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10 DAYS GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES, AND WILDLIFE RWANDA SAFARI

The safari overview

10 days gorillas, chimpanzees, and wildlife Rwanda safari starts with a pick-up from the airport, and head to an amazing tour around famous and best national parks within Rwanda such as Nyungwe forest national park, Volcanoes national park, and Akagera national park. During the tour, you will engage in various activities like the Kigali city tour, canopy walk, cultural tours, chimp trekking, golden monkey trekking, gorilla trekking, hiking mountain Bisoke, game drives, and a boat cruise.

10 days safari tour summary

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the airport including a city tour

Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and a Canopy walk/stroll

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park

Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes national park and a visit to ibyiwachu village

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

Day 6: Golden Monkey trekking in volcanoes national park

Day 7: Hiking Mountain Bisoke

Day 8: Transfer to Akagera National Park and an Afternoon Game Drive

Day 9: Morning game drive and Boat ride/cruise on Lake Ihema

Day 10: Transfer to the airport for departure

Detailed itinerary of the safari tour

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the airport including a city tour

The highlight of the day

  • Airport pickup
  • City tour around Kigali

Upon your arrival at the airport, our guide will meet up with you, welcome and brief you about the 10 Days Gorillas, chimpanzees, and Wildlife Safari. Depending on the time of your arrival, our guide will drive you to Kigali for a city excursion where you will pay a visit to the genocide memorial site where over 250000 people were interred in 1994. After the city tour, you will then proceed to the lodge where you’ll check in, have dinner, and overnight rest.

Meal plan; Dinner

Day 2: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and a Canopy walk/stroll

The highlight of the day

After having an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Nyungwe Forest National Park which is a journey of 219 kilometers approximately a 4 to 5-hour drive. During the journey, you will enjoy lovely views of the hills as you head to the park. Upon arrival at the park, you will check in at the lodge, have lunch and proceed for a canopy walk along a 50-meter lengthy suspended bridge. During the canopy walk, you will see the beauty filled within the forest, some primates such as golden monkeys and other bird species like Kungwe Apaliser, Shelley crimson wing, Grauer’s Warbl among others. You will then return to your lodge for a delicious dinner and overnight stay.

Meal plan; All meals included

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park

The highlight of the day

  • chimpanzee trekking

On the third day of this safari, you will be served a morning breakfast then proceed to the park headquarters for a briefing ahead of your chimp trek. You will be assigned a park guide who will assist and answer all your concerns as you participate in the trekking activity. During the chimpanzee trekking adventure, you will spot the chimps jumping from one tree to another with chatter and giggle sounds, you will also view some unique primates such as Angola monkeys, Red tailed monkeys, velvet monkeys and other wildlife species. After the engaging trek, you will return to the lodge, have a delicious dinner, and an overnight rest

Meal plan; All meals included

Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes national park and a visit to ibyiwachu village

The highlight of the day

  • Transfer to volcanoes
  • Cultural tour

You will have an early morning breakfast and embark on a journey of 270 kilometers to Volcanoes national park which is about a 4-to-5-hour drive. Upon arrival to the park, you will check in at the lodge, have a relaxing lunch and be driven to ibyiwachu village for a thrilling cultural experience of the Rwandan culture where you will also understand the way of life of the Rwanda people. you will then return to the lodge, have dinner and an overnight rest

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

The highlight of the day

  • Gorilla trekking

On day 5, you will wake up and have an early morning breakfast ahead of your gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes national park. You will then have an orientation by the Rwanda Development Board officials at the park headquarters and thereafter begin your gorilla trekking activity. The well-trained park rangers will guide you deeper into the forest along the rugged terrains on the lookout for the gorillas until you encounter them. You will not only encounter gorillas but also other wildlife species like primates and various bird species that you can photograph in order to spice up your experience within the park. You’ll later return to your lodge for dinner and a night stay

Day 6: Golden Monkey trekking in volcanoes national park

The highlight of the day

  • Golden monkey trekking

On this day, you will wake up, have a leisurely breakfast and embark on a golden monkey trekking experience. Golden monkeys are characterized by gold color on their backs and cheeks and are a sub species to the blue monkeys. The golden monkeys usually live around the bamboo trees so that they are not easy by predators like eagles and others. During this activity, you will also spot other primate species and bird species like Kungwe Apaliser, Shelley crimson wing and, Grauer’s Warbl among others. After the engaging activity, you will return to the lodge then spend the rest of the day having leisure as you await dinner and an overnight rest

Day 7: Hiking Mountain Bisoke

The highlight of the day

  • Mountain hiking

You will wake up, have breakfast and set out for a long day hike on mount Bisoke. Mount Bisoke stands at a height of 3,711 meters and among the active volcanoes found within the Virunga ranges of mountains. the mountain has two crater lakes with one found at the top and the other midway though swimming is prohibited. The hiking activity will offer you a chance to see the forest from above as you also encounter mountain gorillas along the hike. After hiking the mountain, you shall return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and rest.

Day 8: Transfer to Akagera National Park and an Afternoon Game Drive

The highlight of the day

  • Transfer to Akagera
  • Tame drive in Akagera

On the eighth day of your Rwanda safari, you will have an early morning breakfast and embark on a journey of 213 kilometers for a transfer to Akagera National Park. During the 4-to-5-hour drive journey, you will enjoy views of the country’s beauty including the way of life of the people. You will then arrive at the park and proceed for an afternoon game drive where you will be able to see numerous wildlife animals such as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, various Antelope species like topis, oribis waterbuck, roan antelope, klipspringer among others. After the game drive, you shall return to your lodge for dinner and rest.

Day 9: Morning game drive and Boat ride/cruise on Lake Ihema

The highlight of the day

  • Game drive
  • Boat cruise

You will wake up, have an early morning breakfast and engage in a morning game drive in search for wildlife species including those that you might have missed during the previous game drive. After the morning game drive, you will return to your lodge, relax a little and have a delicious lunch. After lunch, you will head in for a leisurely boat ride on lake ihema where you will enjoy views of animals like hippos, and crocodiles as well as various bird species. You will also enjoy views of the surrounding areas, hills, swamps among others and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay

Day 10: Transfer to the airport for departure

The highlight of the day

  • City tour
  • Airport transfer

On day 10 of the safari, you will have an early morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and be transferred by our guide to Kigali city for departure. Depending on the time of your scheduled flight, you can decide to purchase some products from Kigali or even a brief city tour.  This awesome 10-day Rwanda tour ends here.

MThe package can be adjusted to meet your desire or your budget.to resist to contact us for more detailed for booking and safari costing plan at book@naturenestsafaris.com

10days trip to Rwanda for wildlife adventure

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