7 Days Rwanda Primates and Game Drives Safari

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Rwanda Game Drives

This 7-Days Rwanda Primates and Game Drives Safari is a popular choice for travellers who want to experience the beauty of Rwanda’s national parks. Explore Volcanoes National Park for gorilla trekking and golden monkey encounters, then visit Akagera National Park for thrilling safari game drives, spotting lions, elephants, zebras, and hippos. Enjoy a Kigali City tour to discover Rwanda’s history and culture. This fully guided Rwanda Safari includes comfortable accommodations, meals, professional guides, and transportation, offering an unforgettable adventure for wildlife enthusiasts and cultural explorers seeking Rwanda’s rich natural and cultural heritage.

Tour Highlights

Explore Rwanda’s Volcanoes and Akagera National Parks on a 7-day safari featuring gorilla trekking, golden monkey tracking, and game drives. Enjoy a Kigali city tour, a boat safari on Lake Ihema, and wildlife sightings including lions, elephants, and giraffes. Experience diverse landscapes, rich culture, and unforgettable primate encounters across Rwanda.

Gorilla trekking experience

Gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes National Park offers unforgettable close encounters with mountain gorillas in dense natural rainforest habitat.

Golden Monkey Tracking

Golden monkey tracking in the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park allows observation of playful endangered primates in groups.

Akagera Game Drives

Akagera game drives across vast savannah landscapes showcase elephants, lions, giraffes buffaloes, zebras antelopes and diverse bird species.

Lake Ihema Boat Safari

Lake Ihema boat safari experience reveals hippos crocodiles and abundant birdlife while enjoying peaceful scenic wetlands and sunset views.

Explore Rwanda Primates in the Wilderness

This 7-day Rwanda safari explores Volcanoes and Akagera National Parks, combining gorilla trekking, golden monkey tracking, and savannah game drives. Enjoy Kigali city tour, Lake Ihema boat safari, and rich wildlife encounters including elephants, lions, and birds. Experience diverse landscapes, culture, and unforgettable primate adventures across Rwanda’s top destinations.

Pick-up, Kigali City Tour and Transfer to the Hotel

Upon arrival at the airport, our English or French-speaking driver guide will welcome you. You will begin with a Kigali City tour, exploring sites such as the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Kimironko Market, and Nyamirambo. Afterward, you will enjoy lunch at a selected restaurant. The day concludes with a transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Kigali Serena Hotel (Luxury hotel in Kigali)

Day 1 / 7 Days

Transfer to Akagera National Park

After breakfast, the driver guide will pick you up and drive to Akagera National Park in Eastern Rwanda. Upon arrival, you will register at the park reception before checking into your hotel for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive to spot animals like zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, and various bird species. Later, take a sunset boat trip on Lake Ihema, where you can see hippos, crocodiles, and water birds. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge (Luxury tented camp in Akagera NP)

Day 2 / 7 Days

Full-Day Game Drive in Akagera National Park

After breakfast, set out for a full-day game drive. Expect to see giraffes, elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, and numerous bird species. Your guide will choose a scenic spot for lunch during the drive. Continue exploring the park before returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Ruzizi Tented Lodge (Luxury tented camp in Akagera NP)

Day 3 / 7 Days

Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before checking out. Your driver guide will then take you to Volcanoes National Park in North West Rwanda. Stop in Kigali for lunch before continuing the journey to your lodge near the park. Check-in for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge (Mid-range lodge near Volcanoes NP)

Day 4 / 7 Days

Gorilla Trekking

Start the day with an early breakfast. With your packed lunch, head to the park office for registration and a briefing on gorilla trekking etiquette. Accompanied by a local guide, trek into the forest to find a gorilla family. Spend time observing and photographing these majestic creatures before returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge (Mid-range lodge near Volcanoes NP)

Day 5 / 7 Days

Golden Monkeys Trekking

After breakfast, proceed to the park office for registration and a briefing on golden monkey trekking. Trek into the forest with a local guide to find a troop of golden monkeys. Enjoy watching and taking photos of these playful primates before heading back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Tiloreza Volcanoes Ecolodge (Mid-range lodge near Volcanoes NP)

Day 6 / 7 Days

Drive Back to Kigali

Have breakfast before checking out. The driver guide will transfer you back to Kigali. Depending on your flight schedule, you will be dropped off at the airport or your preferred location in Kigali.

Accommodation: None (End of tour)

Day 7

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Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

This 7-day Rwanda safari includes park fees, gorilla permits, transport, meals, accommodation, guide, and drinking water. Excludes international flights, visa fees, tips, personal expenses, travel insurance, extra accommodation, and drinks other than water. Experience a well-organised Rwanda safari with essential services covered for a smooth, unforgettable wildlife adventure journey.

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