9 Days Rwanda Vacation Safari

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Overview

This adventure will expose you to most of interesting natures among the thousand hills. The tour experience deep you into the volcanoes that habit the remaining mountain gorillas in Africa, visit to the Akagera with thousands of floras and faunas, the Nyungwe tropical forest home to chimps and other primates, birdlife species, boat ride on Lake Kivu, visit the Rwanda genocide centre an album or store for skulls of thousand Rwandans’ who lost their lives over the political era between the two indigenous tribes, the Hutus and the Tutsi group.

Day 1: Kigali – Akagera National Park

Upon your arrival at Kanombe international airport in Kigali, Trekking adventure Uganda guide will meet you and transfer to Akagera national park or if your safari start from Uganda you will be transferred from Kampala to Rwanda. From Kampala you will drive southwards to reach Rwanda. You will drive all the way through the Ankole area up to the terraced and cultivated highlands of the Kigezi region, best known as “the Switzerland of Africa”. Cross the Katuna border post and arrive Rwanda in time for dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge. Meal plan: Half-Board.

Day 2: Akagera National Park

Dawn game drive in the Akagera National Park, one of the most interesting wildlife parks in Africa. Akagera is famous for its some of big five including lions, Elephants, Topi, over 430 species of birds including the shoebill stork and African Jacana. In the afternoon, prepare for boat ride which is full of amazing experience from the diversity lake provide, evening drive to Kigali for dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel or Hotel Des Mille Collines. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 3: Rwanda City Circuit.

Have early morning breakfast, later drive to Nyanza for a visit to the Rwanda’s King’s Palace (Mwami’s). A local story teller is on hand to describe for you the facts about the pre-colonial kingdom. Drive to Butare for an excursion of the National Museum. Then advance to Gikongoro for a tour of the Genocide Memorials of Murambi then after have evening drive to Nyungwe. Dinner and Overnight at Nyungwe Guest House. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 4: Nyungwe Forest National Park

Early morning breakfast, later head to Nyungwe forest in a discovery for primates such as Nyungwe Columbus and other species in the park. Return to lodge for your picnic lunch, Evening nature walks to cite more primates, birds and plant species. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking

Early morning cup of coffee and after enters into Nyungwe forest in search for chimpanzees after experience return to lodge for your lunch. In the afternoon, take a drive or a boat ride to Gisenyi on Lake Kivu arriving late in the afternoon.  Dinner and Overnight at Bethanie Guest House. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 6: Kibuye and Gisenyi.

In the morning after your breakfast, visit to Kibuye. There are remarkable horrors of genocide that were committed here in 1994; there is a genocide memorial in the church near St Jean. Kibuye was hardest hit of all prefectures during the holocaust, with about 90% of the Tutsi population put to demise. Back to a reborn Kibuye, other than swimming spots around town, Kibuye Guest house puts forward water skiing and boat trips around the surrounding islands. Later in afternoon, drive to Gisenyi for Dinner and overnight at Kivu Sun Hotel. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 7: Beach Vacation.

In the morning, spend time in Gisenyi relaxing at the beaches. Or else you can have a boat trip to the islands of Lake Kivu or Goma. In the afternoon, drive to Ruhengeri. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Nest Hotel. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking.

Early morning cup of coffee, after prepare for mountain gorilla tracking briefing from the authorities of the park. Thereafter set off for the track into the rain tropical forest searching for the habituated gorilla family unit. You keep around close to the eye-catching primates for about an hour watching and photographing them. Ensure that you bring with you packed lunch and water, rain gear, insect repellent, sun screen, hat and walkable shoes. Depending on the time you will spend while tracking you may choose to take an additional activity. Transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the Gorilla Nest Hotel. Meal plan: Full-Board.

Day 9: Departure.

To day is reserved for departures either back to your mother country or other destinations of your option like Uganda, Congo, Burundi or any other tourist destination. End of services, Meal plan: Half-Board.

The safari package includes:

  • Transportation by safari vehicle
  • Airport transfers
  • Game drives
  • Boat cruise
  • Gorilla permits, one per person to be paid in advance
  • Chimp permits, one per person to be paid advance
  • Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
  • Visit to Genocide memory centre
  • Driver allowances
  • Park entrance
  • City tour

    The package excludes.

    The package excludes expenses of personal nature like: Air fare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and ciggs.