7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour

7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour

Overview 

The 7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour includes visiting chimpanzees, mountain gorillas and the big five game in the wild. You will visit Akagera National Park, a savanna park in Rwanda where all the big 5 game live, Nyungwe Forest National Park home to 13 primate species including 500 chimpanzees, Volcanoes National Park for a guided gorilla trekking tour.

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Akagera for big game tour

Day 2: Game drive & Kigali

Day 3: Kigali to Nyungwe Forest

Day 4: Nyungwe Forest NP chimps & canopy walking

Day 5: Nyungwe to Volcanoes NP

Day 6: Volcanoes Park gorillas & cultural visit

Day 7: Kigali

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Akagera for big game tour

Leave your hotel for Akagera National Park Rwanda’s only savanna park where the big 5 game are found. You will start your journey early, taking 2 and half hours’ drive and you will arrive early, enjoy a game drive as you connect to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will be picked up at the lodge and transferred to where a boat cruise tour begins. A boat cruise takes 2 to 3 hours, and you will come across the swimming hippos, crocodiles and aquatic birds.

Where to stay

  1. Budget: Dereva Hotel
  2. Midrange: Akagera Game Lodge
  3. Luxury: Magashi Tented Camp/Rusizi Camp

Day 2: Game drive & Kigali

Following breakfast, set off for a game drive 2-3 hours. Akagera National Park -ANP Rwanda is 1122sq.km and supports a variety of animal species in its diverse habitat. On a game drive, expect animal sightings such elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, leopards, lions, antelopes, zebras, giraffes and birds. Delicious lunch will be provided early and followed by check out, then you return to Kigali for relaxation at Kigali Serena Hotel/Five to Five Hotel.

Day 3: Kigali to Nyungwe Forest

Wake up early, enjoy delicious breakfast and you will be transferred to Nyungwe Forest National Park. The 6-7 hours’ drive to Nyungwe Forest NP include a stopover visit at Huye/Butare to tour the Nyanza King’s palace, and other sites, followed by lunch. Next, check in at the lodge in Nyungwe Forest NP, Southern Province of Rwanda.

Where to stay

  1. Budget: Gisakura Guesthouse
  2. Midrange: Nyungwe Top View Hotel
  3. Luxury: Nyungwe Forest Lodge/One & Only Nyungwe House

Day 4: Nyungwe Forest NP chimps & canopy walking

Nyungwe Forest chimps trekking begins early after breakfast and briefing at Uwinka reception. A chimpanzee trek takes 2-4 hours and this is inclusive of 1 hour of a close encounter, exploring more about the daily behaviors of chimpanzees. Return and the afternoon will include lunch, and canopy walking for 2 hours. Nyungwe Forest canopy walking comes with incredible sightings of primates, birds and flora.

Where to stay

  1. Budget: Gisakura Guesthouse
  2. Midrange: Nyungwe Top View Hotel
  3. Luxury: Nyungwe Forest Lodge/One & Only Nyungwe House

Day 5: Nyungwe to Volcanoes National Park

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park located in Ruhengeri. Ruhengeri lies in the Northern Province of Rwanda and connecting to Volcanoes Park from Nyungwe also allows you to view the scenic Lake Kivu.

Where to stay

  1. Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
  2. Midrange: La Palme/Le Bambou
  3. Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate/Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Day 6: Volcanoes Park gorillas & cultural visit

Breakfast early, after, transfer to Volcanoes N/Park offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking rules and regulations. You will be assigned a gorilla family, and this park has 12 habituated gorilla groups to explore. Trekking to see gorilla takes from 2 to 6 hours and this includes one hour of a close encounter and photography. A cultural visit will follow in the evening, and you will be interacting with Rwandese/the former poachers.

Where to stay

  1. Budget: Kinigi Guesthouse
  2. Midrange: La Palme/Le Bambou
  3. Luxury: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Bisate/Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

Day 7: Kigali & end of 7 days Rwanda safari tour

A hot cup of tea, after, check out and return to explore Kigali city, Africa’s cleanest and safest city. Visit Kirimonko local market, Kigali genocide site in Gisozi, and craft centers then settle for delicious meal. After lunch, the driver guide will transfer you to the airport or at a hotel for evening relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.

End Rwanda Safari Tour

7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour Inclusions

  1. Park entrance fees
  2. Safari activities except the optional ones
  3. Bottled water
  4. Driver guide/guide services

7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour Exclusions

  • Visas
  • Passports
  • Cigars
  • Travel insurance
  • Optional tour activities
  • Tips
  • Shopping