Our 7 Days Best of Rwanda Wildlife Safari will take you around the country visiting Akagera National Park, for great wildlife experiences and Volcanoes National Park to enjoy the gorilla and golden monkey experiences. Rwanda is home to the critically endangered Mountain gorilla species they live in Volcanoes National Park northeast of the country, this region is a part of the Virunga Volcanic region stretching all the way from the democratic republic of Congo through Rwanda to Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park, the mountainous roll landscape dramatically drops angelic views.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
On this first day of your trip, you will be welcomed by our company representative depending on your time of arrival, you will transfer to the lodge, check-in and refresh after which we will do an afternoon Kigali city Tour, visiting the Rwanda Genocide Memorial, reach out to the local market, hike mountain Kigali this is not a mountain as such but will give you great views of the city area and sundowners. Returning for dinner and staying overnight at
Kigali Serena Hotel
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Following breakfast, we will transfer to Akagera National Park for wildlife adventures you will drive to the park in time for lunch enjoying the different delicacies prepared this is recommended if you like to taste the local food kinds of stuff. later we will do a boat cruise along Lake Ihema, expect to see many bird species and also animals that graze along the banks of the river dinner and stay overnight at
Akagera Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Morning Game Drives and transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On this day we will have breakfast after transfer to the park for a morning game drive, Akagera is the only place in Rwanda to enjoy the big game, expect to see zebras, Antelopes, waterbucks, bushbucks, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, and many birds species, the well-distributed game routes in the conservation area will give you an insight of the park, returning to have lunch and transfer to Volcanoes national park in eastern Rwanda, the area is a known home to critically endangered species of the mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, volcanoes covers five of the great hills of the Virunga volcanic Massif dinner and staying overnight at
Singita kwitonda.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Experience.
Morning breakfast after which our guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers as our representative helps you to register, trekking gorillas is done in groups of eight, and the hike through the terrine is a steeply hill so it’s advisable to consider a physical fitness, finding gorillas depends on how far they have moved it can take 2 hours or even the whole day an hour is allowed to be with the species, the young stars roll around like as though they are ready for their visitors. Returning for a relaxed late evening, dinner, and stay overnight at
Singita Kwitonda.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Golden Monkey Tracking
After breakfast, you will assemble at the Karisoke Park headquarters for golden monkey tracking, just like the gorillas in a group you will head into the forest in search of the golden brown primates, which are endemic to the Virunga region, and they live in the bamboo forest region and enjoy feeding on the young sprout of bamboo. They are pretty fast so if you may take pictures it is wise to set your camera ready to capture the moment. Returning for Lunch and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park home to the Chimpanzee, Arriving for check-in and stay overnight at
One and only Nyungwe
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner.
Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking.
Morning breakfast and transfer to the park center early in the morning, the forest hosts many troops of monkeys, notably is the Chimpanzee, they are habituated for client visits, The Chimpanzee is an intelligent social species sharing up to 98%of the human DNA, and it takes 2-3hours tracking Chimpanzee and an hour is allowed while with the primates. Chimpanzees make loud charter sounds which you will hear even before meeting them, it is possible to meet more primates like the black and white colobus monkeys and blue monkeys. Dinner and stay overnight at.
One and only Nyungwe.
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali for Departure.
Morning tea or coffee after which we will return to the city to catch our international flight back home
The 7 Days Best of Rwanda Wildlife Safari includes;
- Full board accommodation.
- Meals and drinks as indicated in the itinerary.
- English-speaking guide.
- Gorilla permit.
- 4X4 wheel car drive.
- Chimpanzee permit.
Tour excludes
- Laundry services.
- Visas and air tickets.
- Extra activities are not included in the travel plan.
- All other services are excluded from the itinerary.
