8 Days All Exclusive Rwanda Tour: Rwanda, the “land of a thousand hills,” welcomes you. This 8 Days All Exclusive Rwanda Tour has been intended to show you the best of what this fascinating nation has to offer, from a primate’s eye view of Nyungwe Forest on a canopy walk to intimate encounters with chimps and mist gorillas. Accommodation is given in budget, mid-range and luxury en-suite lodges chosen for their comfort and convenient location.
Summary for 8 Days Exclusive Rwanda Tour
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Day 2: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP Rwanda.
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Kibuye)
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest and afternoon canopy walk
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Kigali.
Day 7: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive
Day 8: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and Transfer to Kigali.
Detailed Itinerary for 8 Days Explore Rwanda Tour
Day 1: Arrival in Kigali
Following your arrival, you will be welcomed by our company representative/driver guide and transfer you to your hotel in Volcanoes national park arriving Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight stay at Step Town Hotel (Budget)/ Milles Des Collines Hotel (Midrange)/ Kigali Marriott Hotel (Luxury)
Day 2: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
Wake in the morning and have breakfast at leisure from your hotel. You will then meet up with your guide and transfer you to your hotel/lodge in Volcanoes national park arriving Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight stay at Muhabura Hotel (Budget)/Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Midrange)/ Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Luxury)
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP Rwanda.
Wakeup to an early morning breakfast and report to the park headquarters for briefing and allocation of Gorilla trekking groups. Later, you will head into the cold and misty forested slopes of Virunga national park for your Gorilla trek.
The trek can be anywhere between 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas and upon finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to see and take photos after which you exit the forest.
Meet your driver / guide and transfer back to the lodge. If you feel strong, you may opt for a cultural tour at Ibyi’wachu Cultural tour. Dinner and overnight stay at Muhabura Hotel (Budget)/Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (Midrange)/ Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (Luxury)
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Kibuye)
Breakfast will be served early and drive back to the park headquarters for briefing and Golden Monkey trekking. The procedure is the same as Gorilla trekking but lasts only 3 to 5 hours and return to the lodge to have lunch and transfer to Lake Kivu for dinner and overnight at Emeraude hotel (Budget)/ Cormoran lodge (Midrange)/ Lake Kivu Serena Hotel (Luxury)
Day 5: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest and afternoon canopy walk
Wake up to a tasty breakfast, check out of your hotel and embark on your transfer to Nyungwe forest national arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk, a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you. Before night fall, you will return to the hotel for dinner as above. Dinner and overnight stay at Gisakura Guesthouse (Budget)/Nyungwe Top hill view hotel (Midrange)/ One & Only Nyungwe House (Luxury).
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Kigali. (Approximately 6 hours’ drive)
Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing before entering the forest, searching for the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are the easy to spot, as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimp tracking usually takes about 3 hours. You will then exit and connect to Kigali for dinner and overnight at Step Town Hotel (Budget)/Des Milles Collines hotel (Midrange)/ Kigali Marriot Hotel (Luxury)
Day 7: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive
You will be met by your driver guide after breakfast for your transfer to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time to embark on an evening game drive where you stand a chance of viewing a variety of wildlife animals in the park like black and white rhinos, Sitatunga, impalas, African savannah elephants, Cape buffalos, giraffes, waterbucks, reedbucks, and other antelope species to mention but a few; as well as many bird species that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Dinner and overnight at Karenge Bush Camp (Budget)/Akagera Game lodge (Midrange), Rusizi Tented Camp (Luxury)
Day 8: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and transfer to Kigali.
Rise up early and go for a game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill. After the game drive, connect for the Ihema boat trip then return for lunch and return to connect with your driver guide to embark on your transfer back to Kigali arriving late evening.
End of Safari.
