This 7 Days Best of Rwanda Tour offers an incredible experience that encompasses everything that makes Rwanda such a remarkable destination: tracking the critically endangered mountain gorillas, hiking with chimpanzees in the Nyungwe Forest National Park, and a stunning encounter with Rwandan wildlife at Akagera National Park, the country’s only savannah national park.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival – Transfer to Akagera National Park
As soon as you arrive at Kigali International Airport, our guide will meet and greet you to start your Rwanda safari. After a quick tour of the city and the Kigali Genocide Memorial, you will have an interactive lunch before travelling northwest to Akagera National Park, which is located on Tanzania’s border. After checking into your hotel, unwind in the untamed surroundings of a grassland, get over your jet lag, and enjoy your safari in Rwanda.
Meals: (Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge, Magashi Camp, Akagera Rhino Lodge.
Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise
Get up early, get a nice cup of coffee, board the waiting vehicle, and head out for the best game drive while on a tour of Rwanda. You’ll be looking for resident mammals like lions, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, zebras, and leopards, as well as a variety of bird species. Savannah grasslands and aquatic flora can be seen in stunning scenery along the river’s banks. After a satisfying meal, head back to your accommodation.
You’ll enjoy a boat ride on Lake Ihema after lunch, where you’ll be able to see enormous crocodiles sunning themselves on the shores and explore the stunning islands. Later on, head back to your lodge for some downtime, dinner, and sleeping.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge, Magashi Camp, Akagera Rhino Lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
After a filling breakfast, head back via Kigali to reach Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will have an African buffet lunch, which is special on the Rwanda tour, then take a quick walk of the craft market to purchase souvenirs. After that, you’ll head southwest to the national museum, where you may learn a little about Rwanda’s past. Continue on to Nyungwe Forest National Park thereafter. Arrive at the lodge you had reserved in advance in time for dinner, rest, and an overnight stay.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hill Lodge, Gisakura Guest House.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking – Canopy Walk Experience.
For an even more exciting safari experience in Rwanda, rise early and make yourself a hot cup of coffee to ward off the chill of the previous night. Your guide will then drop you off at the tourism office for registration, a briefing, and chimpanzee tracking in the thick Nyungwe forests. There is a lot of different creatures in the forest, which has a rich environment. You will come across intriguing situations everywhere you go. Before returning to the base station in time for lunch, you will spend about five hours in the woodlands. During your tour of Rwanda in the afternoon, you will experience the excitement of getting up close and personal with wildlife as you go on a canopy walk over the dense rain forests. Return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Nyungwe Top View Hill Lodge, Gisakura Guest House.
Day 5: Transfer to Kibuye Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)
Savour your morning nap and experience the rejuvenation of a safari in Rwanda. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast on the grounds while taking in the picturesque vista of the early mist dissipating in the morning heat. After checking out of your accommodation, you’ll go on a tour of the Bugarama Hot Springs, where you may have a shower in the hot water that has a high natural mineral content and the ability to treat skin conditions. This is a rare opportunity to go on a safari in Rwanda. After lunch in Kibuye, you will head to Lake Kivu for a boat ride to see the stunning scenery. From there, you will move to Gisenyi, a seaside town near Volcanoes National Park, where you may unwind, have dinner, and spend the night.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel, Palm Beach Resort.
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
Gorilla trekking is regarded as one of the greatest adventure activities offered on safaris in Rwanda and around Africa since it allows you to get up close and personal with wildlife and the natural environment. Start your day with a hot cup of freshly brewed coffee that was plucked from the volcanic mountain foothills directly in front of you. Once in a waiting vehicle, the guide will transport you to the park’s tourism office. Following registration, you will get to know other hikers, be escorted by ranger guides, and then explore the colourful wilderness. After using a variety of cunning techniques, the ranger guides will lead you to the gorillas’ precise feeding locations, where you will spend around an hour studying them for scientific purposes before heading back to the base station and hotel for a late lunch.
Take a guided community tour in the afternoon to meet native Rwandans in their traditional homesteads and gain a quick overview of their way of life. Before heading back to your hotel to tell your friends about your amazing Rwanda safari adventures online, you will have amazing encounters with one of the most welcoming and affectionate communities in Africa.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel, Da Vinci Lodge, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
Day 7: Return to Kigali – Departure
Enjoy the comforts of your hotel in a distinctive and wild Rwandan setting as your safari comes to a conclusion. Listen to the charming tweets of birds ringing in the new day as you take in a breathtaking sunset over the sheer volcanic mountains. After a leisurely breakfast, your transfer to Kigali will soon start. When it is time for your departure, your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International Airport or at any hotel of your choosing.
Meals: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 7 Days Best of Rwanda Tour.
The 7 Days Best of Rwanda Tour includes;
- 1 Gorilla Trekking Permit per person.
- 1 Chimpanzee Permit per person.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari car.
- Park Entrance Fees.
- Canopy Walk Experience.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
- Bottled water in the car.
- Tour Guide allowances.
- Government Taxes.
However, the tour cost excludes; Visa Fees, Air Fare, Personal Travel Insurance, Souvenirs, Tips to local guides, items of personal nature such as cigarettes, laundry, personal shopping bills and items not listed as included in the cost.