5 Days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera Wildlife Safari

The 5 Days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera Wildlife Safari is an amazing adventure that starts and ends in Kigali Rwanda. The safari will take you to Akagera national park which is one of the biggest national parks located in the Eastern part of Rwanda and Volcanoes national park. During the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, you will be able to view different wildlife species including the big five mammals like buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and other animals like waterbucks, duikers, roan antelopes, giraffes, impalas, zebras, hippos, hyenas among others during the game drives and boat cruise on Lake Ihema and also engage in an adventurous gorilla trekking experience where you will be able to spend time with the mountain gorillas in their natural environment.

Highlights of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera national park

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes national park

Day 3: Gorilla trekking experience

Day 4: Ibyi’wacu cultural tour and departure to Kigali

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Akagera national park

Depending on your location on the first day of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel or airport, brief you about the safari and then go for a short city tour where you will visit the Kigali genocide memorial centre, Kimironko market, art centres among others. After the city tour, you will have lunch where after you will start the journey to Akagera national park which takes about 2 to 3 hours drive with great views of the rolling hills, beautiful scenery, landscape among others. Upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive

After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive in the park where you will be rewarded with great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs which will be grazing in the open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas among others if you are lucky, variety of bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for lunch.

Boat cruise,

After lunch you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will get a chance to view animals like hippos and crocodiles in water, view elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs along the shores, water birds like martial eagle, papyrus gonolek, pelicans, hornbills, African skimmers, cormorants, African spoonbills, fish eagles, king fisher’s among others. After the boat ride you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer to Volcanoes national park

Morning game drive

After breakfast on the third day of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a short game drive in the park where you will be able to view some of the animals that you might have missed during the previous game drive.

After the game drive you will drive out of the park and start the journey to Volcanoes National Park with en-route lunch and great views of the beautiful scenery, landscape among others on the way. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park

After breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, you will carry your lunch box and meet up with your driver guide to go for gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the mountain gorillas which takes about 30 minutes to 6 hours depending on where they are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food.

5 Days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera Wildlife Safari
Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes N.P Rwanda

During trekking, you will be able to view different birds, other primate species among others and once the gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment where you will be able to watch them feed, play, breastfeed, groom young ones, take photos and record videos to show people back home. After gorilla trekking, you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Ibyi’wacu cultural tour and departure to Kigali

On the last day of the 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to go for an interesting Ibyi’wacu cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the local people, learn about their culture, history, lifestyle, way of living, visit their homesteads, enjoy their traditional performances among others. After the cultural tour, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kigali. Upon arrival, you will have lunch and later your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International airport for your flight or drop off at any place of advise.

End of 5 days Rwanda gorilla and Akagera wildlife safari

Tour includes

  • Gorilla trekking permit
  • Park entrance fees/ game drive
  • Boat cruise fees
  • Kigali city tour
  • Ibyi’wacu cultural tour
  • Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
  • Full board accommodation
  • Pick up and drop off in Kigali Rwanda
  • Vehicle and fuel
  • Bottled drinking water

Tour excludes                                   

  • Air flight tickets
  • Visas
  • Life insurance
  • Optional activities not included on the itinerary
  • Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, cigarettes, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
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