Enjoy Rwanda gorilla tours in the Volcanoes National Park and wildlife safari in the Akagera. On this gorilla trekking safari, you can stay at mid-range lodges and riding in the suitable safari vehicle.
- Day1: Arrival to Rwanda
- Day2: Kigali – Akagera National Park (Sunset Boat Ride)
- Day3: Full Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park
- Day4: Akagera – Volcanoes National Park
- Day5: Gorilla Trek and Dian Fossey Museum/Campus
- Day6: Gorilla Trek & Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
- Day7: Golden Monkey – Kigali – Departure
Day1: Arrival to Kigali – Rwanda
Upon arrival Kigali International Airport, meet with our safari driver/guide and then transfer to Mille Collins Hotel – Kigali, famously known as “Hotel Rwanda” for overnight stay. Meal plan: B/B
Day2: Kigali – Akagera Sunset Boat Ride
Have breakfast and take 02 hours’ drive through Kigali to Akagera National Park. After Lunch in the Afternoon, you will go for one of Africa’s most wonderful sunset boat ride for photographic game viewing in Akagera National Park looking for various wildlife species like crocodiles, hippos, elephants, Kobs, warthogs, water and bush bucks, giraffes, buffaloes among others along the shores of the Lake Ihema. While on this boat cruise also expect to spot a rich bird life of about 525 bird species. Return for diner and overnight at Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Full Day Game Drive Wildlife 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. Later in the evening return to the lodge and refresh and relax as we wait for your dinner and overnight stay at the Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Ruzizi Tented Lodge in Akagera National Park, Rwanda
Day4: Akagera – Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Volcanoes National Park with en-route lunch on your way to the park. Dinner and overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Gorilla Trek and Dian Fossey Museum/Campus
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. Lunch and visit the Dian Fossey Museum in Musanze and experience the summary of Dian Fossey’s work in the Virunga Massifs at Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Gorilla Trek & Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
Have breakfast, after go for the second gorilla trekking experience in the mist. Maximum permitted time with the gorillas is 01-hour, return to the lodge for lunch. Evening visit to the Iby’Iwacu cultural village experiencing the Rwanda culture from once the gorilla hunters and now Eco – warriors. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – Ruhengeri
Day7: Golden Monkey – Kigali – Departure
Have the morning breakfast and after drive again to Volcanoes National Park offices for briefing about golden monkey tracking in the mist and this experience takes 3 – 4 hours. Lunch after transfer back to Kigali visiting some cultural and genocide sites and some craft shop villages like Caplaki craft village in Kigali, and after the guide will drop you to Kigali International Airport for your return flight back home! Meal plan: H/B
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 package includes:
Ground transportation
Park entrances
Car entry
Game drives
Sunset Boat ride along Lake Ihema
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Rwanda gorilla permits
Golden monkey permits
Iby’Iwacu cultural village performances
Full day English speaking guide fees
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.