10 Days Taste of Gorillas Safari

10 Days taste of gorillas safari tour itinerary

Day 1 Kigali

Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at Chez Lando Hotel or similar

Day 2: Akagera National Park

Kigali City Tour / Afternoon Transfer to Akagera National Park

After breakfast, drive to visit the National museum and the Genocide Memorial. Later, proceed to Akagera National Park. The drive will take you around 3 hours to reach the park. You will do a game drive in the park as you transfer to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge or similar

Day 3: Akagera National Park

In the morning after breakfast, you will go for a game drive in the park in search for wildlife. During the game drive through the Savannah grassland of Akagera national park, you should watch out for animals like the Lions, Leopards, elephants, antelopes and many more. After the game drive, you will have lunch and guided by your guide and then later n the afternoon you will go for a boat ride on Akagera River in search for water loving animals like the hippos, and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge or similar

Day 4: Kigali

After breakfast, drive back to Kigali to arrive in the afternoon for lunch and a visit to the Bomas for an insight into the lives of the Rwanda people. Dinner and overnight at Chez Lando Hotel or similar

Day 5: Nyungwe National Park

Transfer to Nyungwe National Park / Visit Museum and Palace Enroute

After breakfast, drive to Nyungwe National Park through Huye to stop at the King’s Palace for an insight into the History of Rwanda and the Natural History Museum before you proceed to Arrive Nyungwe in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel or similar

Day 6: Nyungwe National Park

Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe / Canopy Walk or Primate walk in Nyungwe Forest

At At 04h00, we shall wake up and have a light breakfast then proceed for chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe. We start with a briefing at the park headquarters by the park officials. After the briefing, it is time to start the memorable experience. After spotting the primates, we shall spend one hour with them to observe and take photos. You will then have lunch and a short siesta. If time and your energy allow, you shall go for a Canopy Walk in Nyungwe Forest park. Those who are afraid of heights can opt to do a primate walk. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel or similar

Day 7: Volcanoes National Park

Transfer From Nyungwe National Park to Volcanoes National Park

This is a long drive with stops on the way. It can take the whole day to Volcanoes National Park. This day starts with an early breakfast and then through Kigali. If the weather is good, then you will use an alternate route that doesn’t take you through Kigali. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar

Day 8: Volcanoes National Park

After early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for briefing by the park official and allocation of the gorilla that we shall be tracking. As your guide registers you, you will be entertained in the Traditional dance of the Banyarwanda people and also tea or coffee is available for you. If you wish to track a closer group, you will have to inform the guide such that he secures you a group that is closer. Once you are allocated the Gorilla family, you will be briefed about the entire tracking and the rules and regulations and then transfer to the starting point. For those who need porters, they will be available and the start of the trail. Walk along the different trails in search for the gorillas with the guidance of the park rangers. Once you meet the gorillas you will be allowed to spend 1 Hour following them and then later return to the starting point where your guides will be waiting for you. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge or similar

Day 9: Ibyiwacu village / Gisenyi City

Golden Monkey Tracking / Visit the Iby’iwacu village / Transfer to Gisenyi

After breakfast, you will go trek golden monkeys in Volcanoes National Park and then later in the afternoon go visit the Iby’iwacu village community for an insight into the cultures of the people of Rwanda. Later in the evening you will drive to transfer to Transfer to Gisenyi Near Lake Kivu. Dinner and overnight at Paradise Malahide or similar

Day 10: Kigali

Lake Kivu Boat ride / Transfer to Kigali – Airport

In the morning right after breakfast, you will go for a boat ride on Lake Kivu and also go visit the hot water springs. Return to the hotel for lunch and then in the afternoon drive to transfer to Kigali to visit the genocide memorial museum and souvenir shops. Transfer to the airport