7 Days Rwanda Safari Tour
The 7 days Rwanda Safari Tour is an amazing adventure that will take you to Akagera National Park which is the largest savannah national park located in the Eastern part of Rwanda, Nyungwe Forest National Park, and Volcanoes National Park. Akagera National Park is home to various wildlife species including buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, impalas, bushbucks, oribi, topi, hippos, and different bird species which will be viewed during the game drives and boat cruise on Lake Ihema. During the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will also engage in an adventurous chimpanzee and gorilla trekking experience where you will be able to spend time with the chimpanzees and mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. You will also engage in and exciting canopy walk where you will be able to enjoy aerial views of the park and the Ibyi’wacu cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the local people in the neighboring communities.
Highlights of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Short game drive and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 6: Gorilla trekking experience
Day 7: Ibyi’wacu cultural tour and departure to Kigali
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera National Park
On the first day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel or airport, brief you about the safari, and then go for a Kigali city tour where you will be able to visit the Kigali genocide memorial center, art/craft centers, Kimironko market among others. After the city tour, you will have lunch and after you will start the journey to Akagera National Park which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will meet up with your driver to go for a morning game drive in the park where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, rhinos, elephants, bushbucks, zebras, impalas, topi, oribi, giraffes, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas among others looking for the morning hunt. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will be able to view hippos and crocodiles in the water, view animals along the shores, and water birds like cormorants, hornbills, kingfishers, fish eagles among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
On the third day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to go for a short morning game drive in the park where you will be able to view some of the animals that you might have missed during the previous morning game drive. After the game drive, you will drive out of the park and start the journey to Nyungwe Forest National Park with en-route lunch on the way. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and Canopy walk tour
After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the chimpanzees with an experienced park guide which takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where they are located. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, and habits, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, playing, grooming young ones, resting, fighting, take photos and record videos to show people back home. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge lunch.
After lunch, you will transfer to the park headquarters to go for the canopy walk briefing where you will have a 200m walk along the forest trail to the amazing canopy walkway where you will be able to enjoy aerial views of the forest, trees, spot different bird species, primates among others. After the canopy walk tour, you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park –twin lakes tour
On the fifth day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Volcanoes National Park. On the way, you will have an en-route lunch and enjoy great views of the landscape, hills, traditional homesteads, views of Lake Kivu among others. Upon arrival, you will go for a twin lakes tour where you will visit Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo, enjoy scenic views of the terraced farmlands, or engage in an interesting boat ride on the lake. After the twin lakes tour, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking experience
After an early breakfast on the sixth day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will carry your packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest with an experienced park guide which takes about 30 minutes to 6 hours depending on where the gorillas are located. During trekking, you will be able to view other wildlife species and once the mountain gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their behaviors, habits, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, playing, grooming young ones, take photos and record videos to show people back home. After the one hour with the mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Day 7: Ibyi’wacu cultural tour and departure to Kigali
On the last day of the 7 days Rwanda safari tour, you will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge, and meet up with your driver guide to go for an exciting cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the local people who live in the neighboring villages, learn about their history, culture, lifestyle, way of living, visit their homesteads, listen to their ancient stories, enjoy their traditional performance among others.
After the cultural tour, you will start the journey back to Kigali, and upon arrival, you will have lunch where your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International Airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advice.
End of 7 days Rwanda safari tour
Tour includes
- Part entrance fee/game drive
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Canopy walk tour
- Kigali city tour
- Boat cruise
- Ibyi’wacu cultural tour
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up and drop off in Kigali Rwanda
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- Visas
- Life insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, cigarettes, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
