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Overview
- Level of the package: Platinum Tour Package
- Duration: 16 days & 15 nights
- Location: Rwanda
- Price: 8,285USD per Person
- Based on the Hotels &Lodges Mentioned
- Minimum Number: 6 PX (Room sharing )
Tour highlights
- Game drive in ANP
- Boating in Ihema Lake
- Hot Air Balloon experience
- Gorilla Trekking
- Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village/Gorilla Guardian
- Golden Monkey Trekking
- Rubavu City Tour
- Visiting the Border of Rwanda & DRCongo
- Hot Spring experience
- Visiting Tea Plantation
- Nature walk
- Hiking
- Birds Watching
- Visiting Islands in Kivu Lake
- Inshwa & Nkombo Cultural Experience
- Chimpanzee Trekking
- Canopy Walkway Experience
- Ndambarare /Kamiranzovu Water fall
- King Palace Museums
- Visiting arts Craft Exhibition
- Kigali City Tour(Sightseeing, visiting Kandt House, Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, Campaign Against Genocide )
Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali Airport and Transfer to the Hotel
The arrival of your flight at Kigali International Airport. Meet and Greet. You will be warmly welcomed by our representative outside customs and immigration hall, then Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 2: Transfer to Akagera National Park for Short Game Drive, Boat ride and Night Game Driver
Pick up from Kigali and Transfer to Akagera national park and then Drive to the Hotel/Lodge for check-in, lunch, and Relaxing then embark on Ihema lake for Boating where You might spot various water animals like hippos, crocodiles, and different species of water birds then after Drive back to the hotel/Lodge for Dinner & Overnight
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge or Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Day 3: Air Balloon Experience & Relaxing at the Hotel/Lodge
In early the morning after breakfast at 5h30am, the Driver Guide will pick you up Heading to the hot air balloon site where you will enjoy the morning sunrise and different species of animals found in Akagera National Park while in the Air, then after the Hot air balloon experience will continue to the community-based experience around the park and back to the hotel /lodge for Dinner and relaxing then Dinner &overnight
Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge or Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Day 4: Full Game drive,in Akagera National Park
After an early breakfast, Meet and greet your guide at the lodge, and drive through Akagera National Park enjoying Rwanda’s phenomenal landscapes and wildlife. During this game drive, you may meet the big five, different mammals, Birdlife, and reptiles. This game drive from the south up to the northern exit will take almost 7 hours means that you will be at Karenge around 7 pm. then Dinner & Overnight
Accommodation: Karenge Bush Camp
Day5: Transfer to Musanze
In the Moring After breakfast, meet and greet your guide at the Bush Camp then drive to Musanze via Nyagatare – Gicumbi on the way will be enjoying different attractions and having a stopover in Gicumbi city for Lunch then straight to Musanze for Hotel Check-in relaxing at the lodge then Dinner & Overnight.
Accommodation: Ingagi Park ViewLodge /Similar
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Experience & Gorilla Guardian
Have yourself an early tasty breakfast, after which your driver guide will take you to the headquarters in the park by 7 am for beefing. Later embark on the amazing adventure which is gorilla trekking, in most cases this activity requires some physical fitness by the hikers.
On several occasions it takes between 3 to 6 hours to trek and trekkers are permitted to be with the gorillas for 1 hour. It is really a nice experience seeing them play, guard each other, and feed among others.
After trekking, you will be escorted back and head to the lodge for lunch then after Relaxation will drive to Iby’iwacu Cultural Village (Gorilla Guardians) in Musanze District based in the community bordering Volcanoes National Park. At the village, you will have a wonderful, interactive experience, learning all about Rwandan traditions, cultural songs, and dances. You will be given a chance to participate in local dances and drum, all while wearing a traditional local “Umushanana” dress; shooting arrows, and attending a traditional healer’s medicine show from there we shall drive to your hotel for Dinner &Overnight
Accommodation: Ingagi ParkView lodge/Similar
Day 7: Golden Monkey Trekking or Dian Fosse Tomb & Transfer to Rubavu.
