8 Days 7 Nights Rwanda Safari
per person
This 8-day Rwanda Safari is an excellent opportunity to visit Rwanda’s most spectacular national parks. The 8-day Rwanda safari is an all-inclusive tour package appropriate for a variety of guests, including families on vacation.
The 8-day Rwanda Safari is designed for guests on a long Rwanda holiday safari who are interested in wildlife, mountain gorilla trekking, bird viewing, cultural encounters, and primate safari experiences like as chimp trekking and golden monkeys. The 8-day Rwanda safari vacation is available all year round for both luxury Rwanda safaris and affordable Rwanda tours. This Rwanda safari takes you to Akagera National Park in northeastern Rwanda for game drives and wildlife exploration, Volcanoes National Park for golden monkey tracking and mountain gorilla trekking, Nyungwe Forest National Park for canopy walks and chimpanzee trekking, and other popular tourist destinations. The expedition will begin and end in Kigali.
Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
- Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
- Day 3: Morning game drive and go to Volcanoes National Park
- Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
- Day 5: Golden Monkey Trekking at Volcanoes National Park
- Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk at Nyungwe Forest National Park.
- Day 7: Drive back to Kigali City
- Day Eight: Kigali City Tour
Full Travel Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Our driving guide will greet you warmly at Kigali International Airport and then inform you on your 8-day Rwanda safari itinerary. After, he will drive you to your accommodation in Kigali.
Kigali Serena Hotel (luxury) and Elegance Motel (budget).
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Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Start your day with a nice cup of Rwanda tea or coffee, then meet your driver guide for a road excursion to Akagera National Park in Rwanda's eastern district. Arrive early enough and enjoy your lunch.
In the afternoon, you will have an exhilarating boat tour down the gorgeous Lake Ihema, where you will see hippos, crocodiles, and water birds, as well as elephants and buffaloes roaming along the lake beaches.
Akagera National Park offers three lodge options: Dereva Hotel (Budget), Akagera Game Lodge (Midrange), and Ruzizi Tented Lodge/Magashi Luxury Tented Camp.
Travel duration: 2-3 hours.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
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Day 3: Morning game drive and go to Volcanoes National Park
After a sumptuous breakfast, you will embark on a game drive across the northern part of Akagera National Park.
It will take about 2 to 3 hours but will reward you with breathtaking views of various savanna residents like as elephants, leopards, lions, buffaloes, rhinos, antelopes, giraffes, and birds, to name a few. Later, you'll return for lunch before driving to Volcanoes National Park in northwest Rwanda. Accommodation options in Volcanoes National Park include the luxury Virunga Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, the budget-friendly Kinigi Guesthouse, and the mid-range Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge.
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Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You are expected to wake up early enough to prepare, drink your tea or coffee, and arrive at Kinigi Park Headquarters at 7:00 a.m. with your packed lunch and water for the briefing. You will be instructed by a park ranger or official and assigned to a gorilla family to hike.
You will begin your trip at 8:00 a.m., which might last anywhere from 2 to 6 hours depending on the nature of the habitat, where these creatures reside, and the nature of the ecosystem. Once you're allocated a group, you have one hour to make your fantasy a reality Volcanoes National Park is home to habituated families like Susa, Kwitonda, Ugenda, Bwenge, Hirwa, Karisimbi, Umubano, Amahoro, Agashya, and Sabyinyo. After that, you will return to rest, and in the afternoon/evening, you will visit the Iby'Iwacu cultural center for cultural experiences.
Accommodation options in Volcanoes National Park include the luxury Virunga Lodge/Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, the budget-friendly Kinigi Guesthouse, and the mid-range Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge/Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge.
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Day 5: Golden Monkey Trekking at Volcanoes National Park
Following an early breakfast, you will reconvene at Kinigi for a training on golden monkey trekking guidelines or a hike to Dian Fossey's mausoleum at Karisoke Research Centre.
Later, you will be transported southern to Nyungwe Forest National Park, which is home to approximately 13 different primate species.
Nyungwe National Park offers accommodation alternatives include Nyungwe Forest Lodge (Luxury), Nyungwe Top View Lodge (Moderate), and Gisakura Guesthouse (Basic).
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Day 6: Nyungwe Forest Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Enjoy your breakfast and then meet at Cyangungu or Uwinka for a safety briefing on Chimpanzee Trekking. A chimp journey takes from 2 to 4 hours, and you only have one hour for the amazing encounter. However, it also provides trekkers with breathtaking views of other primates such as colobus monkeys, mangabeys, blue monkeys, and forest birds.
After your chimp exploration, you'll return to the resort for lunch, followed by a canopy walk in the afternoon. On the canopy walk, you can see various primates, birds, and stunning forest cover
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Day 7: Drive back to Kigali City
After breakfast, take a woodland stroll to observe birds and primates. Nyungwe Forest is recognized as one of Rwanda's birding paradises, containing over 310 bird species. Expect to see birds such as the Great Blue Turaco, Paradise Flycatcher, Re-Throated Alethe, and Gigantic Forest Hornbill, among others.
After lunch, you will depart for Kigali and settle into your hotel to relax, swim, or go on a city walk
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Day Eight: Kigali City Tour
The final day of our 8-day Rwanda Safari Tour will be spent touring Kigali. Among the amazing sites to visit while in Kigali are the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site, the Presidential Museum, visiting Artisan/Craft Centers, the Kigali Convention Center, having lunch at City Restaurant or Hotel des Mille Collines, also known as Hotel Rwanda from the film "Hotel Rwanda," and many more.
The order in which various sites are visited depends on the start time and your hotel location. After the activities in Kigali, you will be transported back to your accommodation or directly to Kigali airport to catch your departure home.
End of safari
Tour Includes;
- Gorilla permit
- Accommodation
- All meals
- Transport in 4×4
- Guides & Park fees
- International flight ticket
- Tourist Insurance
- Beverages
- Tips
8 Days - 7 Nights