Overview
Experience the “10 Days Best of Rwanda Safari: All Parks Combined,” a remarkable journey unveiling Rwanda’s diverse landscapes, wildlife, culture, and natural marvels. This extensive expedition is a gateway to Rwanda’s acclaimed national parks and prominent destinations, ensuring an enriching and immersive adventure.
Highlights
- Akagera National Park
- Volcanoes National Park
- Nyungwe Forest National Park
Itinerary
Arrival at Kigali International Airport.
Pick up from Kigali International Airport for a 25-minute transfer to Hotel Mille Collines.
Check-in at your hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
Visit Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum
Located just outside of Kigali City Centre in the Gasabo district, Kigali Genocide Memorial & Museum was created by a joint partnership of the Kigali City Council and the UK-based Aegis Trust. The centre is an extremely moving, challenging, educational and ultimately inspiring as well as a great place to understand the cause, tragedy and successful rebuilding post-genocide.
The memorial hosts a tour which is transparent and educational but very sombre and humbling when guests realise that over 250,000 deceased are buried on the site of the memorial.
Transfer to Akagera National Park.
Arrive at the park for your check-in.
Lunch at the Lodge.
Night game drive in Akagera.
Dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge.
Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
Morning game drive in Akagera National Park, Lead by a guide, Akagera National Park Game Drive occurs early in the mornings and late in the afternoons. While driving along the park tracks in a 4WD Safari vehicle, passengers will have the chance to spot animals such as hyenas, elephants, various buffalo and lions.
Boat safari in Akagera on Lake Ihema, Lake Ihema is located in Akagera National Park. Visitors can take boat trips and drift along the forest-fringed lake edge, past huddles of hippo and basking crocodiles. During the trip, visitors also have the opportunity to view a variety of birds.
Dinner and overnight stay at your Lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Ready for your transfer to Volcanoes
Arrival in Kigali.
Lunch at Republic restaurant.
Continue to Volcanoes National Park.
Arrival at your lodge for check-in.
Dinner and Overnight stay at your lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Meeting park guides at your lodge for gorilla trekking briefing.
Start the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park offers visitors the unique opportunity of discovering the 10 families of gorillas that live within the national park. Visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee before the trek starts and will be separated into groups of 8 depending on their physical abilities. Each group is guided by a guide and two scouts who are well trained in emergency situations. The amount of time set aside per trek is different depending on where the gorilla family is situated. Some trips may take as little as half an hour and some taking the better part of the day.
Lunch at the Lodge.
Visit Iby ‘Iwacu cultural village
Offering an adventurous stay in a traditional rural, Rwandan village that has existed for centuries living with and next to mountain gorillas in Parc National des Volcans. Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village gives you a rare chance to meet local people, in their environment, with a taste of our culture and traditions. The community you visit will genuinely welcome you as a special guest while they proudly present to you aspects of their traditions and beliefs. This will truly be an experience of a lifetime as you home stay with the community and become part of their family
Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Transfer to the park headquarters for the Golden Monkey trek.
Start the Golden Monkey trek in Volcanoes National Park.
Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda offers Golden monkeys trekking. This unique experience allows guests in groups of up to eight to look for and discover golden monkeys within their natural habitat.
The monkeys are incredibly active and enjoy showing off for tourists and researchers that they encounter daily. The monkeys can be found closer to the base of the volcano and enjoy eating the bamboo vegetation in the area.
Lunch at the Lodge.
Afternoon relaxation
Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Prepare for a transfer to Nyungwe Forest.
Check in and have lunch at the Lodge.
Take part in the Complimentary Lodge activities.
Overnight and dinner at your lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Prepare for transfers to Park headquarters for Chimpanzee trek briefing.
Start the Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forests.
Located within the Nyungwe National Park, the Nyungwe Forest National Park Cyamudongo Forest Chimpanzee Trekking provides visitors with a unique chimpanzee experience. Visitors will follow a path through the lush vegetation to a point where they will be able to witness the chimpanzees acting out their daily activities, such as waking up, eating and socialising within their natural environment.
Lunch at the Lodge and an entire day relaxing and winding at the Lodge.
Take on a Canopy Walk experience.
Suspended above ravine amidst the lush vegetation and montane forest of the Ngungwe National Park, Canopy Walk offers participants an exhilarating perspective atop the ancient treetops and wildlife. The 160 meters long suspended bridge is accessible as a part of a guided hike along the Igishigishigi trail or those hiking the Imbaraga and Umuyove trails.
Dinner at your lodge.
Begin the day with breakfast.
Today is dedicated to the Isumo Waterfall hike.
The impressive Isumo Waterfall Trail starts off winding its way through green tea fields with grassy verges maintained by goats and is full of sun-loving wildflowers and butterflies. After this, the trail moves into the dense vegetation of Nyungwe Forest where a variety of fauna and flora can be seen. The main attraction of the hike is the Isumo Waterfall, roughly 17 meters in height. Many species of primate and birds can be seen near the waterfall. There are two main vantage points for taking in the beauty of the waterfall.
Lunch at the Lodge and an entire day relaxing and winding at the Lodge.
Afternoon visit the tea plantation for tea picking and processing.
The Secrets of African Tea is a complimentary activity provided by One&Only Nyungwe House. What makes the perfect cup of tea? Some will say it’s all in the brew, but One&Only Nyungwe House's tea expert will show guests it starts right at the beginning. Guests are invited to go into the tea plantation and learn the art of picking tea leaves. An interactive and visual presentation reveals the process of growing and processing African tea leaves. No demonstration would be complete without a taste, so guests will have the chance to sample some beautiful black tea grown in the local area of Gisakura. This activity is available daily upon request from 10:30 to 11:15 AM.
Dinner at your lodge.
End of Itinerary
Begin the day with a morning breakfast.
Prepare for a return transfer back to Kigali.
Visit the Ethnographic Museum.
Located in Huye, south of Kigali, Ethnographic Museum is one of the six museums that make up the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda. This Museum was built in 1987, and now houses one of Africa's finest ethnographic collections. Its seven galleries display historical, ethnographic, artistic and archaeological artefacts accompanied by visual aids, giving visitors a rich insight into the culture of Rwandans.
Lunch en route.
Return to Kigali at your convenience
Proposed time of arrival in Kigali and transfer to Kigali International Airport.
Check in for your outbound flight to your next destination.
Includes
- Airport Transfer
- Airport and inter-hotel transfers
- Accommodation
- All activities as highlighted in the itinerary
- Gorilla permit US$ 1500 per person
- Golden monkey permit
- Chimp trek permit
- Canopy walk permit
- Tea plantation visit and processing experience
- Isumo Waterfall Hike
- Exclusive use of a private safari land cruiser 4x4 with WI-FI.
- Services of a professional, experienced English-speaking driver guide.
- Village/ Cultural Visit to Volcanoes.
- Bottled mineral water in the vehicle during the tour.
- All government taxes.
Excludes
- International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
- All COVID Testing fess in Rwanda.
- All extra activities, visits, entrances, and extra meals/drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
- Entry visa fees,
- Drinks throughout the trip,
- Tips and gratuities,
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.