8 Days Rwanda Wildlife Safari

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On this 8 day Rwanda wildlife safari, you will experience all the 3 prime Rwandan national parks. You will start with the scenic Akagera national park, proceed to Nyungwe forest national park and end with the home of mountain gorillas, Volcanoes national park. Enjoy the different backdrops of Rwanda as you turn along the winding roads. The parks are a mixture...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Game drive in Akagera national park
    • Boat ride on Lake Ihema
    • Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest
    • Canopy Walk in Nyungwe Forest
    • Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes
    • Lake Kivu
    • Photography moments

What's this trip about?

    On this 8 day Rwanda wildlife safari, you will experience all the 3 prime Rwandan national parks. You will start with the scenic Akagera national park, proceed to Nyungwe forest national park and end with the home of mountain gorillas, Volcanoes national park. Enjoy the different backdrops of Rwanda as you turn along the winding roads. The parks are a mixture of Savannah, forest, and mountainous giving you varied sights of Rwanda. From Elephants, Zebras to Chimpanzees and Gorillas including boat rides on Lake Kivu are some of the highlights on this safari and cultural encounter.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age range18 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKigali
End CityKigali

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Rwanda

Attractions

  • Akagera National Park
  • Volcanoes National Park

Activities

  • Culture
  • Game drive
  • History
  • Hot Springs
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Ground transport per 4X4 vehicle
    • Park entrance fees
    • Game drives
    • Boat trip
    • Chimpanzee trekking permit
    • Gorilla trekking permit
    • Bottled water
    • Full board accommodation
    • Service of an English-speaking driver guide
    • All mentioned activities except for the optional ones

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival for the 8 day Rwanda Wildlife Safari

Welcome to the beautiful land of “a thousand hill.” Our guide/ representative staff will be at the airport to pick you and transfer you to your hotel, Kigali city tour or transfer to Akagera national park. The activity you engage will depend on the time you arrive.

Day 2: Explore Akagera National Park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation:  Up market – Ruzizi tented camp; Mid-range – Akagera game lodge

Akagera National Park is a Savannah park located in north eastern Rwanda on the boarder with Tanzania. It is home to several big mammals not ...

Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Upmarket – Nyungwe House; Mid-range – Nyungwe top view lodge; Budget – Gisakura guest house

Journey time–  7 hours

This morning we depart for Nyungwe forest in southern Rwanda with a stopover for lu...

Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe forest national park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest takes you deep in the forest to experience and appreciate nature. Chimpanzee trekking is done early morning with packed breakfast or snack, unless you are the kind that can have an early br...

Day 5: Transfer from nyungwe forest to Volcanoes national park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Up market – Mt Gorilla view lodge; Mid-range – Le Bambou gorilla lodge; Budget – Garden place hotel

Journey time – 6 hours

Today morning after your hectic and engaging day in the forest yesterday, y...

Day 6: Gorillas in the Mist at Volcanoes national park

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Meet the mountain gorillas in the dense jungles of the Virunga ranges. The trek to the gorillas starts with a briefing at the park headquarters in Kinigi where you are assigned a ranger and gorilla family to trek. The trek thro...

Day 7: On the shores of Lake Kivu

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Up market – Lake Kivu Serena; Mid-range – Inzonzi lodge; Budget – Paradise Malahide

Journey time – 1 hour

As you reminisce on your experience with the mountain gorillas, we leave for Gisenyi on the ...

Day 8: End of the Rwanda wildlife Safari

Today is your last day on this Kagera Safaris – Rwanda wildlife safari. Start your day with breakfast and transfer to the airport for your exit flight, in case you have some time before your flight you can have a short Kigali city tour.

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Kagera Safaris Limited is an Eco tourism tour company fully registered in Uganda with operations in Uganda, Rwanda and entire East Africa. We provide high quality safari tours and destination management services in East Africa for individuals and travel companies from across the globe. We plan gorilla tours, wildlife tours, birding tours, hiking, cultural and community tours. We offer authentic gap year opportunities, educational tours for high school and university students.

We are passionate about linking tourism to rural community development so the ‘tourism dollar’ can reach the communities. This ensures communities living adjacent to the park and those along the ‘tourism route’ get actively engaged in conservation of wildlife because they benefit directly.

We encourage our clients to visit communities and ‘home stays’ and or engage in a community activity that lasts from from 1 hour to several hours. The activities include village walks which often lead to local schools and health centers, cooking and gardening offering you insight in every day lives of the local people.

Our tailor-made safaris consider the client’s needs, time, and budget offering them the opportunity to appreciate the beauty and diversity of East Africa in comfort and style. All our treks and safaris are Eco-friendly; we respect the environment and culture of the local communities. The itineraries offered on the website act as examples, you are encouraged to create the itinerary of your choice together with our staff.

 

Founder: Miriam Kyasiimire

I love traveling and I enjoy the countryside. From an early age I always looked forward to a time of visiting a relative living far from our home which meant traveling for hours – while others dreaded it. I love sharing knowledge of East Africa with visitors who often experience something different from what they read or watched on TV (too bad sometimes media concentrates on the negative). 

