HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 3: Full Day game drive
Day 4: Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park from Kigali
Day 5: Primate trekking (Gorillas/ Golden Monkey)
Day 6: Excursion on Lake Kivu
Day 7: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and Canopy
walk
Day 8: Chimpanzee trekking
Day 9: Transfer to the
Airport
Day 1:
Arrival
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met
by our company guide and later drive to your booked hotel for, dinner and
overnight stay at the hotel.
Overnight Stay in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park.
Early morning you will enjoy your breakfast and proceed to
Akagera National Park and catch up with lunch. In the afternoon, head for a
boat trip on Lake Ihema. Enjoy a one-hour boat ride on this beautiful lake,
watching some bird species, crocodiles, and hippos, later return, and have a
short game drive before driving back to the lodge.
Day 3: Fully day game drive and return to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast at 6:00 am leave for an early
morning game drive in Akagera National Park to catch up with late hunters and
early risers. We will be searching for big mammals like Elephants, Giraffes,
Buffaloes, several Antelope species, and recently the re-introduced Lions and
Rhinos. The park is a varied habitat for wildlife and many bird species with
over 500 bird species in the park making it a birding paradise. You will have a
picnic lunch. After lunch, proceed with your game drive for more search of
abundant wildlife within this great park. This full-day game drive will last
for 7 hours. Later return to Kigali.
Overnight stay in Kigali
Day4:
Transfer to the Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast you will check out from your hotel and drive
2.5 hours to Musanze, when you arrive
you will check in at the Hotel in Musanze and Have Lunch. Later in the Afternoon
our drive guide will take you to the Gorillas guardians’ village for the cultural
experience and will drive you back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay
Overnight Stay in Musanze
Day 5:
Primates (Gorillas/ Golden Monkey) trekking in the Volcanoes National Park
Early morning after breakfast, our driver guide will pick you
up precisely at 6:30 am and drive you to the park headquarters for briefing and
meeting your park ranger, depending on the activity of your choice you
will drive to the starting point for either Gorillas trekking or Golden Monkey
trekking. Both activities may last no later than 1:00 pm but for Golden Monkey
trekking can be earlier than that.
After your visit, you will drive back to the hotel for lunch
and later drive to Gisenyi for an overnight stay
Overnight stay in Gisenyi
Day 6:
Excursion on Lake Kivu
After a delightful breakfast in the morning, you will have a
boat trip on Lake Kivu, which is roughly
an hour of exploring this beautiful Lake
and its numerous islands, and later you will visit Nyamyumba hot water spring,
have a Lunch, after lunch, you may choose to enjoy your evening at leisure or have
a short walk.
Dinner and overnight at
the lodge/Hotel in Gisenyi.
Day7: Canopy walkway in Nyungwe Forest National Park
Today, after your morning breakfast, you will transfer to
Nyungwe forest via Kibuye through the beautiful Congo Nile trail that rewards
you with a stunning view of Lake Kivu, and the neighboring villages, and check
in at your lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will head off to visit the forest
for a canopy walk, for a great tree-top view, and later return to your lodge
for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 8: Chimpanzee tracking & transfer to Kigali
Today, after your early morning cap of African coffee, you
will leave your hotel to experience the natural forest of Nyungwe well known
for having 13 species of primates, and transferred to the park for briefing and
chimpanzee trekking. You will be entitled to one hour of finding the
chimpanzees. After doing the chimpanzee trek, head for lunch before driving off
to Kigali. Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 9: Transfer to the airport
After an early morning breakfast, depending on your flight
time, you will be transferred to the airport to catch up with your onward
flight.
If your flight is later or at night time we are flexible to
add something to do during the day.
TOUR INCLUDES
Ground transport per 4WD
Bottled water
Full board accommodation
Park entrance fees
Game drive
Boat trips
Service of an English-speaking driver guide
All mentioned activities except for the optional ones
TOUR
EXCLUDES
Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry
etc.
Tips to porters and driver/ guide
Insurance
