11 Days Rwanda Safari
Book a customized 11 days Rwanda safari for a meet up with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats. The 3 Days Rwanda gorilla trek brings you close to one of the 10 gorilla families habituated in Volcanoes National park located in North Western Rwanda. Volcanoes National park is one of the few places where gorillas are seen. The bamboo forest shelters over 350 mountain gorillas which have been habituated into families. The park covers Rwanda’s share on the Virunga Conservation Area and its boarded by Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda and Virunga National park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park spreads over 160 square kilometers but is currently undergoing expansion to accommodate the increasing population of gorillas.
Habituated gorilla families in this park are Hirwa, Karisimbi, Umubano, Agashya, Titus, Amahoro, Pablo, Kwitonda and Susa A. Each gorilla family is visited by 8 people which guarantee availability of 80 gorilla permits each day. A valid gorilla pmit at $1500 is a must have for anyone trekking gorillas in Volcanoes National park. More so, the 3 Days Rwanda gorilla trek involves a city tour in Kigali to visit the genocide memorial sites, kimironko market, presidential palace and art galleries among other destinations in the city centre. Enjoy a drive to feel the ambiance of this clean city, Africa’s number one! You can also do a 3 Days Rwanda gorillas & Dian Fossey grave yard hike or 3 Days Rwanda gorillas and golden monkey trekking experience to experience more of Volcanoes National park. Africa Adventure Safaris, a reliable travel company in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo is your best guide on a similar package in Uganda.
11 Days Rwanda Safari – Brief Itinerary
- Day 01: Arrival in Rwanda.
- Day 02: Kigali City tour & transfer to VNP
- Day 03: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes national park
- Day 04: Transfer to Lake Kivu for a hike of Nyiragongo Volcano in DR Congo
- Day 5: Return to Goma and enjoy a boat cruise to Napoleon Island on Lake
- Day 6: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Day 7: Kamiranzovu nature walk
- Day 8:Transfer to the Nyanza King’s Palace – Huye (formerly Butare)
- Day 9:Transfer to Akagera National Park
- Day 10: Transfer back to Kigali for a city tour
- Day 11: Departure
Detailed 11 Days Rwanda Safari
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Day 1: Arrival in Rwanda
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, the driver guide representing Africa Adventure safaris will be waiting for you. Meet, greet and transfer to you hotel in Kigali. You can do an optional city tour and a night life to see how nights in Kigali be like. Overnight stay at The Manor Hotel, Kigali
Day 2: Kigali City tour & transfer to VNP
After breakfast, visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Ground where the remains of 1994 genocide victims were buried. You will be told the whole story of how the massacre started and what transpired it. Other places to visit in Kigali include the handicrafts shops, the museum, kimironko market, shopping malls and the presidential palace among other fascinating places in Kigali. In the afternoon start off the drive north westwards headed to Volcanoes National park. The drive time from kigali to Volcanoes is roughy 3 hours via rolling hills, towns and local communities. Dinner and overnight stay at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge / Kinigi Guest House.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes national park
After breakfast, our tour guide will lead you to the park headquarters for briefing from the head of the park rangers. At 8.30 am local time, commence the memorable gorilla tracking experience. You will be left in the presence of the awesome mountain gorillas for about an hour. Take photographs and enjoys the antics of baby gorillas as they swing from tree branch to another. Gorilla trekking is the best wildlife experience in Africa.
Day 4: Nyiragongo Hike
In the morning transfer to Goma in DR Congo for the Nyiragongo Mountain hike. The Nyiragongo trek is a 4 to 6 hours hike beginning from Kibati Ranger Post (1870m) and ascend up to the summit (3,470m) – a 6.5Km each way. As one traverses the dense forest at the foothills of the mountain expect to encounter monkeys and bushbucks. The forest gives way to a spectacular valley, then to old lava flows and past steaming fissures. The last part of this ascent is a steep 300m to the summit. Here the glimpse of the world’s largest larva lake churning away in a mosaic of molten red fire is a breathtaking spectacle. Its nightly glow against a backdrop of the stars in the sky leave a lasting memory to the visitors. You may choose to stay in the wooden A-frame cabin. Or descend and stay in the nearby luxurious Mikeno Lodge.
Day 5: Return to Goma and enjoy a boat cruise to Napoleon Island on Lake
Napoleon Island
There is a lot of adventure activities on Lake Kivu including kayaking, boat cruises to Napoleon or Amahoro Islands ( known for bat colonies) and swimming since the lake is completely free from hippos, crocodiles and bilharzia
In the evening transfer to Mantis Kivu Marina Bay for an overnight stay.
Day 6: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Wake up the in morning and arrive at Uwinka for chimpanzee tracking at 8:00 am in the morning. The drive distance from Mantis Kivu Marina Bay is roughly 94 Km (a 2hrs drive). Overnight stay at One & Only Nyungwe / Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Day 7: This day do nature walk to Kamiranzovu swamp for birding and Isumo waterfalls; in the afternoon go for a canopy walk and tea plantantion villages; alternatively do colobus monkeys tracking. Overnight stay at One & Only Nyungwe / Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel
Day 8: Transfer to the Nyanza King’s Palace – Huye (formerly Butare)
Undertake a 94 KM drive to Huye – the cultural and intellectual heart of Rwanda. Nyanza Kings place is remembered, according to oral tradition, as the battles and struggles site. Traditionally the monarchy would keep rotating to different locations until it eventually settled at Nyanza which was declared the kingdom’s capital with as many as 2,000 inhabitants with various built in the same architectural design.
For a long time, the monarchy was mobile, moving the court between various locations. When it eventually settled in one place, Nyanza was the obvious choice. The capital of the kingdom had as many as 2,000 inhabitants, and huts built with the same methods as seen here.
Also explore the ethnographic museum for its great collection of artifacts and the Huye Mountain Coffee for the bean-cup-process. Later transfer to Kigali City for an overnight stay.
Day 9: Transfer to Akagera National Park
Akagera national park is just 100 KM away from Kigali. The savannah park is home to harbivores including buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, etc; carnivores including lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, etc. In the afternoon go for a boat cruise on Lake Ihema. Overnight stay at Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Day 10: Transfer back to Kigali for a city tour. Visit Nyamata Genocide Memorial site and the Genocide Reconciliation Village – where you will interface with the past genocide perpetrators and their victims living together telling stories of those episodes. Overnight stay at Kigali Serena Hotel / Kigali Marriott Hotel
Day 11: Visit the handicrafts market and women groups. In the evening transfer to the airport for your international flight.
End of safari.
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