Kigali City - Akagera National Park - Nyungwe Forest National Park - Lake Kivu - Volcanoes National Park

Hotels and lodges mentioned in the itinerary are only indicative. The same package can be booked with alternative accommodations.

DAY 1

Arrival of your international flight. Met by our representative and transferred to a hotel.
Check-in and overnight stay on BB at the hotel.

DAY 2

Kigali City

07h30: After breakfast

Your safari guide will take you around for a tour of Kigali City. Highlights of the Kigali city tour include a visit to the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Center which is a memorial center in remembrance to the over 800,000 people who lost their lives in the 1994 genocide.

Thereafter proceed to the Kimilonko market which is the biggest and busiest market in the city and you will be accorded the opportunity of buying local Rwanda traditional delicacies before proceeding to the Nyarutarma Golf Club

Arrive and check-in.

Dinner and overnight at the selected/available lodge or tented camp.

DAY 3

Kigali – Akagera National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast then depart for Akagera national park.

Stop over for lunch at Akagera Game Lodge before proceeding for a game drive along the Lake Ihema Circuit where animals you expect to see include; Masai giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elephants, hippos and crocodiles.

Take part in an evening nature walk as you view the wide array of bird species.

Dinner and overnight at Rusizi Tented Camp / Akagera Game Lodge / Dereva Hotel.

DAY 4

Akagera National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast. Depart for an early morning game drive.

In the afternoon you will be take part in a boat excursion trip on Lake Ihema where you expect to view the giant crocodiles and hippos.

Depart for Kigali

Arrive and check-in.

Dinner and overnight at the selected/available hotel or lodge.

DAY 5

Kigali – Nyungwe Forest National Park

06h30: After breakfast, depart for Nyungwe Forest National park for a chimpanzee trekking adventure

Your safari guide will take you for a tour of the traditional palace if Rwanda’s former king in Nyanza. The drive to Nyungwe forest takes you through the green tea plantations scattered across the hillside.

Arrive and check-in.

Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge / Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel / Gisakura Guest House.

DAY 6

Chimpanzee and Colobus Monkey Trekking in Nyungwe Forest National Park

06h30: Early Morning breakfast at the lodge. Depart for Nyungwe forest to track the chimpanzees with the help of a forest ranger.

While hiking through the forest you should expect to see various primates such as monkeys and various bird species. As you walk through the canopy of trees, a large group of colobus monkeys can be viewed at a distance feeding on figs.

Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge / Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel / Gisakura Guest House.

DAY 7

Nyungwe Forest National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast served at the Lodge. Depart for Nyungwe Forest National park to track the colobus monkeys. The trek is a walk through the huge mountainous rain forest and a canopy walkway part of the Ishigishigi trail which is high suspension bridge with views of the valley and rainforest.

Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge / Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel / Gisakura Guest House.

DAY 8

Nyungwe Forest National Park - Lake Kivu

06h30: Early morning breakfast then transfer to Kibuye en-route to Lake Kivu.

The shoreline of Lake Kivu is engulfed with beautiful white sand resorts. Relax and enjoy your stay in Rwanda prior to the next day’s gorilla trek.

Dinner and overnight at the selected/available lodge or tented camp

DAY 9

Lake Kivu – Volcanoes National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast at the hotel/lodge.  Depart for a cultural walk at Iby’wacu community center en-route to Volcanoes National Park

Dinner and overnight at Mountain gorilla view lodge / Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Muhabura Hotel.

DAY 10

Volcanoes National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast at the hotel/lodge then depart for the ORTPN offices for briefing prior to departing into the forest to start trekking the mountain gorillas. The thrilling trek through the refined foothills of the Virungas provides breath taking nature views.

Dinner and overnight at Mountain gorilla view lodge / Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Muhabura Hotel.

DAY 11

Volcanoes National Park

06h30: Early morning breakfast is served at the hotel/lodge. Depart for the Volcanoes National Park forest to track the rare golden monkeys.

Primates you expect to view during the trek include the vervet monkeys, baboons and a variety of bird species and butterflies.

Dinner and overnight at Mountain gorilla view lodge / Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge / Muhabura Hotel

DAY 12

Volcanoes National Park – Kigali

06h30: Set off for an early morning mountain gorilla tracking adventure at the Volcanoes National Park

Tracking ideally will last anywhere between 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on your tour guide of the day
Depart for your homebound international flight at Kigali International Airport.