8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour
Our 8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour combines wildlife game drives in Akagera National Park and gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
You will take on more tourist activities in Volcanoes National Park including the Dian Fossey hike where Dian spent some twenty years studying the Mountain Gorillas.
Day 1: Arrival – Kigali International Airport.
On arrival you will be picked from the airport by a Gorilla Adventure Tours safari guide who will brief you on the 8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour and then transfer you to a hotel already booked for you in Kigali.
Accommodation: Mille Collines Hotel on Bed and Breakfast.
Day 2: Kigali – Akagera National Park
After an early morning Breakfast at 8:00am leave for Akagera National Park which is roughly 3 hours’ drive away. You will reach the park and check-in at your Akagera Game Lodge , later lunch followed by an afternoon game drive, your driver Guide will help you for Game drive at 2:00pm and boat ride at 3:00pm as it is the varied terrain shelters wildlife species as well as species restricted to the papyrus swamps such as the Sitatunga and the sought-after Shoebill Stork. Notable plains game includes elephant, buffalo, topi, zebra, waterbuck, roan antelope and eland. Other antelope are duiker, oribi, bohor reedbuck, klipspringer, bushbuck and impala. Arriving and as you check in take a mini game safari for wildlife viewing and photograph.
Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge on Full board.
Day 2: Full day Game drive.
Have breakfast and then go for a full day game drive where you may spot various wild animals. Especially for those early raisers such as big five animals, Lion, Buffalos, Rhino, Elephant and Leopards, Massai Giraffe, Zebra, Topy and many more in the late
evening, you will drive back to for dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge.
Day 4:Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
After breakfast, you will depart for Volcanoes National Park. You will have lunch enroute meals in Kigali and then proceed to the lodge where you will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge on Full board.
Day 5:Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
After breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing, and then you will begin the trekking. The trek can be quite tough that it takes a lot of time approximately 2-5 hours. Dinner and overnight at: – Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Accommodation at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge
Day 6: Dian Fossey Trek
You will have breakfast and then go to visit the grave of Dian Fossey. This is at the former Karisoke Research Center where Dian spent some twenty years studying the Mountain Gorillas, and the trek to the site is quite spectacular, passing through bamboo forest and afro-montane habitats. You may spot other wildlife during the visit. Dinner and overnight at: – Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.then spend a night at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 7: Golden Monkey Trekking and transfer to Lake Kivu
After breakfast you will go for Golden monkey trekking. This takes a few hours; you will return to the lodge relax later transfer to Lake Kivi and spend a night at Paradize Malahide on Full board.
Day 8: Gisenyi City Tour, Boat Cruiser and Departure
After breakfast, you will do the boat Cruiser at Lake Kivu, spent time at this lake and on beach, do the Gisenyi city tour and this includes visit the Hot Springs and drive straight to Kigali (Drive from Gisenyi to Kigali takes 4 Hours). several stop-overs will be done to admire the scenery and latter reaching in Kigali to catch your flight back Home.
The Cost per Person Sharing a double room is $4,380
The Cost per person sharing one triple / Family room is: $970
End of the 8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour.
Thank you for choosing Njia African Adventures.
The 8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour includes;
- Airport transfers.
- One Gorilla Permit per Adult
- One Golden Monkey per adult
- Entrance fees for only adults and Children will enter on free of charge.
- Boat ride fees at lake Ihema per person
- Transportation 4×4 Safari Car 5-Seater extended with roof top-up + Professional Guide +Fuel.
- Dian Fossey Fees per adult is $75 and Per Child is$45
- Accommodation and meals while on safari as per the itinerary.
- Services of English-speaking tour guide.
- Drinking Water on safari.
- Park entrance fees.
- Boat ride on Lake Kivu.
- One Gorilla permit trekking Parc Volcanoes.
- Golden monkey trek.
- Dian Fossey trek.
- Ranger fees.
Exclusions in the 8 Days Exploring Wildlife in Rwanda Tour
are; local and international flights, Personal Travel insurance, Visa Fees, drinks, cigarettes, tips, souvenirs and any other items of personal nature.