5 DAYS RWANDA GORILLA TREKKING & WILDLIFE SAFARI
5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari: This 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari is such a breath-taking adventure in 2 stunning destinations in Rwanda including Akagera national park that offers ultimate experience and ample time with the wildlife and birdlife in Rwanda’s only Savannah national park that is a home to a variety of animal species which you should be ready to spot such as lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, hippos and many more. On the other hand, this 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari takes you to Volcanoes national park one of the best and most visited park in Rwanda to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats.
The major activities done during this 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari include Mountain gorilla trekking adventure, Game drive, boat cruise, Visiting Ibyiwacu cultural village, and Kigali city tour. This 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda and it includes 5 days and 4 nights. The following are the essentials that you need to pack while planning your 5 days Rwanda Gorilla and wildlife safari and they include; A yellow fever card, Camera to capture all the sceneries and encounters while on safari, Appropriate hiking boats, Garden gloves, Long sleeved attire, A cap, Sun glasses, Sun screen, Rain jacket, Insect repellant, And all the personal requirements.
Highlights of 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari
- Day 1: Transfer to Akagera national park
- Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
- Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
- Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Day 5: Return to Kigali
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera national park
Kigali to Akagera national park: On the very 1st day of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari, you will be met and picked up from Kigali city either at a hotel or direct from the airport according to your communication. Our guide will then greet and introduce himself to you as you embark on a Kigali city tour on which you will enjoy visit sites like Kimironko market, shopping centers and Kigali genocide memorial center. Enjoy your enroute lunch in Kigali city before proceeding to Akagera national park the only savanna park in Rwanda. This is a 2-3 hours’ drive from Kigali city. Upon park arrival, you will check in your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: Magashi camp
Midrange: Ruzizi tented camp
Budget: Akagera game lodge
Day 2: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Game drive and boat cruise: On the 2nd day of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari, you will have breakfast before embarking on a morning game drive in Akagera national park. Game drives in Akagera national park enables you to get closer to animals as they roam this savanna park. Akagera national park is a recognized home for a various species of animals and the only savannah park in Rwanda, on the game drive you will enjoying viewing animals like lions, rhinos, zebras, impalas, giraffes, Topis, elephants and many more.
You will also spot various species of birds such as Senegal lapwings, giant kingfisher, grey crowned crane, open bill stock, papyrus Gonolek, and many more. After game drive, you will head back to the lodge for lunch after which you will spend your afternoon on a boat cruise along Lake Ihema. This boat cruise rewards you with a stunning and scenic views of different aquatic wildlife including Hippos, Crocodiles, water birds and many more that thrill along Lake Ihema. Later in the evening, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight sleep as above.
Luxury: Magashi camp
Midrange: Ruzizi tented camp
Budget: Akagera game lodge
Day 3: Transfer to volcanoes national park
Akagera national park to Volcanoes national park: On day 3 of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari, enjoy an early morning breakfast then check out of the lodge and set off on a 4-5 hours’ drive from Akagera national park to Volcanoes national park with an enroute stopover in Kigali city. You will then proceed with your journey to Volcanoes national park via park headquarters for clearance and pick up both the gorilla trekking permit as you proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: 5 Volcanoes Gorilla lodge
Midrange: Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge
Budget: Hotel Muhabura
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
Rwanda gorilla trekking: Have your breakfast served in the morning of day 4 of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari then be transferred to the park headquarter for a briefing by 7:00am with other trekkers before setting off for gorilla trekking adventure in the wilderness of Volcanoes national park. After briefing, penetrate the forest in search of habituated mountain gorillas available for trekking.
Spend one hour with the gorillas after landing on them as you watch them, take photographs, and learn some of their manners such as feeding, breast feeding, copulating among others and later on be transferred back to your lodge to freshen up as you warm up for an evening cultural tour to the Ibyiwacu cultural village. Spend your evening enjoying the entertainment by the local Rwandese and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: 5 Volcanoes Gorilla lodge
Midrange: Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge
Budget: Hotel Muhabura
Day 5: Transfer to Kigali for departures
Volcanoes national park – Kigali: Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at the comfort of your lodge on day 5 of the Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari and depending on your flight details, you will then check out of the lodge and embark on your drive back to Kigali Rwanda for either hotel drop off or airport drop off according to your next safari destination.
End of 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari
Inclusive in 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari
- Gorilla trekking permit $1500 each
- Ranger
- Park entrance fees
- All-inclusive activities (Gorilla trekking, Boat cruise, game drive etc)
- A 4×4 safari vehicle with fuel
- An English speaking guide
- Meals as per itinerary
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Enough drinking water
Exclusive in 5 days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & wildlife safari
- Visa
- Air ticket
- Laundry fees
- Tips & gratuity
- Porter
- Life Insurance
- Additional accommodation
- Optional activities
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary etc.
