After breakfast, we depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in southern Rwanda with a stopover in Huye for lunch. Huye hosts the ethnographic Museum of Rwanda, formerly known as the National Museum of Rwanda. Learn about the culture and history of the Rwanda people and then continue to Nyungwe with en-route lunch.
Arrive later in the evening, check in at your lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Today you take part in chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters where you will have briefing about chimpanzee trekking, what to expect and the right way to behave.
The trek through the forest in search for chimpanzees takes approximately 2 to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of these primates and where they spent their previous night. You will be allowed to spend only one hour in their presence watching them play, feed, groom each other, jump from one tree to another among others. Later trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the Uwinka Centre for a canopy walk as you explore the park and be treated to fascinating views of Nyungwe Forest Canopy and spot several primate species as well as birds. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

After breakfast, head to the park again for colobus monkey trekking. Join other visitors for briefing at the park headquarters and head into the forest. You will spend one hour with the beautiful colobus monkeys, later depart for Volcanoes National Park in Northern Rwanda. Along the way you will be treated to sights of Lake Kivu and winding roads.
Arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:
Bisate Lodge
Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

viewDay by DayRatesInclusionsGetting ThereOffered By
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
You'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1
Arrival in Kigali at Kigali International Airport
On arrival at Kigali International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by our representative, he will help you with your luggage and be driven to your hotel in Kigali City. Spend the evening recovering from the jetlag and preparing for the adventure awaiting.

Main Destination:
Kigali
Accommodation:
Kigali Serena Hotel
Luxury hotel located in Kigali




+12
Photos
Meals & Drinks:
Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
Drinks not included

Day 2
Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, we depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in southern Rwanda with a stopover in Huye for lunch. Huye hosts the ethnographic Museum of Rwanda, formerly known as the National Museum of Rwanda. Learn about the culture and history of the Rwanda people and then continue to Nyungwe with en-route lunch.
Arrive later in the evening, check in at your lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit
June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)
High Season
June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)
Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

Chimpanzee
Common


White Rhino
None


Black Rhino
None


Lion
None


Leopard
None


Cheetah
None
Show more
Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences




+3
Photos
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 3
Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
Today you take part in chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters where you will have briefing about chimpanzee trekking, what to expect and the right way to behave.
The trek through the forest in search for chimpanzees takes approximately 2 to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of these primates and where they spent their previous night. You will be allowed to spend only one hour in their presence watching them play, feed, groom each other, jump from one tree to another among others. Later trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the Uwinka Centre for a canopy walk as you explore the park and be treated to fascinating views of Nyungwe Forest Canopy and spot several primate species as well as birds. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 4
Colobus Monkey trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, head to the park again for colobus monkey trekking. Join other visitors for briefing at the park headquarters and head into the forest. You will spend one hour with the beautiful colobus monkeys, later depart for Volcanoes National Park in Northern Rwanda. Along the way you will be treated to sights of Lake Kivu and winding roads.
Arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit
June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)
High Season
June to September (Permits are scarce)
Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

Gorilla
Common


Chimpanzee
None


Elephant
Rare


Buffalo
Rare


White Rhino
None


Black Rhino
None
Show more
Accommodation:
Bisate Lodge
Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)




Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 5
Gorillas in the Mist
Today, we meet the mountain gorillas in the dense jungles of the Virunga Ranges.

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters in Kinigi for briefing about gorilla trekking and what to expect. In groups of 8 people you will be assigned a gorilla family to trek, then head into the forest searching for mountain gorillas.
The trek takes approximately 30 minutes to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. You are allowed to spend one hour with the gorillas, watching them feed, groom each other, play and learn more about their life in the forest.
Later trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch. In the evening you will go for a visit to the Gorilla’s Guardian’s Village for interaction with the local people, be entertained by local dances and drama and interact with the elders.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bisate Lodge
Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

After a delicious breakfast, return to the park for golden monkey trekking. After briefing you will head into the forest looking for these beautiful primates living in the bamboo forests. Spend one hour with these playful primates as they feed and jump from one tree branch to another.
After this incredible primate experience, leave for Akagera National Park with short stopovers along the way for photos and use of washrooms.

Main Destination:
Akagera National Park

Accommodation:
Akagera Rhino Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Today you will explore Rwanda’s only savannah national park – Akagera, located in the north eastern Rwanda on the border with Tanzania.

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to Akagera for a full day game drive. During the morning game drive, lookout for elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks and lions among others. Game drives in Akagera National Park usually take place in the northern sector of the park.
Enjoy lunch at your lodge and later go for an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema, as you calmly sail you will see herds elephants and buffaloes along the shores of the lake, several water birds such as herons and crocodiles and hippos in the waters of the lake. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Akagera National Park

Accommodation:
Akagera Rhino Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP

Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

viewDay by DayRatesInclusionsGetting ThereOffered By
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
You'll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1
Arrival in Kigali at Kigali International Airport
On arrival at Kigali International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by our representative, he will help you with your luggage and be driven to your hotel in Kigali City. Spend the evening recovering from the jetlag and preparing for the adventure awaiting.

