7 Days Rwanda Primates and Big Five Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kigali City Tour
1 stop
1
Kigali Genocide Memorial
If your flight arrived a night before or early morning , embark on a morning Kigali City Tour, visit Kigali Genocide Memorial, a site dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Later visit Belgian Peacekeepers Memoria, a tribute to Belgian soldiers who lost their lives during the Rwandan crisis, After the city tour, drive to Volcanoes National Park.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Gorilla Trekking Experience
1 stop
2
Volcanoes National Park
After an early breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for a comprehensive briefing about the trekking guidelines and allocation of your gorilla family. Accompanied by park rangers, begin your hike through the forest in search of a habituated gorilla family, where you may encounter playful infants, juveniles, adult females, and the dominant silverback. The trek can take approximately 2–6 hours, depending on where the gorillas nested the previous night and the pace of the group. Once the gorillas are located, you will spend one hour observing them. After that you will drive back to your hotel for evening rest.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Golden Monkey Tracking Experience
1 stop
3
Volcanoes National Park
Return to the Volcanoes National Park offices for a briefing before beginning your hike into the Virunga Mountains in search of the endangered golden monkeys. These primates are endemic to the Virunga ecosystem, which is shared by Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the experience, drive approximately 2 hours to your hotel in Gisenyi, a lakeside border town on the shores of Lake Kivu, situated along the Rwanda–DR Congo border.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Boat Excursion on Lake Kivu
1 stop
4
After a relaxed breakfast, enjoy a scenic boat excursion on Lake Kivu. Visit a traditional fishing village and explore one of the lake’s main ports, where goods are loaded for transportation to destinations deeper into the Democratic Republic of Congo. The excursion will also take you to the area near the Rwanda–DR Congo border, where you can see the methane gas extraction facilities on Lake Kivu. After the boat excursion, drive approximately 3 hours to Nyungwe Forest, with a lunch stop along the way.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking, Ziplining and Canopy Walk
1 stop
5
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Set off at 5:00 AM with your packed breakfast and drive to the starting point for an early-morning chimpanzee tracking experience. Enter the forest in search of chimpanzees and observe them in their natural environment, accompanied by experienced trackers and guides. After the experience, return to your lodge for a quick lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a ziplining experience followed by a canopy walk through the forest. Walk across a 90-meter-long suspension bridge elevated above the forest floor.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Transfer to Akagera National Park
1 stop
6
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Travel Akagera National Park, approximately a 6-hour drive. Enjoy scenic views of Rwanda’s rolling hills and savannah landscapes along the way.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Big Five Game Drive
1 stop
7
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Spend the full day exploring Akagera, a savannah and wetland park home to the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino) and abundant birdlife. After the game drive, drive back to Kigali for the night
4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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