5 Days Volcanoes & Akagera Safari.

These 5 Days Volcanoes & Akagera Safari is the quickest way to visit to have a face-to-face encounter with the rare and endangered mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Your voyage begins in Kigali where you will be driven north to the Virunga Mountain range and Volcanoes National Park. This package also includes a visit to Akagera National Park where you will get to view lots of savannah wildlife animals; and if you are lucky, you might just get to see all the Big Five animals in the park including African Savannah elephants, lions, leopard, rhinos and not forgetting the Cape buffalo.

We shall provide you will all ground transfers and lodging in any of the accommodation facilities mentioned in this itinerary. The package also includes meals as stated in the itinerary.

Summary for 5 Days Volcanoes & Akagera Safari.

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking & Iby’ iwacu Community Tour.

Day 3: Transfer to Akagera national park and Ihema Boat Cruise.

Day 4: Morning and Evening game drive

Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali & Departure.

Detailed Itinerary for 5 Days Volcanoes & Akagera Safari.

Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.

Pickup & Transfer to Ruhengeri: Our representative will meet you at Kigali International airport or pick you up from your hotel in Kigali and enjoy a brief tour of Kigali city including a visit to the local market and the Genocide memorial site. Later transfer you to Ruhengeri – the base town for Volcanoes national park arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Muhabura Lodge/Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Iby’ iwacu Community Tour.

Gorilla Trekking: Breakfast will be served early and lunch will be packed. The briefing is at 7 am. Your guide will give you highlights of specific details about the way of life of the gorillas you will be tracking. The hike can take anything from one to seven hours.

Trekking through the steep, bamboo slopes and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Once you reach the gorillas, you are allowed to spend one hour with them as you stand 6 meters away. Upon completion of this magical encounter, you can have your packed lunch and then head back to base.

Iby’iwacu Community Tour:  After having your lunch, meet up with your guide at the park’s headquarters and proceed with your drive to the popular Iby’iwacu community village which is located just outside the national park. This community is filled with individuals who were once poachers who have reformed and now actively participate in conservation projects that are run in the park. Visiting the Iby’iwacu community village is a good way to experience the Rwanda culture through music, dance and drumming performances from the local intore dance group.

Spend the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at same lodge as above.

Day 3: Transfer to Akagera national park and Ihema Boat Cruise. 

Transfer to Akagera & Afternoon Boat Cruise: Have breakfast and transfer to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and later embark on the afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and many bird species that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Dinner and overnight Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 4: Full Day Game Drive.

Full Day Game Drive: Rise up early and go for a game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill. After the game drive, return to the lodge for lunch and relaxing.

In the evening you will set back to the park for the evening game drive so that you can see the animals you might have missed out on in the morning. Dinner and overnight Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 5: Transfer Back to Kigali & Departure.

Transfer back to Kigali: Wake up to a cup of coffee, check out of your accommodation and meet your driver guide to embark on your journey back to Kigali arriving in the afternoon. You will be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for your onward flight as you prefer. End of Tour.