Bespoke Rwanda safaris taking 7 Days Rwanda wildlife & gorilla tours that will take you to the most visited areas in Rwanda like the Kigali genocide memorials, Iby’wacu cultural site for the Rwanda cultural dances arts, chimpanzee trekking experience with Nature Adventure Africa Safaris an indigenous safari Eco Company.
Day1: Kigali – Akagera National Park (Sun Set Boat Cruise)
After breakfast, the driver guide will pick you from your hotel of residence, in the morning and embark on a 2-3 hour drive to Akagera National Park near the border with Tanzania. There are beautiful sceneries you shall be exposed to along the way, we shall then check-in at Akagera Game Lodge or Ruzizi Tented Lodge and have a rest. After Lunch in the Afternoon, you will go for one of Africa’s most wonderful sun set boat cruise for photographic game viewing in Akagera national park looking for various wildlife species like elephants, Kobs, warthogs, water and bush bucks, giraffes, buffaloes among others at the shores of the Lake Ihema. While on this cruise also expect to spot variety of birds. Return for diner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge/Ruzizi Tented Lodge, meal plan: H/B
Day2: Dawn Game drive & Boat Ride
After early cup of coffee proceed to a dawn game drive to catch up with early raisers and predators returning to their hideouts. The game drive will reward you with chances to see a variety elephants, buffaloes, lions, Masaai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bush buck among others. Return to the Lodge for Breakfast and relax to lunch time. Then after go for a Boat ride on Lake Ihema, here you will see hippos, huge Nile crocodiles and a rich bird life of about 525 bird species. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Akagera National Park – Nyungwe Forest National Park
Have breakfast and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer to Nyungwe forest through scenic terraced hills to Nyungwe forest national park, home to the endangered chimpanzees and other primates like Red tailed monkey, White and black Colobus, Vervet monkeys in Africa. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Forest Lodge/Nyungwe Top Hill Hotel/Gisakura Guest House. Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Chimpanzee Trekking & Canopy Walk
After breakfast, and then go for the Chimpanzee trekking into the rain tropical forest and then back to the lodge for lunch, relax and then spend the evening taking the Canopy walk viewing more primates, birds, insects and canopies at the closer view in the jungle. Dinner and overnight as above, Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, you embark the safari vehicle and drive to Volcanoes with en-route stopovers for lunch, reaching Volcanoes National Park in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel/Lapalme Hotel/Hotel Muhabura. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking – Iby’wacu Cultural Village
After early breakfast, we shall head for a briefing about gorilla trekking in Rwanda at the Kinigi Station, then head straight to the slopes of the Forest. Gorilla trekking is no-longer quite strenuous, we send an advance team so you can move direct to the spot where the advance team has located the gorillas. Maximum permitted time with the gorillas is 01 hour, return to the lodge for lunch. Evening visit to the Iby’wacu cultural village experiencing the Rwanda culture from once the gorilla hunters and now Eco – warriors. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Volcanoes National Park -Transfer Kigali City Tour – Departure
Have the morning breakfast and after drive back to Kigali with lunch en-route and later visiting some cultural and genocide sites and in evening visit some craft shop villages like Caplaki craft village in Kigali, and after in the evening the guide will drop you to the airport for your return flight!
The parking list for safari include the healthy documents, valid passport and visa, walking shoes, rain gears, sun screen, insect repellent, hut, Yellow Fever Vaccination Card among others.
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Park entrances
Car entry
Sun set boat cruise
Game drives
Boat rides at Lake Ihema
Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
Chimpanzee permits
Canopy walks
Gorilla permits
Iby’wacu cultural village performances
Full day English speaking guide fees
Visit to genocide memorials
Excludes:
The air fares, Visa, porter fees while trekking the gorillas, laundry, expensive drinks, and other activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially volcanoes. When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a waterproof jacket in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras, binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.