A perfect 7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour that will leave any tourist to explore the deep hearts of Rwanda that combines exploring Akagera National Park a home for animals like elephant buffalo, Giraffe, zebra and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly the handsome chestnut-coated impala and leopards.
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Hippo in Akagera National Park – Rwanda
Day 1: Arrival Kigali
Arrival of your flight at Kigali International Airport. Meet and Greet assistance. You will be handed over to and warmly welcomed by our Safaris representative outside customs and immigration hall. Transfer to your hotel. Have briefing about your safari at the lobby. We will assist you with check in. A la carte dinner at the main restaurant. Overnight stay at THE KIGALI SERENA HOTEL (HB – Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)
Day 2: Kigali – AKagera National Park (02h30 drive) Game drive.
After breakfast you will be shuttled to Magashi from Kigali Serena at 0800 Arrive and proceed to Magashi Camp, assisted in check in. Evening is at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at MAGASHI CAMP (FB, dinner, Bed and breakfast, a selection of drinks, laundry and brochure camp activities
Day 3: Akagera National Park (AM Boat ride/ Afternoon game drive)
Today after your breakfast, you will go for a boat excursion on Lake Ihema, which will take you to the island that is inhabitant to several species of birds. Lining the lakes are some of the continent’s densest concentrations of water birds, while the connecting marshes are the haunt of the endangered and exquisite papyrus gonolek, and the bizarre shoebill stork – the latter perhaps the most eagerly sought of all African birds. After your boat excursion, continue with game drive in the park. Picnic lunches. Return to the camp in the evening.
The game drive in Akagera National Park provides you with the opportunity to view gentle hills blending beautifully with lowland swamps and water bodies. You will visit the Giraffe area in the south and the lakes road up towards Birengero. Akagera National park is a home for animals like elephant buffalo, Giraffe, zebra and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park, most commonly the handsome chestnut-coated impala, but also the diminutive oribi and secretive bushbuck, as well as the ungainly tsessebe and the world’s largest antelope, the statuesque Cape eland. Dinner and overnight stay at MAGASHI CAMP (FB, dinner, Bed and breakfast, a selection of drinks, laundry and brochure camp activities
Day 4: Akagera- Kigali (02h30 drive) – Musanze (02h30 drive)
After breakfast drive to Musanze through Kigali for a lunch break then continue to Musanze to check in at SABYINYO SILVERBACK LODGE (FB I.e. Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, laundry, community fees, and a selection of drinks)
Day 5: Volcanoes National Park (Gorilla trekking/ Cultural Experience)
06h30: After an early breakfast at the lodge, proceed to the park headquarters in time for Gorilla Trek briefing at 07h00. We will then transfer you to the trail head of your guided walk that begins at 08h00.
Volcanoes National Park is the Rwandan section of the great volcanic massif called the Virunga Mountains that straddles the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. The massif covers a huge area of over 8,000km², encompassing six active and three extinct volcanoes.
There is no other wildlife experience quite like an encounter with mountain gorillas. That precious hour spent in their company – watching the group playing, sulking, teasing each other, eating, or dozing just like we do – is extraordinary. And the gorilla tracking safaris in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park are among the best in Africa.
Rwanda is now home to twelve habituated groups of mountain gorillas that are scattered all over Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla trekking can be arduous – some of the groups wander high up the mountainsides – but it is always utterly rewarding.Volcanoes National Park also has a historic connection with gorilla conservation.
15h30: Visit the Gorilla guardian’s village for a cultural experience. Gorilla guardians is changing the traditional perception of what constitutes tourism by turning fate into fame through sharing various aspects of rural cultures and livelihoods into tourist attractions and creating income-generating activities for rural poor people that have reformed from living on bush meat and poaching for generations. Dinner and overnight at SABYINYO SILVERBACK LODGE (FB I.e. Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, laundry, community fees, a selection of drinks)
Day 6: Golden Monkey Trek In Rwanda.
Today, you have an early breakfast check out, settlement of extras and transfer to the park headquarters for Golden monkey trekking briefing. The Tracking usually takes about 4 hrs. Once you come to the habituated families, you will spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life.
Trekking to see the golden monkeys is another highlight of Volcanoes National Park. The Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti) is a local subspecies of the widespread Sykes Monkey, also known as the “Blue Monkey” and is endemic to the high altitude forests. The monkeys are playful and inquisitive and often spend their time leaping from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor.
There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo.
Dinner and overnight stay at SABYINYO SILVERBACK LODGE (FB I.e. Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, laundry, community fees, and a selection of drinks
Day 7: Volcanoes National Park – Kigali (02h30 drive) City Tour Outbound.
Today, you have your breakfast at the lodge. You will check out, settle extras and drive back to KIGALI. You will then proceed on a tour of Kigali city that includes The Kigali Genocide Memorial Center and the Inema arts center. .Lunch will be at the Fusion Restaurant. Highlight: After the 1994 unspeakable awfulness, several burial places in the country were established as memorial sites. They include the Kigali Genocide Memorial where 250,000 genocide victims were buried.
Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; learn about other genocides in the world and how this country has dealt with that past. You will then be transferred to the Kigali International Airport. Bid farewell to your driver guide and proceed to check in for your outbound flight Meal plan Breakfast & Lunch End of service. Wishing you an excellent Tour!
INCLUSIONS of 7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour
- Meet and greet on arrival
- Airport and inter-hotel transfers from day 1 to the last day
- Accommodation at hotels/lodges & meals mentioned in the program
- Exclusive use of a safari land cruiser 4×4 with WIFI and pop up roof
- Services of a professional, experienced English speaking driver guide
- All activities, visits and extra meals mentioned in the itinerary
- Kigali City Tour/Genocide Memorial center visit
- 1 Gorilla permit per person (this includes briefing at RDB offices, guide, trek – US$ 1500
- Entrance to Ibyi Iwacu Cultural village
- Game drive
- Boat excursion
- Our assistance
EXCLUSIONS of 7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour
- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- Entry visa fees,
- Optional extras whilst in Kigali
- Drinks throughout the trip,
- Tips and gratuities,
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.
Gorilla permit note: Once permit is bought, it cannot be refunded or inter-changed. Before confirming the tour, please ensure that you request for availability of permits based on the number of participants. There are 96 gorilla permits available per day.