DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN KIGALI

Murakaza Neza!! Welcome to the Land of a Thousand Hills – Rwanda.

Today you will arrive at Kigali International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met by a representative who will then transfer you to your accommodation for an overnight.

Overnight at: Hotel de Milles Colline

Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast – BB

DAY 2: DRIVE TO NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK, CANOPY WALK

Drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Once you have settled in, you will go for a canopy walk. It is one of Nyungwe’s main attractions and is without a doubt the best way to truly appreciate the beautiful vegetation cover of this rainforest. The walk takes approximately 2 hours and it has three sections; the first section being 45m, second sections 90m and the third section 25m. You have great views of the forest inhabitants like the black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and L’hoest monkeys plus lots of different bird species.

Overnight at: Nyungwe Top View

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 3: MORNING CHIMPANZEE TREKKING, AFTERNOON AT LEISURE

Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park starts very early in the morning and so this requires that you leave your lodge as early as 5.00 am to make it to the briefing area at the Uwinka overlook. Nyungwe forest has two main trail heads where Chimpanzee trekking happens i.e. Uwinka trail and another at Cyamudongo section. The forest is rich in botanical diversity hosting over 200 species of trees and flowering plants, 13 species of primates including, colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, red-tailed monkey, 300 bird species with several Albertine rift endemicsand several species of butterflies. After the briefing, you will be advised on which trail you will take. If it is Cyamudongo, it requires you to drive out for a certain distance and your driver guide will transfer you to the starting point.

Overnight at: Nyungwe Top View

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 4: DRIVE TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will start your journey to Volcanoes National Park Laying in the northwestern Rwanda. It is also well-known as a haven for the rare and endangered mountain gorillas and Golden monkeys. The journey goes through the beautiful terraced hillsides that show much of Rwanda’s landscape, gradually climbing to the base of the awesome Virunga volcanoes, sometimes with as many as five peaks visible.

Overnight at: Bishops House

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 5: GORILLA TREKKING

Tracking the Gorillas is often referred to as a life changing experience. Seeing the Gorillas in their natural habitats is truly an amazing experience.  After breakfast, your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for briefing about the do’s and don’ts during your gorilla trekking. The tracking will start immediately after the briefing. This is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas feed, play around and also do their day to day activities. This activity can take 2 hours or even up to 6 hours since its dependent on the location and movement of the gorillas. On meeting the gorillas, you will spend one hour with them as you take photos. Later you will return to the lodge and relax.

Overnight at: Davinci Gorilla Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 6: DRIVE TO AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK, AFTERNOON GAME DRIVE

After breakfast, you will drive to Akagera National. The park is located in the north eastern part of the country. The forest fringed lakes, papyrus swamps, savannah plains and rolling hills altogether make the park the most scenic reserve in Africa. It is home to many large game species which include elephant, buffalo, topi, zebra, waterbuck, roan antelope and eland. Other antelopes are duiker, oribi, bohor reedbuck, klipspringer, bushbuck and impala. Of the primates, olive baboons, vervets and the secretive blue monkey are seen during the day, with bushbabies often seen on night drives. Once you have settled in, you will go for a game drive in the park. Later on go for a night game drive.

Overnight at: Ruzizi Tented Camp

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 7: MORNING GAME DRIVE, AFTERNOON BOAT RIDE ON LAKE IHEMA

Today you will have an early morning game drive in the park, then return to your accommodation and in the afternoon have a boat ride on lake Ihema. You will sail along the water edge which is covered with several trees, drift past numerous giant hippos and see several crocodiles some in the shallows of the water and other basking on the shore.

Overnight at: Ruzizi Tented Camp

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner – FB

DAY 8: DRIVE BACK TO KIGALI AND DEPART

After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kigali. Upon arrival, you will go for a city tour of Kigali where you will visit the genocide museum and a local crafts market to buy a few souvenirs. Thereafter you will proceed to the airport for your departure flight.