Best Rwanda Safari Tour, 10 days 8 nights Tour Code ASR05
Where: Parc National des Volcans, Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, Lake Kivu, Butare, Kigali. This safari gives you the opportunity to discover the best natural and cultural sites of Rwanda.
What to do: mountains gorilla tracking, primate trekking, cultural and historical visit
When? Rwanda has a moderate temperature all over the year and the dry seasons are between January and March and June to September.
Who can join: anybody who likes trekking in rain tropical forests. Gorilla tracking is probably the most demanding activity, as it is a long hiking along the hills of the park.
Day 1 – Arrival Entebbe / Kigali
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda you will be met by our representative for the transfer to the hotel in Kampala for dinner and overnight. Alternatively, arrival at Kigali International Airport and transfer to the hotel in Kigali, Serena Kigali (C) or Chez Lando – Hotel Gorillas (B). BB
Day 2 – Ruhengeri
After breakfast, leave Entebbe/Kigali to reach Ruhengeri at the gate of Parc National des Volcans. The journey is full of beautiful sceneries, through the cultivated terraced hills of Kigezi and Rwanda. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Nest Camp (C) or Kinigi Guest House (B). FB
Day 3 - Mountains Gorilla tracking
Early morning you enter the gorilla sanctuary of Volcanoes National Park, the rain tropical forest covering the hills surrounding Virunga Volcanoes. The trekking is a demanding but rewarding experience. Ensure you bring with you enough water and the packed lunch. The time spent in the forest depends on the movements of the primates in their natural environment. After the activity you return at leisure to Gorilla Nest Camp (C) or Kinigi Guest House (B) in Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight. FB
Day 4 - The beach of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi
After breakfast, leave Ruhengeri and proceed to Gisenyi, a pretty town located on the shores of beautiful Lake Kivu, the main water body of Rwanda. Relax on the beach in full board at Serena Kivu Hotel (C) or Palm Beach Hotel – Stipp Hotel (B). FB
Day 5 – Along lake Kivu to Nyungwe Forest
After breakfast, transfer to Nyungwe National Park. The road is panoramic along the Lake. Lunch in Kibuye. Arrive in Nyungwe National Park in time for dinner and overnight at ORTPN Guest House or similar. Optional: leave Gisenyi on boat to reach Kibuye for lunch, enjoy the navigation. FB
Day 6 - The primates of Nyungwe National Park
After an early breakfast, you enter Nyungwe forest for the trekking in search for the numerous troops of Angolan Colobus monkeys and/or tracking the chimpanzees. Nyungwe is a vast, uncontaminated mountain rain tropical forest over 1000 sq km in size and you will be amazed by such an intense, green mountain vegetation. It is home to 13 species of primates, over 275 species of birds, 100 varieties of orchids. Ensure you carry with you packed lunch and water. Return to ORTPN Guest House or similar for dinner and overnight. FB
Day 7 - Kigali and the culture of Rwanda
After breakfast you will drive to Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. Stopover in Gikongoro for a tour of the Genocide Memorial of Murambi. Lunch in Butare, where it is possible to find the best Rwandan, original handicraft, which you cannot find in other countries of Africa. Butare hosts the biggest university and the national cultural museum, worthy to visit. Stop over in Nyanza for a tour of the royal palace of the traditional king of Rwanda, the Mwami. Arrival in Kigali for dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel (C) or Hotel Gorillas – Chez Lando (B). FB
Day 8 - Akagera National Park
After breakfast, depart for Akagera National Park located along the Tanzanian border of Rwanda. After lunch at the Lodge, go for game drive in the park and take the boat trip on the Lake Ihema to see the large number of hippo, the huge Nile crocodile and birds. The park is famous for its herds of game animals including Burchell's Zebra, lions, elephants, topi, giraffes, impalas and over 425 species of birds including the shoe billed stock, African jacana, sacred ibis goliath heron. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge (C) or ORPTN Camping Site (B) with view on the Lake Ihema. FB
Day 9 - Akagera National Park
Early morning game drive along the trials of Akagera Northwards while exit the park. In the afternoon return to Uganda for dinner and overnight in Mbarara, Agip Motel. In alternative, drive back to Kigali for dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel or similar (C) or Hotel Gorillas – Chez Lando (B). FB
Day 10
Reserved for departure flights from Entebbe International Airport or Kigali International Airport. BB
ENQUIRE ON THE TARIFFS
Choose between Classic or Budget tariff.
The tariff includes:
- Accommodation in hotels or lodge, in double room, full board treatment, included one soft drink for the meals
- All the transfer in private means 4x4 Land Cruiser or minibus
-English speaking Driver/Guide
- Entrance fees, taxes and “gorilla permit”
The tariff does not include:
- Air ticket.
- Tourist insurance
- Entrance visas: 50 USD for Uganda directly from Entebbe Int. Airport; 85 USD for Rwanda directly at the border
- Extra drinks and tips.
- Everything not directly mentioned in the programme itinerary.