This 5 Day Kenya and Rwanda Safari typically combines Rwanda’s mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park with either the wildlife of Kenya’s Maasai Mara or the beautiful beaches of its coast. Mombasa/Watamu. The itinerary involves flying between countries to maximize time, with the first few days focusing on gorilla trekking in Rwanda, or choose to relax on the Kenyan coast.
Highlights for the 5 Days Kenya and Rwanda Safari
Day 1: Arrive in Kigali, Rwanda, transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali, fly to either Nairobi, Kenya or Mombasa
Day 4: Transfer to Amboseli National Park – After game drive
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Kigali, Rwanda, transfer to Volcanoes National Park
You will be picked up from your hotel early morning after breakfast with the help of our expert safari driver guide and then transferred to Volcanoes National Park. One of the few places in the world where you can see the mountain gorilla in their natural habitat. On arriving, you will check into your lodge, fresh up, and relax as you get ready for the next day’s activity. Have dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan: HB
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
After having breakfast at your lodge, your driver will transfer you to the park meeting point for a short briefing about gorilla trekking rules. After the briefing, you will meet up with the skilled ranger guide to group you and lead you to the gorilla family you’re assigned to. Search for them through the forest trail, and the experience can take 1 to 7 hours, depending on their movement in the forest.
When finding them, you will be allowed an hour to spend with them as you learn about their amazing behaviors and habits as well as capturing videos. After, hike back to the starting point to meet up with your driver-guide to connect back to the lodge to have a delicious lunch, relax. Optionally, you can go on a cultural encounter. Have dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: FB
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali, fly to either Nairobi, Kenya, or Mombasa
After breakfast at the lodge, followed by check out and transfer back to Kigali, you can choose to do a Kigali city tour -visit the Genocide memorial. Then, be transferred to the Kigali International Airport to fly to your next destination. ’Kenya. Arrive and be transferred to your booked hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: FB
Day 4: Transfer to Amboseli National Park – After game drive
You will be picked up from your hotel and then transferred to Amboseli National Park, famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, comprised of landscapes and open plains. Arriving for lunch, check in at the camp for a hot lunch, short rest. Then, head out for an afternoon game drive until 6:00 pm. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.
Meal plan: Fb
Day 5: Departure
Enjoy a final morning activity in Kenya before flying back to your home country. That marks the end of the 5 Days Kenya and Rwanda Safari.
Safari Includes;
- Park fees
- All activities
- Gorilla Permits
- A professional driver-guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Full Board Accommodation and all meals
- Drinking water on the safari
Excludes;
- International flights
- Round-trip airport transfer
- Tips
- Personal items
Key aspects for the trip;
Amboseli National Park is known as a prime location for viewing these large herds of elephant in a thrilling landscape, but it has diverse habitats to over 450 bird species, among others. It lies at the base of Africa’s tallest mountain and also acts as the world-famous view for wildlife photography.
Wildlife: Amboseli is home to a wide variety of other mammals, including lions, cheetahs, giraffes, and zebras.
Volcanoes National Park stands as one of the last remaining habitats for the endangered mountain gorillas. It’s also celebrated for its beautiful scenery, including the Virunga Volcanoes and the work of prominent Dian Fossey, whose research and conservation efforts in the park.
