This 8 days Classic Rwanda Safari Tour leads to an amazing Rwanda holiday trip through visiting some highlighted safari destinations that as Nyungwe National Park for Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk. Visit Akagera National Park for a Game drive, Boat cruise, and Night game as well as a visit to the tea plantation and an exciting cultural encounter.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Transfer to Nyungwe; On day 1 of the 8 days Classic Rwanda Safari Tour, wake up have breakfast check out of your hotel, and drive south direction along Lake Kivu to connect you to Nyungwe Forest National Park with the help of our professional driver guide. Arrive in time for lunch – have it and check in at your lodge. Spend your evening at leisure as you get prepared for your next day’s activities. Dinner and overnight stay.
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk in Nyungwe
Chimpanzee Tracking: On day 2 of the 8 days Classic Rwanda Safari Tour, after an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing about Chimpanzee tracking. After, the briefing, go for chimpanzee tracking in the forest trails in search of the mountain gorillas. Once finding them, you will be allowed an hour to observe gorillas as they survive in their natural habitat as well as take stunning photographs for your future remembrance. After visiting, track back to your lodge for lunch.
Canopy Walk; After lunch, go for an exciting canopy walk experience which rises 60-meter-high bridge. Along this life experience, you will be able to enjoy a great aerial view of the endless plains of Nyungwe and the beautiful natural forest as well as various bird species. Then after your beautiful time in the skies of Nyungwe. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay in the same lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Isuma waterfall hike and evening tea plantation visit
On day 3 of the 8 days Classic Rwanda Safari Tour, Isuma waterfall hike: Have breakfast, followed by heading out to visit the Isumo waterfall where you will have chances to hike through stunning trails that reward with great sightseeing of birds and beautiful butterflies as well as other ranges of the different species found in the Nyungwe forest. Hiking experience can take 4 hours. Return to your lodge – hotel for lunch and rest a bit. Later go visit the tea plantation.
Visit Tea Plantation; Later, go visit the tea plantation where you will get to learn all the processes. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Overnight stay
Day 4: Drive back to Kigali with En-route visits –Road trip attraction
Drive back to Kigali: Enjoy your nice breakfast in the cold Nyungwe forest as you get ready to check out. You will check out of your hotel –-lodge and transfer back to Kigali with an En-route visit along the way.
As you drive back to Kigali, you will have a chance to visit the Butare Ethnography Museum and Nyanzi King’s Palace as well as having en – route lunch. Arrive in the evening and check into your hotel in Kigali city. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Akagera National Park –Night Game Drive
Transfer to Akagera: On day 5 of the 8 days Classic Rwanda Safari Tour, after your perfect breakfast is served at the hotel in Kigali. Your driver guide will drive you on another fabulous safari adventure to Akagera National Park a drive which covers 2 hours to access. The journey takes you through encounters with the community. Arrive at your booked lodge, check-in, have lunch, and relax.
Night game drive; Later on, you will drive in an open savannah grassland for a night game drive with chances of seeing various nocturnal species such as; lions hunting their prey, hyenas, buck babies, civets, leopards, and many cats. You may also have chances to view grazers antelopes like topis, impala, and bushbucks among others. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6: Morning Game Drive and afternoon Lake Ihema boat cruise- Akagera
Morning Game Drive: Wake up on an amazing morning game drive. After breakfast, drive to the savannah plains of Akagera to spot a diversity of wildlife species morning game drive is the best time to witness the early risers and grazers that traverse the open grassland, commonly seen herbivores like; zebras, eland, warthogs, impalas, bushbucks, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, topis, vervet, giraffes, buffalo’s monkeys thus getting much excited to the home of the big five. mammals. Back for lunch.
Boat Cruise: Later, go visit Lake Ihema for your scheduled boat trip while cruising on the water. You will be able to see a range of hippos, crocodiles, and some water bird species. Drive back to the lodge
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Game drive and Cultural visit
Game Drive: You will drive back to the park’s savannah grassland to search for the missed animal species the day before.
Cultural Visit: Later go connect for a community cultural visit where you be able to enjoy the amazing traditional life of the locals in the community. Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: Departure to Kigali or Kigali Airport
Departure to Kigali: On the last day of the safari, you will wake on a beautiful morning breakfast, and then after, check out of your hotel /lodge in Akagera National Park. Drive back to Kigali to be dropped off at your hotel in Kigali or at any advised place.
End of the safari.
Quotation prices include;
- Chimpanzee tracking permit
- Park entrance fees
- Ground Transportation
- Full-time English driver
- Mineral water bottle on safari
- All activities mentioned on the itinerary
Safari Excludes
- Visa fees and Air tickets
- Optional activities of your choice
- All items of a personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Is anything else not included in the itinerary?
