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5 Days Safari in Rwanda – Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park & Wildlife Viewing in Akagera National Parks

Interested in gorilla trekking & wildlife viewing trip in Rwanda? This 5 days safari in Rwanda safari for gorilla trekking in Volcanoes park & game viewing in Akagera Park is a perfect Rwanda tour, to give the best African wildlife viewing experience in Rwanda at an affordable price tailored to your personal safari interests.

5 Days Safari in Rwanda – Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Viewing – SAFARI OVERVIEW.

This 5 days safari in Rwanda trip is a 4nights/5day safari to Rwanda tour offering you remarkable gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park and amazing game viewing in Akagera national parks, the only savanna wildlife park where you can see the Big5 and other savanna wildlife in Rwanda. Our 5 days safari in Rwanda trip itinerary takes you to the famous Volcanoes National Park located in the northwest of Rwanda and is part of the great Virunga massif possessing 3/4 (three quarters) of the total 604 mountain gorillas which leave in the Greater Virunga Massive. On this 5 days safari in Rwanda, as you track Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes national park, you will also see many other primates such as the rare golden monkeys, olive baboons, mangabeys, black-faced vervet monkeys, L’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, lots of endemic and migrant birds species, a lot of plant species and butterflies.

After Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes park, this 5 days safari in Rwanda trip will also take you to Akagera National Park, for breathtaking wildlife/game viewing drives and an amazing boat cruise to enjoy unique sights of lions, elephants, elands, topis, Masaai Giraffe, leopards, Hippos, Roan Antelope, Buffaloes, Nile Crocodiles, and amazingly beautiful scenery as well as community visits.

Safari Highlights

5 Days Safari in Rwanda – Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Viewing – SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS

Day 1 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Arrive in Rwanda (Kigali International Airport) & transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Day 2 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Do gorilla trekking & twin lakes walk

Day 3 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Transfer to Akagera National Park. Make a lunch stop in Kigali city

Day 4 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Do game drive/wild game viewing in the morning & afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema

Day 5 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Transfer back to Kigali, visit the Kigali genocide memorial & depart.

Safari Detail

5 Days Safari in Rwanda – DETAILED SAFARI ITINERARY

Day 1 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Arrive in Rwanda Kigali & Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Arrive in Rwanda at her main entry point Kigali International Airport where you are welcomed by the company representative who will brief you about the country and the safari in particular before embarking on the transfer to Ruhengeri where the Rwanda gorilla safari haven of Volcanoes National Park is located 116km about 2 – 3 hours’ drive arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme, Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel, Camping

Day 2 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Do Gorilla Trekking & Twin Lakes Walk/Ibi’wachu Community Village Visit

Rwanda Uganda Gorilla Tracking Tour 7 days

Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Tour

After your breakfast, start your Rwanda gorilla tracking safari by driving to the headquarters for briefing by park officials at 8am and after enter into the jungle to search for the shy endangered Mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Requirements like firm walking shoes, hut, insect repellent, sun screen, rain gears, packed lunch and bottled water are a must plus other tools that one may need once in the tropical rain forest. The gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes is beyond gorilla alone. The sights of the Volcanic Mountains that stretch from Congo through Rwanda to Uganda, the verdant green vegetation that shelter their slopes, the counts of birds along with fauna like duikers and buffaloes combine to generate lasting safari memories. The Gorilla trekking safari activity tends to last from 2 hours to 8 hours or more depending on the day’s gorilla movement. The one hour of direct encounter with the gorillas brings you closer to these ancient apes, look into their eyes and their gigantic structure which makes them most powerful of all apes. Encounter them forage and play before retreating to the lodge for relaxation. In the evening, you embark on the twin lakes walk exploring the impressive views of Lake Ruhondo and Lake Bulera and the local fishing activity before retiring for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Mount Gorilla View Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Hotel La Palme, Budget / Basic: Muhabura Hotel, Camping

Day 3 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Transfer to Akagera National Park. Make a lunch stop in Kigali city

Wildlife Safari in Rwanda Akagera National Park

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Akagera National Park. You drive through the impressive countryside landscapes of Rwanda before making a stop in Kigali for lunch. After lunch, you proceed to Akagera National Park 135km around 2 ½ drive passing through amazing countryside landscapes including the areas of Rwamagana where you have chances of encountering the Inyambo cows. You arrive in Akagera National Park in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Akagera Game Lodge, Budget / Basic: Dereva Hotel, Wild Camping

Day 5 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Do game drive / wild game viewing in the morning & afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema

boat-cruise-ihema Rwanda safari

After a morning cup of coffee, embark on the thrilling game drive encounter in the savannah landscapes of Akagera National Park. The Akagera National Park features a range of wild game including elephants, Masai giraffes, buffaloes, Impala, waterbucks, bushbucks, Oribi, eland, reedbuck, roan antelope, lions, leopards among other wild game are present in the park and might be encountered on the game drive. You retreat from a 3-4hour encounter and get to the lodge for relaxation and lunch after which you connect to Lake Ihema for an afternoon boat cruise. Lake Ihema is the second largest lake in Rwanda inhabited by Hippos and Nile crocodiles and counts of birds. Thus the boat cruise on this lake presents a memorable encounter on the Rwanda safari. Retire for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Accommodation: Upmarket / Luxury: Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Midrange / Standard: Akagera Game Lodge, Budget / Basic: Dereva Hotel, Wild Camping

Day 6 of the 5 Days Safari in Rwanda: Transfer back to Kigali, visit the Kigali genocide memorial & depart

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Rwanda-Gisozi Genocide Memorial Center

After a relaxed breakfast, embark on the transfer back to Kigali City and upon arrival, you undertake the tour of the genocide memorial. The tour to the Kigali genocide memorial also located in Gisozi allows you to pay tribute to the counts of Rwandese that lost their lives in the bloody genocide that befell Rwanda in 1994 where a great number of the Tutsis and the moderate Hutus lost their life. Retire from the encounter to mark the end of the safari.