Highlights

• Day 1. Pickup and transfer to the hotel.
• Day 2: Kigali city tour and transfer to Akagera National park.
• Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema.
• Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Volcanoes National park.
• Day 5: Gorilla trekking.
• Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali.
• Day 1. Pickup and transfer to the hotel.

Detailed Itinerary

Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by a professional driver guide from Bugoma Palms Safaris who will brief you about your Rwanda safari adventure. After the short introduction, you will be transferred to your booked lodge or hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay as you prepare for the exciting experiences ahead.

Accommodation Options:

• Serena Hotel Kigali
• Iris Guest House.

Meal plan: Bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Kigali city tour and transfer to Akagera National park.

After breakfast from your booked lodge, prepare for a short city tour around Kigali where you will visit the cultural and historical sites like Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, museum among others. After the tour, have lunch within the city and later embark on a 2-3 hours transfer drive to Akagera National park. Check in at the booked accommodation facility, have dinner and a night’s rest.

Accommodation options:

• Ruzizi Tented Camp
• Akagera Game Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema.

Following your morning breakfast, have a game drive through the park for about 4 hours. Along the drive, expect to see big wildlife species like buffaloes, rhinos, elephants, lions among others like zebras and hyenas. Return to the lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon embark on a boat cruise on Lake Ihema. Expect to see water and land animals like elephants, buffaloes on the shores of the lake. Transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Volcanoes National park.

After grabbing breakfast, have a morning game drive in the park where you will fortunately sight wild game as they return to their den. With en-route lunch, you will then transfer to Volcanoes national park in the North of Rwanda through Kigali city. This will take you about 4-5 hours to reach the park. On arrival at the park, check in at the booked lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation options:

• Virunga Lodge
• Da Vinci Gorilla lodge
• Kinigi Guest House.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 5: Gorilla trekking.

Following your breakfast from the lodge, you will be picked up and transferred to the park headquarters at Kinigi for a short briefing. Before the beginning of the trek, you will be registered and given a gorilla family to trek in groups of 8 together with your permit at 1500 USD. You will then be led to the jungle and commence the search for gorillas for an unknown time because the gorilla movement is unpredictable. However, you will be allowed to stay with the found gorilla for 1hour and take pictures. Later, walk back to Kinigi and meet the guide for a transfer back to the lodge. Have dinner and rest.

Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali.

On the last day of the trip, you will have breakfast and then prepare for a transfer to Kigali International Airport for a departure flight marking the end of the tour.

END OF TOUR