14 DAYS RWANDA SAFARI HOLIDAY
14 days Rwanda safari holiday will engage you in different
activities including gorillas trekking (optional) Mt Bisoke hike, chimpanzee
tracking, game drives, Boat trips, a visit to the genocide memorial site in
Kigali and culture experience with locals. You will visit Volcanoes National
Park Nyungwe Forest National Park, Akagera National Park, Lake Kivu and Kigali
City.
Day 1: Arrival to Kigali international airport
Day2 Kigali city tour
Day3: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 4: Akagera National Park game drive
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe forest via Butare
Day 6: Canopy walkway in Nyungwe National park
Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest National Park
Day 8: Lake kivu excursion (
karongi)
Day 9: Transfer from
Kibuye Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)
Day 11: Gorilla tracking and cultural tour
Day 12: Mt Bisoke hike/ Golden Monkey trekking
Day13: Transfer to Kigali
Day14: Departure
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival to Kigali international airport
Upon your arrival at Kigali international Airport you will be
warmly welcomed by We Travel Rwanda driver guide , Have a short Kigali City tour depending of your
arrival time and then head to your hotel for the overnight stay.
Day2 Kigali city tour
On your second day in Rwanda, our driver guide will pick you
up at your hotel and brief you about the day, you will start your drive by
exploring Kigali heading to Kigali genocide memorial where you will learn about
the history of genocide as well unity and reconciliation in Rwanda. After you
will drive to the other side of Kigali for lunch and exploring the cleanliness
and faster growing of Kigali city you will end the city tour with a visit at
Kandt house museum , then head to the Hotel for overnight stay.
Day3: Transfer to Akagera National Park
After an early breakfast, you will meet with your guide at the
Hotel by 5:00am and start your second day with a 2-5 hours journey driving to
the Akagera National Park in the Eastern province of Rwanda. On your arrival
you will have a short game drive in the southern part of Akagera after lunch
you will have amazing boat safaris in lake Ihema, this lake is very rich in
biodiversity including hippos and crocodiles you will also have a chance to see
many birds species like shoebill storks,
fish eagles, kingfisher, papyrus Ganolex , the herons and more. Drive back to
your hotel or campsite in Akagera for enjoying your evening at leisure.
Day 4: Akagera National Park game drive
Very early in the morning you will wake up and get ready for
8hours of full-day game drive were you
will see various Wildlife such as Elephants, Antelopes such Topi or Elands ,
Burchell Zebras, Buffaloes, Masai Giraffes, Savannah Birds, Monkeys , Civets,
Hyenas and many others. Have your packed lunch at one of picnick area in
Akagera and head to the northern part of
the park for your amazing experience of wildlife in kilala plain. Your by will
end by driving back to Kigali for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe forest via Butare
The early morning drive 8hours from Kigali to Nyungwe forest
national park. Along the way, you will have a series of Rwanda cultural and
histories experiences as this area is called Rwanda heritage corridor, you will
visit Nyanza Kings’ palace and national museum. The museum displays a wide
collection of monochrome pictures, traditional artifacts and objects, tools and
different craft products. Ethnographic objects are grouped together according
to the theme giving premium information on the daily life of the Rwanda people.
You will then be transferred to Nyungwe forest along the way you will have a
short authentic village tour which will allow you to interact with local
community and experience their daily.
Check-in to the lodge and enjoy your evening at leisure.Overnight stay
in kitabi
Day 6: Canopy walkway in Nyungwe National park
Depart from you hotel in the morning after breakfast and
visiting tea tour around kitabi and drive 45 minute to uwinka reception , for 2
hours of canopy adventure , Visitors of
Nyungwe National Park can experience the rainforest from a new
perspective: the Canopy Walkway Hanging 60 meters above the forest floor
between giant trees and towers, East Africa's only Canopy Walkway provides a
stunning view of the park's amazing wildlife and nature. After you will have a
scenic drive through Nyungwe heading to Gisakura for an overnight stay.
Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest National Park
Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park starts
very early in the morning and so this requires that you leave your lodge early
to make it to the briefing area at the park reception at 5:00 am, after
briefing you will go into the forest for the chimpanzee tracking activity. Nyungwe
forest has two main trail heads where Chimpanzee trekking happens i.e. Uwinka
trail and another at Cyamudongo section. If it is Cyamudongo, it requires you
to drive out for a certain distance and your driver guide will transfer you to
the starting point. After the chimp trekking return to the lodge for the needed
time of lunch and have 2,5h of drive to Karongi for the
overnight stay.
Day 8: Lake kivu excursion (
karongi)
Depart from your hotel after breakfast and have a short walk
to the shore of lake kivu for a boat
trip, during the excursion you will be able to visit Napoleon island, Amahoro
island and monkey island, after your excursion on lake kivu you will have lunch
and karongi city tour or a visit to ethnographic museum.
Day 9: Transfer from
Kibuye Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)
The ninth day of your Rwanda vacation will be spent relaxing
as you reflect about your already past days of the tour. You may either chill
from your hotel or even spend the day at the shores of Lake Kivu which will
ensure that you will recover from safari exhaustion. Later in the day you will
transfer to Gisenyi.
Day 10: Transfer from
Gisenyi to Volcanoes National Park
You will spend the early part of the day relaxing on the
beach, and swimming before going for a nature walk along the shore. The Rwanda
Safari will then precede with a transfer to Volcanoes National park Rwanda a
home to the endangered mountain gorillas.
Day 11: Gorilla tracking and cultural tour
You will wake up early to have breakfast before heading to the
park headquarters for a routine briefing about gorilla tracking. You will
further be allocated a gorilla family to track. Your gorilla tour starts when
you enter the forest on a gorilla trail, meeting the gorillas normally takes
between 2 to 8 hours which is highly dependent on the movement of the gorillas.
Later in the afternoon you may precede a visit of local community living around
Volcano National Park through cultural entertainment tour.
Day 12: Mt Bisoke hike/ Golden Monkey trekking
At 6:30 am you will depart from your hotel and drive to the
park headquarters in Kinigi for briefing about Mt Bisoke hike, after briefing
your will jump in car and have a short drive to the starting point of the hike,
with your hiking facilities you will start 6 hours round hiking. Mt Bisoke a
volcanoes of 3700m above sea level at the top you will enjoy the view of Ngezi
crater lake and take a rewarding picture for the memorable experience. On your
coming from the hike, you will have a short foot massage lunch and a drink then
head to your Hotel for enjoying your evening at leisureNote: you may prefer
golden monkey trekking which is done in morning time too the afternoon we can
drive to twinlakes for an amazing excursion on Burera and Ruhondo lakes
Day13: Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast you will depart from Musanze and drive to
Kigali relax and another city tour experience, you will visit kimironko Market
for buying souvenirs and in the evening have a Kigali night life experience and
enjoy your evening at leisure!
Overnight in Kigali
Day14: Departure
You will have a needed time for resting, breakfast and
packing, then our driver guide will transfer you to the airport so that you
might be able to take your flight on time. End of the trip to Rwanda!
Note: we customize your trip with inclusion of transport, meal
and accommodation according to your budget and the size of your group! We book
a hotel that much your budget and preferences, luxury, mid-range or budget
trip!
