Enjoy the bespoke luxury Rwanda safari taking 07 Day Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge & Magash Camp Safari takes you to the Volcanoes and Akagera National Parks for wildlife and boat ride, gorilla experience and Iby’Iwacu cultural site for the Rwanda cultural dances arts experiences with Nature Adventure Africa Safaris an indigenous safari Eco Company in East & Central Africa.
This premium trip is customized with exclusive stay at Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge and Magash Exclusive Camp!
Day1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet and greet and transfer to Heaven Retreat – Kigali.
Day2: Kigali – Akagera National Park, stay at Magashi Camp
Day3: Game Drive Safari & Boat Ride, stay at Magashi Camp
Day4: Akagera – Volcanoes National Park, stay at Singita Kwitonda Lodge
Day5: Gorilla Trekking Experience, stay at Singita Kwitonda Lodge
Day6: Golden Monkey Tracking – Return to Kigali, stay at Heaven Retreat
Day7: Kigali City Tour & Departure. End of services
Day1: Arrival Kigali
Upon arrival at the Kigali International Airport, meet and greet with our team and after transfer to the Heaven Retreat. Have dinner and overnight stay at this lavish boutique in the center of the city. Meal plan: Dinner & Breakfast.
Day2: Kigali – Akagera National Park (Sun Set Boat Cruise)
After breakfast, and embark the safari jeep and transfer to Akagera National Park. There are beautiful sceneries you shall be exposed to along the way, we shall then check-in at Magash Exclusive Camp 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 Magash Exclusive Camp. Meal plan: F/B
Magash Eco Camp
Day3: Full Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park
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 elephant, buffaloes, lions, Maasai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bush buck among others. Today we shall go with our packed lunch from the lodge as we shall be going in the other sector of the park and we shall return in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the Magash Exclusive Camp as above, Meal plan: F/B
Magash Eco Camp
Optional: For travelers’ wishing to take one way flying charter to Akagera National Park, it is possible and we can to arrange this service with the Akagera Aviation charter and let us know in advance to organize it on time.
Day4: Akagera – Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, meet with our guide and visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial and experience the genocide massacre that occurred in Rwanda. After embark the safari jeep and transfer to Singita in Volcanoes National Park and at 13:00 PM check in with the Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge for lunch. Dinner and overnight at Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge
Day5: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Iby’Iwacu 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’Iwacu cultural village experiencing the Rwanda culture from once the gorilla hunters and now Eco – warriors. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight at Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Golden Monkey Tracking – Kigali
Have breakfast and after again return to the park offices and get briefing about the golden monkey and then enter into the jungle and trek the primates. Lunch after with our guide take leisurely drive back to Kigali and take evening relaxing at Heaven Retreat for dinner and overnight stay. Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Kigali City Tour & Departure
Have breakfast, after take Kigali city tour visiting to Kigali genocide memorial and other great historical places in the city. Lunch after drive to the Kigali International Airport for your return flight back home. End of services!
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:
02 nights stay at Heaven Retreat – Kigali
Ground transportation
02 nights stay at Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge
Rwanda Gorilla permits
Park entrances
Car entry
Game drives
Ranger allowances
Sunset Boat ride along Lake Ihema
02 nights stay at Magash Exclusive Camp
Full day English speaking guide fees
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.