This 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas Chimps and Wildlife Safari takes you on a safari visit to Akagera National Park, Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe Forest National Park which are the best national parks to visit in Rwanda.
Highlights of 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas Chimps and Wildlife Safari
- Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park and Boat ride at Ihema.
- Day 2: Morning game drive and Transfer to Volcanoes park via Kigali
- Day 3: Gorilla trekking experience
- Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park – canopy walk
- Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking
- Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali and Departure
Detailed itinerary of 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas Chimps and Wildlife Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park and Boat ride at Ihema.
To start your safari, you will be picked up by our guide from your hotel in Kigali and transferred to Akagera National Park which is about 3 hours, to being your Rwanda Safari. En route, you will pass through the country’s remarkable landscapes which will give you magical views of the country’s beauty and also the life style of its people.
Upon arrival in the park early afternoon, you will proceed to check in and have lunch. After lunch, you will go for a boat ride on Lake Ihema which will offer you great views of the surrounding area, hills and swamps. Expect to see hippos, crocodiles and more bird species.
Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge
Day 2: Morning game drive and Transfer to Volcanoes park via Kigali
Wake up early, enjoy breakfast and go for a game drive in search of animals like elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, lions and several antelope species including the recently introduced Rhinos. After the game drive, depart the park and head to Kigali City where you will enjoy lunch, thereafter you will proceed to Volcanoes National Park in Musanze.
Volcanoes National Park is well known for its rare mountain gorillas, its major tourism activity. Upon arrival, check-in your lodge to rest.
Dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Day 3: Gorilla trekking experience
After early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas from the park warden. Along with your trekking gear, enough drinking water and packed lunch, the driver will take you at the starting point, enter into the forest in search for mountain gorillas. The trek may take between 1-8 hours search for the gorillas depending on their movement. However meeting them is so rewarding and you will have a maximum of 1 hour with them as you take time observing them and taking pictures and videos. After spending your time with the fascinating mountain gorillas, return to the base and meet your driver to return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at the lodge as above.
Dinner and overnight at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park – canopy walk
Have an early breakfast at the lodge and after transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park, en-route lunch and the great scenic views of the rolling hills. Nyungwe Forest is a 6-7 hours drive from Volcanoes National Park and is rich with the shy forest dwellers like the wild chimpanzees, red-tailored monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many others.
Upon arrival at the park, connect for a canopy walk, a walking trail suspended between 2 big trees 50 miles in length. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving below you. Before night fall, you will drive to your dinner.
Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top View Hotel
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking
Enjoy early breakfast and go for briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering into rainy forest in search of the active and playful chimpanzees.
Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee trekking normally takes 3 hours. On finding them, spending an hour while taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your lodge to rest.
Dinner and overnight as above.
Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali and Departure
Drive back to Kigali with en-route lunch and visit Butare Museum and genocide sites. Depending on your flight time, you will either be dropped off at your booked hotel or proceed to Kigali Airport for your onward flight.
End of 6 Days Rwanda Gorillas, chimps and Wildlife Safari.
Includes:
- Airport Pick up and drop off
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk fees
- Park entrance and boat cruise fees
- All attractions mentioned in the itinerary
- 4X4 Safari vehicle and fuel
- Full time English speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water while on safari.
Not included:
- Air tickets.
- Visa fees
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage and wait staff gratuity.