Rwanda Experience

DAY1: ARRIVAL KIGALI -VIP MEET AND GREET AT THE AIRPORT
Your adventure begins with your arrival at Kigali international airport. VIP Meet & Greet team will provide fast track and assistance including handling VISA and luggage support at the airport. Meet your experienced guide who will be your trusted companions throughout your entire adventure and receive a comprehensive on the exciting days ahead.Check in at the hotel for your restful nights.

DAY2: TRANSFER TO AKAGERA NP-AFTERNOON BOAT TOUR
Morning breakfast. Private road transfer from Kigali to Akagera National Park, a drive lasting around 2.5hrs -3hrs drive. The journey is mainly on tarmacked good quality roads until the final section.Check in and lunch at the lodge. Explore the park by a safari with your guide. This safari gives you a full day with beautiful scenery, viewpoints and great wildlife like buffalos, elephants, antelopes as elands, Topi, Masai giraffes, monkeys, savannah birds, civets, leopards, hyenas, and cats as serval cats and lions.Afternoon enjoy a sunset boat trip on the lake as a result you will be able to see and get closer to some of the water loving animals you should expect include hippos, and crocodiles. Occasionally you may see some buffaloes, elephants and antelopes on the shores which would have come to drink water.

DAY3: SAFARI THROUGH THE PARK TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
Morning breakfast. Explore the park by a safari with local ranger to the northern part. This safari gives you a full day with beautiful scenery, viewpoints and great wildlife like buffalos, elephants, antelopes as elands, Topi, Masai giraffes, monkeys, savannah birds, civets, leopards, hyenas, and cats as serval cats and lions. You will be accompanied by the local ranger who is knowledgeable about the flora and the fauna that is found in the park and will be explaining more on your safari. Picnic lunch in the park.

DAY4: EARLY MORNING SAFARI – TRANSFER TO VOLCANOES N.P- VISIT ELLEN CAMPUS
Early morning wakes up and have a coffee/tea and some fruits. Enjoy an early morning safari with local ranger spotting for wildlife in the park, this safari holds a full surprise as nature reveals its treasures in form of wonders that are so scenic, the wildlife like buffalos, antelopes including the elands, topi, Masai giraffes, monkeys, savannah birds, civets, leopards, the hyenas, as well as the serval cats including lions. Hot breakfast at the lodge / Transfer back to Kigali. Transfer to Volcanoes National park and packed lunch enroute. Visit Ellen Campus and learn more about conservation in Africa and how the campus helps to educate tourists and local communities on the importance of conserving gorillas as well as provide a state-of-the-art facility to train the next generation of conservationists.

DAY5: UNFORGETTABLE MOUNTAINGORILLA EXPERINCE
Wake up at sunrise and drive the short journey to the park headquarters where briefing, porters and tea and coffee will be given before starting the adventure into the forest. Gorilla treks are a life-changing opportunity to encounter our closest relatives in the Rwandan wild. Your guide will drive you to the starting point: Tracking can be between 90 minutes and the whole morning depending on what family group is assigned. You will spend one hour with the gorillas – sometimes moving around to stay with the gorillas or following them. The guide will ensure you are in the best spots to take the most beautiful pictures and experience the breath-taking experience properly.

DAY6: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING - ROAD TRANSFER FROM VOLCANOES NP – LAKE KIVU
Morning breakfast. Golden monkey tracking: Hike to see the smaller and nimbler monkeys are a fun and adventurous way to explore the forest. Named because of their bright orange bodies, they are indigenous to the region and more elusive than the gorillas and these fast-moving monkeys will certainly keep you on your toes. Lunch at your Lodge. Transfer to the Central part of Lake Kivu, Kibuye and check in and enjoy your hotel. Afternoon enjoy a beautiful sundowner boat tour on lake Kivu (Bay of Islands). Dinner & Overnigh at Cleo Kivu Hotel

DAY7: NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK - AFTERNOON CANOPY WALK
After breakfast you will have a transfer to Nyungwe national park, Transfer along the beautiful coastal road to Nyungwe National Park. The drive lasts around 4-5hrs drive and offers some of Rwanda’s most beautiful scenery. Look out over Lake Kivu’s hundred islands and beautiful shores. Enroute enjoy your packed lunch (Own account). Nyungwe N. P is Home to habituated chimpanzees and 12 other primates’ species (including a 400-strong troop of habituated Ruwenzori Black & White Colobus), it’s also a birdwatcher’s paradise with over 300 species, including 16 endemics, and is home to 75 different species of mammal. This majestic rainforest is filled with nature and wildlife experiences for you to emerge yourself in. Hiking or even biking the beautiful terrain, tracking the famous chimpanzees, experiencing the canopy walk, witnessing beautiful birds, relaxing by waterfalls are just a glimpse of activities that Nyungwe offers. Sounds and views collaborate to create a one-of-a-kind wildlife experience. Exploring through the forest, travellers will witness the lush green mountains and cooling mist in a landscape that won’t be soon forgotten. Experience the only canopy walk in East Africa before heading to your hotel.

DAY8: TREKKING WITH RANGER TO SPOT THE CHIMPANZEE IN THE FOREST
Early morning breakfast. Transfer to the park offices to go chimpanzee tracking in the Nyungwe Forest. After a short briefing by your guide, walk through stunning tea plantations before entering the thick luscious forest. There are over 13 species of monkey found in the forest and excellent birding opportunities with over 100 species of butterflies and the occasional chameleon. The excursion can last from one to four hours but you will definitely hear the chimpanzees from the moment you enter the forest. Once found you will stay for an hour with the chimpanzees, watching them play, fight and eat in the atmospheric forest. Enjoy lunch at your Lodge. Afternoon enjoy your leisure and lodge activities

DAY9: TRANSFER BACK TO KIGALI – DEPARTURE
Morning breakfast and check out. Transfer back to Kigali, you will pass by Huye and Butare, the formal capital city of Rwanda. If you like you can stop and visit the Kings Palace (5 hours’ drive) Orscheduled domestic flight transfer from your lodge to Kamembe Airstrip to Kigali. Lunch in Kigali (own account). Day Room at Amata N’ubuki Boutique Hotel. Proceed with your transfer to Kigali International Airport to connect with your departure flight.