Overview
This 10-day Rwanda Safari Experience Adventure promises an unforgettable journey, offering a comprehensive exploration of Rwanda’s top attractions in just ten days. You’ll visit all three of Rwanda’s remarkable national parks like Nyungwe, Akagera, and Volcanoes National Park. While adding a serene visit to the picturesque Lake Kivu for a perfect blend of adventure and relaxation. Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with local communities, gaining authentic insights into Rwandan culture and traditions. Highlights of the Safari include both gorilla and golden monkey trekking, which create memories that will last a lifetime adventure.
Day 1: Transfer from the airport
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will go through customs and immigration. Our company guide will be there to warmly welcome you to the “Land of a Thousand Hills,” as Rwanda is affectionately known. Afterward, you will be transferred to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange Accommodation: Parkinn by Radisson Blu
- Luxury Accommodation: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park for Boat Trip, travel time +2.3hrs
Today, after enjoying a leisurely breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by our Safari guide and leave for Akagera National Park, the journey takes about 2.3 hours depending on the stopovers along the way, with the beautiful unwinding landscape en route to the park, feel free to ask the guide for stopovers to capture some photos. On arrival at the park, we shall proceed to our accommodation after a short game drive and check in for lunch. We order lunch and later head for a boat trip on Lake Ihema, watch hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the shores, and meet the buffaloes and elephants wallowing by the water banks. Later return to the lodge for dinner and an evening stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Midrange Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park
After an early breakfast at 6:00 am, we leave for an early morning game drive in Akagera National Park to catch up with late hunters and early risers. We will be searching for big mammals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, several antelope species, and recently the re-introduced lions and rhinos. The park is varied habitat for wildlife and a number of bird species with over 500 species in the park making it a birding paradise. You will have a picnic lunch. After lunch, proceed with your game drive for more search of abundant wildlife within this great park. Later return to the lodge for dinner and an evening stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Midrange Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 4: Biking and Transfer Back to Kigali
After enjoying a leisurely buffet breakfast, you will embark on a biking adventure around the scenic outskirts of Akagera, taking in the beauty of the surrounding landscapes. Later, you will transfer back to Kigali, where you will enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, a poignant site that serves as both a museum and an educational center. Here, you will gain deep insights into Rwanda’s history and its journey toward reconciliation and unity. After this enriching experience, you will return to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange Accommodation: Parkinn by Radisson Blu
- Luxury Accommodation: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park with route visit to King’s palace, travel time +5 hours
In the early morning, enjoy a buffet breakfast before checking out of your hotel and setting off towards Rwanda’s Western Province. Along the way, you’ll visit the Royal Palace Museum and the Ethnographic Museum in the Southern Province. The visit to museums will give you a great history of traditional ways of living among Rwandans and their past way of leadership of kingship witan enroute lunch. A stop will be made for lunch en route. You’ll arrive at Nyungwe National Park in the afternoon, where you can spend the rest of the day at your leisure.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: Ken Barham Guest house
- Midrange Accommodation: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Mid-Luxury Accommodation: Munazi Eco Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and Canopy Walk
Today, after starting your early morning with a cup of African coffee, you will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe well known for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before heading for a canopy walk. This 70 meters-suspended metallic bridge will give you a great overview of Nyungwe forest and on a lucky day spot one or two more primates in the forest as you take a walk on this bridge and later return in the afternoon for dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: Ken Barham Guest house
- Midrange Accommodation: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Mid-Luxury Accommodation: Munazi Eco Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park with a route Boat Trip to Lake Kivu
After your morning breakfast. You will take a boat ride to explore the beautiful attractions within this great lake. You have a nature walk at one of the islands within this lake which is known for harboring thousands of bats. This lake is also known as a birding paradise as it hosts a number of bird species like the comrand, pied kingfishers, weaver birds, heron to mention but a few. You will later return for and drive off to Musanze which is roughly a 3 hours’ drive. Musanze is a tourism area near Volcanoes National Park, where most of the lodges are located since there are no lodges inside of the park. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: The Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After your early morning cup of coffee, prepare for the Gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters. After the briefing, you will enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their lifestyle in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour watching their social life as you take pictures. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or a whole day depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, relax at your lodge and enjoy the great ample moment at your leisure.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: The Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Golden Monkey & Transfer to Kigali, travel time + 2 hrs
Today, after a warm early morning breakfast, our safari driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park headquarters for a briefing before starting your golden monkey trekking adventure. Similar to the gorilla trekking experience, golden monkey trekking requires some physical activity but is generally less strenuous. After the trek, you’ll return to the lodge for lunch and later transfer to Kigali, for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation Options:
- Standard Accommodation: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange Accommodation: Parkinn by Radisson Blu
- Luxury Accommodation: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Airport transfer
After a leisurely breakfast in the morning, you will embark on a captivating walking tour organized by Nyamirambo Women’s Centre. This two-hour experience will take you through the heart of Kigali’s old city. Offering a unique glimpse into the daily lives and vibrant culture of Rwanda. Along the way, you will discover local traditions, bustling markets, and the charm of this historic area. The 10-day Rwanda Safari Adventure concludes with a delicious local lunch, allowing you to savor authentic Rwandan cuisine and then be transferred to the Airport for your departure flight.
| Price per person sharing in USD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation Options | 1 Pax | 2 Pax | 3 Pax | 4 Pax | 5 Pax | 6 Pax | S.S.R |
| Standard Accommodation | $ 6,778 | $ 4,990 | $ 4,776 | $ 4,420 | $ 4,322 | $ 4,158 | $ 350 |
| Mid-range Accommodation | $ 7,975 | $ 5,653 | $ 5,620 | $ 5,140 | $ 5,115 | $ 4,877 | $ 821 |
| Luxury Accommodation | $ 9,785 | $ 7,007 | $ 6,990 | $ 6,438 | $ 6,365 | $ 6,177 | $ 1,286 |
Package Includes:
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
- 1 Gorilla permit ($1500), per person to be paid in advance.
- 1 Chimpanzee permit, per person.
- Game drives.
- Boat cruise on Lake Ihema.
- En-route lunches.
- Golden monkey permit.
- City tour.
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu.
- Park entrance fee.
- Canopy walk.
- Services of English-speaking driver/guide.
- 1-liter bottle of mineral water per day per person during safari.
Package Excludes:
Airfare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and cigars.
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