5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari

This 5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari will explore two of the most memorable national parks in Rwanda which will help you explore a number of rewarding attractions in the wild as you engage with by participating in the different activities like chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park, the boat cruise on lake Ihema, the game drives in Akagera national park that will give you the access to the big five animals in Rwanda, you will also get to participate in the canopy walk in Rwanda that will give you the rewarding experience to make your Rwanda safari worthy of repeated visit

Highlights of your safari

Day 1: Arrive in Kigali, transfer to Akagera national park and boat cruise

Day 2: full day game drives

Day 3: Rhino tracking/ hot air balloon safaris community tour

5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari
Hot Air Balloon Tours in Akagera National Park

Day 4: Transfer to Nyungwe national park and canopy walk

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Departure

Detailed safari

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN KIGALI, TRANSFER TO AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK AND BOAT CRUISE

You will be met by your driver guide at your agreed location in Kigali to transfer to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time to embark in an early  morning game drives that will give you the chance to watch a number of game animals especially the herbivores  like the elephants grazing within the plains, the rhinos, you will also get to see a number of remarkable views for the park and a number of rewarding attractions after your  game drive you will transferred to the lodge for lunch and refreshments and later on participate in the afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and many bird species like the endangered shoe bill stork, African King fishers catching their prey from the Lake that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps.  Transfer to your lodge/ hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at Karenge bush camp (budget), Akagera Game lodge(midrange)

DAY 2: FULL DAY GAME DRIVES

Rise up early and go for a game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill. After the game drive, return to connect with your driver guide and drive back to your lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon you will embark in the evening game drives and get to watch a number of wildlife species that you might have missed out during the morning game drives which will give you clear views of the early risers in the park like the elephants, rhinos, oribi and many other rewarding attractions. in the evening game drives you will get the chance to watch a number of carnivores hunting for their prey as you watch a number of herbivores heading back to their hiding spots. Dinner and overnight at Karenge bush camp (budget), Akagera Game lodge(midrange)

DAY 3: RHINO TRACKING/ HOT AIR BALLOON SAFARIS COMMUNITY TOUR

On the 3rd day of your 5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari, Rise up early and go participate in rhino tracking which will give you an up-close look at the rhinos which involves on foot walking to the rhinos to observe their behaviour in the wild for watching them moving freely in the park where you will observe their feeding patterns and how the co-exist with one another. Alternatively you can participate in the hot air balloon safaris that will give you rewarding views of the animal species and the wildlife in the park at an aerial view while enjoying the flight in the hot air balloon in the park (Optional activity) After your experience, you will head to your hotel for lunch and later in the afternoon participate in community tour an evening game drive or a community our which will give you the chance to understand more about the culture of the people of Rwanda as you observe their different cultural aspects like their traditional dances, traditional folk songs and many other rewarding features after the experience head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at Karenge bush camp (budget), Akagera Game lodge(midrange), Ruzizi tented camp (luxury)

5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari
Rhino Tracking in Akagera National Park

 DAY4: TRANSFER TO NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK AND CANOPY WALK

On the 4th day of 5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari, Breakfast will be served early after meet your driver guide for your transfer to Nyungwe forest you will be driven southwards to Nyungwe forest National park watching a number of rewarding attractions like the rolling hills of Rwanda, the homesteads and so on. You will have a stopover in Butare, where you will visit the national museum of Rwanda, the king’s palace in Nyanza with lunch en-route. After lunch, you head for the canopy walk in Nyungwe national park which will give you exceptional views of the park as you walk along the suspended metallic trail in the trees. You will get to see a number of primates swinging within the branches, like the chimpanzees, different monkey species, you will see numerous bird species and after the rewarding experience, head back to your lodge/ hotel. Dinner and overnight at Nyungwe hill top (Midrange), Gisakura visitor Centre(budget)

 DAY 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Departure

On the 5th day of your 5 days Akagera and Nyungwe national park Safari , Enjoy breakfast and go for briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour while taking pictures and videos, after the rewarding experience make your way to Kigali City having lunch enroute. You will be dropped off at a location of your choice in Kigali city or at the airport for your scheduled flight back home

End of tour.

QUOTATION BASED ON ONE PERSON

2628 USD in a single room budget accommodation

2993 USD in a single room mid-range accommodation

Quotation Includes;

  • Chimpanzee permit
  • Park entrance fees
  • all accommodation as per itinerary
  • safari van and fuel
  • Full time English speaking driver/ guide
  • Park entrance fees
  • Boat cruise
  • Vehicle entrance fees
  • Bottled mineral water while on Rwanda wildlife safari
  • All activities as indicated
  • meals

Excludes;

  • All optional activities as indicated like hot air balloon safari permit at 450 USD
  • Tips
  • Visa fees
  • Air tickets
  • All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
  • Anything else not included in the itinerary