This 10 Days Experiencing Rwanda Safari 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—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. Request a Quote
Day 1: Airport Transfer to Hotel
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will go through custom and immigration, and you will be met by our company guide who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a thousand hills that Rwanda is know of, an later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for dinner and overnight stay
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Diner
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park for boat trip Travel time +2.3hrs
Today, after your relaxed morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked by our safari guide and leave for Akagera national park, the journey to Akagera national park takes about 2.3 hours depending on the stopovers along the way, with the beautiful un winding 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 evening stay.
Accommodation options:
- Midrange accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 3: Full day game drive in Akagera NP
After an early morning breakfast at 6:00 am and 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 the big mammals like Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, several Antelope species, and recently the re-introduced Lions and Rhinos. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and a number bird species with over 500 bird 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 evening stay.
Accommodation options:
- Midrange accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 4: Biking and Transfer back to Kigali. Travel time +2.3 hours
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park with enroute visit to Kings Palace. Travel time +5 hours
Early morning enjoy your buffer breakfast and checkout of the hotel and drive heading to the western province, on your way visit the Royal Palace Museum and Ethnographic Museum in 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 with an enroute lunch. You will reach in the afternoon at Nyungwe national park and spend the afternoon at your leisure at your hotel.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Ken Barham Guest House
- Midrange: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Mid-Luxury: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk
Today, after your early morning cap 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 chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour on finding the 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 luck 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 your hotel
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Ken Barham Guest House
- Midrange: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Mid-Luxury: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 7: Transfer to Musanze with enroute boat trip in 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 the bats. This lake is also known as a birding paradise as it host a number of bird species like the comrand, pied king fishers, 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: Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking Experience
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter. After the briefing you will enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their life style 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 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: Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 9: Golden monkey and transfer to Kigali. Travel time + 2 hrs
Today after you warm early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our safari driver guide who will transfer you to the park headquarters for briefing and start off you day golden monkey trekking. Just like the gorilla trekking experience, the same applies to golden monkey trekking though no so hectic like gorilla trekking. You will later return to the lodge for lunch and later transfer to Kigali for dinner and overnight stay at Hotel des Milles Collines. Meal Plan:Breakfast, lunch & Dinner.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 10: Airport departure
End of the 10 Days Experiencing Rwanda Safari Adventure. Request a Quote
This 10 Days Experiencing Rwanda Safari Adventure package includes;
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
- 1 Gorilla permits ($1500), per person
- 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.
- Enough mineral water
The 10 Days Experiencing Rwanda Safari Adventure package excludes:
- Airfare.
- Visa fees.
- Drinks,
- Laundry,
- Porter fees
- Personal insurance.
- Shopping bills and cigars.