5 Days Nyungwe and Akagera National Park Safari
5 Days Nyungwe and Akagera National Park Safari: Combining both Nyungwe and Akagera National Parks will give you the chance to embark on the primate safaris and the wildlife safaris in Rwanda that will give you exceptional views of the different attractions that Rwanda has to offer for travelers interested in the wildlife experience in Rwanda. Visiting Nyungwe, you will participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda that will give you access to the playful primates that you will watch as they go about their daily activities in wild and in akagera national park you will embark on the game drives in Rwanda that will give you access to the big five animals in Rwanda. Continue with this itinerary for more activities that will give you a broader look at what the country has to offer.
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: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Day 4 : Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
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. After dinner, you will participate in the night game drive which will give you rewarding safari experiences watching how the park comes to life when the sunsets, notable animals that you will get to watch during the night game drive include the big cats like the leopards, the lions catching their prey.
Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Akagera Game Lodge
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 Akagera Game lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe National Park
Breakfast will be served early 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 head to your lodge/ hotel for dinner and overnight at Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel (luxury)
Day 4 : Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
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. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch then check out and later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will go on a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk-a 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 connecting to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kigali
Rise up early have breakfast and later on connect with your driver guide to embark on your transfer back to Kigali where you will be transferred to the Airport for your flight back home or your hotel in Kigali as you will advise.
End of the 5 Days Nyungwe and Akagera National Park Safari
Trip Inclusions
- Permits
- Meals
- 4X4 Safari vehicle and fuel
- Full-time English-speaking Guide/Driver.
- All meals as indicated in the itinerary.
- Airport Pick up and drop off
- Bottled drinking water while on safari.
Trip exclusions
- Air tickets.
- Visa fees
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage and wait staff gratuity
