Enjoy Rwanda gorilla safari holiday – 09 Day that will take you to Akagera, Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Parks where you will experience wildlife safari in Rwanda and boat ride along Lake Ihema looking for the African wildlife and birdlife.

Thereafter transfer to Nyungwe and Volcanoes and experience primates’ tours in Rwanda taking chimps trekking and gorilla safari tours in Volcanoes National Park and a visit to the Azizi Life Experience!

Day1: Kigali – Akagera National Park (Sun Set Boat Cruise)

Have breakfast and after embark the safari meet and take scenic drive to the Akagera National Park and upon arrival have lunch and after spending the evening taking the sun set boat cruise along the Lake Ihema. Dinner and overnight stay as per your choice below.

• Magashi Camp
• Ruzizi Tented Lodge
• Akagera Game Lodge. Meal plan: F/B

Day2: Full Day Game Drive Experience

After breakfast, the driver guide will pick you from your exclusive camp, in the morning and embark on drive in Akagera National Park nearing the border with Tanzania.

There are beautiful sceneries you shall be exposed to along the way, then take game drive safari looking for African wildlife species found in this park. Return to the lodge for refreshment and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B

Day3: Akagera National Park – Kigali

Have breakfast, relax at your lodge and after embark the safari jeep and transfer back to Kigali and relax at the hotel. Lunch, then dinner and overnight stay as per your choice below.

• Haven Boutique Reatret
• Kigali Serena Hotel
• Marriott Hotel Kigali
• Radisson Blu Hotel

Day4: Kigali – Butare – Nyungwe Forest National Park

Have breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park with en-route visit to the Rwanda Museum in Butare and experience the Intore Dance and other Rwanda historical information. Lunch, after drive to the park. Then dinner and overnight stay as below.

• One & Only Nyungwe House
• Nyungwe Hill Top View Hotel

Day2: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy Walk

Have breakfast, after embark the jeep and transfer to the park headquarters and after the conservation briefing about the forest and the primates enter into the tropical rain forest and search for the shy primates in the branches of the trees.

While on this experience you will more primates like monkeys and birds, butterflies and the beautiful canopies of the rain forest in East Africa.

Lunch, thereafter relax to the lodge and then in the evening take a canopy walk and you will have a closer and clear view of the primates, birds, canopies and much more found in the forest. Dinner and overnight stay as above. Meal plan: F/B

Day6: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Lake Kivu Holiday

Have breakfast and after transfer to Lake Kivu with en-route stopover at Kibuye town for the undulating of the Lake. Lunch and after drive to Gisenyi and relax at the shores of Lake Kivu stay at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel. Meal plan: F/B

Day7: Lake Kivu – Volcanoes National Park

Breakfast and after take boat cruise along Lake Kivu visiting to the hot springs, experience the message from the locals. Lunch and after on the way to the park visit the Dancing pots to experience Rwanda culture. Dinner and overnight stay as below.

• Singita Kwitonda Lodge
• One & Only Gorilla’s Nest
• Bisate Lodge
• Sabyinyo Silver Back Lodge
• Virunga Lodge
• Bishop’s House Rwanda
• Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
• Lebambou Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B

Day8: Gorilla Trekking Holiday & Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village

Have breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters. Briefing about the mountain gorillas and the park biodiversity. After you will be allocated in a group of 08 people and enter into the jungle to trek the certain group of gorillas. Return to park offices for the gorilla trekking certificates.

Evening visit to the Iby’Iwacu cultural village where you will experience the Rwanda cultural performances from the once gorilla hunters and now the Eco – warriors. Return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B

Day9: Ruhengeri – Azizi Life Experience – Kigali

Have breakfast and after drive to the Azizi Life Experience and experience the daily day life of these artisans in Rwanda. Participate in the daily day work like digging, collecting water, peeling and cooking food. Eat as lunch and then after transfer back to Kigali. End of services!

Safari inclusions:

Accommodation and meals as per itinerary

Ground transportation

Park entry

Car entry

Game drives

Boat ride

Lunch

Intore dance

Chimp permit

Canopy walk

Boat ride along Lake Kivu

Dancing pots

01 Gorilla permit

Visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village

Azizi Life Experience

Mineral water

Full day English speaking guide

Safari 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 water proof jacket in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains, insect repellents.

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.