8 Days Unforgettable Rwanda Safari

🦁🐒 Akagera & Gorilla Trekking Safari – Trip Highlights

This incredible 8-day journey takes you through Rwanda’s most iconic natural gems! ✨
Start and end in Kigali, and experience:

• Akagera National Park – home to the Big Five

• Scenic boat ride on Lake Ihema 🚤

• Evening & full-day game drives 🦓🦒

• Cultural immersion with a local community visit 🏡

• Volcanoes National Park – Trek both the Mighty Mountain Gorillas 🦍 and the Golden Monkeys 🐒

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📅 Itinerary Overview

Day 1: Arrival in Kigali

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, clear with immigration and meet your driver guide. You’ll be transferred to your hotel for check-in and overnight stay. 🛬

Accommodation Options:

• 🏨 High-end: The Retreat by Heaven

• 🏨 Medium: Onomo Hotel Kigali

• 🏨 Budget: Five to Five Hotel
  Meal Plan: B 🍳

Day 2: Kigali → Akagera National Park & Evening Game Drive

After breakfast, set off with your guide to Akagera National Park. Check in at your lodge, enjoy lunch, then head out for your first game drive in the evening. 🌅

Accommodation Options:

• 🐘 High-end: Magashi Camp

• 🐘 Medium: Ruzizi Tented Camp

• 🐘 Budget: Karenge Bush Camp
  Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 3: Lake Ihema Boat Ride & Afternoon Game Drive

Begin your day with breakfast, then set off on a scenic boat ride on Lake Ihema, home to hippos, crocodiles, and stunning birdlife. 🐊🦜
After lunch, enjoy another thrilling game drive. Overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation Options: (same as Day 2)
Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 4: Community Visit & Evening Game Drive

Start with a cultural visit to a neighboring community. Learn about traditional life, customs, and daily practices. 🌍
Return to the lodge for lunch, then head back out for an evening game drive.

Accommodation Options: (same as Day 2)
Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 5: Drive to Musanze (Volcanoes National Park)

After breakfast, check out and depart Akagera for Musanze, with a short stop in Kigali. Enjoy lunch and dinner at your lodge near Volcanoes National Park. 🏔️

Accommodation Options:

• 🌿 High-end: One and Only Gorillas Nest

• 🌿 Medium: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

• 🌿 Budget: Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge
  Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking

Have an early breakfast and proceed to park HQ for a briefing, then head to the trailheads for a once-in-a-lifetime trek to see the Mountain Gorillas 🦍.
Spend one magical hour with them in their natural habitat. Return to your lodge for lunch and relaxation.

Accommodation Options: (same as Day 5)
Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 7: Golden Monkey Trekking

Begin early again, and after briefing, trek the playful Golden Monkeys 🐒 for a 4-hour experience. These energetic primates leap through the bamboo forests—an enchanting sight!
Return to your lodge for lunch and leisure.

Accommodation Options: (same as Day 5)
Meal Plan: B, L & D 🍳🥗🍽️

Day 8: Departure

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast and check out. Your driver will transfer you to Kigali International Airport for your departure flight. ✈️
Meal Plan: B & L 🍳🥗

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✅ Inclusions & Exclusions

✔️ Included

• Return Airport Transfers ✈️

• 7 Nights’ Accommodation with Meals 🏨🍽️

• Activities listed in the itinerary 🎯

• Park Fees & Government Taxes 🏞️💵

• Boat Ride on Lake Ihema 🚤

• Game Drives in Akagera 🦓

• Gorilla Trekking Permit ($1,500/person) 🦍

• Golden Monkey Trekking Permit 🐒

• Community Visit 🏘️

• English-speaking Driver Guide 🗣️

• 4x4 Safari Vehicle 🚙

❌ Excluded

• International Flights 🛫

• Visas & Travel Insurance 🛂🛡️

• Optional Activities 🎟️

• Tips & Beverages 💰🥤

• Personal Expenses 👜