6 DAYS RWANDA SAFARI

6 DAYS DIAN FOSSEY NYUNGWE AND AKAGERA SAFARI ADVENTURE

Tour overview

This 6 day will take you for a hike at Dian fossey & Akagera Nyungwe wildlife tour and Nyungwe forest for an exciting chimpanzee tracking. This is a private tour that takes you to the most famous tourist attractions in Rwanda. You will be picked in your 4x4 safari Land cruiser.

Tour Summary

Day 1 –Pick up and transfer to Volcanoes National park

Day 2- Dian fossey hike at Volcanoes National Park

Day 3- Transfer to Akagera National Park

Day 4- Morning game drive and Boat ride

Day 5- Transfer to Nyungwe and canopy walk tour

Day 6- Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Kigali

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Kigali and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

On arrival at Kigali International airport, you will meet our professional Rwanda safari guide who will take you through a short briefing about your 6 Days Rwanda safari there after you will set off for Volcanoes National Park at your lodge check in, relax, dine and spend your night.

Accommodation

Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge mid-range

DAY 2: DIAN FOSSEY HIKE

Today after breakfast, you will hike at Dian fossey, this activity will take 3 to 4 hours to the Karisoke research center which was established by Dian Fossey. There you will learn more about the various activities that Dian Fossey did in a bid to conserve the mountain gorillas. Later return to lodge for lunch relaxation .you can later have an optional community cultural tour at the park.

Day 3: In the morning after your breakfast, transfer to Akagera National Park.

In the morning, have breakfast at your will at your hotel, prepare to set for Akagera National Park Rwanda where you will have the opportunity to view the Big 5 game animals. You will drive East, through the attractive rolling plains, broad-leafed woodland and rolling grassland. As you approach Akagera National Park, expect to see extensive series of lakes linked by papyrus swamps forming an extensive wetland. Check in lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Akagera game lodge mid range

Day 4: morning game drive in the park and afternoon game drive in the park

Start your day with early morning breakfast at the lodge before joining your ranger for your morning game drive in the park. This half day game drive will offer you opportunity to spot a variety of wild animals including elephants, buffaloes, lions, Masai giraffe, gazelles, impala, baboons, oribi, Burchell’s zebra, topi, bush baby, leopard and bush buck. Later in afternoon after your game drive, you will return to the lodge for your lunch. After your lunch, proceed for a boat cruise along Lake Ihema that lasts about 2 hours, a ride that will bring you close to the water animals like Crocodiles and Hippos, as well as large concentration of bird life. The park has over 525 species identified bird species with unique species like the Shoe billed stock, papyrus gonolek among the many. This park has Endemics include the jacanas, ibis, sand pipers and herons. Retire from the boat cruise and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Akagera game lodge

Day 5: Transfer from Akagera National Park to Nyungwe Forest National Park.

Have breakfast in the morning at the lodge, prepare to set off for Nyungwe Forest National Park. Arrive at the park and check in your accommodation for lunch and later, you go for a forest canopy walk that is filled with birds and primate species like monkeys. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Nyungwe Top View Hotel (Mid-range)

Day 6: chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe Forest and Transfer back to kigali

Wake up to an early morning breakfast at your lodge, transfer with your driver guide to the park headquarters for your chimpanzee trekking activity. This chimpanzee trekking Rwanda safari starts at 8 am with a briefing for the rangers. The rangers will then lead you to the forest to see the chimpanzees all the way through the jungle forest, hiking in the steep slopes amidst several sightings for about 2-5 hours. Once you spot them, you will be stunned by the way the chimps play around in the trees with their human like characters. As part of this adventure, you will also spot many other primate species like, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, the wild chimpanzees and many others. You will later have lunch back at the lodge and drive back to Kigali to your hotel/airport.

End of safari

Tour includes

  • Accommodation on full board

  • Chimpanzee permits

  • Park entrances

  • A professional tour/driver guide

  • Airports pick and drop if needed

  • Drinking water

  • Lunches on journey

  • And all activities mentioned in the itinerary

Tour excludes

  • Accommodation first night in Kampala

  • Alcohol on safari

  • Beverages

  • Visas and tickets and all activities not mentioned in the itinerary.