15 Days Best of Rwanda With Gorilla Safari

Overview of the 15 Days Best of Rwanda With Gorilla Safari

Rwanda; known as the land of a "Thousand Hills", Rwanda’s stunning scenery and warm, friendly people offer unique experiences in one of the most remarkable countries in the world.
It is blessed with extraordinary biodiversity, with incredible wildlife living throughout its volcanoes, montane rainforest and sweeping plains.
Travellers come from far and wide to catch a glimpse of the magnificent gorillas, yet there is so much more to see and experience.

What's included?

Parks fees [ Volcanoes $75 and Akagera $100 per person

museum fee

Boat Cruise

Transportation 4x4 jeep

Accommodation 3-4 start hotel

Meals and soft drinks

Wi-Fi internet

Bottled water

Professional driver guide

Pick-up and drop-off

Exclusions

Alcoholic drinks

Anything not explicitly mentioned.

What do I need to bring?

Lightweight and breathable clothing

Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen

Layered clothing

Comfortable and sturdy footwear

Binoculars and camera

Insect repellent

Cancellation policy:

Bookings are non-refundable. All sales are final.

Day 1: Kigali city Tour

Your full day Kigali city tour covers some of the most historically and culturally significant sites in the Rwandan capital. The exact order of your tour will depend upon your start time, but your tour will include the following activities:
The visit to the National History Museum, Kigali Genocide Memorial, Campaign against Genocide Museum, Craft Market, Food Market, Milles Collines Hotel.

Day 2: Kigali-Nyungwe Forest National

Have breakfast from your Hotel or residence, after transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park. En route visit the old King’s Palace in Nyanza. Lunch en-route, proceed to the Park. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking-Canopy walk

Early morning breakfast, and after proceed to the park for Chimpanzee Tracking. You will enter into the forest early but you will be able to see primate species such as Columbus monkeys, forest birds and later, you will be able to see the chimpanzees in their natural environment.

Return for Lunch and then go for canopy walk in the forest. You will view most of the attractions up the canopies, like birds. Dinner and Overnight at your lodge.

Day 4: Nature walk for your Choice

Have breakfast, after with your packed lunch for a full day forest guided walk with in Nyungwe Forest National Park. On this long walk, you will encounter different attractions in the forest. Have your picnic lunch in the forest.

On this walk expect to see a lot of bird species and also primates like monkeys. Return back to your camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Transfer to Kibuye for Kivu-boat cruise and hiking adventure

After breakfast, head to Kibuye with Lunch en-route and after take a boat trip either Napoleon’s (it’s shaped like his hat) Island or Amahoro (Peace) Island, and monkey islands,. Return for dinner and overnight at Kibuye.

Day 6: Transfer-Gisenyi Town

After breakfast, transfer to Gisenyi town on the Northern shores of Lake Kivu, go and visit the fishing villages around the town, the solid field lava from Nyiragongo Mountain that erupted in 2002 and also the hot springs/ night fishing activities.

Dinner and Overnight at your lodge/Hotel

Day 7: Walking in Gisenyi – Transfer to Ruhengeri

After breakfast in the morning, there is a sightseeing of Gisenyi town by walking, visit borders between Congo and Rwanda and meet locals pupils. Return for a fascinating lunch. After lunch, transfer to Ruhengeri town. You will pass through magnificent views of the beautiful, hilly countryside which forms Rwanda’s name “a thousand hills”. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Day 8: Gorilla trekking

Have early morning breakfast, and transfer to volcanoes national park headquarters. Meet your ranger guides for briefing on how to behave while in the forest searching for the Gorillas and also will let you know more about their behaviors’ and ways of life before you set off.

After the briefing you will enter into the forest and search for these endangered rare mountain Gorilla species. This is a once a life adventure and an opportunity one should never miss in life. After 1 hour spent with the mountain gorillas, return to the camp for relaxation. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Golden monkey tracking & culture village

Today have breakfast, and after experience Golden Monkey tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. These Golden Monkeys are the most endangered primates with in the forest.

They are nice to look at jumping around the tree tops. Enjoy their presence and then descend back,

Afternoon there is Iby’iwacu culture village from there you will learn more about Rwandan culture. Then Return to the hotel for dinner and Overnight.

Day 10: Visit Dian fossey grave or Mount Bisoke hiking

For those with a medium or low physical condition in the morning after breakfast, hike up the Dian fossey grave, she was an American who loved gorillas and fought a lot against extinct. She was Killed inside her cabin at Mt karisoke. She was buried near her favorite gorilla digit. After return to your lodge for Dinner and overnight.

The ones with strong physical conditional ,Early in the morning, you will gather at the park headquarters where you will meet your hiking guides. After a short briefing from them, you will then start on your hike on Mountain Bisoke.

The hike to the top might take 3 or 4 hours depending on the strength and fitness of the hikers. Upon reaching the top, you will then descend back and transfer to your lodge for relaxation. Return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight. Meal plan:

Day 11: Volcanoes National Park - Akagera National Park

Have a morning relax and depart for Akagera En-route lunch in kigali city then transfer to the park in afternoon reach there in evening and head to the hotel for relax and stay.

Day 12: Game drive and boat ride on Lake Ihema

Early morning breakfast, and after take game drive in the park. Here you may spot variety of animals like Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, hyenas among others. Afternoon boat ride on Lake Ihema to encounter large herds of hippos, crocodiles and a lot of bird species along the lake shores/banks.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 13: Full Akagera game drive-Kigali City

Have a relax morning breakfast, 9 am take game drive in the park from southern to the northern party. Here you may spot variety of animals like Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, hyenas among others. Depart for Kigali for dinner and overnight at your lodge in Kigali.

Day 14: Morning refreshment and Gift Shopping

Take your time and relax at the hotel, after your lunch have an opportunity to the shoppings for souvenirs Rwandan hund’s clefts or other made in Rwanda Items, and transfer back to the hotel for evening stay.

Day 15: Airport drop off

This is the last day of 15 days Rwanda safari Client can suggest him what to do according to his need, then there a drop off to the airport .

End of 15 Days Best of Rwanda tour

We pick you up anywhere within Kigali City. Please, provide a pickup point.