6 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari

6 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari

6 days Rwanda wildlife and gorilla safari gives you two ultimate safari experience in Rwanda that is game viewing (game drives) in Akagera national park hosting a variety of wildlife such as  Lions, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Zebras, Hippos among others and mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park on which you will encounter the endangered mountain gorillas.

This 6 days Rwanda wildlife and gorilla safari starts from Rwanda and ends in Rwanda.

Highlights of 6 days Rwanda wildlife and mountain gorilla safari

  • Day 1: arrival in Kigali
  • Day 2: city tour and transfer to Akagera national park
  • Day 3: exploring Akagera national park
  • Day 4: transfer to Volcanoes national park
  • Day 5: mountain gorilla trekking experience
  • Day 6: transfer back to Kigali for departure

Detailed itinerary of 6 days Rwanda wildlife and mountain gorilla safari

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali

On your arrival at Kigali international airport found in Kigali city the capital of Rwanda, you will be picked by your safari guide and transfer to your hotel, have dinner and stay overnight.

Meal plan – Dinner

Accommodation

  • Luxury – Kigali Marriott Hotel
  • Mid-range – Hotel Villa Portofino
  • Budget – Yambi Hotel

Day 2: Kigali city tour and transfer to Akagera national park

After breakfast you will go for a Kigali city tour visiting sites like the genocide memorial, craft centers, Kandt national Museum among others which will give you a rich insight about Rwanda and its history. Head back to your hotel for lunch, checkout and embark on a journey to Akagera national park located in the eastern Rwanda. To the park it is a journey of about 2 hours , arriving in the afternoon, check into your lodge and in the evening you will go for a game drive on which you will enjoy watching a variety of animals such as lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, elephants, antelopes and many birds. Head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

6 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
Akagera national park Wildlife

Meal plan – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation

  • Luxury – Magashi Camp
  • Midrange – Ruzizi tented camp
  • Mid-range – Akagera game lodge

Day 3: Exploring Akagera national park

Have breakfast then head to the park for a full day of exploring with your packed lunch, on this day you will do a game drive and a boat ride of Lake Ihema, on the game drive you will have an opportunity to watch many animals including elephants, giraffes, leopards, leopards, several species of antelopes and many more. You will have picnic lunch set in the wilderness of the park then go for an afternoon boat ride on Lake Ihema watching hippos, crocodiles and many birds in the water or by the shores of the Lake.

Meal plan – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes national park

After breakfast, you will checkout of your lodge and go for an en-route game enjoying Akagera national park’s wildlife for the last, exit the park and head on a journey to Volcanoes national park a home to the massive gentle giants. Volcanoes national park is located in the northern region of Rwanda in about 2 hours’ drive from Kigali, in Kigali you will have lunch then proceed to the park and on your way you will enjoy watching several villages with great landscapes and get excellent photography opportunities.

Arrive in the park in evening, check in your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
Meal plan – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation

  • Luxury – Five Volcanoes
  • Mid-range – Le Bambou gorilla lodge
  • Budget – Garden palace Hotel

Day 5: Rwanda Gorilla trekking experience

Have early morning breakfast and head to the park for a thrilling mountain gorilla trekking experience, you will undergo through briefing at the park’s headquarters, be assigned a gorilla group to trek and a guide then trek into the forests looking for mountain gorillas in the jungles of volcanoes national park. the experience takes about 1-4 hours including 1 hour of staying in the presence of mountain gorillas while observing the behaviors of the gorillas and get excellent photography opportunities.

6 Days Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
Rwanda Gorilla trekking experience

After the experience you will head back to your lodge for lunch, in the afternoon you will go for a Rwandan cultural experience enjoying cultural dances and music, explore the Rwanda coffee plantations and get to taste freshly brewed coffee. In the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Meal plan – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Transfer back to Kigali for departure

Wake up at your leisure, have breakfast and later checkout and embark on a journey to Kigali for a drop-off either at your hotel or at the airport for your flight back home.

End of your 6 day Rwanda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari

Safari includes

  • Ground transport per 4WD
  • Bottled water
  • Full board accommodation
  • Park entrance fees
  • Game drive
  • Boat trips
  • Service of an English-speaking driver guide
  • All mentioned activities except for the optional ones

Safari Excludes

  • Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
  • Tips to porters and driver/ guide
  • Insurance

 

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