Are you planning to visit Rwanda? The best time to go is from Nov – May 2024 as during this time you can get a discounted Rwanda gorilla permit at $1050 per person and with our detailed gorilla safari itinerary you have to explore the 03 Rwanda parks and staying in mid-range lodges and on private trip traveling only you in the safari jeep with your experienced safari guide.
Therefore, you can go through the program that best fits into your travel priority and the price quote discounted and then we can go further and arrange the safari logistics like booking the lodges, chimps and gorilla permits such that you don’t miss these experiences as the permits are sold on first come first serve.
Below is the detailed package and competitive price taking a private trip in Rwanda based on 02 tourists.
08 Day Rwanda Safari Holiday
08 Days Rwanda Safari Holiday will take you to the most visited areas in Rwanda like the Kigali genocide memorials, wildlife safari, gorilla trek, IbyI’wacu cultural site for the Rwanda cultural dances arts, chimpanzee trekking experience with Nature Adventure Africa Safaris an indigenous safari Eco Company.
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet with our safari guide and transfer to the Heaven Boutique Hotel – Kigali for an overnight stay. Meal plan: B/B
Day1: Kigali – Akagera National Park (Sun Set Boat Cruise)
After breakfast, the driver guide will pick you from your hotel of residence, in the morning and embark on a 2–3-hour drive to Akagera National Park near the border with Tanzania. There are beautiful scenarios you shall be exposed to along the way, we shall then check-in at Ruzizi Tented Lodge and have a rest. After Lunch in the Afternoon, you will go for one of Africa’s most wonderful sunset boat cruise for photographic game viewing in Akagera National Park looking for various wildlife species like elephants, Kobs, warthogs, water and bush bucks, giraffes, buffaloes among others at the shores of the Lake Ihema. While on this cruise also expect to spot variety of birds. Return for diner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Meal plan: H/B
Day2: Full Day Game Drive Safari
After early cup of coffee proceed to a dawn game drive to catch up with early raisers and predators returning to their hideouts. The game drive will reward you with chances to see a variety elephant, buffaloes, lions, Maasai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, Oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bush buck among others. Return to the lodge for relax and then dinner and overnight stay at the Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Akagera National Park – Nyungwe Forest National Park
Have breakfast and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Nyungwe forest through scenic terraced hills to Nyungwe Forest National Park, home to the endangered chimpanzees and other primates like red tailed monkey, white and black Colobus, vervet monkeys in Africa. Dinner and overnight stay at Marina Kivu Bay Hotel. Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy Walk
After breakfast, and then go for the chimpanzee trekking into the rain tropical forest and then back to the lodge for lunch, relax and then spend the evening taking the canopy walk viewing more primates, birds, insects and canopies at the closer view in the jungle. Dinner and overnight stay at Marina Kivu Bay Hotel. Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Nyungwe – Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you embark the safari vehicle and drive to Volcanoes with en-route stopovers for lunch, reaching Volcanoes National Park in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Lebambou Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking – IbyI’wacu Cultural Village
After early breakfast, we shall head for a briefing about gorilla trekking in Rwanda at the Kinigi station, then head straight to the slopes of the Forest. Gorilla trekking is no-longer quite strenuous, we send an advance team so you can move direct to the spot where the advance team has located the gorillas. Maximum permitted time with the gorillas is 01 hour, return to the lodge for lunch. Evening visit to the IbyI’wacu cultural village experiencing the Rwanda culture from once the gorilla hunters and now Eco – warriors. Return to Lebambou Gorilla Lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Golden Monkey Tracking and Dian Fossey Museum – Kigali
Have breakfast, after drive again back to the park headquarters for briefing about the golden monkey and thereafter enter into the tropical rain forest and take the amazing golden monkey tracking experience. Return to the lodge for hot lunch and then visit to the Dian Fossey Museum and campus and experience the conservation work she did towards the mountain gorillas after return to the Kigali for overnight stay at Heaven Boutique Hotel – Kigali. Meal plan: H/B – No Dinner
Day8: Kigali City Tour – Departure
Have the morning breakfast and after take Kigali city tour visiting the Kigali genocide memorial and other cultural craft shop villages like Caplaki craft village in Kigali. Lunch and then in the evening the guide will drop you to the airport for your return flight at 21:20 PM back home!
The parking list for safari include the healthy documents, valid passport and visa, walking shoes, rain gears, sun screen, insect repellent, hut, Yellow Fever Vaccination Card among others.
The Price based on 02 Pax will cost $$ 4,920 USD per person – Book Now
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Park entrances
Car entry
Sun set boat cruise
Game drives
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Chimpanzee permits
Canopy walk
Gorilla permits
IbyI’wacu cultural village performances
Visit twin lakes
Full day English speaking guide fees
Visit to genocide memorials
Excludes:
The air fares, Visa, porter fees while trekking the gorillas, laundry, expensive drinks, and other activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially volcanoes. When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a waterproof jacket in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras, binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.