10 Days Explore Rwanda Safari Tour
- Places to visit: Kigali, Akagera National Park ,Kigali City Tour, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Lake Kivu, Volcanoes National Park
Overview
Take part in one of the world’s greatest wildlife encounters when you travel to Rwanda, the “Land of 1,000 Hills”. Experience a host of unforgettable moments when you go to primate treks, mountain treks, and many more! Plus, your comfortable lodge offers incredible vistas of the stunning, luxuriant jungle.
Itinerary
Day 1: Kigali
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: City hotel
Day 2: Kigali/Akagera National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart for Akagera National Park to arrive in time for Lunch.
In the late afternoon enjoy a game viewing drive returning to the lodge in time for dinner.
Bordering Rwanda’s eastern neighbor Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterize much of Rwanda. Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of
swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, the most remote source of the Nile, this is archetypal African savannah landscape of tangled acacia woodland interspersed with open grassland.
Akagera is, above all, big game country! home to herds of Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Lions, White Rhinos and buffalo emerge from the woodland to drink at the lakes, while lucky visitors might stumble across a leopard, a
spotted hyena.
Accommodation: Akagera Lodge
Day 3: Akagera National Park
Breakfast at the lodge.
Enjoy a morning game drive.
Lunch at the lodge.
In the afternoon, go for an exciting boat riding trip to explore the natural beauty of Rwanda. (boat ride cost included)
Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation: Akagera Lodge
Day 4: Akagera/Kigali
After breakfast, depart for Kigali with a game viewing drive enroute.
Lunch in Kigali followed by a city tour of Kigali.
The history of Rwanda dates back centuries, Kigali has been a part of it for 100 years. Founded in 1907 as a German settlement, Kigali did not become the capital until Rwanda’s independence in 1962 when it replaced
the colonial seat of power in Butare.
Visit the old Kigali and the craft centres then visit the genocide memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; learn about other genocides in the world and how this country
has dealt with that past. Tour more and see the new developments in Rwanda; the recovery has been incredible, a testament to humankind’s resilience.
Visit the genocide museum.
Accommodation: Kigali Serena Lodge
Day 5: Kigali/Nyungwe Forest National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Then drive south for a visit of the historical towns of Nyanza and Butare. Visit the Nyanza Kings Palace and the Huye ethnographic museum.
Lunch enroute.
Proceed to your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation: Nyungwe House
Day 6:Explore Nyungwe Forest National Park - Chimpanzee Trek
04h30: Start early for early morning forest nature walk in the park tracking Chimpanzees in the forest.
This is the time to watch the forest’s birdlife too.
Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy the canopy walk. (Cost offered separately) or at leisure.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation: Nyungwe House
Day 7: Nyungwe Forest National Park/ Lake Kivu
Breakfast at the lodge.
Drive to Lake Kivu.
Lunch enroute.
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in the shores of the lake or optional activities available (cost not included).
Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Accommodation: Lake Kivu Serena
Day 8: Lake Kivu/Volcanoes National Park
Breakfast at the lodge.
Depart on a scenic drive towards Volcanoes National Park. Arrive at Ruhengeri, the base for Gorilla trekking at the Parc National des Volcans.
Ruhengeri is the base for Gorilla trekking at the Parc National des Volcans. The town is located only 25km from Uganda boarder and is relatively a small city of about 70,000 people. The constant flow of humanity is
quite remarkable. The Town has great views of the surrounding volcanoes. People are very friendly here and although a former Belgian colony (and thus French-speaking), many people speak English here.
It is approximately 2.5hrs drive from Kigali to the Volcanoes National park.
Lunch at your lodge.
Afternoon, visit the magical twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo.
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge
Day 9:Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trek
Early breakfast at the lodge.
0620 hrs: Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park HQs for your first day of trekking.
0700 hrs: Briefing by your trackers then drive to the trail head for the start of your amazing Gorilla
Tracking adventure.
Porters may be hired for the trek to carry your backpack and gear.
The cost is ten USD per person/per day. We advise that you utilize this service.
Your trek starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virunga’s offering stirring views in all directions. When it enters the national park, trekkers will be immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive with the colorful bird calls, chattering golden monkeys, littered with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant. Through gaps in the canopy, the magnificent peaks are glimpsed, among the highest in Africa yet
easily accessible, beckon an ascent.
Weaving through overhanging vines, moss-covered hagenia trees and giant lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate, our experienced trackers, who have spent their entire lives in or close to this forest, soon bring us up close with one of the Gorilla Families.
Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young. Coming face to face with a giant silverback must truly be one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth!
After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, interact with culture and history at the Ibyiwacu Cultural Village
Accommodation: Bisate Lodge
Day 10: Kigali
Breakfast at the lodge.
Drive back to Kigali – with onward transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.
Flights after 1300Hrs recommended(Cost of flight not included)
No Accommodation
- Inclusions
- Exclusions
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Alcohol drinks
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