Detailed itinerary

Day 1

Destination: Kigali city

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:

Meals:

Day 2-3

Destination: Nyungwe NP

On this day 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:

Meals:

Day 4-5

Destination: lake Kivu experience

On this day, 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:

Meals:

Day 6

Destination: gorilla trekking – Volcanoes NP

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, 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:

Meals:

Day 7

Destination: golden monkeys- volcanoes NP

This day will find you in the same volcanoes national park and 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:

Meals:

Day 8-9

Destination: Akagera NP

On this day you will head out to 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:

Meals:

Day 10

Destination: 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:

Meals: