Rwanda safaris | 10 days Rwanda safari
Rwanda safaris Overview
An all country tour on a Rwanda safaris will grant you the best of what this country’s nature offers right from the old dense forests of Nyungwe to the highest points of the dormant volcanoes in the Virunga massif. Several activities will keep you entertained while on this safari for example gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, birding, game drives and many more.
Arrival and departure: Kigali
Day 1- arrival and Kigali city tour
Day 2- chimp tracking Nyungwe
Day 3- canopy walk and forest walk
Day 4- l. Kivu experience
Day 5- lake Kivu to Volcanoes
Day 6- gorilla trekking and nature walks
Day 7- golden monkey tracking and community walk
Day 8- game drives at Akagera
Day 9- game drive and boat cruise
Day 10- departure
Detailed Rwanda safaris itinerary
Day 1 Kigali city
You will start your Rwanda safaris on arrival at Kigali international airport, our tour guide will pick you up and lead you to your booked accommodation in the heart of the city for a brief rest and will later on take you around Kigali city; one of the cleanest cities in Africa with its malls, eco parks, resorts, golf courses, restaurants and lounges, hand-made art and craft shops, museums, archeries, horse riding, recreation parks among others (the duration of this tour will depend on time of arrival).
Accommodation: The Manor hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Second activity on this Rwanda safaris, you will be at Nyungwe national park; one of Africa’s oldest rainforests having a greatly rich biodiversity, 13 species of the primates’ family including chimpanzees, over 300 recorded bird species, a water catchment area and watershed between the drainage systems of the Nile and Congo basins and believed to be the furthest source of the Nile. The park will get you have primate tracking, canopy walk experience, bird watching, hiking & waterfall trails and community based activities such visiting tea plantations, bee keeping and honey making experiences.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Top view hill lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Continuing with Rwanda safaris, you will head to the shores of lake Kivu from Nyungwe national park where your you will spend the next 2 days in its 3 iconic resort towns canoeing, cycling, sport fishing with fishermen communities, trendy bars and chilling at sundowners with cocktails with spectacular beauty of the volcanoes and their ranges, hills and forests forming in the backdrop of the lake. You will also have an agro tour around Rwandan coffee plantations and coffee tasting sessions.
Accommodation: Mantis Kivu Marina bay (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Early in the morning, you will head to the headquarters of the volcanoes national park for a briefing before embarking on the trekking experience to the natural habitats of the endangered mountain gorillas. On reaching the site of these species on Rwanda safaris, you will be allowed to spend one hour with and after return to the park headquarters. You will also have a visit at the Ellen DeGeneres campus of the Dian Fossey fund; a research and education center and conservation gallery designed to serve as a gateway to conservation.
Accommodation: Peak spot lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Still on your Rwanda safaris in the same volcanoes national park, you will be woken up by the songs of the birds of the montane tropical rain forest. After breakfast, you will have a briefing and be led by expert rangers up to above 2,500 meters of sea level in the bamboo vegetation zones of the mountains where the playful and chattering golden monkeys reside in groups and families of hundreds along with over 200 bird species including Albertine endemics. Thereafter you will return to the park headquarters and continue with a nature walks that will lead you the Musanze caves; 52 caves with 15.2km of cave passages developed from Cenozoic volcanic rocks dating back to 65 million years.
Accommodation: Tiloreza Volcanoes (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
The best game drives on the Rwanda safaris in the green savannah and wetland wilderness of Akagera national park and home to Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants along with giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, hyenas, wild dogs, antelopes, kobs, water bucks, elands, gazelles, kudus, pythons, monkeys, baboons and more than 300 bird species. the park provides various safari options such as day and night game drives, boat safari cruises, hot air balloons and walking safaris.
Accommodation: Mantis Akagera game (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Day 10 Departure
This last day of your trip will find you in Kigali city longing for long resting from the action packed hikes of the previous days. You will have some rest and relation as you prepare for your departure flights.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Airport transfers
- Gorilla permits
- Golden monkey permits
- Chimpanzee permits
- Domestic taxes
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Laundry
- Refreshments/ drinking water
- All excursions on itinerary
Exclusions
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Travel insurance
- Tipping & gratitude
- Extra activities, meals & liquor/ alcohol
- Accommodation after end of trip
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Extra luggage on domestic flights
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map:
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