15DAYS – BEST OF RWANDA SAFARI

On your arrival, you will be welcomed and picked by our driver guide (Company representative) and then be transferred to your hotel in Kigali for relaxation. Dinner and Overnight at M Hotel or Equivalent

You will be picked up from your Hotel in Kigali and then drive to Akagera National Park. Driving East of Rwanda (3 hours’ drive) on arrival to the park, you will do a short game drive for your first animal sightings, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the park. From the game drive transfer to your accommodation for lunch and have some good rest enjoying a beautiful sunset Dinner and Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge or Equivalent

Have a relaxed full board breakfast at the hotel and set off for a wonderful morning game drive through the savannah woodlands to have a clear glimpse of various wildlife species among which include the hyenas, lions, Impalas, buffaloes, elephants, zebras etc. Later back to your hotel for lunch, after lunch, you will head for an amazing canoe ride on Lake Ihema. At the Lake, expect to view various aquatic wildlife species like hippopotamus and crocodiles among others. Later you will drive back to your hotel for relaxation. Dinner and Overnight at Akagera Game Lodge or Equivalent

After a relaxed breakfast, we shall have a game drive towards the North, on your exit, drive towards Kigali with a stopover at Muhazi Lake for lunch and relaxation. Later, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Kigali. Dinner and Overnight at M Hotel or Equivalent

You will be picked up from your Hotel and drive around 2-3hours to Musanze. Check-in your hotel on arrival and have lunch. In afternoon, you will head for Gorilla Guardians Village (Ibyiwacu culture village) to learn about the Rwandan culture and traditions. Dinner and Overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel or Equivalent

Morning breakfast and transfer to volcanoes national park. Gather at the park headquarters; attend a short briefing about hiking do and don’ts, and then transfer to the hiking starting point. The hike takes about 3 - 4 hours to reach the summit and 2 hours to descend. You will enjoy the fresh breath at the volcano summit with spectacular views of Kigali city, neighboring countries, and the volcanoes national park. Later be dropped back to your hotel for relaxation Dinner and Overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel or Equivalent

Early in the morning, you will take breakfast at the hotel, and then drive to Volcanoes National park headquarters in kinigi for a briefing about the golden Monkeys. Along with your trekking gear and drinking water, the driver will drop you off at the starting point to trek the golden monkeys together with the ranger guides. This activity may take between 1-4 hours searching for the monkeys depending on their movement. They live in bamboo forests near the bottom of the volcanoes, and their habitual life has helped them overcome their initial shyness to accept daily visits by researchers and tourists. They are very active animals and seeing them jumping from one tree to another is really interesting. After the Trek, will head for Lunch and relaxation at your Hotel Dinner and Overnight at Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel or Equivalent

After early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters in Kinigi (Musanze) for a briefing about the endangered mountain gorillas from the park warden. Along with your trekking gear and drinking water, the driver will drop you off at the starting point to trek the gorillas together with the ranger guides. This activity may take between 1-and 7 hours searching for the gorillas depending on their movement. However, meeting them is so rewarding and you will spend maximally 1 hour with them as you take time studying them and taking pictures and videos. After spending your time with the fascinating mountain gorillas, return to the base and meet your driver and transfer for lunch. After lunch drive to your hotel in Gisenyi. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel or Equivalent

On this day, you will visit Hot springs, DRC- Rwanda border (Gisenyi Town).Later, back to your hotel for lunch and relaxation. In the evening at 5pm you will go for fishing experience where you will enjoy traditional night fishing experience in Lake Kivu. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel or Equivalent

After breakfast drive to Kibuye- Karongi. Check in hotel on arrival and have lunch. In Afternoon, you will do a boat ride and hiking at Lake Kivu Arriving you at Amahoro Island, Inyenyeri Island and Napoleon Island. After enjoying Kivu Lake, you will back to your hotel for dinner and rest. Dinner and Overnight at Cleo Lake Kivu Hotel or Equivalent

After breakfast, you will enjoy Kayaking Experience before being transferred to Nyungwe Nation al Park. Dinner and Overnight at Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel or Equivalent

After Breakfast, Drive to the park headquarters to be briefed about the “dos and don’ts” while with the chimps before entering the forest. Trekking chimpanzees is about 1-6 hours (depending on the guest's walking Speed and reality) the forest is rich in different types of trees, and plants and is home to 13 primates that include chimpanzees, long-tailed monkeys, and Columbus monkeys. After the chimpanzee trekking experience, you will drive back to your hotel for lunch relaxation. Dinner and Overnight at Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel or Equivalent

Morning After break, you will visit Kamiranzovu Waterfall. This activity will take 1.4hours the trail has a lot of wildflowers along it and there’re non-forest birds- on the way you will have 360a degrees view of the park and even see Lake Kivu in the distance. On a clear day, you can even also see the majestic Virunga Volcanoes that seem to tower over Rwanda. From here you will head for lunch at your hotel. In afternoon you will enjoy tea plantation Experience. Dinner and Overnight at Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel or Equivalent

After breakfast, you will visit Canopy Walk Way. On the canopy walk you may get to see many primates like I’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys, many vervet monkeys, grey cheeked monkeys, olive baboons and plant species like the common Igishigishigi. After the canopy adventure we shall then hike back to the reception and drive back to your hotel for lunch. After lunch drive back to Kigali. Dinner and Overnight at M Hotel or Equivalent

After early morning breakfast, you will take a visit to Gisozi Memorial Center. There are 250,000 people killed and buried in this mass grave during the Rwanda Genocide against the Tutsi. From here you will go for Coffee experience in Kigali, after lunch, visit some craft shops/Local Markets and buy for yourself souvenirs. Later drive to Kigali International Airport for your Departure Flight.