Hiking in Kigali

4-day Gorilla Trekking and Safari Tour in Rwanda

Duration: 4 days Super Easy

Duration: 4 days Super Easy

Why we love this tour

You will get to enjoy the pure Rwanda's wildlife, including gorillas!

  • Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
  • Spot the Big 5 & Big cats in Akagera
  • Boat cruise on Lake Ihema in Akagera
  • Unlimited game drives in Akagera
  • Travel with an expert guide rated excellent by past travelers
  • Travel in a comfortable Land Cruiser
Duration 4 days
Difficulty Super Easy
Languages English

What’s included

  • Gorilla permit
  • Gorilla Trekking
  • Safari
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Bottled water throughout the trip
  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Drinks
  • Visa fees
  • Covid-19 test

Pricing

Need to know before you go

  • You will need long pants, long sleeve shirt, hiking boots or sports shoes, gaiters and rain jacket

Cancellation

Why we love this tour

You will get to enjoy the pure Rwanda's wildlife, including gorillas!

  • Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
  • Spot the Big 5 & Big cats in Akagera
  • Boat cruise on Lake Ihema in Akagera
  • Unlimited game drives in Akagera
  • Travel with an expert guide rated excellent by past travelers
  • Travel in a comfortable Land Cruiser
Duration 4 days
Difficulty Super Easy
Languages English

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes NP - Gorilla Trekking

Our driver will pick you from your Hotel with packed breakfast at 4:30 am to start on your 2 hours journey to Volcanoes National park. The journey to Volcanoes national park takes an average of 2-3 hours and on reaching the park offices, you will be briefed by park officers and then assigned to a gorilla group to track. You will then be led into the forest by a ranger guide to track the primates. Gorilla trek may take between 1 hour to 8 hours depending on the movements of the primates. However, upon locating the gorillas, you will then spend 1 hour with them. Enjoy the unique adventure and you can take pictures. After the 1 hour which seems to be like minutes, then we trek back out of the forest and then transfer to your lodge.

Lodge: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge.

Day 2: Transfer from Volcanoes National Park to Akagera National Park

After breakfast, you will transfer from Volcanoes National Park to Akagera National Park through Kigali. On arrival at the park, we shall proceed to our accommodation. We order lunch and later take a boat trip on Lake Ihema to watch Hippos and crocodiles in the water or by the shores.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Lodge: Akagera Game Lodge

Day 3: Full Day Game Drives in AKagera National Park:

Enjoy early morning breakfast and start your game drives in an open-roofed vehicle. A full day game drive here offers you an opportunity to spot a variety of game including elephants, buffalos, hippos, lions, Masai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Butchel’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard, and bushbuck, etc. Proceed for an evening game drive after lunch. Return to your lodge for dinner.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Lodge: Akagera Game Lodge

Day 4: Transfer from Akagera National Park to Kigali:

Have breakfast and then enjoy a morning game drive, we shall return to Kigali and you will check in at the lodge or be dropped at the airport for your departure flight.

Meal plan: Breakfast

Need to know before you go

  • You will need long pants, long sleeve shirt, hiking boots or sports shoes, gaiters and rain jacket

Cancellation

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