The 8 Days Luxury Rwanda Safari takes you to Nyungwe Forest National Park and Volcanoes National Park, and both parks are suitable for primate safaris Rwanda, Nyungwe Forest offers 13 primates and birdlife species and here you can experience the Rwanda chimpanzee safaris, eco tours in Rwanda.
Then transfer to Volcanoes National Park which habits almost half of the mountain gorillas in the mist and you can enjoy the Rwanda gorilla safaris!
Upon your arrival at Kigali International Airport and meet our driver/guide with hospitable welcome and then transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel/Grand Legacy Hotel which is situated in the Kigali city, relax after your long flight travel as you wait for your overnight stay. Meal plan: B/B
Day1: Kigali City Tour – Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast, after embark the safari jeep and transfer to Volcanoes National Park and on your way take en-route stop over visiting the Rwanda genocide memorials and experience the remains of human beings after the brutal massacre that occurred in Rwanda between the Hutu and Tutsi.
After have your lunch and after transfer to Ruhengeri to your lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at Sabyinyo Silver Back Lodge/Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel/Lebambou Gorilla Lodge. Meal plan: F/B
Day2: Rwanda Gorilla Trekking – Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
Have breakfast, after meet our guide and transfer to the park headquarters for briefing about the mountain gorillas, and the forest. After enter into the forest to search for the endangered mountain gorillas and when you meet them take unforgettable photographs and videos and then take your packed lunch, after return to the park offices for your Rwanda gorilla trekking certificate and then return to lodge for lunch and then in the evening visit the Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village and experience the Rwanda cultural history and performances from once the gorilla hunters and now Eco – warriors and then dinner and overnight stay as above. Meal plan: F/B
Day3: Visit Dian Fossey Center
After your breakfast, visit the Dian Fossey projects like the Karisoke Research Center which is currently the world’s best hope for the survival of endangered mountain gorillas and their ecologically critical habitat. It is also a significant resource for the people who live near the gorillas.
Since its establishment in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park by Dr. Dian Fossey in 1967, Karisoke has produced an unparalleled amount of information about the mountain gorillas and their habitat.
Thanks to its active conservation program, the mountain gorillas of the Virunga are the only great ape species to have increased in number in recent decades. After being filled with her conservation effort return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day4: Golden Monkey Tracking – Lake Kivu Holiday
After early morning breakfast, transfer to the park offices for the briefing about the forest and the primates it habits and after enter into the forest to trek the endangered golden monkey and while experiencing this adventure more primates and birds can be spotted.
After embark the safari jeep and transfer to Lake Kivu and upon your arrival retire at the shores of Lake Kivu and afterwards return to Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/Paradise Malahinde Guest House for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day5: Lake Kivu – Nyungwe Forest National Park
After morning breakfast, embark the safari jeep and transfer via Gisenyi to Nyungwe Forest National Park and on your way have lunch and thereafter transfer to One and Only Nyungwe House/Nyungwe Hill Top View Hotel for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Day6: Rwanda Chimpanzee Trek & Canopy Walk
Have breakfast and after transfer to park headquarters for the briefing about the primates that the forest habits, the forest has got 13 primates which includes the chimpanzees, white and black colobus, vervet monkey, red tailed monkey among others.
Return to lodge for lunch, after in the evening take canopy walk to spot other primates, birds and variety of beautiful butterflies. Return to lodge for dinner and overnight, Meal plan: F/B
Day7: Nyungwe Forest National Park – Kigali City
Have breakfast and after embark the safari vehicle and transfer back to Kigali with en-route stop in Butare at the Rwanda Museum where you can experience the 01-hour Intore dance which has much detailed history of Rwanda.
Later have lunch and after transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel/Grand Legacy Hotel Kigali for your dinner and overnight. Meal plan: H/B
Day8: Kigali City – Departure
Have breakfast, after take again Kigali city tour to the Kimironko market, Nyamirambo women craft center in Kigali. Later have lunch and after transfer to the Kigali Airport for your return flight. End of services
The package includes:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals
Chimpanzee permits
Canopy walk
Gorilla permits
Visit Dian Fossey
Golden monkey tracking
Visit Lake Kivu
En-route meals
Visit Rwanda genocide memorials
Kigali city tour
Exclusions:
The expenses of personal nature like: Air fares, Visa, Luxury drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone charges, and porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and any other personnel nature expense.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially Bwindi.
When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a waterproof jacket
in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains, insect repellents. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required.
One medium sized duffel bag and one small daypack (carry-on) per person should be adequate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras,
binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.