Highlights of the tour
- Game drive
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Kayaking
- Boat ride
- Mount Bisoke hiking
- Huye coffee tour
- Nyanza kings’ palace and ethnographic museum
Detailed tour
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera national park
Akagera National Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It’s characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and Savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoe-bill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodile. The Park is closer to a town called Kibungu the perfect starting point for tourist activities in the park. Today early morning we leave Kigali at 5:00 am for a day trip to Akagera national park which is about 2 hrs and half away from Kigali national park is majorly a Savannah park with elephant,zebras,giraffes,buffaloes,different antelopes and recently introduced lions.upon arrival we shall have a quick registration and then start on our adventure. after lunch we shall go for a boat ride on lake Ihema where we shall be able to see the water birds and animals,later we shall return to Kigali.
Day 2: Huye mountain coffee and The National Art Museum tour
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be picked by your driver who will drive you to Nyungwe but on the way, we shall visit Huye mountain coffee to learn the process of the coffee making and the Coffee Quality control and testing laboratory, and also the National Museum of Rwanda which is one of the richest in Africa in terms of culture. After visiting the museum, we shall have lunch in Butare and proceed to Nyanza to visit the King’s Palace museum. Then after advance to Nyungwe for and overnight and dinner at Gisakura guest house
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Karongi
Day 4: Transfer to Musanze for overnight.
Nyungwe is located in southwest of Rwanda partly abutting the Burundi border. It’s a vast area of mountain rain-forest, home to many species of chimpanzees, plus owl-faced and colobus monkeys Covering over 1000 square kilometers, Nyungwe is surely one of the world’s most beautiful and pristine mountain rain-forests. It’s believed to be one of Africa’s oldest forests, staying green even through the Ice Age, which explains its diversity. early in the morning after your breakfast you will be driven to the park headquarters for briefing before before starting your trek,you will be told the don’ts and dos of the trek.trekking of the chimpanzees start at 5:00 am,this enables easy viewing as the chimpanzees be in thee nests.you will be given 1 hour with the chimps,the trekking lasts 2 to 3 hours later on we transfer to kibuye for an overnight at Rebero kivu resort.
After our breakfast, we shall start our boat ride on Lake Kivu at 8:00 am to the Napoleon island. This lake is the Rwanda’s largest lake with 2,700 km2 that lies in western Albertine rift valley on the boarder of Rwanda and DR Congo in west, with a total depth of 480 m. you will be able to see activities carried out on the lake like fishing, and also its home to lots of water birds (Bird watching), Jet key boat riding. Get back at the hotel for lunch later drive to Musanze, “home to mountain gorillas” for Dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Hiking mount Bisoke
Early morning after your breakfast you will head to the volcanoes park headquarters in kinigi at 7:00 am where you will register with the office and meet your assigned ranger guide and the other hiking members. The ranger will give you give you important information about the park.by 8:00 am you will be transferred to the starting point of the trek which is about 30 to 45 mins drive. You can as well hire a porter to carry your luggage at a fee of 20 USD.
After a beautiful view of the summit, you will Embark on the trek back down, a faster one but more slippery. The porters will come in handy. It will take about 2 hours, touch base, meet your driver and leave for Kigali, expecting to arrive in the evening.
END OF TOUR
Tour cost: 1965$ for 2 people (accommodation is Budget)
NOTE: This price doesn’t include the chimpanzee permit which is 90$pp
Included in the package
- A private guide and 4WD vehicle for the duration of your safari.
- entrance to all the activities
- Accommodation & Meals
- A bottle of drinking water
Excluded in the package
- International flights
- Alcoholic drinks and laundry
- Tips and gratuities
- All other things of personal nature