5 Days Rwanda Gorilla Tour & Akagera

A 5 Days Rwanda gorilla tour includes gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park and a game drive in Akagera National Park. Enjoy a gorilla tour in Rwanda as you meet the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat as well as encounter the big five mammals in Akagera National Park. Besides gorilla trekking, Volcanoes National also offers opportunities to see golden monkeys, a cultural experience, and a visit to Dian Fossey’s grave among others. Whereas the Akagera National Park is home to lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, hyenas, zebras, bushbucks, oribis, Cape Eland, giraffes, and a plethora of savanna birds among others.

Tour Highlights

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport.
Day 2: Game Viewing and boat ride in Akagera National Park
Day 3: Leave Akagera National Park for Volcanoes National Park
Day 4: Gorilla Safari in the Volcanoes National Park
Day 5: Return to Kigali for your scheduled flight.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Kigali International Airport and Transfer to Akagera

On arrival at Kigali airport, our tour guide holding a placard reading your name will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel in case you are you need to stay in Kigali overnight. If not, proceed to Akagera National Park for an overnight stay inside the park as you experience wildlife at night.

Lodging: Ruzizi Tented Lodge/Akagera Game Lodge

Meal plan: Half board

Day 2: Akagera National Park Game drive

An early start this morning as you join your ranger in an open vehicle for your safari into the Akagera National Park. A half-day game drive offers you the opportunity to spot a variety of wild animals such as elephants, buffalos, lions, Masai giraffes, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush babies, leopard,s and bushbuck. Return to the lodge for lunch.
Proceed for a boat trip along Lake Ihema, where you will have a closer look at water animals like Crocodiles and Hippos, coupled with a large concentration of birds – over 525 species identified. Unique species such as shoe-billed stocks and papyrus gonolek can be encountered. Endemics include jacanas, ibis, sandpipers, and herons.
Return to your lodge for dinner and a chance to reflect on and discuss today’s sightings!

Lodging: Ruzizi Tented Lodge/Akagera Game Lodge

Meal plan: Full board

Day 3: Akagera – Volcanoes National Park

Start an early drive this morning after breakfast; return to Kigali and connect to Park National des Volcans (PNV) in the north for an unparalleled experience of Mountain gorilla tracking. Check-in at Mountain Gorilla’s Nest or Kinigi Guest House near Kinigi station – Park Headquarters for lunch.
Take a walk through nearby forests or crater lakes for scenic viewing, bird watching, and photography.

Lodging: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Gorilla Solution Lodge/Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Full board

Day 4: Gorilla safari in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda

At 7:00 am local time, breakfast at the lodge will be ready. 30 minutes will be enough for your breakfast and then transfer to the nearby park headquarters where you will be briefed by a park ranger on how to carry out gorilla tracking. Hiking on the slippery and muddy Volcanoes slopes with nettles is quite challenging. But the encounter with mountain gorillas erases all the bad memories! You will be allowed to stay with these close relatives of ours (mountain Gorillas) for at least an hour for observation and photography.

In the evening visit the panoramic twin volcanic lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Return to your lodge for dinner and folk tales at the fireplace.

Lodging: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge/Gorilla Solution Lodge/Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Full board

Day 5: Final Day

After an early morning breakfast, embark on a half-day hike to Mt Bisoke, which is topped with a beautiful crater lake, take photos, and later connect to Kigali International Airport for your flight back home.

End of the tour

Tour includes

Bottled drinking water
Fuel and vehicle
English speaking guide
Meals
Accommodation
Gorilla trekking permit

Exclude

Alcoholic drinks
Laundry
Items of a personal nature
International airfares
Travel Insurance
Tips and gratuities

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