Day 1:              Arrival.

Upon arrival at Kigali Airport, you will be received by our tourist driver guide and transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay. Alternatively depending on your arrival time you may check in at your hotel, have lunch and relax and later go for a city tour in Kigali.

Accommodation: Des Milles Collins.

Day 2:              Kigali/Volcanoes National Park.

After and early morning breakfast, our tourist driver guide will take you for a city tour where you will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. The Kigali Genocide Memorial has been and continues to be a place of remembrance and learning, to honor victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Later embark on a community walk at Nyamirambo where you will have an opportunity to enjoy local Rwandan delicacies at the Nyamirambo Women’s Center.

After a wonderful lunch you will travel to Volcanoes National Park while enjoying the stunning views of a country with a thousand hills.

Volcanoes National Park borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains can be found here. The volcanoes and highlands of the park are covered in lush rainforest and bamboo (a favorite meal of the gorillas). Despite the fact that its famous for mountain Gorilla, Volcanoes national park also has plenty of other wildlife roaming around: buffaloes, bushbucks, golden monkeys, hyenas, numerous bird species, and some elephants. Dinner and overnight.

Mountain Gorilla view lodge

Day 3:              Volcanoes National Park.

Set out on a trek in lush, jungle-covered hills with a park ranger to track a unique and endangered species—the golden monkey. Observe these playful, curious creatures in their natural habitat; Visit the public exhibit and enjoy immersive activities, like a 360-degree theatre and replica of Dian Fossey’s original cabin before meeting with some of the organization’s gorilla experts. Hear their experiences and stories working for the largest gorilla conservation organization in the world and have the chance to interact and ask them questions. Dinner and overnight at

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Day 4:              Volcanoes National Park

The log awaited day is finally here. Embark on an unforgettable trek through the jungle alongside a park ranger to search for mountain gorillas. When we come across a group of gorillas, we will spend an hour observing these gentle giants, witness their fascinating social dynamics up close. Note that these treks can vary in length and difficulty depending on the location of the gorillas. After this thrilling experience you will Return to our lodge for lunch,

After lunch you will visit Iby’iwachu Village. This is a small farming village where the local community were sensitized to put a stop on poaching and focus on farming to help improve on their lively hood here you will also experience what a typical rural life in Africa is. Dinner and overnight at

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.

Day 5:              Volcanoes National Park / Akagera National Park.

Arise in the morning and travel to Akagena National Park with a lunch stopover in Kigali After Lunch you will continue East wards to Akagera National Park. This park was once devastated by armed conflicts that led to many years of misuse and neglect of this eastern part of Rwanda.

Through Dedication and hard work by the local community with the help of the government and African Parks, Akagera National Park offers remarkable stories. They have had great success in reducing poaching in the park. This is so much so that wildlife populations have risen by almost 50%, and there has been no recorded loss of high-value species (elephant, rhinos and lions) to poaching since 2010, or from when they were reintroduced. You will have an opportunity to learn about Learn more about this fascinating conservation success story in a behind-the-scenes visit to the African Parks headquarters. Later you will check in at the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 6:              Akagera National Park

After a wonderful night you will wake a to a sumptuous breakfast before embarking on on the game drive where you will expect to see the “big five.” Keep an eye out for lions, buffalo, hyenas, and antelopes grazing freely here. Return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation or take a dip in the pool. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along Lake Ihema, keep an eye on  hippos and crocodiles. Spot more wildlife, such as elephants and buffalo, as they gather at the lakeshore to drink water. And watch out for a variety of birds including herons, shoebill storks, fish eagles, and kingfishers. dinner and overnight.

Akagera Game Lodge.

Day 7:              Akagera National Park / Kigali.

Before you depart for Kigali you will head out for your final safari drive in the early hours when the animals especially the nocturnals are still active. Expect to see giraffes, Gazelles, impalas, baboons, Butchels Zebras, leopards and lions. Return to the lodge for lunch then later head back to Kigali.

Dinner and overningt at

Hotel des Mille Collines (or similar)Hotel

Day 8:              Kigali

Depart at any time.

End of Safari