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From US$ 2936.00 per person sharing
Rates Information
The Above Rates should be used as a guideline only.
- All rates are subject to availability
- Rates may vary according to season
- Lodging may change depending on your budget
- All rates may change without notice
- Single supplement may apply
Safari Information
- Departure; Scheduled and tailor-made departure dates
- Duration; 10 Days / 9 Nights
- Lodging; Safari lodges
- Group Size; Minimum 2
- Note: Travel insurance is compulsory for all safaris
Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Kigali
- Transfer from Kigali Airport to the hotel
- Afternoon sight-seeing tour of Kigali and visit to the Genocide Memorial site.
- Bed and Breakfast
- Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 2: Akagera National Park
- Arrival in Kigali and transfer to the Akagera National Park
- Set at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterise much of Rwanda
- Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River, the most remote source of the Nile, this is archetypal African savannah landscape of tangled acacia woodland interspersed with open grassland
- Akagera is, above all, big game country! Herds of elephant and buffalo emerge from the woodland to drink at the lakes, while lucky visitors might stumble across a leopard, a spotted hyena or even a stray lion
- All meals
- Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
Day 3: Akagera National Park
- Full day of game drives in the park
- All meals
- Accommodation: Akagera Game Lodge
Day 4: Nyungwe National Park
- Drive to Butare and visit the museum
- After lunch continue to Nyungwe National Park
- Extending for 1,000 square kilometres across the majestic hills of southeast Rwanda, Nyungwe National Park is the largest block of montane forest in East or Central Africa, and one of the most ancient, dating back to before the last Ice Age
- A uniquely rich centre of floral diversity, the forest has more than 200 different types of tree, and a myriad of flowering plants including the other-worldly giant lobelia and a host of colourful orchids
- All meals
- Accommodation: Gisakura Guest House
Day 5: Nyungwe National Park
- Trek in the forest tracking chimpanzees.
- All meals
- Accommodation: Gisakura Guest House
Day 6: Lake Kivu
- Morning primate trek in search of chimpanzees, Angola colobus, L'Hoest's monkeys and much more
- After lunch continue to Lake Kivu
- Lake Kivu is the largest of numerous freshwater bodies that shimmer in the valleys of Rwanda. Lakes Burera and Ruhondo, close to the gorilla-tracking centre of Ruhengeri, are oft-neglected gems, deep blue waters ringed by steep hills and tall waterfalls, with the nearby Virunga Volcanoes providing a spectacular backdrop
- All meals
- Accommodation: Moriah Hill Resort
Day 7: Lake Kivu
- Morning at leisure to enjoy the lake
- Afternoon travel to Gisenyi with spectacular views en route
- All meals
- Accommodation: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
Day 8: Volcanoes National Park
- Morning at leisure with optional boat trip
- After lunch, drive to Volcanoes National Park and participant in a gorilla tracking briefing
- All meals
- Accommodation: Gorilla Volcanoes Hotel
Day 9: Kigali
- Early morning gorilla trek in search of your assigned group
- After an hour of observation, you return to the lodge for lunch
- Then we drive to Kigali arriving for dinner
- All meals
- Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel
Day 10: Safari Ends
- Transfer to the airport for onward arrangements
Rates Include
- Includes meals as above
- Includes activities as above
- The entire safari is guided and hosted by professional trained guides
Rates Exclude
- Flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Items of a personal nature
- Gorilla or Chimp tracking permits
- Laundry
- Any drinks including bottled water
- Gratuities to guides, drivers