This five days Rwanda gorillas and wildlife tour will take you to Akagera national and Volcanoes national park and an ideal for primates and big five viewing. Besides gorillas in the volcanoes you will visit Diane fossy tombs by hiking mount bisoke which is also among the volcanoes. This trip has been crafted to meet every travelers interested in seeing this beautiful country.
Tour Features
| Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
| Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Not for solo travelers: | Solo travelers cannot book this private tour. |
| Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age not required: | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| Day 1 |
Akagera Rhino Camp
Akagera National Park |
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| Day 2 |
Akagera game lodge
Akagera National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 3 |
Da Vince Gorilla lodge
Volcanoes National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 4 |
Da vince gorilla lodge
Volcanoes National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 5 |
Kigali |
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Day 1Transfer to Akagera National aprk.
Our representative will pick from Sheraton hotel in Kigali at 800am and kick start your journey to Akagera park where you will spend your two nights at excellent lodge. The journey from kigali to the park take you about 2-3hours drive reaching in time for lunch, you will check in and later start with short game drive. Reatreat from this activity back to your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Camp,
Meals & Drinks:
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Day 2Game drive and boat cruise in the afternoon
After your early morning breakfast you will kick start your game drive with in open roof safari vehicle for game viewing. You will expect to see creatures like hippos, elephants, impalas, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and waterbucks among others. You will later proceed to lodge for your hot lunch. After your hearty lunch embark on drive to the starting point for the boat cruise. After a successful boat, you will do game drive again as you head back to your lodge for relaxation
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera game lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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Day 3Transfer to Volcanoes national park
Today morning after your breakfast, you will drive through park as you head out to kick start your journey to volcanoes national park via kigali city. You will have lunch on route reaching in the late evening for relaxation. You may choose to take a short walk around your lodge or visit community incase you like it or choose to stay at your lodge.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vince Gorilla lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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Day 4Gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national park
Today morning with your packed lunch at 7am, you will assemble at park offices for registration before anything. Your gorilla trekking experience will begin in the morning with a heavy breakfast and then you will drive to the park headquarters where you will meet the Park ranger guide who will first take you through a briefing about the dos and don'ts while tracking and then he will lead you to the forest to trek for these endangered mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla trekking lasts from an hour to 8hours depending on where the gorilla family will be spotted because they keep moving to look for food. It will not bore you as you will be enjoying the calls of the birds and watching over primates as you search for the endangered mountain gorillas. After a successful trek head back at your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da vince gorilla lodge,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
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Day 5Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali
Today morning you will Start the day with a mouthwatering breakfast at the lodge, and then drive to the park headquarters with all of your luggage and trekking gear for a pre-trek briefing. The knowledgeable ranger guides will go over the dos and don'ts of trekking and then accompany them on an experience that will last anywhere from one to seven hours, depending on how far the golden monkey are foraging. Expect to see golden monkey, rare plant species like giant lobelia, birds, and more, among other things in the foothills of the volcanoes. After a successful trek, transfer to kigali city reaching in the early evening for drop off at your hotel.
Main Destination: Kigali
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Important to Know
- This tour is not available to solo travelers or groups larger than 14 people.
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flightfrom/to your home country.
- This tour accepts children who are 3 years and older.
| Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
| Feb 10 2003 to Mar 11 2003 | $ | $2 | $ | $ | $ |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Epic Uganda Vacation
-
Offices In :
Uganda -
Size :
5 -
Member Of :
Uganda Tourism Board -
Tour Types :
Photography, birding tours, Cultural tours, Gorillas trekking and Wildlife safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda - We aspire to become Africa’s leading tour and travel architects helping millions of travelers find unforgettable travel experiences within the most inspiring destinations. We provide any type of safari holiday you can imagine including mindful wildlife retreats, adventure safaris, epic camping tours, magical gorilla safaris, birding vacations and more. At the core of the company’s foundation is the proprietor, Moses. His ideals of hard work, passion, hard work and love of travel form all the inspiration behind the formation of Epic Uganda vacations. These are cornerstones upon which the company was built and will continue to grow and flourish for so many generations. Epic Vacations is 100% travel and nothing less, and willing to take you places that inspire us, fully immerse you and make you feel like a local. We understand you have traveled before, but a safari with Epic Uganda Vacations will never leave you the same. We incorporate all you need in just one package, so you don’t hustle; hotels/safari lodges, services of a professional guide, all excursions/experiences, transportation, and then you decide on what you want to do for yourself for the rest of the trip. In a country where everything is exotic, you'll be feeling like a local. And while everyone else is getting frustrated, you'll be receiving the VIP treatment. Trading waiting for reveling. And trading wondering for wonderment. In destinations where you don't even imagine to know the way, with us, you never feel lost. Isn’t it time to make Safari a priority? Time to trade someone else’s dreams for yours? Time to trade “have tos” for "must-sees?" With Epic Uganda Vacations, you can count on both exceptional coordination and the thrill of discovering the world’s special destinations on your own. It’s a safari for real travelers who don’t want an extra minute to pass them by.
| Mid-Range Tour: | This tour includes mid-range camping and lodges. |
| Can be Customized: | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Not for solo travelers: | Solo travelers cannot book this private tour. |
| Can start any day: | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age not required: | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| Day 1 |
Akagera Rhino Camp,
Akagera National Park |
|
| Day 2 |
Akagera game lodge,
Akagera National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 3 |
Da Vince Gorilla lodge,
Volcanoes National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 4 |
Da vince gorilla lodge,
Volcanoes National Park |
All Meals Included |
| Day 5 |
,
Kigali |
-
Day 1Transfer to Akagera National aprk.
