5 days birding Safari in Nyungwe and Akagera National Park
This 5 days birding Safari in Nyungwe and Akagera National Park will lead you to the primate destination of Rwanda, where you will watch 13 primate species, Nyungwe National Park. The park is not only famous for its primates but also home to over 350 bird species that can be seen when you embark on the Karamba birding trail I the park, which will give you access to a number of bird species, including migratory species from the Guinea-Congo biome and many other species. When you visit Akagera National Park, you will have chances to watch the endangered shoebill stork as you participate in the boat cruise in Akagera National Park, and also get to watch a number of different bird species while on your Rwanda safari. Continue with the detailed itinerary below for a memorable Rwanda wildlife safari.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park and game drive
Day 2: full day bird watching tour and the boat cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and canopy walk
Day 4: Full day birding in Nyungwe
Day 5: departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park and game drive
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 a game drive 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 you will head to your hotel for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay. At akagera game lodge(mid-range) Ruzizi tented camp (luxury)
Day 2: full day bird watching tour and the boat cruise
After enjoying your morning breakfast, you will enjoy a boat trip along Lake Ihema, which will give you the opportunity to get close to the plentiful water birds, including numerous African fish eagles, marabou stork, crowned cranes, open-billed stork, cormorants, king fishers, herons, and egrets. If you are lucky, you may even get to see the elusive shoebill stork! During the boat trip along Lake Ihema, you will see game like hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks. After this, you can embark on the rest of your bird-watching journey at Akagera National Park! Visitors are always impressed by what they find, including a variety of bird species ranging from water, forest, savannah, and migratory species. Many of these birds are endemic to the park, and some are exceptionally rare, like the papyrus Gonolek. Head back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park and canopy walk
In the morning, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Akagera and driven southwards to Nyungwe Forest National Park. Along the way, you will make a stopover at the king’s palace in Nyanza, have lunch, and later in the afternoon, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk swing bridge, 50 meters in length, that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you there after connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisur,e Nyungwe top hill view hotel (can be used as both mid-range and luxury accommodation)
Day 4: Full day birding in Nyungwe
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will then embark on your full-day birding experience in Nyungwe National Park, which will take you on the Karamba birding trail, a trail notable for birding in Nyungwe National Park. Some of the bird species that can be seen include: the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long-tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola, among other bird species, and many other rewarding attractions. After the experience, head to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali city
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will embark on your way back to Kigali city, where you will be dropped off at a location of your choice in Kigali city or Kigali international airport, and the end of your 5 days birding Safari in Nyungwe and Akagera National Park.
Quotation Includes;
- Park entrance fees
- All accommodation as per the itinerary
- safari van & Fuel
- Full-time English-speaking driver/ guide
- Park entrance fees
- Boat cruise
- Vehicle entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
- All meals as indicated
- French-speaking guide
Excludes;
- All optional activities as indicated
- 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
