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Tour Features
The 10 Days Rwanda safari enables you to explore the best of Rwanda featuring the country's three major national parks in the country. All the 3 protected areas are unique and exclusive in their own right. You will start the 10 days Rwanda safari adventure in Nyungwe Forest National Park home to one of Africa's oldest forests and chimpanzees. There are 13 primate species in Nyungwe forest a number which can be seen while hiking through the different trails in the forest. You will then visit Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking and end with Akagera National Park for safari game drives.
| Luxury tour | This luxury tour includes high-end lodges and premium accommodations. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Rwanda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Mantis Marina Bay No images available | Lunch & Dinner Included |
| 2 | Marina Mantis Bay No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3 | Mantis Marina Bay No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4 | Tiloreza Eco Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Tiloreza Eco lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | Tiloreza Eco Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 7 | Kigali Serena Hotel No images available | Lunch & Dinner Included |
| 8-9 | Ruzizi Tented Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 10 | Luxury Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Transfer To Nyungwe National ParkYou will be picked up from your Kigali Hotel for a Kigali city tour visiting the genocide museum and other places of interest. You will then depart for Nyungwe National park located in southwestern Rwanda with en route stopovers at the Nyanza palace and Butare Musuem. You will also have a stop over for a lunch break and the proceed to Nyungwe arriving in the evening.
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Mantis Marina Bay
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner Included
- Day 2 - Chimpanzee Trek & Canopy WalkAfter breakfast you will go for chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe forest where you will meet chimpanzees mans closest primates. You will also see other wildlife species including birds and other primates. In the afternoon you will go for a canopy walk along east Africa's only canopy walkway.
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Marina Mantis Bay
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Nature Walk & Colobus Monkey TrekkingYou will go for colobus monkey trekking on this morning where you will get to discover other primates in Nyungwe forest. You will see colobus monkeys and some other primates in the park as well as a number of bird species. After lunch you will go for a guided nature walk to the waterfalls where you will enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. You will later transfer to your lodge for a rest.
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Mantis Marina Bay
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Transfer to Volcanoes National ParkAfter breakfast you will transfer to Volcanoes national park with en route stop overs for a photography and a lunch break. You will arrive in the afternoon and pass via the twin lakes of Bulera and Ruhondo for sight seeing and later proceed to your lodge for meals and overnight.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Tiloreza Eco Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Gorilla Trekking & Cultural VisitOn this most anticipated day you will head to the park headquarters early morning after breakfast. You will be briefed about the gorilla trek and then head to the forest in a 2 to 6 hour trek as you see other wildlife species. Once you get to the gorillas stay in their presence for an hour and later be brought back to the park headquarters. In the evening you will take a cultural visit where you will discover more about the Rwandan local culture.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Tiloreza Eco lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - Dian Fossey HikeYou will have breakfast and be taken for a briefing about the Dian Fossey hike and then proceed for the hike. You will get to know more about the great conservation works of Dian Fossey. While on the hike you will see a number of wildlife species and enjoy the scenic view of the Virunga massif. You will later return for a transfer to your lodge for a rest plus meals and overnight.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Tiloreza Eco Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - Golden Monkey Trek & Transfer to KigaliAfter breakfast be taken for another briefing about golden monkey tracking after which you will proceed to the forest. You will meet the golden monkeys that are among the rare primate species only living in the Virunga massif. You will see other wildlife species in the park and later return for a transfer back to Kigali.
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner Included
- Day 8 - Transfer to Akagera National ParkYou will have breakfast and be driven to Akagera National park located in Eastern Rwanda. You will arrive early for a lunch break and later go for game drives seeing a number of wildlife and enjoying the evening sunset.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - Game Drives & Boat CruiseAfter breakfast you will go for game drives in the northern sector of the park seeing a number of wildlife. Notable animals you will see include elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes a number of birds and many others. In the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise along Lake Ihema where you will see other wildlife including hippos, crocodiles among others.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 10 - DepartureOn this morning after breakfast you will have game drives as you exit the park for a transfer to Kigali arriving early enough for a drop off at the airport for departure or Hotel depending on schedule. End of Safari
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
May 22, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.
Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.
This tour starts in Kigali and ends in Akagera National Park, Rwanda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- As of January 2018, citizens of all countries are now eligible for visas on arrival at US$30 for 30 days. More details at www.migration.gov.rw
- For people visiting Rwanda in conjunction with Kenya and/or Uganda, it is possible to buy a joint visa for all three countries with advance application. See www.migration.gov.rw for details.
Getting There
Kigali International Airport (KGL), on the outskirts of Kigali, would most likely be your point of entry point into the country. There are currently no direct flights from any North American city to Kigali. All require at least one stop, with most major cities, including New York, Toronto, Sao Paolo and Montreal only requiring one stop. Direct flights are available from Amsterdam and Brussels. There are also direct flights on Turkish Airlines, from Istanbul, and from Dubai on Rwanda Air. There are no direct flights from Doha and Qatar. Flights from major cities in Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, also require one stop. Flights from Sydney, Australia presently require two stops.
Rwanda is quite tiny, and most people travel inside the country by car. Rwanda's speed limit is 60 kilometres per hour on all roads. Akagera Aviation, on the other hand, provides charter helicopter transfers to and from any place in the country.
This tour starts in Kigali and ends in Akagera National Park, Rwanda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- As of January 2018, citizens of all countries are now eligible for visas on arrival at US$30 for 30 days. More details at www.migration.gov.rw
- For people visiting Rwanda in conjunction with Kenya and/or Uganda, it is possible to buy a joint visa for all three countries with advance application. See www.migration.gov.rw for details.
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