigali as a capital started, and many more interesting sites for travelers. After that, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will choose the best restaurant in the city to have lunch. Then, after enjoying lunch, it will be the drive to your booked hotel and check-in for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Kigali

Accommodation:

Kigali Serena Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Akagera National Park

You will wake up in the morning and have your breakfast. After that, our driver-guide will come to pick you up and then drive you to the Eastern province of Rwanda where Akagera National Park is located. On arrival, you will register from park reception, then continue with check-in at your booked hotel and get lunch. After lunch, the driver-guide will take you for the afternoon game drive to enjoy some animals in the south of the park, like zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, and birds. Then, you'll be driven to the biggest lake in the park called Ihema for attending the best boat trip tour called Sunset, where you will get a chance to see hippos, crocodiles, and many water bird species. Afterwards, you'll drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

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:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Full-day Game Drive at Akagera National Park

After breakfast from your booked lodge, a Lion Safaris drive-guide will come to pick you up then drive you for full-day game drive and from here you will get a chance to see lots of wild animals, including: giraffes, elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes of different types, birds, zebras and many more. While you are enjoying the animals, the Lion Safaris driver-guide will show you the best point to have lunch. After lunch, you will continue your visit back to the lodge and check in again for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Akagera National Park

Accommodation:

Ruzizi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located inside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

You will wake in the morning and then have your late breakfast. You will check out, then Lion Safaris' driver-guide will come to pick you up and drive you to the northwest province of Rwanda, passing through Kigali and heading to Volcanoes National Park. On arrival in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, you will stop for lunch. Then, you'll continue the journey all the way to Volcanoes National Park and check into your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

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:

Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge

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

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Gorillas Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

You will wake up and get your early morning breakfast. Then, with your packed lunch from the lodge, our driver-guide will come to pick you up and then drive you to the park office for registration and briefing about how to behave when you meet gorillas in their natural Habitat. Then, you'll drive to the boundary of Volcanoes National Park, where you will jump in with a local guide to trek gorillas. On arrival in the gorillas' family, you will be given time to observe them and take as many photos as you can. After that special enjoyment, you will come back to the driver-guide, who will drive you back to your booked lodge and then wait for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Golden Monkey Trekking

You will wake up and get your early morning breakfast. Then, with your packed lunch from the lodge, our driver-guide will come to pick you up and drive you to the park office for registration and a briefing about how to behave when you meet golden monkeys in their natural habitat. Later, he will drive you to the boundary of Volcanoes National Park, where you will jump in with a local guide to trek golden monkeys. On arrival in the golden monkeys troop, you will be given time to observe them and take as many photos as you can. After that special enjoyment, you will come back to the driver-guide, who will drive you back to your booked lodge then wait for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Drive back to Kigali

You will wake up in the morning and get your breakfast. After that, you will check out. Then our driver-guide will come to pick you up and take you back to the capital of Rwanda, Kigali, where, depending on your flight time, you will be dropped at the airport or your hotel/home.

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.