5 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife | Best Gorilla Safari Tour, Big 5
Overview
The 5 days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife takes 4 nights, and 5 days and involves you exploring two leading tourist destinations in Rwanda (the Land of a Thousand Hills). This is a short Rwanda safari tour and includes a visit to Akagera National Park.
In Akagera National Park, expect to engage in the search for the Big 5 game while on a guided game drive and aquatic life on a boat cruise.
On a game drive, you will encounter not only the big game but also other diverse mammal species including antelopes, warthogs, zebras, giraffes, and hyenas. Still in this savanna park, expect to come across a diversity of birds on your game drive.
A boat cruise will be excellent enjoyed on Lake Ihema where you should expect to see hippos, crocodiles, and aquatic bird species.
Volcanoes National Park will be your next destination on this Rwanda safari. The expected activity or safari experience that awaits you in this park will be mountain gorilla trekking. Volcanoes National Park is a special place for visitors to enjoy up close and personal encounters with the endangered mountain gorillas in the wild, take pictures, etc.
Overall, this captivating 5 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife tour brings you the best combination of big game and mountain gorilla encounters in their natural habitat. Your starting point will be Kigali then you head to Akagera National Park and you will end it with a mountain gorilla trekking adventure in Volcanoes National Park Ruhengeri.
Brief itinerary -5 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife
Day 1: Visit Akagera National Game Park for a big 5-game tour
Day 2: Game drive, boat tour- Akagera National Park
Day 3: Akagera-Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Day 5: Kigali for departure
Detailed Itinerary – 5 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife
Day 1: Visit Akagera National Game Park for big 5-game tour
Meet and greet your driver guide at the pickup point or around the hotel area in Kigali city. After, you will set off for a short Kigali city tour which will run for about 2 hours and you settle for lunch.
After touring Kigali city, drive off to Akagera National Park where you will have a special moment searching for savanna game species. A road trip to Akagera National Park will take about 2 and a half hours. This will be go for your safari using our 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-roof.
Akagera Game Park, a 1122 sq.km protected area hosts a diversity of wildlife. The park’s numerous wild animals to see include warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks, Maasai giraffes, elands, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, birds, and more.
When you get to Akagera National Park, the main thing will be check-in and relaxation at the lodge.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Rusizi Tented Camp
- Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge
- Budget: Karenge Bush Camp/Dereva Hotel
Day 2: Game drive, boat tour- Akagera N/P
Explore Akagera National Park’s diverse animal species on a guided game safari in the morning. Navigate through its savannas in a 4×4 safari vehicle, with a guide, and enjoy the sights of buffaloes, elephants, leopards, antelopes, birds, and more.
The afternoon boat tour begins at 2:00 pm, lasting for 2-3 hours on Lake Ihema. This is one location that is rich in aquatic life, such as hippos, crocodiles, aquatic birds, and more.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Rusizi Tented Camp
- Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge
- Budget: Karenge Bush Camp/Dereva Hotel
Day 3: Akagera-Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Exit Akagera National Park for Volcanoes National Park Rwanda, a journey estimated to take about 6 hours. Volcanoes National Park is where Rwanda gorillas live and 12 habituated gorilla families all exist here including Susa A, Susa B, Umubano, Sabyinyo, Hirwa, Bwenge, Ugenda, Agashya, Amahoro, and more.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate/Five Volcanoes Hotel
- Midrange: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/La Palme
- Budget: Muhabura Hotel/Kinigi Guesthouse
Day 4: Gorilla trekking
Breakfast served to you in the morning, after, assemble at the Kinigi offices for a briefing about Rwanda gorilla trekking rules. Report to briefing point with valid gorilla permits for verification and the park official will allocate a park guide to lead you on 2-6 hours.
Your gorilla trek includes a special one hour of getting up close and personal with the mountain gorilla group and exploring more about the daily behaviors of these large apes. In the afternoon, you have two options; visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village for a cultural tour or relax at the lodge.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate/Five Volcanoes Hotel
- Midrange: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/La Palme
- Budget: Muhabura Hotel/Kinigi Guesthouse
Day 5: Kigali for Departure
A hefty breakfast in the morning, after transfer back to Kigali. Stay at the hotel awaiting connecting to the next destination or drop off at Kigali International Airport (KGL) for departure.
End of safari
5 Days Rwanda Gorilla & Wildlife Tour Includes
- Valid gorilla permit- Rwanda
- Park entrance fees
- Cultural walk
- Travel in a 4×4 car, with an English-speaking guide
- Accommodation 4 nights
5 Days Rwanda Gorillas & Wildlife Tour Package Excludes
- Visas
- Laundry
- Telephone
- Cigarettes
- Tipping