Lion Safaris

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$3,751 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Pick Up, Kigali City Tour and Drive to the Hotel

Pick Up, Kigali City Tour and Drive to the Hotel

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

Main Destination:
Kigali
Accommodation:
Kigali Serena Hotel
  • Luxury hotel located in Kigali
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

You will wake up in the morning and then have your breakfast. After that, our driver-guide will come to pick you up and then drive you to the Northern province of Rwanda where Volcanoes National Park is located. On arrival, you will continue with check-in at 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

Accommodation:
Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

Early in the morning, after your breakfast, with your packed lunch, our driver-guide will come to pick you up from the lodge and then drive you to the park headquarters where to get a briefing about how to behave on mountain gorillas when you meet them in the habitat. Then, you'll proceed to trek gorillas. After the remarkable experience with the gorillas, the driver-guide will take you back to your lodge for a hot lunch. Afterward, you will continue with visiting twin lakes which are Bulera and Ruhondo with a driver-guide. After the lake enjoyment, he will bring you back to your lodge 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)

Day 4

Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

In the morning, after your breakfast, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will come to pick you up and then drive you to the southwest of Rwanda where the park is located. You will be enjoying the beautiful rolling hills of Nyungwe National Park. On arrival at the park, you will check into your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)
High Season June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

Accommodation:
Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Chimpanzees Trekking in Nyungwe National Park

Chimpanzees Trekking in Nyungwe 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 then drive you to the boundary of Nyungwe forest where you will jump in with a local guide to trek chimps. On arrival in the chimpanzee 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 then wait for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located just outside Nyungwe NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Drive Back to Kigali

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. You'll go back to the capital of Rwanda, Kigali, where depending on your flight time you will be dropped at the airport or your hotel/home.

Here depending on your flight time, you can profit from visiting the Rwanda King Palace Museum which preserves Rwanda history on your way back to Kigali.

Main Destination:
Kigali
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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  • This tour is offered by Lion Safaris, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.