In 2012 I started Kagera Safaris from a love of travel and nature and from a love for youth and community development. I are passionate about creating opportunities for others and my desire is to incorporate travel to national parks with visits to communities so that they benefit directly from tourism income.

I and the team have been to all the destinations we share here, several times. We offer a personal touch to every trip – individually tailored with detailed information and respond to your need and wishes as best as we can. We have been involved in putting together great experiences for people exploring Uganda, Rwanda and East Africa in general for over 4 years now. We look forward to planning your tour to Uganda, Rwanda and other destinations in East Africa.

Our vision

To be a recognized, innovative world leader in creating and managing memorable intercultural tourism experiences in East Africa.

Mission

To improve the East Africa tourism experience for local communities and people from around the world by providing memorable personalized holidays with first-class guiding services that promote East Africa as a leading tourism destination.

Why Kagera safaris?

  • We offer a high-quality service.
  • We guarantee a quick, personalized response to your request. This allows us to put together tailor made itineraries for you based on your budget, interest, and time
  • We have knowledgeable and passionate safari guides that will make your safari worthwhile. It is often said that people come to Africa for the wildlife & scenery but fall in love with the people.
  • We think sustainable and responsible tourism, enabling the benefits of tourism to flow through to local communities by offering community tours and home-stays.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
    • Tips to porters, site guides and driver/ guide
    • Insurance
    • Optional activities

Accommodation

,Accommodation is based on twin bed rooms or tents with private bathrooms where possible. Single rooms may be available with the payment of a supplement fee but cannot always be guaranteed. Some facilities have double beds available upon request. Kagera Safaris reserves the right to substitute equivalent or superior hotels. If a hotel of equivalent standard is not available Kagera Safaris may substitute the next best quality hotel or suggest a superior at an extra charge.

Transportation & Flights

The mode of transport utilized will be dependent on the number of clients and the route taken based on the specifications of the chosen itinerary. Every effort is made to ensure that vehicles are provided in a roadworthy condition but no liability can be accepted for a puncture, breakdown, damage, or any delay as a result of the poor road conditions.  On most our safaris we use 4WD minibuses (up to eight passengers) with pop-up tops and seven window seats for game viewing. We also use 4WD land cruisers. Groups of twelve or more people who would like to travel in one vehicle are offered 25-28 seat coasters that have about 16 window seats.  Experienced English speaking driver/guides are provided; who will be the only persons allowed to drive the vehicles of Kagera Safaris. The driver’s decision on all matters, such as the route taken, is final. Kagera Safaris reserves the right to alter any route or arrangement, to cancel the operation of any scheduled tour or vary the safari services in any way in the event of unforeseen circumstances, such as road closures, bad weather, problems with national parks or hotels and security considerations. In such cases alternative arrangements will be made as circumstances permit.,

Transportation & flights

The mode of transport utilized will be dependent on the number of clients and the route taken based on the specifications of the chosen itinerary. Every effort is made to ensure that vehicles are provided in a roadworthy condition but no liability can be accepted for a puncture, breakdown, damage, or any delay as a result of the poor road conditions.  On most our safaris we use 4WD minibuses (up to eight passengers) with pop-up tops and seven window seats for game viewing. We also use 4WD land cruisers. Groups of twelve or more people who would like to travel in one vehicle are offered 25-28 seat coasters that have about 16 window seats.  Experienced English speaking driver/guides are provided; who will be the only persons allowed to drive the vehicles of Kagera Safaris. The driver’s decision on all matters, such as the route taken, is final. Kagera Safaris reserves the right to alter any route or arrangement, to cancel the operation of any scheduled tour or vary the safari services in any way in the event of unforeseen circumstances, such as road closures, bad weather, problems with national parks or hotels and security considerations. In such cases alternative arrangements will be made as circumstances permit.
Cancellation policy

All cancellation requests must be made in writing and shall be effective on the date of receipt by Kagera Safaris. Refunds on all prepaid money will be based on cancellation fees levied by the hotel, lodges and the banks. Generally a 50% charge on cancellations with 14-35 days, 75% charge with 2-24 days, and no refund for cancellations of forty-eight hours or less. We reserve the right to deduct all the expenses incurred from any money paid.

While every effort will be made by Kagera Safaris to ensure all bookings and arrangements are completed to the client’s full satisfaction, Kagera Safaris cannot accept liability for any injury, damage or delay caused directly by hotels, restaurants, transport carriers or any other service agency or company with whom bookings have been made.

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We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance alongside your travel package to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances such as medical expenses, trip cancellations, and other contingencies. It offers you peace of mind and ensures you are prepared for unexpected events that may occur before or during your journey
Visa requirements
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Meals Included

6 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 6 Dinners

Age Requirements
18 years and up
Additional Information

Gorilla trekking tips

  • Mountain gorillas live at high altitude you should pace yourself while on the trek and drink enough water.
  • Recommended clothing is long trousers and long sleeved sweaters or shirts while in the forest to avoid insect stings.
  • Waterproof hiking boots are essential and rain gear useful.
  • Carry your day pack with lunch or some snacks. Eating, drinking and smoking near the gorillas is forbidden – designated time and place will be communicated.
  • Photography is permitted, although you must not use flash
  • Porters are available to help you carry your day pack for a small charge.
Trip ID
kagera-8DRWS

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