Wake up early and take your breakfast before transferring to the headquarters in Kinigi. The briefing starts at 7:00 and ends at 8:00 am. From there, you will be taken along other trackers to the starting point which is at the foot of the Volcano. The scenery is beautiful with dense green forest and the five volcanoes standing in all directions. Finding the monkeys is easy because they love eating bamboo which is found on the lower slopes of the Volcanoes. After finding them, you are allowed one hour with them. You are free to follow them if they move about. Golden monkeys are not shy once they finish the process of habituation. Expect to have close encounters with them which will allow you to get nice photos of them. Unlike mountain gorillas, golden monkeys don’t mind flash cameras. In fact, they love being photographed. Taking good photos is not easy because of their mobility but you will have no issues with videos. Golden monkeys are very playful primates and you will be amazed as you watch them demonstrate their natural skills in climbing trees and picking tasty shoots from the edges of bamboo trees. They love potatoes and will not hesitate to go out into human gardens to get a few. You will learn more about their behavior and why they are endangered. You will return to the starting point and Drive to the Hotel for lunch then continue the journey to Rubavu.
Accommodation: Kivu Serena
Day8: Rubavu City Tour, and Kayaking in Kivu Lake.
In the morning will drive for a Rubavu city tour where will visit different places, like the borders of Rwanda and DRC (GOMA) then enjoy the view of Nyiragongo’s volcano found in DRC and then after will back to the hotel for lunch and ready for Kayaking experience in Kivu lake then back to the hotel for dinner and overnight!
Accommodation: Kivu Serena
Day 9: Transfer to Karongi
In the morning after breakfast will drive to Karongi via Gishwati Kukura national park on the way will be enjoying amazing attractions like tea plantations then arriving at Karongi will go directly at the hotel for check-in and lunch then Relax then after dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Cleo Hotel /Kivu lodge
Day 10: Environmental museum & visiting the Islands in Kivu Lake
In the morning after Breakfast will drive to the environmental museum and then take a boat for visiting the Islands in Kivu lake Like the queen, King, Monkey, Peace, and Napoleon Islands, and then back to the Hotel for Lunch, Relaxing then Dinner and overnight
Accommodation: Cleo Hotel /Kivu lodge
Day 11: Transfer to Rusizi
This Day later after breakfast will drive to Rusizi via Nyamasheke on the way will be enjoying different plantations and the view of Idjwi Island in DRC arriving in Rusizi will keep enjoying the great views like Kivu lake, and Bukavu city in DRC……etc…. then drive Straight to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Mantis Kivu Marina bay
Day12: Visiting Nkombo and Ishwa Islands
In the morning will take a boat to Ishwa Island passing by Nkombo Island the Island will visit around and lifestyle experience then back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Note: If Time allows will go for Bugarama hot spring experience
Accommodation: Mantis Kivu Marina bay
Day 13 : Chimpanzees Trekking
Very early in the morning around 5 am will drive to Gisakura park reception for picking up the park guide Then continue to Cyamudongo forest for chimpanzees trekking then after will drive to the hotel for lunch, relaxing, dinner, and overnight!
Accommodation: Nyungwe Mountain View Hotel
Day 14: Kamiranzovu or Ndambarare waterfall
In the Morning after Breakfast, the Drive Guide will pick you up from Hotel and then continue to Gisakura Park Reception to be briefed about the waterfall then embark to waterfall then after the experience will back to the Hotel for Lunch, Relaxing then Dinner, and overnight in the Nature.
Accommodation: Nyungwe Mountain View Hotel
Day15: Canopy Walkway, Visiting the Kings Palace Museum Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast will drive to Nyungwe National park for a canopy walkway experience then after will drive to Nyanza for Visiting the Kings Palace Museum then continue to Kigali for Dinner and overnight!
Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 16: Kigali city tour &Transfer to The Airport for Departure
Early in the morning after breakfast will go for a Kigali city tour where will visit different places in Kigali including Kigali memorial site and Visit an arts and Craft exhibition to buy souvenirs, then transfer to the airport for the Departure.
Included
Included/Excluded
- Transfer From & to the Airport
- Transportation (4*4 Safari Car)
- Professional/experienced English speaking driver guide
- Accommodations (rooms sharing)
- Meals & Full board
- Park entry fees
- Boating Fees in Ihema Lake
- Night Game Drive Fees
- Airbolloon fees
- Gorilla permits
- Entry fees to Gorilla Guardians
- Golden Monkey Fees
- Gorilla Guardian entry fees
- Rubavu city tour & Kayaking fees
- Hot spring experience fees
- Environmental museum fees & visiting the Islands in Kivu lake
- Cultural experience Fees at Nkombo Island
- Hiking Fees
- Chimpanzee Permits
- Canopy walking Fees
- Waterfall Fees
- Kigali City Tour Fees
- All local Taxes
- Guiding & Company fees
- International air tickets
- visa fees
- Optional extras while in the Trip,,
- Covid -19 Test Fees
- Tips and gratuities,
- Porters
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Audio Guide at Kigali Genocide Memorial Center
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