Best 10 Days Rwanda Safari – Wildlife, Gorilla Tours & More
Embark on a 10 days Rwanda safari adventure through the Land of a Thousand Hills. This journey will take you through diverse landscapes, from lush rainforests to rolling savannahs, offering an unforgettable experience of wildlife, culture, and natural beauty.
What to expect on a 10 Days Rwanda Safari
- Akagera National Park Game Drives
- Kigali city explorations
- Boat rides
- Canopy walks at Nyungwe forest
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Gorilla Tracking
- Cultural encounters
- Golden Monkey Tracking
Brief Tour Itinerary for 10 Days Rwanda Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera National Park for Game Drives
Day 2: Boat rides on Lake Ihema and transfer to KigalI City
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe forest National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking and Canopy walks in Nyungwe forest
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 6: Gorilla tracking and Cultural encouters
Day 7: Golden Monkey Tracking and Tour Twin Lake of Burera & Ruhondo
Day 8: Explore Lake Kivu
Day 9: Boat Ride to Nyamirundi Island and transfer to Kigali
Day 10: Kigali city tour and Departures
Detailed Tour Itinerary for 10 Days Rwanda Safari
Day 1: Transfer to Akagera wildlife park
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali after an early breakfast and be ready to drive off to Akagera national park. On arrival, you will have lunch and proceed on a fantastic game drive. Expect to see giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, reedbuck, roan antelopes, etc. Dinner and overnight stay at Akagera Safari lodge
Day 2: Boat Ride – Kigali city
After breakfast enjoy a beautiful boat along Lake Ihema. Expect to see view crocodiles, Hippos and over 500 bird species. Later transfer back to Kigali.
Day 3: Transfer to Nyungwe national park
Start your Rwanda primates tour with morning coffee at your hotel and be ready to be picked by your guide for a drive to Nyungwe National park.
You will have en route stopover in Nyanza museum, kings palace in Butare , later lunch reaching Nyungwe in the evening for dinner and overnight at Nyungwe forest Lodge/Nyungwe top view lodge/Gisakura hotel.
Day 4: Chimps Tracking – Canopy Walk
Wake up to your breakfast at your hotel and with your guide drive to the Nyungwe headquaters for briefing and begin the chimpanzee trekking. You will also lookout for colobus monkeys in the forest as well as other fauna like birds, butterflies. Dinner and overnight at your hotel of Day 1.
Day 5: Transfer to Volcanoes national park.
Begin the day with breakfast and enjoy a spectacular drive to Volcanoes national park with stopovers for photography and lunch. Reach Volcanoes national park in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at Mountain gorilla view lodge/La palme hotel/Muhabura hotel.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking adventure – Ibyiwacu Cultural Village
Today is the day to see the gorillas, wake up early for a quick breakfast and with your guide, drive to the Kinigi park head offices where briefing takes place.
You can enjoy a cup fo coffee and Kinyarwanda cultural performance before briefing. Before, you gorilla trek, you will have briefing on the general overview of what takes place once you meet the gorillas, how to conduct.
You have a chance to which they type of hike you want- easy, moderate and tough, so you decide according to your physical ability. Once you meet the gorillas, you get to spend just one hour with them, you can photograph them, watch how they interact with each other not affected by your company! It’s such a wonderful experience.
Note: Your camera should not have Flash light as it can threaten the gorillas.
Once you descend from the forest, have lunch at your hotel and relax, In the afternoon head out to visit the Ibyiwacu cultural village. Later retire to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Golden Monkey Tracking – Tour Twin Lake of Burera & Ruhondo
Enjoy breakfast in the morning and head off for briefing before your golden monkey tracking adventure. Golden monkeys are an endangered primates specie and offer a fantastic adventure. After the trek, have lunch and in the evening go visit twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 8: Transfer to Lake Kivu
Start your day with breakfast at your hotel and embark on a journey with your guide to Lake Kivu. This is the largest fresh water Lake in Rwanda and provides a perfect relaxing place when in Rwanda.
En route visit the Murambi Genocide Memorial Site and the King’s palace reaching Lake Kivu in the evening to relax along the lake shores. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu Serena hotel (Luxury)/ Palm gardens resort (Deluxe)/ Paradise Marahide (Budget)
Day 9: Boat Ride to Nyamirundi Island – Kigali
Breakfast at the lodge and enjoy a beautiful boat ride along to the Nyamirundi coffee island. Here you will learn how coffee is processed in Rwanda. In the afternoon drive back to Kigali for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Transfer to Kigali for city tour – Departure
After having breakfast be ready to drive to Kigali for a city tour before departure, visiting the Gisozi genocide memorial and other outstanding attractions around and later head to the airport for departure.
End of 10 days Rwanda safari Tour
Inclusions for 10 Days Rwanda Safari
• Gorilla trekking permits (each costs $1500 per person)
• Chimpanzee tracking permit
• Nature walks
• Cultural tour in Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village
• Transportation in 4×4 safari car
• Fulltime English speaking driver guide
• Accommodation and meals
• Relevant government taxes
• All listed activities in the travel plan apart from optional ones
• Bottled water
Excludes for 10 Days Rwanda Safari
• Rwanda visa fees
• Insurance
• Personal expenses such as cigarettes, telephone calls, laundry services, tips, extra activities and accommodation options outside the travel plan.
Essentials to bring
• Waterproof hiking boots
• Long sleeved shirt/t-shirt
• Gorilla and chimpanzee permit
• Good digital camera
• Waterproof daypack
• Light Rain jacket
•Gaiters
• Insect repellent
• First aid kit
Guidelines for gorilla and Golden monkey tracking
• Only persons above 15 years are eligible to obtain gorilla and golden monkey tracking permits.
• A maximum of one hour is given to you to have magical encounter with chimpanzees or mountain gorillas.
• No flashlight camera is allowed when taking photos of chimpanzees or gorillas.
• Keep a distance of 7 meters away from chimpanzees and gorillas.
• Leave chimpanzee and gorilla habitat the same way you found it.
• When coughing, please cover your mouth and nose when sneezing. Visitors who are not feeling well are not allowed to track chimpanzees or gorillas.
• Do not eat, drink or smoke while on chimpanzee or gorilla trekking.
