14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure
This 14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure will give you a great memory of Rwandan tour and you explore and wrap up Rwandan attractions in just 14 days. You will be able to visit all the 3 Rwandan parks thus Nyungwe, Akagera and Volcanoes National Park, adding in a visit to Lake Kivu and Kigali city to spice up your stay. Request a Quote You will as well be able to interact with the locals as you go by your day activities. You will well be able to do gorilla trekking, 14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure chimpanzee trekking and golden monkey trekking which is a life time adventure. You will also discover the culture and historical background of Rwanda. This self-drive tour is a great way, to experience the entire country, within 14 days. Explore around Rwanda, on a self- guided drive with us today!
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to the Hotel
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by your hotel driver who will, brief you shortly about 14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure and transfer you to the booked accommodation.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Diner
Day 2: Full Day Kigali City Tour
Your tour starts at 9:00am with a briefing of your tour at your hotel and handover of your 4×4 vehicle with full tank of fuel for your self-drive. From there you will head off to the Kigali city for a great day of sightseeing by visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, where over 250000 victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, were buried in a mass grave as a respect to their soul. In the afternoon you will continue your trip by visiting the surround of the Kigali. Later driver back to your hotel for diner and overnight.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Diner
Day 3: Transfer to Kinigi – Musanze: Travel time +2.5hrs
Today after taking your early morning breakfast. You will proceed with a drive to Kinigi -Musanze through the magnificent route, Ellen DeGeneres Campus of Diana Fossey before being continuing to your booked accommodation and later spend the rest of the afternoon relax and prepare for the next day’s trekking. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking experience
Early morning after the breakfast at 6:30am , drive to the park headquarters in Kinigi, then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter, you will drive heading to enter the jungle with your packed snacks and drinks to search the 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 2 – 6 hours depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, at your leisure at the lodge or decide to drive to town of Musanze to discover the surrounding. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 5: Golden Monkey Trekking
Today after your early morning breakfast, at 6:30 am, you will drive to the park’s headquarters with your packed snacks in Office of Tourism in Kinigi where you are briefed by the ranger about the rules and regulations governing golden monkey tracking before you head off to the jungle in search for these shy lovely primates. The golden monkey trek can last from an hour to six hours just like gorilla trekking, however not much hectic as the gorilla trekking, though the trek is strenuous but much rewarding at the end. You will be given an hour with the golden monkey to take as many pictures of your choice and later return from your trek, head for lunch, at the lodge, and spend the afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight stay, at the lodge.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Garden Palace Hotel
- Midrange: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
- Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 6: Transfer to Gisenyi with en route tours. Travel time +1.3 hrs
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and drive to Gisenyi, stopping along the way at the Imbabazi Roz Carr House, dedicated to preserving the legacy of Rosamond Carr (1912-2006). Next, you will enjoy a tea experience at the Pfunda Tea Plantation, where you can interact with friendly farmers, learn about tea harvesting, and immerse yourself in local agricultural practices. Upon arriving in Gisenyi, you’ll visit Atelier du Poupee, a community art project led by a group of women, many of whom are widows. Here, you can purchase handcrafted items such as handbags, wallets, and dolls at reasonable prices. Your day will conclude with relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay at your hotel in Gisenyi.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Palm Beach Resort
- Midrange: Kivu Paradise Resort
- Luxury: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 7: Transfer to Kibuye for afternoon boat ride on Lake Kivu
After a relaxed breakfast at the lodge, you will check out of the lodge, and get to your vehicle, and drive to Kibuye, to your booked accommodation. In the afternoon, you will have a boat trip on Lake Kivu, and visit this beautiful lake, which happens to be the biggest lake in the country, patched with great islands, some with great history. You will visit the Napoleon Island as you explore this beautiful lake, which happens to be a birding paradise. You will later return to the lodge, and enjoy the great beautiful unwinding view from your room balcony. Dinner and overnight stay, at the lodge.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Home Saint Jean
- Midrange: Cormorant Lodge
- Luxury: Cleo Lake Kivu
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and Diner
Day 8: Transfer to Nyungwe with afternoon canopy walk. Travel time +3 hrs
Have a relaxed morning breakfast at the lodge, driver your 4×4 to find your way to Nyungwe National Park, the largest tropical primate park in the country, housing over 13 primate species. You reach your booked lodge and check in to your rooms. In the afternoon, you will catch-up with the canopy walk in Nyungwe forest, at Uwinka reception for briefing. 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 breathe taking metallic bridge.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Ken Barham Guest House
- Midrange: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Luxury: One & Only Nyungwe House
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 9: Chimpanzee Trekking Adventure
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 in Nyungwe Forest. You will be entitled to one hour on finding the chimpanzees. Chimps are more mobile compared to the gorillas, and are often on tree tops, so you will have more of neck stretching and looking around to spot them. You will need to have some physical fitness, as you will have some quite challenging moderate hike in search for the chimps. The walk is rewarding and enjoyable. After the trek, you will drive back to your lodge, and enjoy the rest of the noon at your own leisure. Dinner and overnight stay, at the lodge.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Ken Barham Guest House
- Midrange: Maravilla Kivu Resort
- Luxury: One & Only Nyungwe House
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 10: Transfer to Kigali. Travel time +5hrs
Today after your relaxed breakfast at the hotel, you will jump into your jeep and start off, your drive to Kigali, with an en route visit to King Palace Museum in Nyanza, which has a great history of Rwanda Kingship leadership and cultural background. You will later proceed to Kigali to your booked hotel.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Diner
Day 11: Transfer to Akagera. Travel time +3 hrs
Today, after your early breakfast, you will be picked by our safari guide and leave for Akagera national park at 8:00 am, the journey to Akagera national park takes about 2.5 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 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: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Full day Game drive and night game drive
After your morning breakfast at the lodge, you will head off for a full day game drive sightings, and you continue with your animal searching for wildlife in the park. You may take a different route, for more encounter to explore this beautiful park. Picnic lunch will be served during the course of the day. Later in the evening, head for night game drive, to be able to have some sighting of some nocturnal wildlife. You will later be transferred back to your hotel for diner and overnight.
Accommodation options:
- Midrange: Mantis Akagera Game Lodge
- Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Walk the line experience and transfer back to Kigali
After breakfast in the morning, embark on the “Walk on the Line” experience, a guided 7-kilometer walk along the fence of Akagera National Park, led by rangers who will provide fascinating insights about the park. Later, drive back to Kigali. Depending on the timing of your departure flight, you may enjoy a city tour, including a visit to the vibrant Kimironko local market and an opportunity for souvenir shopping, before heading to your hotel for the diner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options:
- Standard: Chez Lando Hotel
- Midrange: Parkin by Radisson Blu
- Luxury: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Diner
Day 14 : Airport transfer for departure
In the morning after your breakfast, you will head to the airport for the departure, depending on your flight time , you might have a short walking and drive around the city prior to your departure.
This 14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure includes;
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari Prado on self-drive.
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 1 Gorilla Permit Per Person
- 1 Golden Monkey permit, per person
- 1 chimpanzee permit, per person
- Canopy walk permit
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu
- Local community encounter
- Tea tour
- Visit to King Palace Museum
- Imbabazi community visit
- Comprehensive Car Insurance
- Game drives
- Boat ride at Lake Ihema
- Park fees
- Office support service
The 14 Days Rwanda Self-drive Safari Adventure excludes; Request a Quote
- Visa Fees
- Driver guide
- Air fares
- Lunches where not provided
- Alcoholic drinks
- Porter fees while trekking
- Personal Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Items of personal nature