7 Days Rwanda Luxury Tour

This 7 Days Rwanda Luxury Tour offers an unforgettable adventure into Rwanda’s Mountain gorilla sanctuary – Volcanoes National Park where you will have a face to face encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, Lake Kivu for a relaxed boat trip , Akagera National Park where you will see the Big Five and Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking.

Highlights of 7 Days Rwanda Luxury Tour

  • Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
  • Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP Rwanda & Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
  • Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)
  • Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking, Canopy walk and Transfer to Kigali.
  • Day 6: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive
  • Day 7: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and transfer to Kigali.

Detailed itinerary of 7 Days Rwanda Luxury Tour

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Pickup from your hotel in Kigali by our company representative/driver guide and transfer you to your hotel in Volcanoes national park arriving Ruhengeri for dinner and overnight stay at One&Only Gorilla’s Nest

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Volcanoes NP Rwanda & Ibyi’wacu Village Tour

Wakeup to an early morning breakfast and report to the park headquarters for briefing and allocation of Gorilla trekking groups. Later, you will head into the cold and misty forested slopes of Virunga national park for your Gorilla trek.

The trek can be anywhere between 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas and upon finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to see and take photos after which you exit the forest.

Meet your driver / guide and transfer back to the lodge. If you feel strong, you will embark on a cultural tour at Iby’iwachu Village which is also known as the ‘Gorilla Guardians Village’. Get an opportunity to visit the former King’s palace and learn more about the rich Rwandan culture through dance and singing performances from the local intore dance troupe and also get a chance to dress in traditional Rwandan attires as part of your cultural experience. Dinner and overnight stay as above.

 Day 3:  Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Kivu (Gisenyi)

Breakfast will be served early and drive back to the park headquarters for briefing and Golden Monkey trekking. The procedure is the same as Gorilla trekking but lasts only 3 to 5 hours and return to the lodge to freshen up and transfer to Lake Kivu with an optional boat cruise at the lake and later return for dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel

7 Days Rwanda Luxury Tour
Lake Kivu

Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park

Wake up to a tasty breakfast, check out of your hotel and embark on your transfer to Nyungwe forest national park with lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight stay at One&Only Nyungwe House

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking, Canopy walk and Transfer to Kigali.

Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing before entering the forest, searching for the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are the easy to spot, as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimp tracking usually takes about 4 hours or more depending on the location of the chimps.

After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk, a swing bridge 50 meters in length that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you.You will then exit and connect to Kigali for dinner and overnight at Four Points by Sheraton

Day 6: Transfer to Akagera and evening game drive

You will be met by your driver guide after breakfast for your transfer to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time to embark on the late afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and many bird species that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Dinner and overnight at Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 7: Early morning game drive, Ihema boat trip and transfer to Kigali. 

Rise up early and go for a game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill. After the game drive, connect for the Ihema boat trip then return for lunch and return to connect with your driver guide to embark on your transfer back to Kigali arriving late evening.

End of 7 Days Rwanda Luxury Safari

Quotation Includes;

  • Pickup and Drop-off in Kigali
  • Gorilla trekking permit @1500 USD
  • Golden Monkey permit
  • Chimpanzee permit
  • Canopy walk
  • all accommodation as per itinerary
  • 4X4 dust-proof safari vehicle (with popup roof) & Fuel
  • Full time English speaking driver/ guide
  • Park entrance fees
  • Boat cruise
  • Vehicle entrance fees
  • Bottled mineral water while on safari
  • All activities as indicated

Excludes;

  • All optional activities as indicated
  • Tips
  • Visa fees
  • Air tickets
  • All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
  • Anything else not included in the itinerary
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