Join a group and fully explore Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills on this 7 Days Best of Rwanda Wildlife Safari Tour that gives you a chance to take part in gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park, chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest National Park and wildlife game drives in Akagera National Park. Contact us to join a group on this safari in Rwanda.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival – Kigali International Airport.
When you arrive at Kigali International Airport, you will be received by our tour guides, who then take you to a hotel already booked for you in Kigali for check in and freshening in up. Depending on your time of arrival, you will go on a brief tour of Kigali City where you will visit a number of places including the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Later return to the hotel, have dinner and stay overnight
Accommodation: (Luxury) Kigali Serena Hotel, (Mid Range) Hotel Chez Lando.
Meals: (Dinner).
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera – Evening Boat Cruise on Lake Ihema.
Have breakfast at the hotel in Kigali, then check out and go on a 3 hour journey to Akagera National Park. Take in surreal views of this land of a thousand hills enroute and arrive at the lodge in Akagera in time for lunch. After lunch you will go on a boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will get a chance to spot animals that love to lurk around the shores of the lake including elephants, buffaloes as well as plenty of bird species. Later head back to the lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: (Luxury) Ruzizi Tented Lodge, (Mid Range) Akagera Game Lodge.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 3: Morning Game Drive – Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Wake up very early, have breakfast and head out on a morning game drive in Akagera National Park. This gives you a chance to spot animals as they move out of their hideouts as well as the early risers. Animals you are likely to encounter include; elephants, zebras, kobs, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards if you are lucky, antelopes among many others. Akagera National Park has got it all. Return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to the world famous Volcanoes National Park, the home of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Arrive at the lodge in the evening, check in, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: (Luxury) Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, (Mid Range) Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
After your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing about the do’s and don’ts of tracking mountain gorillas as well as what to expect. After the briefing, you will be put in groups of 8 and assigned ranger guides with whom you will enter the forest in search of the gorillas. The ranger guides will assist you with locating the gorillas and one you find them, you will be allowed up to 1 hour with them for observation and photography. This is the highlight of your tour because coming in close contact with the gorillas is something magical. Later, exit the forest and head back to the lodge for lunch. Spend the afternoon relaxing at the lodge and going through the photos you will have taken. Have dinner and stay the night.
Accommodation: (Luxury) Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, (Mid Range) Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 5: Golden Monkey Tracking – Transfer to Nyungwe
Just like the previous day, you will wake up early, have breakfast and go for briefing at the park headquarters by the game rangers. You will again be put in groups and assigned ranger guides with whom you will enter the forest in search of the Golden Monkeys. When you find them, you will be allowed up to one hour with them for observation and photography. Later move out of the forest and head back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check out of the lodge and get on the road to Nyungwe Forest National Park, the home of chimpanzees in Rwanda. Arrive at the lodge in Nyungwe in the evening, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation: (Luxury) One&Only Nyungwe House, (Mid Range) Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking – Canopy Walk Experience
Have an early morning breakfast, and head out to the Uwinka Visitor Center where you will be briefed about tracking chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest. You will then be assigned a ranger guide that will lead you into the forest in search of the chimpanzees. Upon finding them, you will be permitted up to 1 hour with them for observation and photography. Later, head back to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go on a Canopy Walk experience in the forest that gives you a panoramic view of this thick forest. After the Canopy Walkway experience, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: (Luxury) One&Only Nyungwe House, (Mid Range) Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Day 7: Return to Kigali – Departure.
Wake up early to a sumptuous breakfast after which you will check out of the lodge in Nyunwe and go on a 6 hour drive back to Kigali City, Rwanda’s capital. Arrive in Kigali in the afternoon, have lunch in the city and be transferred to the airport to catch up with your homebound flight.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 7 Days Best of Rwanda Wildlife Safari Tour.
The 7 Days Best of Rwanda Wildlife Safari Tour includes;
- 1 Gorilla Permit per person.
- 1 Golden Monkey Permit per person.
- 1 Chimpanzee Permit per person.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Ground Transportation in 4×4 Safari Vehicles.
- Services of English-speaking tour guides.
- All park entrance fees.
- Boat Cruise on Lake Ihema.
- Canopy Walk Experience.
- Bottled water in the vehicles.
- Government taxes.
However, the tour cost excludes; International Airfare, Visa fees, Personal travel insurance, Personal shopping bills, tips to local guides, items of personal nature such as cigarettes, souvenirs, laundry and items not listed as included.