Main Destination:
Kigali
Accommodation:
Kigali Serena Hotel
Luxury hotel located in Kigali




+12
Photos
Meals & Drinks:
Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
Drinks not included

Day 2
Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After breakfast, we depart for Nyungwe Forest National Park in southern Rwanda with a stopover in Huye for lunch. Huye hosts the ethnographic Museum of Rwanda, formerly known as the National Museum of Rwanda. Learn about the culture and history of the Rwanda people and then continue to Nyungwe with en-route lunch.
Arrive later in the evening, check in at your lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit
June to September (Dry weather, best chimp trekking)
High Season
June to September (Popular gorilla trekking time in Volcanoes NP)
Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)
Wildlife in Nyungwe NP

Chimpanzee
Common


White Rhino
None


Black Rhino
None


Lion
None


Leopard
None


Cheetah
None
Show more
Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences




+3
Photos
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 3
Rwanda Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
Today you take part in chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters where you will have briefing about chimpanzee trekking, what to expect and the right way to behave.
The trek through the forest in search for chimpanzees takes approximately 2 to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of these primates and where they spent their previous night. You will be allowed to spend only one hour in their presence watching them play, feed, groom each other, jump from one tree to another among others. Later trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the Uwinka Centre for a canopy walk as you explore the park and be treated to fascinating views of Nyungwe Forest Canopy and spot several primate species as well as birds. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Nyungwe National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House
Luxury+ lodge bordering Nyungwe NP (Chimps) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 4
Colobus Monkey trekking and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After breakfast, head to the park again for colobus monkey trekking. Join other visitors for briefing at the park headquarters and head into the forest. You will spend one hour with the beautiful colobus monkeys, later depart for Volcanoes National Park in Northern Rwanda. Along the way you will be treated to sights of Lake Kivu and winding roads.
Arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit
June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)
High Season
June to September (Permits are scarce)
Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

Gorilla
Common


Chimpanzee
None


Elephant
Rare


Buffalo
Rare


White Rhino
None


Black Rhino
None
Show more
Accommodation:
Bisate Lodge
Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)




Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 5
Gorillas in the Mist
Today, we meet the mountain gorillas in the dense jungles of the Virunga Ranges.

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters in Kinigi for briefing about gorilla trekking and what to expect. In groups of 8 people you will be assigned a gorilla family to trek, then head into the forest searching for mountain gorillas.
The trek takes approximately 30 minutes to 4 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night. You are allowed to spend one hour with the gorillas, watching them feed, groom each other, play and learn more about their life in the forest.
Later trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge for lunch. In the evening you will go for a visit to the Gorilla’s Guardian’s Village for interaction with the local people, be entertained by local dances and drama and interact with the elders.

Main Destination:
Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bisate Lodge
Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 6
Golden Monkey trekking and Transfer to Akagera National Park
After a delicious breakfast, return to the park for golden monkey trekking. After briefing you will head into the forest looking for these beautiful primates living in the bamboo forests. Spend one hour with these playful primates as they feed and jump from one tree branch to another.
After this incredible primate experience, leave for Akagera National Park with short stopovers along the way for photos and use of washrooms.

Main Destination:
Akagera National Park
Best Time To Visit
June to September and mid-December to mid-February (It is drier and wildlife is easier to spot)
High Season
June to September (The park is busiest at weekends)
Best Weather
June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)
Wildlife in Akagera NP

Giraffe
Common


Buffalo
Abundant


Zebra
Abundant


Hippo
Abundant


White Rhino
Occasional


Lion
Occasional
Show more
Accommodation:
Akagera Rhino Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP




+4
Photos
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 7
Explore Akagera National Park
Today you will explore Rwanda’s only savannah national park – Akagera, located in the north eastern Rwanda on the border with Tanzania.

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to Akagera for a full day game drive. During the morning game drive, lookout for elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks and lions among others. Game drives in Akagera National Park usually take place in the northern sector of the park.
Enjoy lunch at your lodge and later go for an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema, as you calmly sail you will see herds elephants and buffaloes along the shores of the lake, several water birds such as herons and crocodiles and hippos in the waters of the lake. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Akagera National Park
Accommodation:
Akagera Rhino Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Akagera NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinks not included

Day 8
Departure
Today is the last day on your 8 Days Rwanda Wildlife Safari. After breakfast you will transfer to Kigali City where you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.

Main Destination:
Kigali International Airport (Kigali)

Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinks not included