The 5 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safari takes you to the famous Volcanoes national park where you will trek the gorillas, during your two night stay at the park. You will have an opportunity of visiting Kigali genocide memorial as well, and as well visit Akagera National Park for game drives experience to watch a number of wildlife
Day 1: Pickup from the airport and transfer to Volcanoes
Up on landing at Kigali airport with a morning flight, you will be pickup at the airport by our company representative, who will brief you shortly before heading for Kigali city tour, by visiting Kigali genocide memorial, and later transfer to Volcanoes national park where you will spend your night for the next day gorilla trekking. Dinner and accommodation at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. Meals: lunch & dinner
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
After an early morning breakfast, meet your guide and transfer to Volcanoes national park, where you will have gorilla trekking briefing on rules and regulation, later drive off to the gorilla trekking starting point, and head off for your trek. You will enjoy the wonderful guided hike to the gorilla trekking point before you meet the gorillas, where an hour will be allocated to you with the gorillas and you’re free to share and informative time, with your ranger guide. You will return after the trek and drive to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon, retire at leisure. Dinner and accommodation at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Akagera
Have an early morning breakfast at your lodge by 8:00 am, meet your guide, share a short introductory briefing and jump into your safari jeep 4 x 4 with a pop up roof, for game viewing and find your way to Akagera national park which is 5 hour’s drive away. You can have an en route stop over for coffee or to use the washroom as you proceed, reach at the gate, register and proceed to the park reception for logistic clearance. You will later proceed to your lodge for lunch and in afternoon you can opt for game drive or relax at the lodge at Akagera Game Lodge. Meals: Lunch & dinner.
Day 4: Game drive and boat cruise
Have your early morning breakfast, you will head straight into the park and start to count your day’s sightings, starting from the southern sector of the park, where you will visit the giraffe loop for game drive, in search for the giraffe, buffaloes, impalas, zebras and more wildlife before we head for lunch at the lodge, relax and wait for afternoon boat cruise at Lake Ihema. The boat cruise rewards you with a great opportunity for watching a number of bird species, crocodiles, hippos, and other wildlife. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Day 5: Full day game drives and return to Kigali
Have an early morning breakfast, meet your guide, share a short briefing of the day programe and jump into your jeep driving north to the Kilala plains, where much wildlife sighting can be done.
On the course of the day’s game drive we shall be looking out for a number of wildlife including elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs, leopards, lions, rhinos and much more the nature can offer, not forgetting a number of bird species, can as well be sighted along. Picnic lunch will be served during the course of the day before we exit the park to find our way out back to Kigali, reaching in the late evening and dropping off at our hotels or airport.
The day safari includes.
- Transportation on a 4 x 4 safari vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as planned
- En route picnic lunch
- 1 gorilla permit per person
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Park entrance fees
- Boat ride on Lake Ihema
- Game drives
- Bottled mineral water
Excluded in the tour
- Personal expenses
- Liquor
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Air fares
- Tips for the guide
- Activities that deviate from the itinerary