This immersive 7-day safari across Rwanda offers unforgettable encounters with endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, breathtaking views of Lake Kivu, and experiences with Rwanda’s rich history and vibrant culture. Track primates in Volcanoes and Nyungwe National Parks, walk across Africa’s highest canopy bridge, cruise the serene waters of Lake Kivu, and connect with local communities. With professional guides, scenic drives, and quality accommodations, this tour showcases the very best of Rwanda — the “Land of a Thousand Hills.”
You will be met on arrival at Kigali International Airport and be transferred to your hotel for check in. Time allowing visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre and a City tour.
Dinner and Overnight at your Hotel
Breakfast at the Hotel and leave the City for Nyungwe National Park via Butare Museum. Nyungwe National Park lies in southwest Rwanda, partly abutting the Burundi border. It’s a vast area of mountain rainforest, home to many species of chimpanzees, plus owl-faced and colobus monkeys. The Canopy Walkway, part of the Igishigishigi Trail, is a high suspension bridge with views over the valley and surrounding forests.
Have lunch and head for an afternoon game drive
Proceed and arrive at your Hotel/Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Take an early morning breakfast drive to this park for the starting point of your Chimpanzee trek. Two species of chimpanzee occur in Africa. There is the Bonobo and the Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes (often shortened to Chimpanzee, and sometimes referred to as the Robust Chimpanzee). Return back for lunch and by noon – enjoy a Canopy walk in the park. Admire the entire Park from a 50M high Canopy line above the trees giving out other chances of seeing other various Primate species in this beautiful rainy tropical forest.
Dinner and Overnight at your Hotel
Breakfast at the hotel and check out and drive along the beautiful shores of Lake Kivu to Gisenyi with a stop-over for lunch at Kibuye town, proceed on and en-route with a City tour of Gisenyi the border town to Congo DRC and continue to your hotel for dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the Hotel and thereafter enjoy a 1-hr boat ride on the Lake and swims, Lunch and in the afternoon drive to Musanze, the second largest town in Rwanda, with a stunning backdrop of five Volcanoes mountains…
Dinner and Overnight at your Hotel
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and be transferred to Volcanoes National Park headquarters at Kinigi and for Gorilla tracking registration and briefing. Kindly carry your original passports to match the Gorilla permits details provided at the time of booking.
You will be divided into groups of 8 persons per Park Guide and he will conduct a Gorilla tracking briefing on the dos and don’ts as well as the history of the Gorilla Family to be visited.
Leave the headquarters to the head trail where you will begin Gorilla tracking in the forest. Depending of where the Gorilla family allocated is on that particular day, the treks vary and ranges from Half Hour to about 6hrs. After Gorilla tracking return to your Lodge for lunch and afternoon at leisure around the lodge or find enough time to admire your photos on the Gorilla tracking activities or visit the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village and mingle with the local community in the cultural activities and traditional Rwandan dances.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Breakfast at your Hotel and thereafter dive back to Kigali City and time allowing enjoy lunch and last-minute shopping around the city especially at Caplaki Art and craft shops followed by a transfer to Kigali Airport for departure flight.
