ABOUT 8-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari Tour - Rwanda
This tour is among the best safari tour packages that you can make in Rwanda and will help you to enjoy the country from the north, south, east, and west parts of the country. You will visit the 3 main national parks in the country such as Volcanoes National Park, Nyungwe National Park, and Akagera National Park which is the one and only savannah park that is in Rwanda.
- Duration: 8 Days
- Route: Gorilla Trek
- Starts at: USD 5148
Highlights for 8-Day Rwanda Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari Tour - Rwanda
Day 1: Pick Up, Kigali City Tour and Transfer to the Hotel
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 3: Chimpanzees Trekking and Canopy Walk
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Day 6: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 7: Full-Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park
Day 8: Transfer Back to Kigali
Day 1: Pick Up, Kigali City Tour and Transfer to the Hotel
>> Depending on your landing time at the Airport, our English/French speaking staff/Driver guide will come to pick you up from the airport. They will drive you on the Kigali City tour where you will get a chance to explore and visit different sites of the city such as the Kigali genocide Memorial, the biggest local market in Kigali called Kimironko, Nyamirambo where Kigali as a capital started, and many more interesting sites for travelers. After that, the Lion Safaris driver-guide will choose the best restaurant in the city to have lunch. After enjoying lunch, you'll be driven to your booked hotel and check in for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:Kigali Serena Hotel > Luxury hotel located in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
>> In the morning, after having your breakfast from the hotel in Kigali, a Lion Safaris driver-guide will drive you will come to pick you up from your hotel. You'll be heading to Nyungwe National Park which is located in southwest Rwanda and stop on the way to visit the royal palace museum in the southern province. This will allow you to get a history of traditional ways of living among Rwandans and their past way of leadership of kingship with an en-route lunch. You'll continue your road up to Nyungwe National Park where you will spend the evening and have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Chimpanzees Trekking and Canopy Walk
>> After an early breakfast, you will go for a chimpanzee trekking. Nyungwe is a vast, mountain rain tropical forest over 1000 sq km in size. It is home to 13 species of primates, over 275 species of birds, and 100 varieties of orchids. After trekking, your driver-guide will bring you back to the lodge for lunch. Afterward, you'll enjoy a drive to the canopy walk away which is the highest bridge from the park on which tourists walk and enjoy the whole view of the park. Later, you'll be driven back to your booked lodge for dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
>> In the morning, after your breakfast, you will check out then the Lion Safaris driver-guide will come to pick you up and drive you to the northwest of Rwanda where the park is located. You will be enjoying the beautiful rolling hills of Volcanoes National Park. On arrival at the park, you will check in your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
>> You will wake up in the morning get your early breakfast and head to the park headquarters to be briefed about how to behave while you are visiting then proceed to track the gorillas. After the remarkable adventure with the gorillas, you will have lunch and later visit the twin lakes Bulera and Ruhondo. Later, the driver-guide will bring you back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Transfer to Akagera National Park
>> Early morning, you will wake up and then get your breakfast, at 8:00 am. The driver-guide will come to pick you up and drive you to Akagera National Park. On arrival at the lodge, you will check in and have lunch. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a boat trip at Lake Ihema to see water birds, crocodiles, and hippos. Then, you will be dropped back to your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7: Full-Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park
>> You will wake up, have your breakfast from your lodge, and the driver guide will come to take you for a full-day game drive. In the evening, you will come back to the lodge then you get ready night game drive where you will get a chance to spot nocturnal animals such as leopards, hyenas, jackals, and many more night animals. After enjoying that night game drive, you will be driven back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 8: Transfer Back to Kigali
>> In the morning after breakfast, you will check out then the Lion Safaris driver-guide will come to pick you up. You will begin your journey back to Kigali. He will drop you off at your hotel/home or to the airport to catch your flight back home
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)
Inclusions
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
- Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)