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Offered by - AFRICAN ROCK SAFARIS LIMITED
Tour Features
This is a Rwanda holiday that explores the wildlife of Nyungwe Forest, the scenic shores of Lake Kivu, the scenic and revived Akagera National park, and the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park, all accompanied by a private guide and vehicle.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| 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. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| 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 | Quiet Haven Hotel No images available | Breakfast Included |
| 2 | Akagera Rhino Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 3-4 | Nyungwe Topview Hill Hotel No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Cormoran Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6-7 | Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 8 | Quiet Haven Hotel No images available | All Meals Included |
| 9 | N/A 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 - Arrive at Kigali International AirportToday, it starts. You arrive at Kigali International Airport and your private guide will meet you at the airport for the journey and will drive you to the hotel in Rwanda to relax from the flight. A drive to the hotel in Kigali is about 15 minutes. You will check in and have an overnight here.
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: Quiet Haven Hotel
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day 2 - Akagera National ParkToday we rise early and start our journey to Akagera National Park. The park is 2-3 hours from Kigali city and we shall have a day visit to the park. It is Rwanda's only savanna park and being revived to get back to its Big 5 status, with translocations and introduction of life like lions, rhinos and great conservation story. We shall visit the park, have a drive and a boat safari on Lake Ihema. Have a night at Akagera National Park.
Main Destination: Akagera National Park
Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - Akagera to Nyungwe National ParkThe trip incorporates traveling south from Kigali. We shall have a visit to the King’s Palace and Museum. This gives an interesting insight into Rwanda’s cultural history and monarchy. It's also ideally placed to break up the long journey to Nyungwe Forest. Also, we can have a stop at the National Museum of Rwanda in Huye. Before we continue to the lodge.
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Nyungwe Topview Hill Hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walkTrekking to see the chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest National Park can be exhilarating. While sighting them in the dense forest can be challenging, watching them cavorting in the tree tops, their all-too-human characteristics to the fore make this an exceptionally rewarding half-day excursion. The excursion starts at 5 am Rwanda time, which means a pre-dawn wake-up for the activity. After, you will drive back to the lodge, and have lunch. After lunch we go the canopy walk, on the suspension bridge at the park. This one of Africa highest canopies, 70m high and 16okm, giving you a bird’s eye view of the park. In the afternoon, you can engage with the communities, tour around (Its optional).
Main Destination: Nyungwe National Park
Accommodation: Nyungwe Topview Hill Hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - To Lake KivuAs you travel north today, the forests of Nyungwe give way to stunning views over Lake Kivu and its islands, stretching as far as the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's not a long drive – around three hours – but with the flexibility to choose where and when you stop, you can spend as long as you like taking photographs or just reveling in the scenery before arriving at Cormoran Lodge. Check in and later take on the evening cruise on the lake to explore the islands and sunset photography.
Accommodation: Cormoran Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - To Volcanoes and visit Iby’Iwachu Cultural CentreThis morning you'll drive north, leaving the lake behind, the increasingly hilly terrain culminating after around four hours in the foothills of Volcanoes National Park, and the spectacular location of Virunga Lodge. On the way, you'll pass several tea or coffee plantations interspersed by the occasional village, so if you'd like to stop to explore, or perhaps look around the Museum of the Environment near Kibuye, have a chat with your guide; the choice is yours. Arrive and visit the gorilla guardians’ village for an insight on the history and culture of Rwanda.
Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - Gorilla tracking and visit to the twin lakesGorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is a magical experience, transcending any other wildlife encounter we know. Meeting a gorilla family in their forest home, led by a dominant male silverback and a cluster of females and young, is a natural adventure that fully repays the cost in unforgettable memories and images. Your driver-guide from Kigali will operate your transfers to the park headquarters and introduce you to your trekking group and parks guide. From tracking, back to the lodge, refresh and visit the twin lakes (Burera and Ruhondo).
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - Golden Monkey tracking and to KigaliSpend a morning trekking to find the golden monkeys in the Volcanoes National Park. These endangered monkeys are endemic to the Albertine Rift area and are characterized by their golden-orange fur. You’ll be able to enjoy an hour watching them jump through the bamboo and hunker down to chew bamboo leaves, curiously watching you, as you watch them. Your driver-guide from Kigali will operate your transfers to the park headquarters and introduce you to your trekking group and parks guide. After the drive back to Kigali takes you through the fertile, rolling hills of western Rwanda. It's a fascinating journey of around three hours, depending on any stops you make en route; chat with your driver about the options here. On arrival in Kigali, you'll head to your hotel. You can choose to have a night out in the city.
Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park
Accommodation: Quiet Haven Hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - City tour and exitYou'll be driven around Kigali to see the highlights of the city, with a main stop at the Genocide Memorial and museum. This will give you a fascinating, though sobering, insight into Rwanda's modern history. It is remarkable to learn just how far Rwanda has come in such a short period and it certainly adds a deeper understanding of the Rwandan people. After you drive to the airport for exit.
Main Destination: Kigali
Accommodation: N/A
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
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
*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 Kigali, 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 Kigali, 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.
Offered By
AFRICAN ROCK SAFARIS LIMITED
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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