6 Days Rwanda Safari Tour (Primate Tracking Tour, Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Trekking, Community and Kigali City Trip)

Morning Kigali City Tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, embark on a morning city encounter. On this half day tour, the option from visiting the Gisozi genocide memorial to the presidential palace museum where the remains of presidential plane FALCON 50 lay in pieces, the craft centers, Natural History Museum among other attractions.

You will rest for lunch after which you will embark on the transfer to volcanoes National Park 116 kms about 3 hours drive from Kigali city.

The drive en route will expose you to magical scenic views of land thousand hills before arriving in Volcanoes in the evening for overnight. You will have lunch en route to Volcanoes National Park

Recommended Accommodation:

• Mount Gorilla View Hotel
• La palme hotel
• Muhabura Hotel
• Meal plan: lunch and dinner

Gorilla Trekking

This is a very busy yet exciting day. You will have to wake up extra earlier to plan yourself, have lunch and have to carry lots of water for the long trek. By 8: 00, you have to be at the park headquarters – for briefing.

They will hand you a park ranger guide to help you on the search for Gorilla. They allocate you a family of gorillas and so you have to trek to find it and if with special cases the ranger can be consulted for special arrangements.

You will head off to the volcanic lush vegetation in search of gorillas. The trek is quite thrilling as you go through amazing landscapes amidst birds’ sight and other wildlife crossing including monkeys, wild pigs, and if lucky wild elephants.

The trek takes 2-8 hours as gorillas are unpredictable thus packed lunch is required. The jungle sound will accompany you up to that long-waited moment of direct contact with gorillas. You will see them as they forage, play socialize, and sometimes charge.

The state of wonder that will engulf your heart could leave your camera film with no space for other encounters. The full one hour is enough to optimize this experience after which you will retreat to the starting point then drive back to your lodge to relax and refreshen.

If time permits, you can for caves walk in the evening to wonder about the structure of these natural houses or you can opt to visit the Iby’ iwachu cultural village to encounter the culture of the Banyarwanda

Recommended Accommodation:

• Mount Gorilla View Hotel
• La palme hotel
• Muhabura Hotel
• Meal plan: full board meal

Hike Dian Fossey Hike and Transfer to Lake Kivu

After an early breakfast, embark on to the hike to Dian Fossey center to pay tribute to one of the gorilla conservationists the world is proud to have had.

This American primatologist championed the conservation of this critically endangered mountain gorillas.

The Karisoke center is located at a raised landscape this involves a relative hike but less strenuous. The grace of the silverback digit is also seen at this center. This activity takes 3-4 hours.

You will then return to the lodge for lunch after which you will embark on the transfer to lake Kivu- Gisenyi 110km about 2 hours’ drive. On the arrival you will go for an evening boat cruise or relax at lake Kivu beaches

Recommended Accommodation:

• Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
• Hotel Gorillas Lake Kivu
• View palm resort
• Paladise malahide
• Meal plan: full board

Drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park

After an early breakfast, embark on the drive to Nyungwe forest National Park 294km about 6-7hours’ drive. You will pass the green hillside of western Rwanda with lunch stop en route.

Driving most of this journey along Lake Kivu is one of those enjoyable things on this safari. Arrive in the afternoon, check in at your hotel and freshen and relax, later have dinner and overnight

Recommended Accommodation:

• Nyungwe Forest Lodge
• Nyungwe hill top view hotel
• Gisakura guest house
• Meal Plan: full board

Chimpanzee Trekking and Nyungwe Canopy Walk

After an early breakfast, embark on the chimpanzee experience. This is another yet an exciting day of your trip yet tiresome so you have to plan well before you leave our room.

At around 8: 00 am, you will set off to the montane forest of Nyungwe which is praised to be among those few forests that survived the last ice age in search of a man’s close relative- the common chimpanzee.

The 2-5 hours’ trek is very interesting as it involves passing through the jungle, hiking steep landscapes, and descending on the same terrain amidst bird sights and other wildlife including the monkeys.

Upon encountering chimpanzees, you will marvel at their intelligent tactics, how they gather fruits, swing in tree branches, socialize and their general characteristics for one full hour. After this, you will return to the lodge for relaxation.

In the afternoon, you embark on the rewarding Nyungwe canopy walk that takes you through the views of the Nyungwe forest canopy that is filled with birds and primate species like monkeys. The 90m long 40 high Nyungwe canopy is an exciting adventure to undertake on Rwanda Safari

Recommended Accommodation:

• Nyungwe Forest Lodge
• Nyungwe hill top view hotel
• Gisakura guest house
• Meal plan: full board

Transfer Back to Kigali City

After an early breakfast, embark on the drive to the Kigali city 268km about 6 hours’ drive excluding stops en route. You will stop en route at Butare for lunch and visit Nyanza palace Butare ethnographic museum after which you continue with your drive to Kigali city to your hotel or transfer to the airport for your flight back

• Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch