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12 Days
Daily Tour
Unlimited
English
Create lifetime memories of Rwanda on this safari which combines cultural and adventurous experiences including a canopy walk, boat cruises, water activities on Lake Kivu, bird watching, wildlife viewing on the flat plains of Akagera National Park, community based tourism activities, historical sites in Nyanza, chimps trekking in Nyungwe National Park and a memorable encounter with gorillas in Volcanoes National Park.
Welcome by your tour guide at Kigali airport. Transfer to Kigali, check-in to your hotel then enjoy an afternoon Kigali city tour.
Overnight: Kigali
Transfer to Akagera National Park and take a boat ride on Lake Ihema.
Overnight: Luxurious camping in the park or comfortable hotel
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Ruhengeri
Enjoy game drives and community based experiences.
Overnight: Luxurious camping in the park or comfortable hotel
Transfer to Huye and on your way visit the famous catholic cathedral of Kabgayi and the Rwanda National Museum – visit the ancient King's Palace at Nyanza, Rwanda art and the women's drumming group at the university.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Huye
Visit the university and market and enjoy the dancers at the museum before transferring to Nyungwe National Park. Visit a tea plantation and spend the afternoon primate viewing in Nyungwe National Park.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Nyungwe
Trekking of chimps in Nyungwe National Park as well as seeing a beautiful waterfall, the source of the Nile, birding and nature walks.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Nyungwe
Transfer to Karongi and visit Bisesero on the way, Karongi church and Nyange genocide memorial – boat tour to Amahoro Island, the Island of Peace, in the late afternoon.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Karongi
Boat transfer to Gisenyi where you visit the fishing village, hot springs, brewery and communities around.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Gisenyi
Transfer to Kinigi. See traditional dancers and learn about Rwandan drumming, singing and dancing. Additionally, learn about Rwandan cooking in a local family.
Overnight: Home stay or Five Volcanoes Hotel
Transfer to a fishing village at Lake Ruhondo where you will learn about local fishing methods and visit a Street Children Project in Ruhengeri; learn about sorghum or banana beer production by a women's cooperative and visit another women's cooperative where they produce handicrafts made of banana leaves.
Overnight: Recommended hotel in Ruhengeri
Gorilla trekking - enjoy this amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the silverback gorilla in its natural habitat.
Time to go to the crafts market at CAPLAK and buy some souvenirs before transferring to the airport.
Overnight: Onward journey
Activity: Transfer to Kigali
End of Tour
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