Our representative will pick from Sheraton hotel in Kigali at 800am and kick start your journey to Akagera park where you will spend your two nights at excellent lodge. The journey from kigali to the park take you about 2-3hours drive reaching in time for lunch, you will check in and later start with short game drive. Reatreat from this activity back to your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Camp, ,
Meals & Drinks:
-
Day 2Game drive and boat cruise in the afternoon
After your early morning breakfast you will kick start your game drive with in open roof safari vehicle for game viewing. You will expect to see creatures like hippos, elephants, impalas, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and waterbucks among others. You will later proceed to lodge for your hot lunch. After your hearty lunch embark on drive to the starting point for the boat cruise. After a successful boat, you will do game drive again as you head back to your lodge for relaxation
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera game lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
Day 3Transfer to Volcanoes national park
Today morning after your breakfast, you will drive through park as you head out to kick start your journey to volcanoes national park via kigali city. You will have lunch on route reaching in the late evening for relaxation. You may choose to take a short walk around your lodge or visit community incase you like it or choose to stay at your lodge.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vince Gorilla lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
Day 4Gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national park
Today morning with your packed lunch at 7am, you will assemble at park offices for registration before anything. Your gorilla trekking experience will begin in the morning with a heavy breakfast and then you will drive to the park headquarters where you will meet the Park ranger guide who will first take you through a briefing about the dos and don'ts while tracking and then he will lead you to the forest to trek for these endangered mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla trekking lasts from an hour to 8hours depending on where the gorilla family will be spotted because they keep moving to look for food. It will not bore you as you will be enjoying the calls of the birds and watching over primates as you search for the endangered mountain gorillas. After a successful trek head back at your lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da vince gorilla lodge, ,
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
-
Day 5Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali
Today morning you will Start the day with a mouthwatering breakfast at the lodge, and then drive to the park headquarters with all of your luggage and trekking gear for a pre-trek briefing. The knowledgeable ranger guides will go over the dos and don'ts of trekking and then accompany them on an experience that will last anywhere from one to seven hours, depending on how far the golden monkey are foraging. Expect to see golden monkey, rare plant species like giant lobelia, birds, and more, among other things in the foothills of the volcanoes. After a successful trek, transfer to kigali city reaching in the early evening for drop off at your hotel.
Main Destination: Kigali
Includes & Excludes
- 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
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of 56 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
| Start Dates |
Solo 1 room |
2 people 1 room |
3 people 2 room |
4 people 2 room |
4+ people 3 room |
| Feb 10 2003 to Mar 11 2003 | $ | $2 | $ | $ | $ |
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.
Yes, a transfer from and back to the airport is included
Epic Uganda Vacation
-
Offices In :
Uganda -
Size :
5 -
Member Of :
Uganda Tourism Board -
Tour Types :
Photography, birding tours, Cultural tours, Gorillas trekking and Wildlife safaris -
Destinations :
Kenya Rwanda Uganda - We aspire to become Africa’s leading tour and travel architects helping millions of travelers find unforgettable travel experiences within the most inspiring destinations. We provide any type of safari holiday you can imagine including mindful wildlife retreats, adventure safaris, epic camping tours, magical gorilla safaris, birding vacations and more. At the core of the company’s foundation is the proprietor, Moses. His ideals of hard work, passion, hard work and love of travel form all the inspiration behind the formation of Epic Uganda vacations. These are cornerstones upon which the company was built and will continue to grow and flourish for so many generations. Epic Vacations is 100% travel and nothing less, and willing to take you places that inspire us, fully immerse you and make you feel like a local. We understand you have traveled before, but a safari with Epic Uganda Vacations will never leave you the same. We incorporate all you need in just one package, so you don’t hustle; hotels/safari lodges, services of a professional guide, all excursions/experiences, transportation, and then you decide on what you want to do for yourself for the rest of the trip. In a country where everything is exotic, you'll be feeling like a local. And while everyone else is getting frustrated, you'll be receiving the VIP treatment. Trading waiting for reveling. And trading wondering for wonderment. In destinations where you don't even imagine to know the way, with us, you never feel lost. Isn’t it time to make Safari a priority? Time to trade someone else’s dreams for yours? Time to trade “have tos” for "must-sees?" With Epic Uganda Vacations, you can count on both exceptional coordination and the thrill of discovering the world’s special destinations on your own. It’s a safari for real travelers who don’t want an extra minute to pass them by.
