12 Days Volcanoes and Akagera Park Safari

Kigali is Rwanda’s capital and biggest city which stretches across hills surrounded by lowering mountains such as mount Kigali. Kigali is the country’s financial, commercial and cultural hub. The city has wide range of accommodation options and offers a collection of restaurants and points of interests such as Kigali genocide museum, market, numerous craft shops plus its busy streets. Not forgetting interesting architecture and green hillsides.

Tour Highlights

12 Days Volcanoes and Akagera Park Safari: Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival and transfer to retreat heaven hotel in Kigali

On the arrival at Kigali airport, you will have a meet and greet experience with our professional guide who will help you pass through immigration clearance and then will transfer you to Retreat Heaven Boutique hotel in Kigali town for your dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
Heaven Boutique Hotel

Day 2 Transfer to Akagera National park

Begin the day with a morning breakfast, then prepare for your transfer to Akagera national park to the northern gate. On arrival at Akagera national park, northern gate, you will get into a safari vehicle and be transferred to Kigambira safari lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation.

Accommodation:
Kigambira Safari Lodge

Day 3 Full adventure at Akagera

After your morning breakfast, you will be picked for a morning game drive in the park to explore the park and see animals such as zebras, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and others. After the drive, you will be brought to your lodge for lunch and afternoon resting. You will be picked later for a boat safari on lake Rwanyakazinga to see aquatic animals such as hippos and crocodiles and birds on the lake shores. You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
Kigambira Safari Lodge

Day 4 Full time at Akagera

You will have you breakfast at your time of convenience and then engage in the day’s activities and have the rest of the hours for relaxing. You will be picked in the evening for a night game drive in the park to see animals such as zebras, elephants, giraffes and others when they are in their habitants resting. After the game drive, you will be brought back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
Kigambira Safari Lodge

Day 5 Transfer to volcanoes national park

You will have a morning breakfast, then get ready for your helicopter flight to Volcanoes. Alternatively, you can have aground transfer though this will take you a full day since you have to first travel to Kigali and proceed to Volcanoes. The journey ends up being so tiresome and stressful. On arrival at One and only gorilla nest, you will check in for lunch and afternoon relaxation.

Accommodation:
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge

Day 6 Full time at volcanoes national park

Begin the day with an early breakfast and then set off to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. You will then proceed into the park for gorilla trekking experience. With the guidance of a guide, you will be able to track gorillas from a closer range. This experience will last about 4 hours. You will return to your lodge for lunch and in the evening, you will go for Iby Iwacu cultural village visit to experience the live hood of the local people. You will then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge

Day 7 Full time adventure at volcanoes

Start the day with an early breakfast, then be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing about golden monkey trekking and after proceed into the park to track the golden monkeys within their natural habitats. After this amazing experience, you will be brought back to your lodge for lunch and rest of the day relaxation.

Accommodation:
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge

Day 8 Adventure at volcanoes

Begin your day with an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for gorilla trekking briefing. You will then head into the park for the second gorilla trekking experience to discover other gorilla families that live within the park. Visitors will be able to track the gorilla families from a closer range with the help of a guide. You will then return to your lodge for lunch and afternoon relaxation.

Accommodation:
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge

Day 9 Transfer to Lake Kivu Serena hotel Kisenyi

You will start the day with your breakfast and then prepare for the transfer to Gisenyi. You will arrive at Kivu Serena hotel, check in for lunch and then go for kayaking in the afternoon Lake Kivu to enjoy the fresh breeze, watch birds on the lake shores, pus viewing aquatic animals such as hippos and crocodiles. You will return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

Day 10 Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park

You will start your day with a morning breakfast and get ready for a transfer to Nyungwe forest national park. You will arrive at One and only Nyungwe house in the early afternoon, check in and have your lunch plus afternoon relaxation. You will later take part in the complementary lodge activities, and then have your dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House

Day 11 Full time at Nyungwe forest national park

Start your day as early as 5am with your breakfast and be ready to head to the park headquarters by 5;30 am for chimpanzee trekking briefing. This trekking provides visitors with a unique chimpanzee experience. Visitors follow path through the lush vegetation up to a point from where they are able to witness chimpanzees acting out their daily activities walking up, eating and socializing within their natural environment. After this amazing experience which can last between 2-6 hours, you will return to your lodge for your lunch and afternoon relaxation. You will be picked in the evening for canopy walk experience which offers participants an exhilarating perspective atop the ancient treetops and wildlife’ This 160metres long suspended bridge is viewed as a part of a guided hike along the Igishigishigi trail or those hiking the Imbaraga and Umuyove trials. After this unique experience, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:
One&Only Nyungwe House

Day 12 Transfer to Kigali for departure

You will start your day with a morning breakfast, then be ready for a transfer to Kigali town with lunch at Serena hotel Kigali. After your lunch, you will visit Kigali genocide museum Centre. This museum is an extremely moving, challenging, educational and ultimately inspiring place which enables its visitors to understand the cause, tragedy and successful rebuilding post genocide. From here, you will proceed to Kigali international airport for your flight.
End of Safari.