Trip highlights: 9 Days Game Viewing and Primates Safari itinerary will take place in Rwanda; arriving and departing via Kigali International Airport. You will visit Akagera National Park and enjoy game drives and a boat ride on Lake Ihema. You will also encounter the Primates in Rwanda by visiting Volcanoes National Park and trek the Great Apes the Mount. Gorillas and in Nyungwe National Park you will trek the Chimpanzees, Colobus Monkeys and enjoy a Canopy walk.
Game Viewing and Primates Safari Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival
After you arrive Kigali International Airport, clear with immigration and proceed to the arrivals where you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Marriott Hotel Kigali (high-end), Onomo Hotel Kigali (medium) or Five to Five Hotel (budget). Meal Plan: B
Day 2: Kigali – Drive to Akagera National Park – Evening Game Drive
After breakfast at the hotel, along with your driver guide depart Kigali for Akagera National Park. Check in and have lunch. Enjoy an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Magashi Camp (high-end), Ruzizi Tented Camp (medium) or Karenge Bush Camp (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 3: Full Day Akagera National Park
On this day after breakfast, you will proceed for a boat ride on Lake Ihema and have a chance to visit an Island which inhabits a variety of bird species. After lunch you will enjoy a game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
Accommodation: Magashi Camp (high-end) or Ruzizi Tented Camp (medium) or Karenge Bush Camp (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 4: Drive to Musanze (Volcanoes National Park)
Depart Akagera National Park after breakfast for Musanze passing via Kigali. Lunch and dinner at the Lodge.
Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest (high-end), Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (medium) or Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking and Cultural Tour
A very early breakfast at the Resort, with your driver guide proceed to the park headquarters for Gorilla trekking briefing and thereafter proceed to the starting point; trail heads for your amazing adventure. You will be trekking the Mighty Great Apes, the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. This activity could take between 2-6 hours. Rwanda has 12 habituated groups of Mountain Gorillas all over the Park. You will spend an hour with the Apes, watching the habituated group going about their normal day playing and eating among others.
You will then drive back to your Resort where you will have lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing and enjoying their facilities.
Accommodation: One and Only Gorillas Nest (high-end), Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel (medium) or Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 6: Musanze – Drive to Nyungwe National Park
After breakfast start your drive to Nyungwe National Park passing via Gisenyi having lunch en-route. Arriving your lodge in the evening. Dinner at your Lodge.
Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (high-end), Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (medium) or Gisakura Guest House (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 7: Chimpanzee Trekking and Canopy Walk
On this day you will depart the lodge with packed breakfast and drive to the park headquarters for briefing and then proceed to the starting points into the forest. During this trek you will see a variety of bird species and the Primates. You will be allowed to stay in the presence of the Chimpanzees for an hour as you enjoy watching them go about their normal day. You then return to the lodge to rest and have lunch.
In the afternoon, you will once again proceed to the park headquarters for canopy walk briefing. Experience the forest from a dazzling perspective on the canopy walkway the only one of its kind in East Africa. Dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (high-end), Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (medium) or Gisakura Guest House (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 8: Colobus Monkey Trek
After breakfast at the resort, proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and start your Colobus Monkey trek. These Primates are Old World Monkeys of the genus Colobus native to the African continent. They are black with white fur on their necks and backs. As you walk through the rainforest you will be amazed how large they are in number; about 400 individuals in a group comprising the largest group of the Angolan Colobus Monkeys in Africa. This trek isn’t as tiresome as the Chimpanzee trek tends to be. You will see a good number of them at the tree tops as they swing from one branch to another. Return to the lodge in time for lunch. Then spend the rest of the day relaxing at the resort and enjoying its facilities.
Accommodation: One and Only Nyungwe House (high-end), Mantis Kivu Marina Bay (medium) or Gisakura Guest House (budget). Meal Plan: B, L & D
Day 9: Nyungwe National Park
After an early breakfast at the resort, you will be assisted with checking out; then you will start your drive to Kigali having lunch en-route. You will proceed to Kigali International Airport to catch your departure International flight. Meal Plan: B & L
Game Viewing and Primates Safari Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Return airport transfers
- 8 night’s accommodation with meals as indicated in the itinerary above
- Activities shown in the itinerary
- Park fees
- Boat ride on Lake Ihema
- Game drives
- One Rwanda Gorilla permit $1,500 per person
- Gorilla Guardians cultural visit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Canopy walk
- Colobus Monkey trekking permit
- Services of an experienced English speaking driver guide
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Excludes
- International flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Tips
- Drinks
- Items of personal nature
