You’ll get to enjoy both the typical African safari in the savanna plains and a primate adventure in a pristine mountain forest on your 5-day safari to Rwanda. Rwanda is one of the few countries that can provide such a rare and exciting variety of activities and sights. You’ll be on a safari through Akagera National Park, Rwanda’s unique savanna ecosystem and home to a wide range of species like zebras, antelopes, elephants, lions, hyenas, and hippos. Carry on to the park’s largest lake, Ihema, where you may take a thrilling boat ride.

The journey will take you to Nyungwe Forest National Park after your exciting safari in the savanna, which is known for its high concentration and variety of primates, including the chimpanzee. Nyungwe’s chimpanzee trekking excursion is not to be missed, as it will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interact with these fascinating primates, and the canopy walk, which will provide you breathtaking views of the surrounding forest, is not to be missed, too.

Tour highlights

• Kigali city tour
• Visit Akagera national park
• game drives and boat cruise in Akagera park
• Visit Nyungwe forest national park
• Chimpanzee tracking in the forest
• Explore lake Kivu

Tour Itinerary 

First Day:  Transfer to Akagera National Park

At 7 a.m., your driver and guide will pick you up from your hotel for a sightseeing tour of Kigali’s many landmarks; then, you’ll make the three-hour travel to Akagera National Park in Rwanda’s far east. After 2.5 hours on the road, you’ll arrive and be taken to your lodge before setting off on a brief game drive to spot wildlife like lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, duikers, kobs, leopards, and many more. You can go on a safari at night if you want to view animals that are active then. Desirable animals like cats start to become active around this time. During the approximately 2 hours of this excursion, you may look forward to seeing bush cubs, leopards, and nightjars. The overnight stay and dinner at Akagera game lodge, and Ruzizi tented camp options.

Day 2: Full-day safari adventures and Transfer to Kigali

The complete safari through Akagera National Park takes 5-6 hours, so after breakfast, guests should vacate their rooms and go out by 6:30 a.m. leaving at the park’s southern entrance, and your drive will take you through a wide range of habitat types, from woods and forests to swamps and marshes to the shores of lakes and savannah grasslands. You will reach the Kilala plains, a huge open area teeming with wildlife. Given the density of species and the lack of obstructions, this is the best place in the park to observe them.

After returning to the resort for lunch and relaxation, you can take an afternoon boat trip on Lake Ihema to see the many creatures that come to the water to cool off, such as hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, elephants, and more. In this area, you can also see shorebirds. Get back to your lodge in time for an evening game drive to see any creatures you may have missed during the day. Enjoy a delicious meal and a comfortable night’s sleep at

Day 3:Travel to Nyungwe Forest for a Canopy Tour

You will leave for Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park in the southwest of the country at 7 a.m. If you stop for lunch at a motel along the route, the total travel time is 6 hours. Over 12 species of primates, including red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, Vervet monkeys, and chimpanzees, call Nyungwe forest national park home. These are common sights on nature walks and chimpanzee safaris.

The park ranger will take you out on the canopy walk in Nyungwe. The canopy walkway, which is suspended 50 meters above the ground, offers spectacular views of the surrounding forest and the chance to see monkeys and birds at eye level in their natural habitat. You’ll be heading back to your lodge for dinner and the night after your canopy stroll at one and only Nyungwe house. Nyungwe hill top lodge options.

Day 4: Go chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe National Park

Your chimpanzee trekking excursion in Nyungwe National Park will begin after an early breakfast with the park guides at 5 a.m. About 500 chimpanzees call Nyungwe National Park home, making it one of the best places to observe them in their natural habitat. Starting off, you will receive instructions on how to behave in the jungle while searching for chimpanzees. You’ll need to venture into the woods to find them, but once you do, you’ll have an hour to spend with them, interacting and taking pictures or film.

Evenings are perfect for walk around the park’s forested areas in search of monkeys and other small primates, as well as other bird species, and for taking in the park’s breathtaking landscape.Dinner and overnight at One and only Nyungwe house, Nyungwe hill top lodge options.

 Day 5: Travel back to Kigali via Lake Kivu

The next morning, after breakfast, guests will check out of the lodge and return to Kigali through Lake Kivu, Rwanda’s largest lake and one of the most stunning lakes in Africa. Spend the day relaxing, swimming, and exploring the lake at your hotel after a leisurely meal. Your 5-day safari in Rwanda comes to a close when you either fly out of or stay the night in Kigali.

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